Vladimir is playing with fire. What do you think of the way that he's acting?
Elena: I smiled when I woke up to find Vladimir laying by my side. His arm was wrapped around my waist, and his chest rose and fell as his even breaths told me that he was still asleep. I leaned in and kissed his cheek only to notice a paper on the bedside table. I raised an eyebrow and carefully picked it up. The smile on my face at his concern could have been seen a mile away. I was careful as I set it down before I got up from bed. I knew to take a shower and get ready for the day. The three words that he told me yesterday still played in my mind. And though I couldn’t bring myself to say them back; it didn’t mean that they weren’t mutual. I was just scared that I would jinx things if I did. I lost everything that I loved. I didn’t want to lose him too. I took a quick shower and freshened up, allowing the warm water to relax my tensed muscles. I was going to get my period soon, and with my pills almost out, I knew that I was going to need to ask Vladimir to get me more o
Vladimir: I watched as Konstantin held his gun at my mate, and I knew that he was pressing on me to taunt me to know whether or not she is my weakness. I looked at Elena, and I knew that despite the situation that she was in, she trusted me. She knew that I wasn’t going to let anyone hurt her, and she knew to stay calm. “Shoot her,” I said, keeping my eyes on the man. Elena’s heart didn’t even race, she knew that I was going to kill him if he dared press that trigger. But he had to believe what he wanted. “I am waiting.” “You turned against my second hand for her, and now you are telling me to shoot her?” He asked, and I smirked, knowing that I got my way. The man was an idiot. He was strong, but was a coward, and that was something that the two of us knew very well. “HE is nothing but an employee. He is to respect my presence and yours. But you are the boss here, and you control what happens and what doesn’t, and when it happens, when it does not.” I said, crossing my arms over m
Elena: I smiled when I saw Vladimir entering the room. He let out a heavy breath, and I knew that what happened earlier was the reason behind his worry. He kissed the crown of my head and I wrapped my hand around his shirt, fisting it, allowing myself to inhale his scent as I tried to get what happened with Konstantin was something that I couldn’t easily get out of my head. I was both worried and scared, but I didn’t want to show it. “You are the most brave woman that I have ever seen, malyshka,” he whispered, running his finger over my waist, gently massaging it. The two of us pulled away from one another to look each other in the eye. He kissed my forehead, letting his lips linger there for a second before he pulled away. “I was scared, Vladimir. I was scared of what you would do if he pulled that trigger.” I said, and his eyes softened. He kissed my forehead again, “I wasn’t even worried about what was going to happen to me, but Vladimir, I was scared of how you would react.
Konstantin: “Are you sure about how honest they are being, boss?” Batrov asked, shaking his head in question. “I know not to trust anyone, Batrov. But I have no reason not to trust him right now. Whether or not he is being honest, we will find out. But what is important now is what I am going to tell you.” I said, and he frowned in confusion. I needed to know whether or not Vladimir was being honest about Eleanor losing that child. If that was the case, then Killian was going to be slapped in the face by something that he loved deeply. A wolf losing his child, especially an Alpha, was something that I knew was a tragedy in their world. “What’s going on?” He asked, shaking his head in question. “You are going to find out whether or not Killian’s child was alive or dead. Vladimir claims that there have been rumors about Eleanor losing the child, and I want to know how true they are.” I said, and he frowned. “How did he hear of these rumors to begin with?” He asked, and I nodded.
Vladimir:I watched as Konstantin walked out of the house, leaving the Estate to me to take care of.My eyes met Elena’s and the brightness that I saw in them was one that I was thankful for. I wanted to get her out of this hellhole, but I knew that with the things that are coming, I wouldn’t be able to do so as soon as I would want to.“What’s on your mind, Vladimir?” Elena asked, taking a step toward me. I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her to my chest, and I couldn’t help but find myself smiling at my beauty. “There is a lot for me to do,” I said, looking down at her. I did wish to spend the day with her, but I knew that with the number of things that I had to finish and deal with before Konstantin came back; that would be almost impossible.“I do believe that we can spend the day together. You know, without the complications of Konstantin being around and the house being tense because of him?” She asked, and I smiled. I kissed her forehead, letting my lips linger there
Elena:Now, if I thought that I would be getting used to the peace this much, I was going to believe that I finally lost it.Konstantin has been gone a week, and never in my life have I felt like everything was finally in place.No one was there to argue or fight, and I was able to get full sleeping nights without the fear of him approaching me in the middle of the night if Vladimir wasn’t around.“You are lost in your thoughts,” Vladimir commented, wrapping his arms around me from behind. I smiled and leaned in to his touch, thankful for it.“I am embracing the peace that we are living through. You know, it is not one that I am used to,” I said, turning to face him. “I thought that you would be at work?”I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him to me as he wrapped his around my waist, raising me to sit on the dresser. He smirked and leaned in, brushing his lips against my own as he did before he bit my bottom lip gently.“I was supposed to be, but I have a few things to deal wi
Vladimir:I had to fight back my anger as I knew that my mate was doubting me. And the fact that Konstantin was going to be taking advantage of everything that he could do to break my mate. And the idea of that happening was not one that I wanted to allow him to try, not again.“Think, Vladimir, think.” I muttered to myself, knowing that the night was going to be longer than I wanted it to be. “You are not going to betray your pack, your Alpha, nor are you going to let your mate go. But how the fuck do you intend to do so without breaking her heart?”I tapped the sink counter twice before looking down at my reflection. I was furious, but I didn’t know how things were going to be, not now at least. “You are going to need to choose. Are you going to weaken for your love? Or are you going to be pulling yourself together to do what you came here to do?” I whispered before turning the water tap. My hands shook, and I knew what I had to do. Elena, for her safety, I was going to have to do
Elena:I was quiet as Vladimir walked out of the room.For a whole week, the two of us wouldn’t speak. However, to my surprise, neither once did he insult me. Even when I knew that I was doing something that he didn’t like, when I tried to attract his attention. All he did was look at me. He didn’t say a word to comment.Tears fell from my eyes, but I was quick to wipe them before anyone saw them. I knew that I was going to need to leave the room, and the idea of meeting Konstantin was not one that I wanted. But I knew better than to keep hiding.I walked out of the bedroom, my heart aching when I saw Vladimir with one of the maids. The two of them spoke, and I could swear that I saw her trying to flirt with him.“You see, I told you, it was only a matter of time before he grew tired of you. And here it is, the man has grown tired of you to the point where he doesn’t even bother looking at you.” Konstantin said, catching my attention. I took a step back and turned to look at him, know