Eleanor's POVI didn't know if I should still believe in Lawrence. What if he was deceiving me again? But he was right about one thing, I still loved him. No matter how cold and indifferent I pretended to be, I still had feelings for him in my heart.I kept telling myself not to trust him. He had hurt me too many times before. Was he not with Bena during the time he was injured? Did he not convince Bena to hurt me too? Surely all his messages about being seriously wounded and in pain was a joke? But a still small voice inside of me said," Eleanor, give Lawrence one last chance and hear him out. And if he can explain everything clearly, then you can be together with him once more."Lawrence had been hurt badly, maybe it was true that he was in pain. And he was all alone in the villa. What if something happened to him? Oh no! I put my phone down and quickly hailed for a taxi to go to Lawrence's villa. On the way, I kept reasoning with myself, telling myself that I was only going to

Eleanor's POVI ended up staying at the villa in the suburbs with Lawrence who was still recuperating. He had been badly injured. That hunter had gotten to him real bad. It was very safe and quiet. And it was remote too, I didn't believe anyone would randomly walk in on us, even less, the hunters.But that also meant a couple of inconveniences. For one, there was no mall here, not even a grocery store. We had to look for food and other stuff that we might need.But this was not a huge issue at the moment. Mayer was bringing us all the stuff that we needed every day, plus he was reporting company business to Lawrence as well.One day, while sitting beside him, I asked Lawrence, "Did you have to give Bena full control of the company?"I couldn't forget what Bena had done to Lawrence and me. What stung the most was that she had taken advantage of her position in the company to take the commission that was rightfully mine. My colleagues had even thought that Bena was Lawrence's 'woman'.

Eleanor's POVI was elated. There was no woman in the world who didn't like being pampered. And tonight, I was no exception. I felt giddy as if I was a little girl on the morning of Christmas. Before I even stepped foot inside the house, I could see that it was decorated with flowers. Soft music was playing in the background and there was a silver bucket with a bottle of champagne on what I assumed was our dining table for the night. Candles shone brightly, illuminating the delicious spread of food. It was a sumptuous feast, fit for a king, or in this case, a queen. Lawrence must have spent hours preparing the meal. From the looks of the silverware layout, there were to be a quite few meal courses, more than three, that was for sure. I stood, happy, with my hand on my chest, touched by the gesture. A few moments later, Lawrence, dressed in a suit, approached me with a loving smile on his face. He took my hands in his, and without waiting, he got down on his knees and looked into my

Eleanor's POVI plastered on a smile and followed her to the heart of the party.Harley and I exchanged glances as I signaled him not to worry or be afraid. I cocked my head slightly to the door, signaling him to leave as soon as he had the opportunity to do so.Madison pulled me into the cottage. Despite the late hour of the night, the party was still raging. Groups of hunters had gathered there, drinking, sharing stories, adding fictitious details to make their stories seem more dangerous to impress the listening crowds. The more they talked, the more unbelievable their stories became, and the listeners shuddered with fear as if they were experiencing a real-life horror story. Madison pulled me to a glass display case, "This is the sword I showed you when we were talking earlier. It's beautiful, right?"The sword sent shivers down my spine. Madison was in awe of the sword, but I immediately loathed it. I knew it was a weapon that had slain countless werewolves. This was a weapon th

Eleanor's POVHarley and I snuck out of the hunters' party, taking advantage of everyone's attention on Logan and Lawrence. Then quickly, we hopped into the car and returned to the villa. However, I was worried about Lawrence and Logan. What if the hunters caught up with them? Mostly, I was worried about Lawrence. Why did he wake up so quickly? And he charged to the party without wasting any time. What was he thinking? To come so close to the vicious hunters. Harley turned to me, "I'm sorry, Miss Eleanor. Mr. Lawrence called me and I told him about what happened at the party. When I saw that hunter stalking you, I had a feeling that they wouldn't have let you go. That's why I told Mr. Lawrence where we were."Harley was right. I didn't know what that Cook had to do with my biological mother, and how he had met her but it looked like he had become suspicious of me. Cook was grilling me about my parents when Lawrence and Logan appeared to distract the hunters. Talk about perfect timin