Amara stood by the window, picking at the side of her thumb and fiddling with the necklace Elijah had given her.She was so deep in thought, processing all the Tobias had said, that she didn’t notice Elijah walking in.For a little while, he didn’t bother calling out to her, taking his time to exami
“He…” She tried, pausing, before shaking her head. “You wouldn’t believe me, it’s not something that’s likely to happen.”“Try me,” Elijah challenged. “There’s no harm in trying.”“It’s…well…” Amara struggled to find the right words, her fingers moving back to the side of her thumb.Elijah noticed a
“Oh,” Elijah muttered, his eyes lingering on the flowers for a little while before turning and walking away.For some reason, perhaps it had something to do with the way her expression had stiffened or her eyes seemed to darken, He didn’t believe a single word she had said, but he knew better than t
“You know, for someone who claims to be my assistant, you sure do allow a lot of people waltz their way into my office.”Amara had said this, seated in the back sit of her car as Duncan drove her home that very night.It wasn’t particularly a topic she wanted to discuss about, but she realized she’d
“Are you allergic to them young Ms.? I wasn’t made aware of this. I’ll throw them-““Burn it.” Amara cut him off, her tone cold and unyielding. “Burn them, and if another one comes, burn it.”Xavier was shocked, not entirely sure why, or how a set of flowers could make the usually calm and kind Amar
“Yes ma’am,”She walked past the flowers, her heart beating faster and her mind screaming that there was a possibility that they could be from who she believed they came from.She ignored those thoughts, however, and went about her day as if they weren’t a concern. By the end of the work day, or at
Elijah didn’t hesitate. If Amara was willing to trust him with her past, then he was more than ready to hear her out and help her through it if she needed his help in any way.“I’m not pressuring you,” He started, gently squeezing her hand. “But I want you to know that whatever you have to tell me,
“Eventually, I realized that no matter how scared I was, if I didn’t do anything about what was going on, I…would die even before anyone found and rescued me. So one day, I fought back,”She paused, thinking back to the first time she had ever used a gun. It wasn’t the most pleasant experience, but