Elena povIt's really early in the morning and I'm on my way to the coffee shop. I love these mornings when I have the streets to myself, don’t meet anyone on the way, and can walk in my own thoughts. I have been working at the shop for six days already and love it so far!No one is up this early and not once have I run into anyone of the Maffia men, I guess they don't know I work there yet.The air is crisp today and I enjoy my walk alone. Claire often comes by the coffee shop right before she's going to start at the market. I haven't been there these days since he came down in the basement. I got anxious when I tried to go down there and we decided I could be at the coffee shop as long she needed help.I'm grateful for it!I learned the owner had to be at the hospital every day for treatment in the morning and I help her clean and bake in the morning before it's opening. Then I have been helping her with customers and prepared for the next morning.She's just as nice as Claire and I
Elena povLooking at him I know he would pick me up and probably even throw me on his shoulder."two" comes his voice and I take a jump back while looking between the car and him. How far would I come if I tried to run?The thought only appears in my mind when I feel Tobias behind my back."I wouldn't try it if I were you!" he says next to my ear and looking at Aziel his eyes almost look black right now. Gulping out loud I look back at the car when I see Aziel take a step closer and reach for me.Stepping to the side I have no other option but to get in the car. On slow steps, I walk by Aziel while keeping my eyes on him the whole way.I don't get why he wants to go with me, the nightclub isn't supposed to open until Tuesday and I had the time off before Monday.What have I done to anger him this way?Stopping right in front of the car I don't want to get inside. Looking at the door handle I don't manage to move from my spot when I feel him walk up behind me and place his hand on the
Elena povA part of me wants to feel his plumpy lips on mine and the other part needs to get a grip on this situation. I have been warned several times to not get in the Mafia boss's way and here I am. Couldn't be more on the wrong side than I am."stop!" I manage to say in a low whisper right before there is a knock on his door.His eyes hold mine captivated for a long moment before he lets go of me and takes a step back, I see him turn around and head for the door. I instantly miss his touch and want him back!I have to support myself against the wall when a middle age woman comes walking inside with some papers in her hand.I guess it's his secretary!They walk over and talk by his office desk and I need to get out from there. Walking over to my bag and jacket I take them up from the floor and start to head over to the door."Where do you think you're going?" his voice booms out and I halt in my track."need to use the bathroom!" I say and wait for him to force me to stay."the gua
Elena povWalking over to the cashier to pay for my bag Tobias walks over and places a pair of gloves on the counter."Hi Tobias!" the cashier says to him."I will pay for this!' he says and take out his card and hand it to her. I try to protest against it, want to pay for my own stuff but he won't let me. When they are done she hands her the bag to him before we walk out of there."Here! From Aziel and he wanted you to have the gloves, it's starting to get chilly outside," he says and hands me the bag with the things inside. Holding the bag I stop on my spot and look at them."I can't take it! I can pay for my own things!" I say and try to protest when he walks over and places his hand on my back and pulls me with him."then you can take it up with him!" he says and I know there is no point in arguing with Aziel about it. He wouldn't even take his money back. I let him pull me with him to the car, I might as well just get back to her apartment.Getting inside I sit in silence the who
Elena povGone is my functional brain and I just stand in my place and take him all in when he walks right over to where I am.How can any man look that sexy?Averting my eyes to the side for a moment and trying to get a grip on my thoughts."answer!" he booms out and tries to reach for me but I take a step back. I don't want a repeat of the moment in his office again. Need to keep a safe distance between us and whatever is happening when he touches me. Looking up at him his eyes almost look black in the night light."just out for a walk!" I say and my heart beats hard in my chest from my lie! Seeing him tilt his head to the side and look me all over, I take another step back when I see Tobias and two more comings walking out of the forest standing behind him. Looking at them they have all just shorts on them and are barefoot. It's chilly outside, don't they freeze? And they have to be working out a lot with the number of muscles they all have.Looking back at Aziel I see him still ha
Elena povLooking over my shoulder I see several of the Mafia's men come walking with fast and determined steps over to Tobias.I see him motion for them to move ahead and I look between them all and try to understand what's going on here. They walk by us in fast steps when Tobias starts to pull me with him."Is there a problem?" I ask him while we walk between some houses on our way over to her apartment."no I don't think there are any problems left!" he says with a big smirk on his lips that have me puzzled."what do you mean?" I say when we have been walking in silence for a bit and I can't put the dots together."Nothing you have to worry about!" he says when we make the last turn and from here on we can see her apartment complex. I guess it's something involving Mafia work and I shouldn't know what they are doing. I'm just glad to make it back here again safely.Walking over to the entrance door I stop and turn to look at him."thank you for walking me, I will make it up by myse
Elena povI hear Tobias get in the front seat and start the car. Trying to get as far away from Aziel as I can when he leans over me."Technically it wasn't my orders but Tobias!" I say in a small voice when I hear him laugh out loud from the front seat."that statement won't get you in a better place with him!" he says when the car makes a turn before it stops. With the short drive, I can only guess we are at the nightclub or somewhere close. The door opens up when Aziel gets out before reaching for me and dragging me out of the car and tossing me over his shoulder again. It's like I weigh nothing to him with the way he tosses me around!"do you treat all your employees this way?" I shout to him when I see Sofia chuckle and walk over to stand beside Tobias when Aziel starts to walk away with me. It's embarrassing and I don't get him!He doesn't answer my questions and keeps walking inside the nightclub."I'm talking to you! Aziel will you put me down!" I shout to him again when he wa
Elena povReaching to the top of the stairs when I have to walk between several men. I see them look me all over with their eyes and I hate when men do that!"Looking good!" I hear one of them say and smack his lips. I feel disgusted by his words!Quicken my steps I reach the last step and now I have to walk by all the other men standing here in the hallway and talking. Could I turn around and walk away from it all I would, but I guess Aziels wrath when he finds me is nothing I want to experience.Starting to walk down the hallway I feel their eyes on me and several of them I notice are a bit drunk. I hate this feeling of being nothing more than a piece of meat they want to get their hands on, without even caring if I want it or not!Coming up to the door to the meeting room a guard opens it up and his stern eyes look at me. I feel small under his gaze and turn my head to look inside the room before I start to walk inside.The room is full of people sitting on the couches and chairs a
Elena pov Looking at our daughter in Aziel's arms I smile at the sight of her tiny body in his arms. She was just born and the nurse have cleaned her up and put her in some pink clothes I have no idea where they came from. "She is beautiful!" Aziel says and walks over to where I sit on the bed when he places her down in my arms. "Where do the pink clothes come from?" I ask him while looking at our sleeping daughter in my arms. "I bought them!" he says and I turn my head to look at him. Surprised he bought them before she was born. "You thought it was a girl as well?" I ask him in surprise when he gives me a big smile. "Or I bought two sets of everything!" he says and gives me a wink when I shake my head at him. "Don't tell me you did it!" I say and look at him, he doesn't have to say anything for me to already know that's exactly what he did! "Though it didn't matter since you want a big family we might get use for them anyway and if not I'm sure one of the others will get a b
Elena povRubbing my growing belly through the dress I have on I feel a kick in my ribs and have to bend forward when his hand comes to my back."How is it?" Aziel asks me and I place my hand on the desk and rise."Just a kick in my ribs!" I say and turn to look at him when he grabs me and lifts me up before he places me down on his desk. He takes a seat in his office chair and pulls it closer when he places his head against my stomach and his hand is on the other side."Now you have to be good and don't give your mother a hard time through the ceremony!" he says to my belly and I place my hand on his head."I don't think she cares whatever you tell her and once she is out we will have our hands full!" I say and smile at the thought when he lifts his head to look at me."Are you sure it's a girl?" he says and I only smile at him. We wanted it to be a surprise when the baby is born and the doctor where forbidden to say anything. I have known it for a long time it's a girl even if I hav
Elena povThere is no doubt in my mind he took out some aggression in the bed last night, I was prepared for him to come back and be angry at me but instead he ravished my body for hours until I was completely spent. I'm not complaining at all, he only turns me on more by being dominant and rough.Feeling a hand on my belly before his lips kiss it. Tingles play on my skin under his touch and I never want to leave the bed again."Good morning love!" he says when I open my eyes and turn my head to look at him. He is looking down at me from the side where he is laying and looking at me."Good morning!" I say and yawn, I'm tired from the lack of sleep, and most of all I want to roll over to the side and go back to sleep."How do you feel?" he says and I'm perfectly fine besides hungry. My stomach starts to rumble and speak for itself when Aziel chuckles at the sound it makes."We better get you some food!" he says and places his hand on my cheek before he leans down and pecks my lips."I
Elena povStanding in my place for a moment when I don't hear anything I start to slowly walk past the big table in the room and head for the doorway. Turning my head and looking down the hallway I hear a pair of footsteps and turn my head the other way when my eyes land on his.He stands in the hallway only dressed in a low hanging towel around his waist and looks at me for a long moment. My heart starts to beat faster at the sight of him when he starts to take long strides down the hallway to where I stand. He looks newly showered and his hair is still wet.His eyes are pitch black and the closer he gets I feel his dominant aura surrounding him. He doesn't take his eyes away from me and once he reaches over to where I stand with my back against the doorway he grabs my butt and halls me up in a swift motion.Wrapping my legs around him to steady myself he presses me back against the doorframe before he grips the back of my head and forces my head up. I don't get any chance to speak w
Elena povHe doesn't say anything for a long moment before he takes his hand away from my belly and pulls me closer to him. His lips come crashing against mine in a hard demanding kiss, I have to take a deep breath when he finally lets me go."I figured it out and that's why I came back! You should have told me instead of keeping it a secret, I wouldn't have left you! Why didn't you?" he says and doesn't let go of his hold on my head when he looks intensely at me.His other hand is placed on my waist in a firm grip and I know he won't release me until I give him an honest answer."I didn't want to tell you when we had an argument. I wanted you to be happy about it!" I say and look right into his eyes when he takes a long look at me before he answers."Why wouldn't I be happy about it? It's our child!" he says and I don't know what to answer him, my reasons feel stupid right now."I'm sorry!" I say when he wraps me up in his arms and holds me tight to him."Don't you ever keep a secret
Elena povWith all this anger in my body, I'm about to burst any second and I have to focus on trying to calm down.Turning my head to look at him his face is only inches away from mine."I won't give you that kind of satisfaction!" I spit at him when he starts to laugh and holds his grip tighter. His claws are almost cutting into my skin and I fear what will happen to me if he breaks it!It's my mother's venom that has changed him but if it gets into my body, will we survive?"Too bad you're not as strong as your mother! I will have a good time breaking your spirit and killing that bastard of yours!" he spits and that's the last push for me. He will not hurt my child!Taking a deep breath I let my wolf slightly forward and my claws slip out of my fingers, a golden shimmer coats my vision for a short second when I see him get a victorious smile on his face. Like he has won!Gathering all strength I got he grabs my hand when I try to scratch him down his face, but that was just a diver
Elena povI see the man I thought was my cousin look at me with a smirk on his lips when he pulls Aziels cousin to his side. It takes a moment before her eyes meet mine and I see guilt in her face.On her neck lies a new mark and I feel a bit bad for her to be mated to him, and at the same time her betrayal is fresh in my memory and we wouldn't have been in such trouble if it weren't for her.She averts her eyes and doesn't say anything when she looks to the side and I see a large new cut on her cheek and down her neck that has started to heel. Can only imagine who has given it to her since I know very well what he is like."Feel good about yourself right now with your mate by your side! once I get free you will not breathe much longer!" Sam spits at her when I see his cousin take a step back with her head hanging in defeat. She doesn't speak and I'm sure she has been beaten to silence by him."Let my friend go! She has nothing to do with this!" I say and hope they will release Sam wh
Elena povHis grip on my throat gets harder when I feel his face close to my ear. I try to mind link both Sam and Sofia but can't reach anyone of them and I instantly fear for their safety!"So you figured it out at last!" he says and starts to laugh a wicked laugh that sends a chill down my spine."Yes!" I say and wait for him to stop laughing. His scent is clear to me and for once I know he is a wolf, nothing I ever knew or saw any trace of when I lived under his roof. He never shifted near me and I had no idea how a wolf smelled!"But what I haven't figured out yet is your connection with the doctor!" I say and hope he will reveal the truth to me."Oh! You mean my sister!" he says next to my ear while holding his grip tighter around my neck. That's the next puzzle piece I needed."You know when she told me your mother was pregnant we started to plan the whole thing. But we didn't expect your mother to figure it out and hide you before we could get our hands on you! Well as you know
Elena povTurning around without a word I head right for my chambers, I hear them walk behind me. No one says a word until we have reached inside my chambers and closed the door."Now spill!" Sam says once we are inside and I'm not surprised she doesn't waste a second to know what's going on.I walk right over to the couch without answering and start to take out my mother's journals when they both walk over and take a seat on the couch."Aziel talked to me this night and agreed to start a family under one condition!" I say and open the first notebook and place it in front of me."What's the condition?" Sofia asks and I turn to look at her."If I get pregnant I will have to be by his side every second of the day and he will have more guards around me! Even have Sam following me inside the bathroom!" I say when Sam bursts out."Hell no! I'm not following you inside the bathroom, I'm not interested in seeing you do your business" She shakes her head and has her hands up in surrender. I w