Elena's POV"Sorry, I did not mean to pry," I said."It's fine. She just wants me to move on from my past," he said looking down."I can tell it is not an easy task," I said."That's what I have been trying to make her understand." He said looking glad that I understand his point of view."I meant to say...it's not an easy task to make someone move on from their past. I have been doing it for a while." I said making him look at me in surprise."Well, I can certainly say it's not easy to move on." He said shaking his head.We walked closer to the beach in awkward silence."You came here alone?" I asked him."Yes." He replied."You are here with your family or friends?"There was no point in lying to him, he would not go and tell Brandon that he met me here."I...I'm here with my boyfriend," I mumbled feeling my face heat up.He suddenly stopped walking, looking lost."Adrian?" I called his name to catch his attention."I'm sorry, I just get spaced out...sometimes," he said, giving me a
Elena's POV"Why do you know me so well?" He asked me in frustration.I rolled my eyes at him. "We already had this conversation.""On the serious note, who was he?" Jake asked with a sigh."He was Adrian, he is Madeline's friend. At Brandon's request, he came to stay with us before the wedding and we instantly became friends. We just accidentally stumbled here with each other.""He kissed you." He said clenching his hands."On the forehead as a friend and told me to take of myself," I added."He is a nice guy, I like him," I said and he glared. I rolled my eyes and added, "—as a friend, stupid,"Jake circled his arms around my stomach from the back and leaned towards my ear."I warned you I am a very possessive man." He whispered."I remember, clearly. Your possessiveness is hot but keep it in your pants." I turned and winked at him."I'm serious, Princess. Don't you dare to test me again like that?" He warned me."What can I say?" I shrugged my shoulders."I like to take risks." I s
Elena's POV"I trust you to handle everything. But I want you to promise me that Brandon wouldn't kill me after hearing the truth." He kissed my fingertips.I laughed and said, "I promise you, I would not let him kill you. He will have to go through me first to get you."Jake removed himself from me and placed his head on the pillow."Are you ready to meet my family as my boyfriend?" I asked curiously."I will never be ready. I do not know how they are going to react. They trusted me and I lied to them." He whispered.I rolled my eyes at his words. "You sound like, you have robbed them.""I have robbed the most precious thing from them," he said gazing at me."What are you saying?" I frowned in bafflement."You...I have robbed you from them. I have robbed your time, your love, and your attention from them." He said giving me a guilty smile."You are so dramatic, you know?" I laughed.He smirked and pulled me on his chest. "But you still love me.""Lucky you," I shrugged getting up fro
Elena's POV"We are here ma'am," Arthur said distracting me from my thoughts and stopping the car outside Anna's house."Thank you," I said getting out of the car. Arthur pulled out my bag from the trunk and handed it to me. He informed Jake that he had dropped me before leaving.I texted Anna to come out with my car keys."I'm so sorry," Anna, said walking to me and hugging me."It's alright. It was bound to come out, I couldn't have kept it secret all my life." I mumbled.She looked at me in shock. "Are you going to tell them everything?"I nodded my head solemnly."I would kill to see Brandon's reaction." She muttered."I hope dad hasn't told him that I am coming back today. I want to have this conversation with my parents in the privacy where they don't see him freaking out." I said."As much as I know your family, your parents have never kept anything secrets in the family." She reminded me."That's true. We do not keep secrets in my family. However, I am sure at one point everyo
Elena's POV"What's that?" Brandon said, pushing my hair aside from my neck.His hands clenched, his eyes started blazing with fire."What?" I asked, looking at my mom in a panic.Madeline's eyes widen as she glanced at me."Shit! You have a mark on your neck." She whispered in my ear.Dad looked livid and Brandon was fuming."Great now they found a common ground to agree on." Mom and Madeline mumbled while staring at me with pity."I'm going to kill him. How dare he touch you without our consent?" Brandon said.I was embarrassed that everyone witnessed the lovebite on my neck but it did not deter me from standing up for Jake."He didn't need anyone's consent except mine to touch me," I said in a straight voice.I tried not to quiver under dad's and Brandon's sharp gazes.Eric, my mom, and Madeline stared at me with their jaws hanging and eyes wide open. If I needed Brandon to back off, I had to keep the faced of determined girl."He didn't make the first move, I did. He was more agai
Elena's POV"I guess there's trouble in paradise," Sharon mumbled.When I glanced at Anna's ring finger, I did not find a large rock blinding me."Where's the ring? Did the rock was not your liking?" Sharon said teasingly."Did you say no?" I asked feeling worried. Steve is perfect for Anna and he really loves her. The relationship Anna and Steve have is hard to find and I did not want my friend to lose something that was so precious."I love him and he loves me. Why would I say no?" She mumbled looking gloomy."Then what happened?" Sharon asked looking confused."He wants to get married," Anna said.Sharon and I looked at each other then we looked at Anna again with the comical expression on our faces."That's what normal people do after getting engaged. But you are not normal so..." Sharon said playfully making Anna glare at her. I slapped Sharon's arm telling her to keep quiet."He wants to get married that is a good thing, Anna," I said with a smile."No, it's not, Elena. He wants
Elena's POV"What happened? Were you crying?" He asked me narrowing his eyes, knowing very well that I was sprouting a lie earlier.Let me remind you, Tom was my boss and he was authoritarian when it comes to work but he was not heartless. He did not have a close relationship with my family but he had acquaintance with my family and he knew how cautious my family is for me."It was nothing. I was reading a book and a very emotional scene appeared." I lied. "You know how my emotions get best of me," I joked trying to lighten the mood.He glanced at me suspiciously but bought my lie."Go and get the pictures of the bride with her friends. She's there," Tom said with the gesture of her hand.I nodded my head and ran towards the team with my camera."Hey, are you alright?" One of my coworkers asked."Yeah, I'm fine. I'll take the single shots of the bride while you take the bridesmaid."He smirked and ushered the bridesmaids on the side."Hi, I'm Elena," I said.The bride smiled at me, he
Elena's POVI drove to college and went to the library where my friends were waiting for me. I made my way to the table."Where's Anna?" I whispered."She is not coming today. She just texted me,"I wondered why she would skip the group discussion about the assignment that was due in a week. The group started discussing the assignment and I got distracted from my thoughts.After the two hours of work, we finally decided to end the session. We all made our way out of the college to get lunch when my eyes landed on the familiar face leaning on my car dressed in his signature business suit."Hey, are you coming with us?" One of the guys said from my group study."I'm sorry. I will join you guys some other time," I said with a polite smile.I ran to Jake and jumped in his arms. He wrapped his arms around me picking me up and twirling me around slowly. His lips were on my neck leaving soft kisses leaving me vulnerable. I snaked my arms around his neck pulling him closer."I missed you so m
Elena's POV:Brandon entered and looked at us with a frown."I found her in the washroom then we came here to find you," Madeline said to Brandon.I silently thanked her for explaining my bedraggled look in his best friend hospital room."H-Hi, Brandon" I squeaked.He walked to me then hugged me without giving me any warnings.For a few minutes, we stay silent in each other's arms. I let him hold me knowing how much he hates hospitals and how difficult it was for him to step in here for me and Jake."I hate you stupid sister" He mumbled in my ear and I laughed.He let go of me and glared at me while I laughed harder."You and hate? Pufft" I said with the dismissing wave of my hand."I hate you for scaring the shit out me." He said looking really upset.But the love and satisfaction he had on his face showed me how relieved he was to see me okay."I'm sorry, Brandon. I'm so sorry for everything." I said preventing the tears from falling from my eyes.I knew that I wasn't saying sorry
Elena's POV:I woke up feeling a slap on my face and found furious Anna standing near my bed hovering above me.I was confused for a moment and looked around to realize that I was still in the hospital.It was dark outside and it meant I slept all afternoon.Maybe I was tired."You bitch! I was going crazy when your mom called and asked me about you. Then I called every f*cking person in the college to just know if you were with them?" She said looking angry."I'm so sorry, Anna. I had no idea this would happen." I said feeling ashamed for not sharing it with her.She threw a glare at my way then hugged me. Honestly, I was expecting her to beat the shit out of me rather than hugging me. I embraced her back knowing how worried she might be for me all that time."Are you trying to kill me kindly? I can't breathe because of your strong hold." I said to her.She pulled away from me and I noticed tears in her eyes."If you pull something like this again, don't expect me to talk to you ever
Jake's POV:I felt soft caresses on my jaw and opened my eyes. It was really bright; the sun was just shining above my face. I looked around and realized I was lying on the grass in the garden. I sat up feeling confused.Someone placed a hand on my shoulder making me stiff. I turned back and found Hanna. She had a same beautiful smile on her face. Her black hair and her skin were glowing. She had a gold like an aura around her.I was shocked and confused to find her in front of me."Jake," She called my name snapping me out of the shock."Hanna, baby, I missed you so much," I said cupping her face and showering it with kisses.Her skin felt so light, so smooth and soft like a cloud.She smiled at me and put her hand on my jaw."I missed you too, Jake. But I'm so happy here. This is where I live and it's so peaceful," She said making me look around the garden.The garden was breathtaking and peaceful just like heaven."Is this heaven?" I asked her confused."Yes, it's something like he
Elena's POV:Suddenly, the police cars stopped outside the building. Ben panicked and moved to hide in the bushes. His eyes landed on me and he smirked."Oh, I see you are hiding here," He said.He knew he had no chance to escape so did I.I knew I needed to get away from him fast. I stood up and he pulled out something from his jacket.Before I could run away from him, he pointed the gun at my head."Dear, Elena, you're my ticket to escape from here alive" He pulled me towards him and placed his arm around my shoulder.It was quite dark for police to see what was happening and where we were standing because their focus was on the building. Some officers went inside while some stayed outside looking around the area."Stay still" He hissed."Remove your arm and keep this gun away from me" I hissed.He tightened the grip of his arm and glared at me. The officers came out of the building and another car came to stop beside police cars. I knew that black car very well because it belonged
Elena's POV:I woke up feeling a pain in my head and opened my eyes to find darkness around me. I recalled how something was smashed on my head to make me black out. I panicked and tried to get up but my hands and legs were tied down with rope.I had no other chance but to yell for help."Help! Please, help me."I was hoping someone would hear me.Suddenly, I heard the noise of door and someone entered. A light coming from the torch fell on my face making me flinch."I'm glad you are awake."Ben kneeled down in front of me and I felt the anger pulsing through my veins."What the actual f*ck is this Ben? My mom must be going crazy. I need to go home before my dad turns the city upside down."He shook his head with an amused smile on his face making me angrier. I was glaring at him and he would be dead if I wasn't tied."You are mine and I am going to keep you here until you realize it," He smiled at me creepily.I was boiling with anger. If my hands weren't tied I would definitely give
Elena's POV:I arrived at my house and went straight to the lounge. I found my mom and Ben sitting on the couch across each other in the living room talking. There were cupcakes with coffee on the table. I never told my mom why Ben and I were not friends anymore."Hey, mom," I said getting their attention.I sat on the couch beside her and received a glare in return. I knew why she was glaring at me. She wanted me to explain why I didn't come home last night."Hey, you guys talk. I will be in the study if you need me," Mom said looking at me.I nodded with the smile and she left."What are you doing here Ben?" I asked feeling angry at his presence in my house without my permission."You promised to meet me at the café we used to group study. I waited for you there like a fool," He said looking angry."You should have known that I wouldn't come," I said."Why are you doing this me? We were friends at one time," He said."Yes, we were friends, Ben. But we are not friends anymore. If you
Jake POV:I kissed her and everything started to feel different. Her lips were eager and demanding more passion from me. The torture she inflicted on me by gazing at me with her beautiful chocolate brown eyes was enough to send me to hell for thinking about the things that I want to do with her.We pulled away from each other breathing hard. Elena was looking down; her lips were wet and plump from the kiss that we shared. Her hair was a bit of a mess but I kept staring at her to memorize her face at that moment."I...I want you to stay with me, tonight". I said and tucked the strand of hair behind her ear.She looked at me with her hazy eyes and I sucked in a sharp breath, cursing myself for being so weak at that moment.She didn't answer me but her lips came back crashing on mine in a feverish kiss. I smiled at her and without thinking much I carried her to the nearest room. I placed her on the bed and she scrambled back to give me space to climb on the bed.I got rid of my shoes and
Jake POV:I went straight to the office, ignoring the people who stopped by to say hello and good afternoon.I didn't know what was happening to me?I sat down on the chair and looked for the ledgers that I asked my assistant to put it here."Where the hell are the ledgers? Didn't I ask you to put them here on my table?" I said calling my assistant."I'm sorry, sir. I'm just getting them". He said and came back with the ledgers.I felt angry and I had no idea why?I opened the ledgers and started to check them but concentrating on it seemed impossible. My mind keeps going back to Elena.I closed my eyes to stop the image of Elena. But only to see Hanna's radiant face playing in my mind.She was smiling at me, saying something that I couldn't understand. Her smile was beautiful and her black hair was spread on the pillow.It was a memory of the morning after we spend the first night together. She was on the bed when I came with the coffee that I made for her."Jake, so is this one time
Elena's POV:His lips were on mine. I couldn't believe it. I tried to make myself believe that this wasn't a dream where I wake up as soon as his lips touches mine.I closed my eyes when the sensation of pleasure filled me, chilling my bones and making me shiver on the places where I never felt anything before. His thumb was caressing the side of my jaw and unintentionally a sigh escaped from my mouth.Then I felt a hand on my back, pulling me closer. I was pressed on his chest. He changed the angle to deepen the kiss. My body was on fire with the way his lips were working, sending waves of desire making me powerless and vulnerable. He pulled away little, letting me breath and started to nibble on my lower lip. My body and mind was on cloud nine.Suddenly, his warm tongue caressed the outline of my lips seeking entrance of my mouth making me lose my balance at the feeling of immense pleasure. But a hand on my waist held me in place.He devoured me like a starved man, kissing, nibbling