Elliot POV
“Ignore it”, I let out while I spin Hazel around, placing one hand on the back of her neck, keeping her in place. My lips meet hers, and she tries to fight me for dominance, but she easily gives up as I press my erection against her soft and warm body. I can’t wait to fuck her senseless.
My phone starts ringing again, and for the insistence, I know it’s something serious. I pull away from Hazel with my brain still foggy and my body burning in need of her. I turn the shower on and smack her ass.
“Go on”, I say before grabbing the phone from my pocket and bringing it to my ear. “What?” I bark, and I hear Theo laughing on the other side. Fucker, he knows perfectly well what he’s done. And how he is going to fucking pay for it.
“Did I interrupt
Hazel POV“It’s going to be okay”, Elliot says, and even though I believe him, I can’t really see anything being okay, we are under attack, and Elliot is freaking half-naked because I decided to be stubborn with him. He pushes me behind a car and opens the door digging in for a gun. When he finds one, he stands, broad chest as he starts shooting whoever it is that decided to attack him. Us. Me? I don’t know how they even got in.The shooting stops, and I move the guy's hands from my head to look at Elliot. His face is bright red in anger, and his body is shaking. I look at him, and there’s not even a scratch on his body, and I finally take a deep breath.Casings from the shooting are all over the place, and then I can hear the police sirens. “Fuck”, Elliot curses, looking at me. He grabs my hand and pulls me to the elevator. “Get in, stay with the doorman, don&
Hazel POV“I am sorry to inform you….” he starts, and I fall on my knees on the floor, the phone still on my ear, “But your mother passed away in her sleep last night”, he says, and I shake my head. Tears stream down my cheeks, and I feel a set of hands lifting me from the floor, and I see Angel’s eyes on me. Elliot’s hands wrapped around my body.“Hey, what happened?” he asks, and I look at the two men standing in front of me, and my heart breaks more and more again. I can’t believe this is happening.“I…” I start saying, but it’s like my brain stopped working. Elliot grabs my phone and takes it to his ear.“Hello?” he says as Angel stands in front of me, his eyes locked on mine while Elliot holds me up with my phone in his ear. He looks at Angel shaking his hea
Elliot POV“Where are you going? Why aren’t you coming with me?” Hazel asks, and I can hear the pain and frustration in her voice. I am sorry I need to do this, but if I wait, I could lose my chance of catching Pavlov with his hands dirty.I cradle Hazel’s face between my hands and look her in the eyes. Iknow she is going to hate me for this, but I have to do this. Killian would kill me fi he found out I had a lead on Pavlov and Alvarez, and I didn’t follow it because of Hazel. He doesn’t like him already, and I need to do this and try and keep the peace between him and her.“I have some things to do, and I need you to trust me. I need you to trust Edgar. I say he will keep you safe, I won’t be long, and I will meet you at the hospital”, I say. I can’t let the frustration I am feeling right now to take over
Hazel POV“Hazel”, Pavlov says, and I feel a chill down my spine. He is here, and I can’t find Elliot or Killian. What is he doing here?“What are you doing here?” I say, desperately looking around the room. I can’t find Elliot, Killian or Theo, but I see a familiar set of eyes. Edgar. He nods slightly towards me as he takes small steps towards us.“I came to pay my respects. It was an open house invite”, he says, and I shake my head, pulling away from him. I take one step back, and I feel Edgar next to me.“I’m leaving. I am sorry for your loss”, Pavlov says, offering me the sickest smile I have ever seen. I take a deep breath as I watch him spin on his heels and walk out of my house.&ldqu
Hazel POV“I’m going”, I say to Elliot as he walks into the bedroom.“Come here”, he says, grabbing my wrist and pulling me towards him as he wraps his arms around my waist and kisses me. I smile against his lips.“I would love to stay and be fucked till Friday, but I need to go meet that asshole”, I say, and Elliot frowns, looking at me and pulling away from my lips.“Way to push me away”, he says, walking back to the bathroom. These meetings are the only time I don’t go out with security. Hell, I go with them, but they are hidden. I walk to the dressing room, grab my shoes and walk out of the room. Spring is a beautiful time in New York; the flowers are booming, and people are much more receptive and in good spirits.I decide to walk to the diner. Pavlov changes the meeting place every week
Elliot POV“I’m going”, Hazel says as I walk to the bathroom. I stop in my tracks and turn around, grabbing her wrist and pulling her towards me. I wrap my arms around her waist and softly kiss her. She starts smiling against my lips, and I feel my stomach turn. I couldn’t be happier, but I have a terrible feeling that something is about to happen, and I don’t like this feeling.“I would love to stay and be fucked till Friday, but I need to go meet that asshole”, Hazel says, breaking away from me and tearing apart the spell she has me in. I frown as she mentions that fucker.“Way to push me away”, I let out under my breath, walking towards the bathroom. I turn the shower on, and I relax when the hot water hits my skin. I don’t like when I have these feelings. Some might say I am just paranoid and think that a storm is coming and my happiness won’t l
Hazel POV“Elliot?” I ask while Elliot grabs my hand and pulls me to the bedroom. He is behaving weirder than I thought he would. What is going on? I know it’s bad that Pavlov knows everything, but I also know he will keep me safe, and he won’t let Pavlov get to me. His phone keeps ringing, and he keeps ignoring it, and it’s freaking me out. I don’t know what is happening or why it’s happening, and I am not happy about this.“Pack a bag”, he says as I watch him walk. He looks frantic, and I have to say he is freaking me out, big time.“Elliot? Where are we going? What is going on? How did Pavlov find out?” I finally let out all the questions that keep running through my brain. I watch as he shakes his head, taking a deep breath.“I have no
Elliot POVHazel is getting dressed, and I watch her. I can’t believe I am doing this. I close my eyes for a few seconds, and when I open them, she is watching me.“Where are we going?”, she asks, walking to me, and I take one step back. Her eyes locked on mine as she frowned. I lick my lips, gaining the courage to spill the beans. I can’t believe I am about to do this. How am I going to tell her she is leaving, she is leaving, and she will never see me again?“You’re going somewhere safe”, I say, walking past her and grabbing her suitcase. She grabs my arm as I walk past her, and she stops me. I keep my back turned to her.“Don’t you do this to me? Look at me”, she says, and I look down, taking a deep breath and putting her suitcase down. I turn around to face her and she takes one step closer to me.
Elliot POV“Thank you, dad”, Jasper says, shaking my head. I nod as I watch him walk over to the girl's wife. I can’t believe my oldest son is married. He’s only nineteen, and he is already married. I tried to keep him out of trouble, but trouble found him. His high school sweetheart. He is a man, and he is extremely responsible; it’s not like he is an inconsequent teenager. I don’t even think he was ever a teenager. He was always serious and very responsible towards his siblings and us.“You’re welcome, son. Have you said goodbye to your mother?”, I ask, and he shakes his head. I know that this will be the hardest thing Hazel has ever gone through, watching her firstborn son leave the country to follow his wife’s dream.“Not yet. Eliana is talking to mom”, he says, and I nod. She is not a bad girl. She was always trouble, though, she was a re
Elliot POV “Where are you?” I ask as soon as Hazel answers the phone. “We’re home; why?” she says, and I can tell she is chewing on something, and I take a deep breath. I am so grateful that none of my kids is involved in this life. They all just want to study and have nothing to do with it, and I am here for it. “I need you all to stay inside, and please, please don’t fight me on this one”, I say, and I can hear Hazel taking a deep breath on the other side. “I have another call”, she says before she puts me on hold and answers the other call. I swear to god, if it's Killian asking for her to go there, I am going to fucking lose it. “Babe, I got to go, Killian called. They were attacked”, she says, and I take a deep breath. “I asked you to sta
Theo POV“I guess that is it”, Killian says, and I nod as I stand up, ready to leave his office. “Theo”, he says, and I look back, and he stands up.“This is going to be dangerous, and it is going to take a long time; take Elliot and Joseph with you”, he says, and I nod. There’s another war brewing, and I don’t like this at all. We had peace for so long that now we are all on high alert.We’re going to a mafia meeting. Killian can’t attend as he has had a target on his back lately. Joseph is growing up to be a great man, he is in training, and Killian is giving him his everything. I walk straight to Elliot’s office, and when I open the door, I can see him teaching Gabriel how to hack into the national bank. Great.Gabriel, my son, hates everything that has to do with physical activity, he hates
Killian POV“Kids, stop running”, I shout as my three kids with Ashley start running through the corridor towards Ashley’s office. Joseph, the oldest one, is now ten, and he is becoming as bubbly as his mother, and I absolutely love it. He says he wants to be just like her when he grows up, and I swear I am so proud of him.“Kate, slow down”, I say, and she ignores me as she runs after Joseph, that is holding her doll hostage. “Give it back”, she shouts at him, and he laughs and holds it high above her head. Kate is short like Ashley, while Joseph, well, he is tall. He is taller than a normal ten-year-old. He is the tallest in his class.“Daddy”, Kate complains as Jo, my youngest one, watches as her older siblings fight over a doll. Jo is a lot like me, quiet, she pays attention to everything, and her eyes scan e
Hazel POV“Come on, and we have to go”, I shout at Elliot, that is coming out of the kitchen like nothing is going on. He looks at me with an eyebrow raised, and I can’t help but laugh. “Come on”, I say, grabbing his hand and pulling him out of the living room towards the door.“I need my shoes, Hazel”, He says, and I roll my eyes. Men… Why are they never prepared? Killian called me in full-on panic mode. The man kills people for a living, and he deals with criminals and terrorists all the time, but his wife goes into labour, and he becomes a fairy that doesn’t know what to do.“Where is the kid?” he asks, and I roll my eyes. Their older baby Joseph is a sweetheart.“He’s with the nanny. They had her on call”, I reply, and he nods, walking into our bedroom to get his shoes. H
Hazel POV “That’s not possible”, I let out, and Elliot rests one hand on my knee. “My mother told me she had an affair with Elliot’s dad, and then she met my dad, and she went to live with him, got pregnant, and Ell’s dad lost it, he tried to kill her”, I let out and Killian nods. “Yes, that’s the official story, but no one told me. I saw them together. I saw your mother telling my father she was pregnant with his child. Elliot’s dad lost his shit when he found out his best friend slept with the woman he loved, but he couldn’t do anything against his father, but he could against his mother. Your mother was already pregnant when she moved in with your stepfather”, Killian says, and I shake my head. I stand up and start pacing around while Elliot watches me. Killian stands and walks to me. “I was pissed at you, I wanted you gone; you were a constant reminder that my father fucked over my mother”, he says, and I understand that. But… what? “You’re…” I st
Hazel POV“How have you been?” Ashley asks as we sit on the couch. I smile, looking at her, I missed her, and I missed Everly.“I am okay, I think. I was shocked when I saw a woman in the kitchen this morning”, I let out, and Ash frowned, looking at me.“A woman? What woman?” she asks, and I realise I didn’t explain myself properly. “Is he fucking serious?” she says, standing up. I grab her arm, and she sits back down while I try to explain to her.“No, not like that, calm down”, I say, and she looks at me confused and takes a deep breath sitting back on the couch.“It’s the new housemaid”, I say, and she nods. I can see the stress leaving her face, and she smiles.“Oh, Michaela? I forgot that she was working
Elliot POV“I am sorry”, Hazel whispers, and I shake my head. She shouldn’t apologise, ever. She has no reason to. I am the one that fucked up, and I am the one that put her in danger, I am the one to blame. I cradle her face between my hands and look into her eyes. Her hazel eyes are shiny from the tears, and they are puffy and red. I feel regret in the pit of my stomach.“Don’t you ever apologise? It was all me, all my fault. I should’ve kept you by my side like you wanted to. I will be the one apologising to you for the rest of our lives”, I let out. The feelings are eating me alive. I have never felt like this before. This is a new feeling, this is new, and I don’t like it.“How about we both stop apologising?” She asks, and I realise if we want to move on, we need to leave the past in the past and keep loving each other. We need to keep making each other happy and fight for our love, fight for us.
Hazel POVI feel Elliot’s hands moving up and down my bare back. I open my eyes to see him staring at me. I blink a couple of times, trying to adjust my eyes to the light that invades our bedroom from the window. I groan as Elliot pulls away, standing up. I frown, watching him, missing his touch already. I support my body on my elbows and watch him walk past me and into the bathroom. I flop back down, smirking at the image of his bare ass. He has a fantastic ass. I can’t get tired of it, and it's covered in marks from my nails. Scratches. I close my eyes, hugging my pillow.“We need to get up”, Elliot says as he walks back into the room, I can hear the water in the bathroom and I close my eyes shaking my head.“No, I’m tired”, I say, but Elliot straddles me, sitting on my ass and leans down, kissing my neck. I feel a shiver