Elena's POVI picked the knife and chopped the tomato."Wow...it looks easy to do, now.""Well, it is easy," I said."Let me try," He said.He picked the other tomato and chopped it with hesitation."Looks like you've learned it," I said looking impressed.He smiled at me and I did the same.I was about to leave when he pulled me back."You are leaving without getting a thank you," he murmured.I rolled my eyes at him."You don't need to thank me for anything,"He cupped my face with one hand then captured my lips in a ravishing kiss.My hand crawled to his head and I pressed his mouth on mine. He was kissing me with ferocity and love."Thank you for making me stay here and taking my mind off." He said.I breathlessly looked at him and shook my head."No problem,"He smirked at how bothered I look at our unfinished make out session."How about we take this unfinished business to the room and skip cooking?" He asked.I glared at him and softly slapped his chest."Why you don't want us
Elena's POVI felt myself floating in the air and opened my eyes to see Jake carrying me upstairs."What are you doing?" I asked with raised eyebrows."Taking you upstairs to the room so you can sleep on the bed," he said."Hmm," I shut my eyes.He placed me on the bed and covered me with a comforter then he kissed my head. I was waiting for him to slip inside the comforter with me but I did not feel his weight on the bed.I opened my eyes and saw him standing near the closet."What are you doing?""I'm going on a run for a while," he said pulling out his shorts and shirt.My eyes popped open and I sat up on bed wide-awake."What time is it?""It's eight in the morning," he replied looking at me suspiciously.I smiled and pretended to fall in sleep.After he left, I got up and showered. I got changed into my clothes then went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.When I was halfway through making breakfast Jake entered looking confused."You're up. I thought you would be sleep.""I...I
Jake's POVI caught my mom staring at something behind me and curiously followed her gaze. I saw her gazing at Elena."She really loves you," my mother whispered.I was a bit shocked that how can she tell that Elena loves me."How can you tell? You know her for two days,"She looked at me and smiled."Don't tell me you don't know that she loves you," she said looking surprised."I know, she has confessed it," I answered.She raised a questioning eyebrow at me."And you didn't?" She said.I sighed in response. I knew it was not the right time to indulge her in the story of my past."I'm sorry. I know I am getting a bit personal too soon. You don't have to answer that," she said."I just... I don't know how—"She interrupted me with a short laugh."I get it.""What?" I asked frowning."Well, it's always difficult for men to confess their feelings. A man keeps feeling anxious, uncertain, and chaotic about what he wants while his actions show more than enough to convince a girl that he lo
Elena's POV"Hey, mom," I said."Where are you, Elena? Why did you lie to us?" Mom asked sounding angry.I had never heard her so angry and upset."You know how dad, Brandon, and Noah are overprotective. I did not want to lie but I had too. I wanted to go out with some friends that you do not know about. Don't worry, I am fine." I said."You should not have lied to your family. Come back home as soon as possible if you don't want your dad to start searching for you," she said."Tell him, I am fine. I will come back tomorrow," I said."No, young lady, you need to come back today." She said.I felt upset at her demand. I did not want to tell her about Jake when she sounded so angry."Mom, please, I can't come today. I promise you, I will be back tomorrow." I said."I get it, Elena. I think you are old enough to make your decisions now. Talk to your dad, because I am done trying to calm him down," she snapped.She ended the call and I sucked in a sharp breath.She had never hung up on me
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: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