"I'm sorry, we did all we could but we lost him" The doctor announced the whole air suddenly turning thick. Everyone zoned out with widened eyes digesting the news that had just been announced. "What!?" Elena fired inching close to the doctor that took a step back with the hardened stare she held and tear-filled eyes, it made the doctor take a step back for safety measures. "The patient didn't make it" the nurse by the doctor's side clarifiedAllison had long reached the ground in tears taking in the news with Henry by her side. "That's a lie! He can't fucking be!" Elena spared more tears streaming down her eyes. "It can't be." She mumbled yet again breaking into sobs."I'm sorry Mrs Blackwood --"She cut him off before he could say more. "Shut up! My husband is alive so you better go back in there and bring me to him or I'll kill you too, I swear, I promise " she fires in one go with heavy breaths. Ares couldn't be dead. No! He can't die, it's a lie. They must be playing a prank
The morning sunlight dropped on her face urging her to retire, instantly her phone began to ring as well causing her to groan. Elena let the phone ring till it cut off but yet again it began to ring. "Ugh!" She groaned mustering up the strength to get off from bed but failed miserably.She reached for her phone by the side of the bed grabbing a hold of It. Answering the call, she placed it on her left ear mumbling, "Hello" with her awful morning voice."Ares is awake" Allison shot causing Elena's eyes to widen fully and bolt off from the bed."What!?" She asked to be sure of what she had heard. "Yes. He's awake, the doctors are currently undergoing some checkups. They said if they don't spot any problems, he could be discharged within a week" Allison explains.A smile spread across Elena's lips giving a nod as though Allison could see her, "Okay. I'll be there in a bit" "Alright then"Elena cut off the call placing a hand on her lips that were spread into a smile. Why was she happ
"The doctor said you could be discharged today" Allison announced as she walked in to which he nodded.Even if the doctor didn't say so, nothing was stopping him from leaving the hospital premises today, he was sick and tired of the environment, and it made him sick. The thought of Elena suddenly crossed his mind. She still didn't come to visit not even once, part of him was disappointed he didn't expect much from her just to care but somehow her absence did things to him and made him feel ways he was never supposed to feel. The door flung open revealing David with some files in his hand."Allison here are your reports and you're okay," he says as he walks closer to them.Ares left brow arched up inquisitively wondering what David was talking about."You inherited the brain tumor from mum, according to David. So we decided that I get tested if I was negative and positive" she explained to which he nodded in response.David clears his throat, "You're good to go but we'll still visit
Ares got into the VIP elevator that was meant for him with Elena tailing behind like a meekish person. It's been two days since he was discharged and since Elena acted bitchy.He has been avoiding her so as not to talk her off or so something that they'd both regret. Her words still rang in his ears.Part of him hoped that Elena could be a different person and was only under the impression. The Elevator clicked open as they got to his floor catching him out of his train of thought. He had only resumed work and had also ordered that she did. They had an important meeting today he had sent the presentations and every necessity will be discussed in the meeting so that she could have an insight into what is going to be taking part in the meeting. He looked at the door to his office and walked in his lips finally parting to say something, "Go through these files and give me a review. Have the board room ready before" he paused taking a look at his wristwatch."Thirty minutes." He speaks
Ares just called through the telecom, requesting to see her in his office right away. He had been giving her the silent treatment as usual. She didn't bother to indulge in his affairs. As it is, Felix has his eyes on Elena. Felix had warned her and set boundaries for her too, ones she's dared not to cross or would face the consequences.Elena walked into his office meeting him so engrossed in the work he had ahead of him. She had her eyes glued to her shoes as though they were the most interesting thing to stare at at the moment."Check the mail I sent to you" he spoke after he kept her waiting for about 5mins. She went through her phone and read it. It was written there that they had to attend a gala night seminar in Los Angeles, the seminar is going to be held in three days so they have to leave tomorrowShe released a soft sigh and looked up to face him, she knew was not asking for her permission or consent rather it was an order"Yes sir" She replied and he just nodded, the aud
Ares sat in the car time conscious they were already getting late but his dear wife seemed to be taking the time of her life to get dressed.Seriously, most times he wonders what takes a woman too long to get dressed. All that should be done requires a minimum amount of time to be taken care of but they take forever to get dressed. He took a glance at his wristwatch yet again pausing his action on typing a mail he had promised to send to Apollo about the Russian company that they were dealing with. Ares lets out a hiss pairing it with a curse, he is a minute away from getting out of the car and dragging her out of the room.His thoughts are cut short when the door slips open revealing ananlegant-dressed Elena. Her scent is the first thing that hits his nostrils notifying her presence. His neck turned to the left as his eyes dropped on her his scowl was replaced with a flabbergasted look. His eyes scrutinize her appearance. The dress clung to her in every right way making him harden
Elena's blood drew to every inch of her body as she saw the meaning in Ares's eyes. It had her panic for s second making her thought go haywire, almost as though he was going to do the same thing Felix had done to her. She stared at him through the dim light but his orbs were light enough. Ares hissed turning on his shoe causing her to let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She lifted from the bed trying to adjust her exposed skin to his view but before she could the light had turned on making her eyes draw in shock.He had stood a few feet away from her for a minute and lost it the look in his eyes screamed different emotions mostly horror as though he had seen a monster which made Elena begin to tear up as she hurriedly got up from the bed adjusting the gownAres stood stiff unable to make a move his stare not leaving Elena a second. Elena knew, that once Ares was to see the real her he wouldn't be able to tolerate her anymore, he'd send her out and away from his life
Ares woke up to the morning light that sprawled on his face feeling Elena on him with his arms wrapped around her protectively. His lips lifted to a slight smile seeing how cute and peaceful she looked when she was asleep almost as if she should be the same while awake but who was he kidding? He got himself a hot-headed wife. Memories of yesterday came rushing down to him, he held onto her a bit tighter feeling the urge to protect her from her inner monsters.The thought of how someone could do such to a kid was absurd and disgusting. Why on earth would one destroy the future of a minor if you wanted to fill in your needs there are tons of bars packed with Whores that have their legs opened and are always welcome to be fucked. Felix DuPont.It always has to be the DuPont. But he's never heard about him not even from his research. His blood boiled at the mere thought of what he had done to Elena. Ares felt the need to protect it's almost as if faith had brought them together so tha
Two years later"Kill him," Ares says, cutting off from the call. He heaved out a breath, walking out of the room.He left for England two days ago after lying to Elena that he had some work-related issues and would be back as soon as he could for Ryan's fifth birthday.How time flies. Just like yesterday, the duo were on each other's necks wanting nothing to do with one another, and today, all he could say or do was be more grateful to fate.Ares left for England to finalize everything with his daughter's foster parent. He had paid them off handsomely for giving his daughter the best parental care, judging by her behavior and character. He also promised them that Nova would come to visit.Ares still hasn't informed Elena about it; he wanted it to be a surprise. His family isn't complete without having her as well.She was born out of the mistake they made years ago; call her a beautiful mistake that he'll forever cherish."Master" Henry cuts him out of his train of thought."Yes He,
Russor regretted leaving Ares there. He could have finished him off, when he had the chance to.Why had he not loaded the gun, before now? He must make sure that Ares does not survive it, because it would be easy for him to manipulate Allison to signing everything to him.He had recently found out about Ryan, and didn't know know him, that was why he had put Allison's name as his next of kin. It was temporary, because as the rules stated, he needed to have a son, who would inherit all of it.When he had found out about Ryan, things did not go on well as he planned, so he had no time to change certain things.If he could not kill Ares, he would need to have him in his custody, so as to get Allison, who was softhearted, to sign everything in his name."Do everything you have to do to make sure he does not make it out alive," Russor instructed.He had lost the chance to kill him, but it didn't mean he was too late to do it. It was all because of Ares that his right to freedom of movem
Ares was restless. He tried everything possible to find out Russor's location, but every time he tried, it kept saying 'not found'. The pictures of his wife and son were still vivid in his mind. He could not get the picture out of his head. They kept flashing in, whenever he tried to think of a solution.He had asked Allison to join the men to track their location, and he also did that because he wanted to be alone.His mind was in chaos. He was panicking.If he didn't act fast, by the this time, tomorrow, he might receive a photo of.."No!" He yelled, dreading the thought of receiving their corpse. He would never have forgiven himself, because it would be his fault, partially.There was nothing he could do, but surrender the inheritance to him, and devise a way to run away with his family. He just wanted this nonsense to end.He prepared all the documents that was needed to be handed over to Russor. He stared at all of them, like he was trying to imprint it on his mind.All his fath
Russor was not stupid. The ring alone could not do so much. It was only a way to lure Elena into his lair, get hold of her, and of course, make Ares hopeless.She had suffered an external bleeding from the blow, making blood to trickle down the side of her face. She was tied up, and thrown beside her son, who laid helplessly on the floor.Russor was an epitome of a heartless demon. He could not even pity the 4-year-old boy!He asked the man to take a perfect picture of the mother and son in all angles, and sent it to Ares.He added a caption to it, which said: "How do you like this present? Any further delay, and you'll be gifted their dead bodies. I'm sure they are more important to you than that inheritance, be smart, Ares. Be smart."Allison came back from the black web. She had been there for a while, trying to track Russor's location, but it was all in vain.She needed to check up on the duo, and when she got the house, she found it strange as to how quiet it was.Could it be th
"Alright, then. Great choice you have made, Elena! You have less than a day," he said."What?" "I give you 12 hours. I believe that you are a smart woman, you can get it done in 6 hours, even. Once you get it, call me, and I will send you the location. Remember, no one. I mean, no one at all should know about this," he voiced sinisterly."Do not harm my son, please. I will bring the ring to you, just don't do anything to him," she begged, feeling a sense of guilt, for being so irresponsible."Get to it, already. Your time has already started. You now have 10 hours to go, if I were you, I would not say anything further. Good luck!" He said, and let out a wry laughter.The phone beeped. He had ended the call, leaving her to devise a plan to get the ring.She sat on the bed, and didn't feel comfortable, so she began to pace around the room, racking her head, trying to come up with something.How was she going to get the ring? For one, Ares would not give it her if she demanded it, and h
Elena stepped back a little, shocked at his confession. She had not expected him to say something like that. Not even in her wildest dreams, did she think Ares would actually profess his feelings for her."Wh…what did you say?" She asked again, to confirm that she was not dreaming.He looked into her mesmerizing eyes, captured by its ocean blue orbs, feeling entrapped. He moved some inches close to her. Subconsciously, she moved back, until she hit the wall, where she could no longer move any further.He smirked, trapping her in between his arms, as his tall figure dominated her little frame.Their eyes were locked in each other's world. He diverted his gaze, and held her hand, gently.His caressed it with so much care and tenderness, as he proclaimed his love for her, once more."I love you, Ares."She opened her mouth to speak, but her words failed her. She just didn't know what to say, or maybe, she was afraid to see it.He lifted up her chin, and drew closer to plant a kiss on h
Ares was shocked to hear a lady's voice. He froze, instantly. He wondered how he got so carried away that he didn't even notice her presence, or hear her footsteps.He slowly turned around, and felt a sense of relief, when he saw Allison.He thought it was Elena.He didn't know how he was going to explain it to her. He looked at his sister, worry was visible in his eyes.He was worried about his son. He was only a little boy, and it was just unfair that he had to go through this occuring trauma.He promised himself that, no matter what, he would take his son back, unharmed."I really don't know yet. You know how that man is, and giving him the throne is like ruining the lives of many people who look up to me. I can't, I just can't." Allison could feel the pain in his voice. The way he talked, how he stared blankly at her…she could feel it.She moved forward, and gave him a hug. She really wished she could help, but they needed to act carefully, because Russor was a really bad person
On hearing his name, and voice, his expression immediately darkened.He got up from the couch, and moved outside. He didn't want Elena or his sister, Allison, to hear the conversation.Especially Elena. She would be devastated, and he didn't know what Russor would demand for, so it was best that he stayed away from them.He didn't think someone, who raised him up would do such a thing to him.He felt no guilt at all. He would use any means—even it meant that he hurt someone in the process—to get whatever he wanted.Never had he ever seen someone as greedy as his uncle, Russor.He closed his eyes, and took a deep breath, in order not to burst out in rage."What do you want?" Ares asked, straightforwardly.He had no time to exchange pleasantries, because there was nothing good to say to him. He just needed his son back.Even in the cold weather, Ares was already starting to sweat. His palms were now moist, as he held the phone to his ear, waiting for a response from him.Russor chuckle
"Where is he? Where's my son?" Elena cried out, with Ares grabbing a hold of her."He'll be fine, I promise you."She shakes her head vigorously, crying out in pain. She couldn't believe she repeated the same mistake of trusting someone else with her child.How could she be so gullible?If only she didn't trust Janet to take care of him and had taken him to work instead, then she'd still have him in her arms.He's just a poor, fragile kid; he doesn't deserve all of this. Ever since Ares stepped back, it's not their lives; things haven't been going great.First it was the accident, and now Ryan is kidnapped."Elena, get a hold of yourself; we're going to find him, okay?" Allison says she is interjecting between her brother and Elena.Elene cried out, palming her face. "He doesn't deserve this; he's just a kid for heaven's sake." She pulls her hands down, giving Ares a dangerous look."See ! This is exactly why I hid Ryan from you all. Everything that comes with you, Blackwood's, has da