“Come here, Elaine. I won't do anything to you, I'm not a beast to touch a woman who is barely sane. You came to me because you know that only I can calm you down, and if you want, you can leave right now. I won't stop you.” “No. I don't want to leave.” I said. “Then come closer, Elaine.” With
Author's Note: Now we have Zade's POV here to see how he came across Elaine!! Zade's POV FLASHBACK Rolling my luggage out of the airport, I saw a hand waving at me. It was Ray, an old time friend. Ray had dirty blonde hair with hazel eyes, but he never showed them, his eyes were always closed.
“Damn! Are they trying to throw someone off the bridge? They are trying to commit murder.” He cursed, stopping the car at the side of the bridge. They hadn't noticed us coming. “Don't curse in my car. I could throw you out right now.” I threw him a glare, turning again to face the road. Ray rolle
Elaine's Pov “Alright then, I'll give you two options, Elaine. First, you can leave and you'll look for ways to be able to fend for yourself or you stay and then you'll be able to find the resources that would give you the power to take revenge on those who had wronged you. Now, what will you choose, Elaine?” I wanted revenge. And so, that's what I said. Revenge. But I never counted on my revenge being like this. What I was doing out of the country where I had been given birth to and then in front of Zade's company, I had no idea about. But one thing was for sure, I couldn't back out. So I took a deep breath and slightly touched the mask I wore to cover up my face, leaving just my eyes visible. Courtesy of Zade, this disguise was perfect, no one would recognise me, not even the people I used to know which was really the point. I was supposed to meet Zade inside, to start my new job as his personal assistant, or more like a secretary. I hesitated for a brief second, then forc
Elaine's POVI yelled, shocked out of my mind. Zade nodded and moved to stand up from his seat and he began walking towards the door. My hands shot out to hold his wrists, “Where are you going?” “You said I should fire her, that's what I'm about to do.” I stared at him dumbfoundedly, he took the chance to intertwine our fingers together, “You just said, ‘Fire her’, Elaine.” He sighed, acting like I was the one that was out of my mind. “No! I didn't say fire her, like fire fire her! It was a question! I was surprised! Ugh, come on Zade just forget about it. You brought me to a whole new country and you didn't explain why, I'm still confused as to what I'm really doing here.” Zade raised an eyebrow, his lips quirking into a subtle smile as he leaned back against his desk, fingers still gently tangled with mine, "You’re here because I want you here.” He said simply, his deep voice sending a shiver down my spine. I let out a small groan of frustration, "Zade, that’s not an an
Elaine's POV “If I mess this up, I hope you don't blame me for it, Zade.” I grumbled under my breath as I typed slowly on the computer, hissing when I made a mistake and then cancelling it. Staring at what I had written on the screen, I became even angrier and deleted everything. “Ugh! I can't even figure out what to do, it's like there is air inside my brain.” I threw my head back, leaning fully on the chair, staring at the ceiling. I was so confused on what to do, how to approach Erica Wolfe and make her come over to Zade's side. I was pretty sure that this was something Zade could do on his own under a few hours but me? Nothing was coming. I had gone through all of Erica's database and although I figured out what she likes, how to approach her was still a mystery to me. She loved martial arts but I know nothing about it. Archery as well, and as for painting… I glanced at my hands, flexing them a bit but frowning when a sharp pain went up my wrists. I couldn't paint anymor
Zade dug into his pocket and pulled out a dark card which he handed to me. I took it, confused as to what sort of card it was. “Why is this black?” I raised the card up, looking it around, I had never seen this type of card before, “It's not like the normal credit cards? Would this work? You're n
Elaine's POV I turned around to fix my mask in place, and when I was done, I walked into the auction house, preparing myself for whatever was to come. When I entered inside, two people came to meet me; two women. “Hello Miss, welcome to the DeClare Auction House,” One of the women greeted with a polite smile. She gestured towards the other lady who stood a few feet away from her, “She will show you to your seat, we hope you enjoy the evening.” I nodded my thanks, my gaze swept over the crowded hall. It was buzzing with murmured conversations and the soft padded walks on the floor. Every now and then, I caught glimpses of curious eyes turning my way, assessing me and probably why I was masked. “This way, miss.” The attendant said, stopping beside an empty seat near the front. I started to lower my voice into it when a sharp voice cut through the air. “Excuse me.” I looked up to see a tall woman, not as tall as I was, but still tall nonetheless, with light brown hair and brown
Elaine's Pov “Am I interrupting something? And why is my dear sister on the floor shaking like a leaf? Did she do something to you, Elaine?” Katherine questioned, standing beside me, next to Elijah. After this, I was going to become a wingman for both of them. If Katherine could get married to E
Elaine's Pov It was as if a boulder had fallen down on Mila and Jade, the both of them stumbled in shock and horror. I went straight to them, my brother's and Zade right behind me. When I stopped, I beamed at them, stretching out my hands for a handshake. “Mila Hall and Jade, right? I've heard s
“Elaine, although to you and to others, this is just a normal debut, but it's not. You don't know how you went missing and why I spent so much time finding you. There are people in this family who haven't shown themselves. Those who are waiting for you to be officially recognised into this family so
Elaine's Pov. “This is bullshit, you know?!” I muttered angrily under my breath, frowning when a gust of wind flowed into the shed, making my body automatically shiver. Not only was I locked up in a place where it was going to be hard for people to pass through, I was also cold, dirty and smelly.
Elaine's Pov “They’re just people, Elaine. It's not like you've not stood in front of a lot of people before. You literally did this when dealing with Caleb and Emily.” I muttered under her breath, trying to steady my raging nerves. Guests who were dressed in glamorous attires filed into the l
Elaine's Pov “Yours? How noble.” Jade sneered, brushing imaginary dust off his shoulder, “But don’t think for a second that your actions will go unnoticed. Father doesn’t take kindly to being disobeyed, baby brother. You know that better than anyone.” “Like I said, it's your problem not mine. H
Elaine’s Pov “That’s your brother? He’s ugly. Really ugly.” I whispered to Zade who snickered at my words. Truly, to me, this Jade was really ugly, not as handsome as Zade. I stared at him for a while, frowning, even from where he stood, I could smell the amount of female perfume coming from him.
Author's Pov "I am so exhausted." Katherine groaned. She plopped down on her bed, covering her face with her pillow. Going to the Delacroix Mansion was not something she had counted on in her entire life but Elaine made it happen. Mila might have gone there but she no chance to. "Miss. Your sis
Elaine's Pov “Your footsteps are too heavy. Your posture isn't straight enough. You're slouching Elaine.” Katherine nagged, her eagle eyes fixed on me. “Arghh! Give me a break! Who knew that I'll have to learn stuff like this.” I stomped my feet on the ground, groaning in anger. I had been wal