“What’s the matter?”Julie asked.“How can you two live like this? What have you done to the kitchen? Don’t you only order takeout?” Tabitha gasped over the unsanitary conditions of the kitchen.“Leave it for the cleaners tomorrow,” Julie said, rolling her eyes. She did have someone from the cleaning company, but when they arrived, they wanted more people and money to do the job, and she refused and decided to call around more, but she didn’t want the girls to know.“Forget it. Let’s go eat out my treat. I finished my exams and want to celebrate.” Tabitha said, making a call as she walked out and made the personal call from the bathroom.She called her BMW company to arrange for a car and driver, knowing they were all going to drink and needed a reliable driver for the night. The three got ready for the dinner date; it was a long time since all three had been together for a family meal, and when the time to leave came, a BMW M2 and a female driver arrived in front of their home.“Who’s
“What an excellent view,” Julie exclaimed.“Oh, how romantic. How I wish someone would bring me there for a date.” Tabitha said, looking dreamy at the scene on the pond.All the women’s attention was brought to the romantic atmosphere, and they sighed in their hearts, wanting the same as the woman receiving this treatment.“Forget it. Let’s order.” Sylvia said, looking into the menu.The women ordered their drinks and were having small talk when the maître d’ arrived in front of Sylvia.“Pardon the interruption. Would you happen to be Miss. Sylvia Elon?”“Yes, is there a problem?”“The gentleman would like to apologize for being extremely late and would like you to join him.”Sylvia looked at the women and excused herself. This was the reason she was here, to have a business meeting.Sylvia followed the maître d’ out of the balcony, and he guided her towards the small bridge leading to the island’s gazebo. Even though she was confused about the maître d’’s actions, she continued to fo
“I’m sorry, Sylvia, for all this interruption. But you may not know they are here to cause trouble, and I’ll have security escort them out.” Steve said as he motioned to one of the staff to come over.“Do not use my name as you please. We are not that close, we only met once, and I’m still not impressed. As for the relations between you and the Westons, I’m fully aware.” Sylvia said angrily. “Also, when you meet my cousin Blake, I believe you owe him your head, large and small.” Sylvia then rose from her seat.“Miss. Elon, Sylvia, there must be a misunderstanding; how could that trash be your cousin?” Steve was surprised by this information and couldn’t believe it.“Believe it or not, there is no misunderstanding, Blake Elon is my cousin, and Tabitha is my sister; what else is there to explain?” Sylvia said casually.Not only Steve. Claire and Julie were shocked over this news, and both mother and daughter looked at Tabitha with questioning looks while Steve shook his head in denial.
A seductive voice came out of the shadows with a beautiful woman walking toward them.“Would I suffice as a powerful backer, Mr. Anderson?”It was Dynasty Syrum, walking and stopping next to Tabitha. Claire, struggling, stopped and stared at the woman next to her sister. Steve began sweating, and his heart beat faster as pure fear escaped him. Having Sylvia Elon as a sister was one thing, but to have the Princess of Swanville as your backer was another.“Wow, now there’s another one. How many women did this man offend?”“She looks better than all of them, and she also looks familiar.”“Will you please be quiet? That’s Dynasty Syrum, Princess of Swanville. He’s done for now, and I wonder what big family they come from to have her as their backer?”“M….Miss. Dynasty, what do I owe the pleasure?” Steve studdered.“For starters, you can let the woman go. I don’t think she wants to accompany you.”Steve reluctantly let Claire go and ran to her mother, then behind Dynasty, looking at her as
“Cough, I think we should continue our conversation as we eat. I’m sure that is what Mary was to inform us am I right?”“Yes, mam. Dinner is ready.”They followed the maid into the dining room and sat in front of many delicious foods. The meal was silent, and the only thing they heard was their utensils as they ate.“Do you love him?” Claire asked, to break the silence only to have more silence after everyone stopped eating, obviously targeting Dynasty with her question.“Cough, cough, pardon?”“I asked. Do you love him?” Claire asked, this time with more force as she clinched onto her napkin.“What is there not to love? He is like a god coming from the heavens with his physical stature. But not only can his looks make any woman fall for him, but his decisive attitude toward his enemies makes him a mighty opponent, as his kindness towards his family and friends is genuinely astonishing. I really pity the Anderson family, especially Steve Anderson. He and don’t know the hornet nest he’
Still, damp from his swim, Steve returned home, called his father, and explained everything to him. His father was quiet on the other end until he finally spoke.“Didn’t I warn you about pursuing the Dalton woman? I wanted you to focus on Miss. Sylvia Elon? Not only did you insult Miss. Elon, but you made her your enemy by having an extramarital affair with her beloved cousin’s wife! It would have been better if you could have obtained the photos and video, but it was lost and destroyed. Now you have The Syrum Syndicate’s Princess protecting them. What unlucky star you were born under, I do not know.” Mr. Alex Anderson said on the other end.“What do we do now?” Steve asked. “Dad, I don’t want to be fish food.”“Go back to Missouri; run that branch for now. I’ll think of something. It makes perfect sense why Elon Trust is now interested in real estate.” Alex stated, thinking about how they lost the bid.“I’ll leave tonight,” Steve said and got ready to move to Missouri.Another year h
As Blake made his way to Elon Trust, he called Jenkins, renewed the divorce papers, and had him send a thirty million dollar card. Entering the office area Susan Writtle followed him into his office with his schedule.“Sir, I thought you would take a couple of days off?” Susan asked. She was hoping to get off early today.“Just here for a little while to review some notes and wait for a delivery. What is going on today?” Blake asked as she handed the tablet.“The real estate property was acquired with little cost to us,” Susan explained, knowing Blake was eyeing this area.“Okay, any more real estate that comes over, grab it and create a real estate department to handle the development affairs.” Blake then handed her the tablet and began going over his email.Susan left the room to have Sylvia arrive shortly and sat in one of the chairs in front of his desk.“How’s grampa?”“He’s doing fine.”“And yourself?”“He’s not doing fine at all,” Tabby said, coming out of the jade ring.“Tabby
Claire still didn’t take the intimidating card being handed to her, so Blake placed it on the coffee table in front of her like it was nothing to him. He made his way to a chair away from Claire. Julie looked at the card and longed to reach out and grab it, but until Claire accepted the card, she would not dare to take it, so she sat beside Claire for support.Tabitha emerged from the kitchen with a burger in one hand and fries in the other. Seeing the situation Sat at the table and began to eat as if it didn’t concern her. Blake looked at Tabitha, there eating and smiled. Julie thought Blake smiled at Claire and felt more at ease with him.“Blake, as you can see, Claire is very remorseful over what happened. Can you see it in your heart to forgive her this one time? Also, I want to thank you for saving me in Vegas and for the gift.” Julie said, lifting her wrist to show that she still wore the diamond bracelet.When she mentioned the bracelet, Claire unconsciously placed her fingers
The voice then didn’t speak any longer as Yawayer frowned. She didn’t want to personally leave Heaven and deal with the Four Guardians herself, but the actual creator wanted her to go, and she was helpless to follow his commands. It was the same with the God wars and the rebellion in Heaven all those years ago. She regretted her actions, but what was she supposed to do? The creator had a plan involving her pretending to be him and utilizing the Heaven Angels to bring the Power of Faith to this dimension. In the end, she lost her bestie and had all of the women of her race exiled to Hell, a barren dimension, as instructed by the creator. Now, he wanted her to personally go and release the four guardians and cause destruction upon the Mortal realm to bring more Power of Faith to them.Sighing again, she prepared herself and took out a golden-lined jade token. With this token, she could easily descend and not have to pay such a price for her cultivation to degrees. She changed into a mor
“Don’t look at me like that. We are to leave for the Inner World now. Ladies, we will depart first.” Blake Three stated and headed to the Traveling Formation.“What, no kiss goodbye?” Clara asked as she dropped the sound barrier between her, Blake Two, and the rest of the world.“I’ll kiss you if you want.” Blake Two said next to her.“I would never deny a kiss from you,” Clara said, kissing Blake Two thoroughly.Blake Three and Susan Hemingway entered the Traveling Formation, and Blake guided the Formation to take them to the Inner World. To Susan’s surprise, a tunnel of lights arrived, and she looked at it wonderfully.“The Thraveling Formation will bring us to a courtyard of the family I married into. The pressure in the Inner World is greater than in the Small World, and the Spirit Qi is denser. I will create a light barrier around us to help with the sudden pressure and see if you can handle the change in atmosphere.” Blake Three said with concern over Susan’s well-being.“I unde
Blake Two saw the revelation in her eyes as she realized the situation. He had a foreboding feeling and saw it change into a lustful stare.“As I had said, you are married, and my cultivation will cause you harm, so I’m afraid I will have to decline your offer.” Blake Two said, looking at Susan with an apologetic smile.The Goddesses laughed at Blake’s comment, which confused the man.“What’s so funny?” Blake Two asked, confused over their sudden outburst.“It’s not only your cultivation inside of you. Do you realize you may also be the cure for the Vampiere condition?” Clara asked Blake.“Cure? How so?” Blake asked, not knowing where this was leading.Susan Hemingway heard what Clara said and was surprised by her words. There was never a cure for her race’s condition. They only had to bear the thirst and hunger of their condition. Normal treatments had all failed when trying to revert back to humans. Many wanted to, but most wanted to continue having the power that the condition brou
Blake was speechless hearing this from Susan Hemingway. Was she not already married to Reginald? She was also of the vampire race, and his cultivation could harm her condition.“I. I don’t think that would be a wise decision. I’m….” Blake began.“All too willing to become yours.” Came a voice that Blake never would have believed saying such a thing.Claire walked to the couple and smiled at Susan Hemingway.“Who is this enchanting woman, Blake?” Claire asked, looking at Susan.“This is MRS. Hemingway of the Hemingway family.” Blake introduced Claire to Susan and emphasized MRS.“Ah, so you are a….” Claire hesitated in her speech.“Vampire, yes, we feed on blood,” Susan said, seeing the startled woman.“Understood,” Claire said and smiled kindly.“Always the gigolo, are we not?” a voice came from behind Claire.Blake looked, and to his surprise, an elderly woman coming from behind her. His surprise was warranted since he had never allowed such a person to enter the Small World. Blake l
“Sorry, but it seemed important. Is everyone okay?” Blake asked, looking at the area where Tabitha had come to call upon him.“Yes, they are in the living room waiting for my return,” Tabitha replied.“Okay, I will take it from here. Don’t worry.” Blake said, hugging her to comfort her fears.“Thank you for coming,” Tabitha said and held onto Blake for a while as her motions became calmer.Blake then let her go, and they proceeded to the living room, where the couple were waiting for Tabitha’s return.They were surprised when they saw Blake’s arrival, as they assumed he was away on business.“You arrived,” Susan Hemingway said with surprise.“Yes, with Tabitha saying that your family was here, I came quickly. What seems to be the trouble? I will help as much as I can.” Blake said he had a good impression of this family and didn’t want more trouble in the future because of their race.“This is the situation. My family is on the brink of extinction.” Reginald quickly stated.“How is tha
Sir. Aldridge then left the room and made a phone call. A man in red robes was drinking a glass of bourbon and sitting next to the fireplace with a nice fire crackling when the phone rang beside him.“Yes.” The red cardinal replied.“Your eminence, the ones known as Azrael, Chamuel, and Ezekiel, have disappeared after the destruction of the holy temple. They left with Blake and have not returned as planned.” Sir. Aldridge replied over the phone.There was silence on the cardinal’s end as the news was shocking and startling. Then, a respiring voice was heard on the other end.“What of the Hemingway family?” The cardinal inquired.“We have been only monitoring them, and they have not caused any trouble since they had last met with Blake Elon. It seems they keep in the shadows and do not want to bring any attention to themselves. Azrael wanted to only monitor their movements for the time being since Blake Elon was a greater threat to the Holy Order, but since….” Sir. Aldridge informed th
The two sisters looked at Julie with confusion. Family vacation? When was this supposed to take place? Then Tabitha’s eyes widened, and she remembered that Blake had promised them a family vacation after Tabitha had graduated from college, and she smiled in her remembrance. She stopped at a posterboard when she first met Blake, and he promised her a family vacation to celebrate her graduation. With all that had happened since then, she had forgotten entirely this promise until Julie brought it up.“I forgot Blake’s promise since then,” Tabitha replied.“Then it’s good that I reminded you,” Julie said.“Mom, with everything going on, it’s going to be a miracle that even he remembers the promises he made,” Tabitha replied and checked on her son, who had woken from his nap.“No, a promise is a promise. Blake has to make it happen.” Julie said, folding her arms to reintegrate her demand.“Mom, I’m a Mother as well, and going galavanting on vacation is the last thing I need to do,” Tabitha
“What do you think Blake is doing to her?” Kelly, who was naïve, wondered as pain and punishment sounded from the home.“Sounds like he is punishing her for not being forward with her information when they came into the truce,” Sylvia replied to Kelly.“Blake doesn’t punish. He’s too nice of a person.” Kelly replied, not knowing Blake for too long.The woman around her looked at her naive nature and laughed.“Blake once killed all those who had occupied this town because they were evil people who were planning on harming the world,” Sara replied, as she had been there when it had happened, even to the point when her cousin wanted to kill her and Blake only to meet his demise at the hands of his saviors.“So, he’s not kind?” Kelly asked, worried.“Blake is kind, loving, and sweet to his family and friends. If you cross his bottom line, you are his enemy, and you will suffer greatly in his hands. Blake always says he would rather have many friends than many enemies. It’s unfortunate; he
“Okay, Clara. How will you guide us, and how did you enter Blake’s Traveling Formation? Only family or someone with a jade token can enter and travel?” Claire asked, leading Clara from the Traveling Formation.“He, he. A little secret, my dear.” Clara said, and this time, she sounded her age.Roseline was, after all, a Formations’s Master. The Formation Blake had created, even with the help of Silver Light, was still a weak Formation that she could infiltrate. If Blake had utilized the Scripture writings, this would have been another story for her.“Okay. Let’s not quibble over details. Is he still with Lucy?” Clara asked.“Yes,” Claire replied, looking at the home Blake had brought Lucy to.Suddenly, loud slapping came from the home, as did loud anguish sounds.SLAP!“AUGHT!”SLAP!“AUGH! MORE!”SLAP, SLAP!Everyone around looked towards the home, surprised to hear the beatings that were taking place within.Blake was there with a paddle in hand, and Lucy was bent over a coffee table