Elijah cracked his brain to find the best possible way to respond. It has to be Tiana, of all people, to answer his call. Where even was Rhonda?His mouth spoke before his brain thought. "Hey, Tiana? You're the one I wanted to speak to."He almost bit his tongue after he said that."Why would I ever want to speak to you? And let's say you wanted to. You could have easily gotten my number, no?" She hissed."True, true. But, I thought it would be better to go through Rhonda." He stuttered."Bullshit! Why won't you leave my family alone? Haven't we helped you enough? At what point do you become embarrassed?" She spat with so much venom that Elijah was ultimately tongue-tied.His toes began to dance on the carpet, anxious as to what to say next. There was no pleasing a woman like Tiana, not when she was hell-bent on not liking you."I have a proposal for you." Again, he spoke without thinking.She broke into a mocking cackle, sounding like a witch out for revenge. Elijah silently cu

“What'd you mean, nobody? He almost brushed my car, driving the way he did.” She said.“He's not important. Let's forget him.” Elijah said as his eyes slowly lost the darkness.Cleo did not believe it was just nothing, but by the look of things, he didn't want to speak about it. She decided it was best to drop it.“Okay, I'm here now. What's up?” “Let's go in.” He said, briefly looking towards the road before moving his body forward.“You think this place is getting too exposed?” She asked as they went round the warehouse to the hidden entrance.“I know it is. They won't find the lab immediately, even if they look. We can't be too lazy about it, though. I'll think of an alternative soon.” “Okay.” She nodded as he pressed the buttons, and the door slid open for them to pass through.They made it into the escalator, going down to the lab.As it moved down, they both found solace in their thoughts.Elijah was pissed. He didn't know how great his life was going until an annoyance like K

Elijah arrived at the address John sent him, and his phone rang.“Hey Cleo, an emergency came up. A friend's wife caught the disease and is in critical condition. I'll have to get back to you.” He rushed through an explanation and ended the call.As soon as his feet touched the ground, John hurried to meet him.“You're here.” He said with a hint of relief in his voice.“Any update?” He asked, bringing out the herb he brought with him.“A nurse friend of hers administered saline water just before I called. It worsened the situation.” Elijah's face scrunched. There was only one nurse who could possibly know about the saline water effect. What were the odds it was her?“Okay.” He said as John led the way into the house.He followed behind the big guy as they went into a room.As they stepped in, the nurse was rising to her feet. She turned around, and their gaze met and held briefly.“Hero guy?” She spoke first, breaking the spell.“It was you.” He nodded before looking past her to the

Elijah returned to the lab and found Cleo waiting for him.“You're still here?” He asked as he stepped inside.“I am. Couldn't leave without you.” She said and threw him a wink.“You're so—” He shook his head as he walked to the fridge.“Hey, talk to me. Where'd you go to in such a rush?” She asked while he chugged a bottle of water down his throat.He didn't stop until it was empty, and his stomach was satisfied.He flung the bottle into a trash can and grabbed a chair.Placing it across hers, he sat down. “John, Winnie's bodyguard, had an emergency. His wife caught the disease, and it was deteriorating rapidly. He called me to help.”“Ouch! How's she? Were you able to cure her?”“Yep. Not only that, I made a discovery, too.” He said in an ominous voice, and her interest was instantly piqued.“What's that? Something to do with the disease?” She leaned out of her chair, her ears opening up.“I felt a kind of darkness when I stepped into that room. It was the same darkness I felt but d

“Heir?” He snorted. “You can't be serious right now.”“I am. Everything is exactly as I've said. You don't exist anymore in your world. You need someone to continue what you've failed to finish. I can provide you with that,” she said.Elijah instantly knew it was bullshit. He had his doubts before, however small they were. But right now, he was convinced someone was playing tricks on him.“Stay away from me.” He backed up while projecting a hand to keep her away.“Oh, common, don't be weird. It's not difficult to do. You did it plenty of times with, what's her name again?” She paused and rubbed her chin for a few seconds. Suddenly, she snapped her finger. “Aha! Blue, Avery, or whatever her name is. You also did it with your wife too. However, those were the early stages. Didn't last long, did it?” She asked in a teasing voice and laughed after.“You've had your fun. Why don't you cut it out now and tell me why we're here!” His voice grew tense, as he was sick and tired of going around