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
Amara stiffened a bit.“I’m really pleased by the fact that you’ve been hanging out with Elijah a lot as of late, but don’t forget about me. You can’t just hang out with him and forget about your old grandfather, you know.” Elvis said, the sadness in his voice genuine.Amara’s shoulders slumped and
It was just too early for that.Thankfully, breakfast ended shortly after and Amara excused herself. The moment she stepped out, she was greeted by Jake, who had already arrived an hour and half earlier.“Good morning, Ms. Crawford-““Amara,” She corrected him. “Just Amara.”Jake nodded. “Good morni
In total, along with the one that Amara had found by her room window, five cameras had been found and destroyed mercilessly.Dusting her hand, Amara looked down at the last and recently destroyed camera with pride.Now, she wanted to see how that fucking creep would watch her.Behind her, Jake sighe