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Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 101
By the time Elijah arrived at the laboratory, he was completely exhausted. Between kicking Kingston's ass, and that torturous conversation with Colin, he was ready to call it a day. But as his car rolled into the compound, his eyes caught the van in front of him.Two men in uniforms that looked very much like police uniforms stood side by side, observing the warehouse. They acted like they had not just heard the sound of his car."Not another problem please." He sighed, alighting from his car.The moment his legs dropped to the ground, both officers were by his side. "Good evening son. I'm Officer Melbourne." The older one who looked just happy to be there stretched out his hand.The younger one eyes him and pushes his hands away. "Whatchu doing here Mr?""Elijah." He said."You didn't answer my question." He continued, his chest puffed out."Don't be rude." The nice officer Melbourne said under his breath, but his words fell on deaf ears."I'm here to check out the warehous
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 102
"erhmmm--- No, not really." Jack stuttered."It's just standard procedure," Melbourne explained."Oh, I understand you. The warehouse has been abandoned for quite a while right? Considering the area it's located too. Trust me," She allowed her fingers to settle on Jack's sleeve. The cop's naked eye shone with delight. "My husband and I have wanted to sell it for quite some time now. But we had to leave the city for a while. You know how business goes. Right honey?" With her hands still on Jack's sleeve, she moved her head towards Tobias.Elijah was well and truly entertained. Now he knew what an excellent actress Cleo was, his life was about to become ten times easier."Yes, love. We're going to sell now." He said, the enthusiasm in his voice not matching his eyes as he stared at Cleo's hands on Jack."So can we please leave now officer?" She pouted, and with her free hands, twisted a lock of her hair as she bounced from toe to toe."I think ----""Yes, you can. You can go any
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 103
The impact sent their car summersaulting into the air. When it finally crashed, the force sent parts of the cars flying all over.Elijah crawled out of what was left of the car first. He raised his head to see the car that had crashed into them successfully pull away, without any scratch to it. He blinked, and cleaned his eyes with the back of his hands, to be certain he had seen correctly.His head felt heavy, and his vision's blurry. Crawling with his elbows, he searched for Cleo and Tobias. His motion was suddenly blocked by an object in front of him. On closer inspection, it turned out to be a foot. Slowly, he raised his head up and found out the foot led to a face."Cleo?" He called, staring into the furious eyes of the woman that had her hands on her waist."Man get off the floor." She bent her back, and grabbed his hands."My head is--- Where's Tobias." He asked, as she dragged him up I'm one pull.He staggered back, the weight of his body too heavy for his legs. Cleo w
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 104
Colin Trust looked out his window when he heard the sound of a car roughly pulling into his compound. He took a swig from the glass of whiskey in his hands, and his eyes narrowed as he waited for the crackhead who was confident enough to barge into his personal space. When the door of the car swung open, and Nathan Luxe stepped out, he bobbed his head. Turning away from the window, he adorned a smiley counting the seconds until Nathan strode in. He was up ten, when Nathan Luxe walked into his living room."Colin." The angry man regarded him with a nudge of his head."Nathan Luxe," Colin said, walking to the minibar. He grabbed the half empty bottle on the counter, and an additional glass. "To what do I owe this surprise visit?" He asked, returning to the living room."I'll need that drink first before I proceed." Nathan grated his teeth, his eyes devoid of emotion."Well here you go then." Colin handed him his drink.He accepted and emptied the glass in one go. His face scrunched, as
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 105
Elijah felt a presence beside him, and his consciousness returned with full force. His eyes fluttered open, and he jerked into a sitting position."Finally! He's awake." Cleo said pulling out a whistle. She blew it and broke into a clap."Why?" The question floated in Elijah's head, as he took a few minutes to wait out the stiffness, so his body could function normally again. "Welcome back man. I brought you your favorite chicken soup for your fever." Tobias said, setting a table beside him."Fever?" He said. "I don't have a fever." He protested, feeling active again."Sure. That's why you spent the last two days moving like a small towns recovering addict. Wake up long enough to eat something, and then return to your sleep. I almost searched for the ring you put your powers in, and shove it in your finger so we could call it a day." She snorted."Why didn't you?" He asked, his eyes twinkling with amusement."Well Mr goody two shoes here said not to do it." She shook her head i
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 106
"I can't believe you insist on going for the party tonight. I know you're obsessed with the girl, but I didn't think you were totally helpless." Cleo queried, as she helped Elijah put his jacket on."Okay, first of all, I'm not obsessed with anyone. Secondly, I'm going because Mr William Carter, Winnie's grandpa invited me. Not because of Winnie, but because of her grandfathe. Get that?" He moved away from her, and went to stand before his mirror. "Sure Elijah. That explains why you're putting extra efforts in your looks. Whatchu going to do next? Shave your beards?" She scoffed, drawing closer to him again."You know for someone who is so against me going to this dinner party, you sure look overdressed. Why didn't you turn me down when I suggested you come along, huh?" He turned to face her, with an accusatory squint."What?" She chortled. "I'm only going because you asked me to go. Remember, you're still a little vulnerable. Also too stubborn to put on your ring. Since we don't
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 107
Elijah pulled his car into the former Carter mansion. As expected, they were already cars lined up, with even more approaching. It was a testament to how good of a person William Carter was. Sure he had a tongue sharper than a sword, and his cane could be swiped, pushed, and thrown at any moment, but never towards an undeserving person."Wow, it's huge!" Cleo said."A huge house with a murderer running through it." Tobias sucked his teeth."Tobi?" Elijah raised a confused brow."What? You're the one who said the patriach of the house was almost killed." Elijah rolled his eyes. "Let's just get tonight over with."He found a space to park, and they stepped out of the car."Quick, how do I look?" She twirled around for the boys, her short flare skirt floating from side to side."Alright.' Elijah shrugged.She shot him a furious glare, and he threw his head away, smirking."You look stunning." Tobias said breathlessly."Right?" She brightened up, and stretched out her hands to
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 108
"Wait, I thought we were going to stand by ourselves?" Tobias already nervous asked."No baby. We're not going to let these snobbish rats think they're better than us. Let's go." Cleo raised a stubborn chin, her lip pursed. Elijah and Tobias communicated silently, through a quick look. Elijah shrugged in defeat, pointing at Cleo."Got it," Tobias said under his breath."Common guys, let's go," Cleo said, already sashaying ahead.Rhonda held her breath when she spotted the trio coming over. She had been so upset with the new woman in Elijah's life, that she had failed to notice how different he looked. She didn't usually like this style in a man. She preferred a clean fresh shaved man. That's why she was surprised at how hot she found her husband. Yeah, her husband. As long as she had not the divorce paper yet, he belonged to her and only her."I can't believe you called him over." Nathan hissed. If Colin wasn't his friend, he would have been suspicious of his motives.He didn't
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A crowd gathered at the streets of Quantum City to watch the elites light up the place.They were all grateful to have been invited to the fundraising of Colin Trust. It was rare to be invited to these events, or that the events were even held in public.Amongst the people in that crowd weird Cleo and Tobias.Tobias was waiting for the signal he needed before he did what he prepared to do. As he turned his head around, he came face to face with Laura Anderson.She drew closer, and stopped in front of him. “The least you could do was answer my calls, you know? My mother was dying in the hospital, and I needed your help. I know about everything done to Elijah, so you can't even use that as an excuse. I just needed to talk to someone,” she said, tears in her eyes.Cleo was ready to go off when she turned and saw Laura Anderson. “You're the one that has a crush on my boyfriend,” she said before Tobias could respond.Laura painfully tore her gaze from Tobias, and turned to Cleo. “So you're
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Lexington knocked at Elijah's door at seven in the evening, and the door was immediately opened by Cleo.“Hey, you came,” she said, stepping aside so he could go through.He found Tobias, and the god in the living room, but Winnie was nowhere to be found.“Where's Winnie?” He asked.“What do you mean, where's Winnie? Isn't she supposed to be with you?” Tobias asked.“No. She texted that she would be spending the night here, and I told her I'd pick her up for the fundraiser this evening,” he replied.“Are you sure? Because I'm pretty certain she received a call from you shortly after you left, and zapotec out to receive it.”“Wait a second,” Lexington took a step forward. “You're trying to tell me you haven't heard from her since she stepped out to receive a call?”“She said you wanted to speak to her. When we heard her car drive away, we assumed she was going to meet up with you,” but as Cleo said it, she began to realise the situation was not as straightforward as it seemed.Lexingto
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“Leave me alone. Just go away,” Elijah muttered over and over again, as he scraped the walls of his cell with his fingers.It had gotten dark, and everytime it was dark, the voices got louder and more menacing.“Elijah?!” The most off-putting of all the voices sounded.He knew who he belonged to, but he couldn't quite place it. His mind was too disorganised.“Leave me alone,” he begged.“Why? You don't want to be reminded of your sins? I thought you were a self righteous prick!”“I didn't do it,” he shook his head continuously. “I didn't. An accident. She did it. She caused it.”Darius laughed. “But no one that matters knows. In the papers, you're a murderer. You need to see the paper stands, and the news on the city's projector screens. They're all carrying your face and your crime. Maybe you should have publicised your healing abilities. If you had, the, would have been more inclined to support you.” he laughed maniacally.“I'm innocent. I'm innocent,” Elijah repeated.The more he s
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“You're a murderer! A monster. You've claimed you save lives. You claim you can't fight the urge to be a messiah to ailing people. Look at you now. A murderer!”“Leave me alone! Leave me!” Elijah closed his ears, and dropped to the ground in a ball.He rolled from one end of the room to the other, trying to wade off the voices in his head.Still, they didn't relent. The more he tried to keep them away, the more they laughed and mocked him.“Do you know how many people you killed?” Another baritone voice began in a singsong tone.“Not one,” one shrieked.“Not even two,” another thundered.“Not five either,” a third chirped.“So many!” The first voice screamed and broke into a feat of laughter.“No, I didn't mean to. It was a mistake. A setup. Please. Mercy!” He begged, and cried.“No, you did! You put on the ring when you knew how blood thirsty it was. You wanted this. Craved it, because deep down, you're truly a monster!”“No I'm not!” He screamed back.“Yes you are!”“No I'm not!”“Y
Chapter 275
They were driving along the highway when Avery turned on the radio and began to sing along to the music being played.“You haven't changed that much,” he said, as she sang.Despite the volume turned all the way up, she could hear him clearly.“It's the curse of being a star, my darling.” She continued singing loudly, pulling a head shake out of his head.He didn't care what she chose to do. The only thing he was happy about was the fact he had managed to get the sixth herb. Despite every setback be had to face, it was just the remaining two left.His thoughts became bothered as he wondered what they were going to be. He assumed if he hadn't seen it yet, it was because of how life threatening they were bound to be.He didn't care though. No matter what it was, he planned on doing it just to see his mother up and about again.She had spent so much time being unconscious, she probably didn't know how the world worked anymore.“Why aren't you singing? You just achieved a major feat. You s
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Avery shot forward, and dropped to the ground beside him.“Elijah!” She smacked his chest.“Move!” He screamed at her. “It's just the ring. It's trying to control me,” he explained.“Oh,” she looked reluctant to leave him alone, nervously twisting her head from side to side. “Is there something I can do to help you out? Tell me, and I'll do it,” she asked desperately.“Just move, Avery. Move please,” he pleaded.“Okay,” she rose to her feet. “But I'm not moving far away. Just in case you need my help.”He sighed and rose to his feet. She was stubborn, but it was understandable. She just wanted to help.“You listen to me,” he spoke through his bringing the ring to his face. “You're not going to keep doing whatever the fuck you want to do. I'm going to get that herb, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it!” With every word he spoke, his tone grew higher and higher, until the veins on his forehead formed a poll of creasing mass.With a determined stride, he pushed forward an
Chapter 273
Elijah drove to a stop in front of the Trusts mansion.“There's a way we can play this off without alerting Colin's boys. But if you want to go the badass route, then we can just walk in.”“What way?” Elijah asked, his trouble sensing tingling.“With your tongue shoved down my throat. They'd think we're in heat and just want to make love. Without any questions asked, they would open the door and let us in.”“No!” He said, immediately she was done.“Okay, Mr God. Chill with the outburst. It was only a suggestion. It's either that, or we go in together. If we do, there's a chance one of them might recognize you and report back to Colin. Are you willing to risk that?”“I'm already here. I don't care if anyone recognizes me or not. All I want to do is get in there, take the herb, and get out.”“You say it like it's that easy,” she said, withdrawing her legs from the dashboard. “Doesn't it take a whole process? Or are you willing to risk the ring working against you?”“The ring feeds on vi
Chapter 272
“We will have to return to the exhibition one after the other, though. Just follow my lead,” Winnie said.Elijah blinked multiple times as he tried to wrap his mind around Winnie’s enthusiasm. She had the biggest smile on her face, as if she had been waiting for this day all her life.“Are you ready?” she lifted her head, her gaze darting between Elijah and Avery.“I don’t know what exactly you’re trying to do. But I’m bored and down for anything, so let’s do it.” Avery shrugged. “That’s the spirit!” she pumped her fist, then turned to Elijah. “You?” she asked, eyeing him gently as she waited for his response.“Do I have a choice?”“No!” Both Avery and Winnie screamed in unison.“Fine.” He threw his hands into the air in surrender. They stood aside, as Winnie stomped her foot on the ground twice before storming towards the exhibition room.“It’s not just me, right? She’s really enjoying this.” Elijah observed out loud.“Yeah buddy. You got yourself a show girl. In other words, a dra
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Elijah thought about it for all but twenty seconds before he shook his head, rejecting the idea. “No. I absolutely cannot use Winnie that way. If I have to wait until the day of the fundraiser, then so be it.”“Look, I get it. Winnie is special to you. She’s the one you love, or whatever. Regardless, this is your best shot. Colin knows that you’re a god.”“What!” he raised his brow, temporarily startled?“I had to tell him about us, because he pretty much figured out the basics. Anyway, that’s not even the case right now. If you don’t find a way to sneak into the house soon, he’s going to set you up so bad when the time comes, I’m afraid you may not be able to escape the ambush.”He let her words sit in his head for a few minutes. His biggest enemy at the moment was time. By all indications, Colin planned on using the next weekend for his fundraiser. This would make it exactly one week from today. In a way, he could admit Avery was right. He had to move fast if he wanted to thwart C
