It took him a few seconds, but Jake eventually understood. "Ah, I see." He said, nodding his head and turning his attention to the message.His eyes scanned the contents, his face stoic and expressionless, not giving a single clue as to what he was thinking, or how he felt about the contents of the
Amara shrieked the loudest she ever had, her eyes wide in fear as she whirled around, prepared to attack.Her fist flew and her hand made contact, only to realize the person had caught her fist and she instantly recognized the person who had caught her wrist.“T-tobias?” Her voice quivered involunta
“Jake Mano,” He answer professionally, taking a moment to regard Tobias from head to toe before asking. “And who may you be?”Of course he already knew the answer to that question, Tobias, without any introduction needed, was a figure of great importance and influences. The whole world knew who he w
The door bell rang just as Elijah finished prepping the table and his heart immediately jumped in excitement.He had been waiting for her arrival ever since the moment she had informed him that she’d be coming over.Smiling brightly, he made his way towards the door, the smile on his face growing br
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?”Elijah’s voice was low, steady and calm, but without looking back, Jake could hear the anger in his voice.Ah, he had messed up; Jake thought as he slowly stood up and turned to face the other figure in the room.“Ms. Crawford’s hair was troubling her, I wa
“That’s not necessary,” Amara said, waving him off. “And I know you have your own stuff to do, so don’t stress about it. Besides, I have Jake, if anything, I’ll just have him run the errands for me.”The look of displeasure on Elijah’s face was subtle, one missed by Amara, but not missed by Jake.“A
He took another step forward, and then another, until they were a few feet apart.“Look,” He began on a tentative tone, one that was a bit foreign to him. “I know I’m the last person you want to talk to right now and I very much understand that, but unfortunately, I can’t grant that wish, not now, n
As usual, it was his daily routine.Going through the photos of his beloved, admiring her beauty, wishing more than anything that she'd be beside him soon rather than later and then at the end of the day, consoling himself with words of reassurance.If it was meant to be, it would be.Those words al