As he opened his mouth to speak, the door blasted open and fell off its hinges. The frame flew across the room, landing on the glass windows, and shattered.“Not again!” Elijah whined.The sound of huge boots greeted their ears as they waited for the latest guest to intrude.“I told you you'd pay!” A voice said. Before they could see who it was, he flung Elijah across the wall.He twirled, and turned to Asher who had taken a fighting stance. “Ivan!” He called with disgust when he saw it was the god.“Asher!” He returned. His hand closed into a fist, as he lunged after him.Asher bends, and his hands fly across his head. He stumbled forward, and Asher used the opportunity to pick him from the ground up.“Did you add more weight?” He goofed, throwing him down. He landed on the center table made of glass, and it shattered all over his body.He broke into a feat of laughter, as he turned to Snow who had sneaked behind him to hide. “Did you see that?” He asked between laughter.Elijah slo
“Well, I thought he was sensible enough to be reasoned with. I had no idea he would go ahead and do whatever he liked,” he explained.“That's actually on you. You should have known I don't take orders from anyone,” he boasted.“You let comments like that slide, but come at me when I talk smack. Tell me why? What does he have on you? Your nudes?” Asher sneaked into the conversation, finding a way to make it about himself.“Be silent, Asher!”“See! You just proved my point! Tell me, you see it, Elijah?” He turned to his enemy for help.“I don't care who has what on anyone. I want everyone out of my house. Oh, and everyone would have to pay for the damages to my house, of course,” he snickered, genuinely irritated by the mess. “Like I'll pay for shit!” Ivan countered.“You know you're slowly getting on my nerves with your arrogance. You don't want to make an enemy out of me.” Elijah warned in a deadly voice, and all pairs of eyes suddenly rested on him.Their eyes bulged in surprise. He
“Hey, bro,” Elijah called as he entered Tobias' room.Tobias, who had just woken up after over twelve hours of unconsciousness, sat with his butt at the edge of the bed and his leg on the ground. His head resting on his palm, projected when he heard Elijah's voice.“Hey,” he said.Elijah moved to his dressing table, leaning against it. “How do you feel?” He asked.“Like shit,” he laughed dryly, causing Elijah to let out a weak smile.“At least you're alive.” He tried a joke that Tobias took in good faith.Smiling at him, he rose to his feet. “Needed a little time before I check if my leg is still functional. Laying in bed for that long is crazy,” he said, walking towards the door.“Where are you going?” Elijah hurried after him, his face twisted in panic.“The living room. Why?” He turned his head around as his brow lifted in curiosity.“Nothing. I think you should take a bath first before coming out to eat something.”It was a lie. He didn't want him to see the chaos downstairs unti
The moment he stepped foot into the house, he found Tobias standing in the middle of the mess, a horrified look in his eyes.“What the hell happened here!” He asked the second he raised his head and saw Elijah come through.“Uhmm, actually,” he scratched his head, not expecting Tobias to be out so soon.“Looks like someone has a lot of explanations to do.” Snow taunted in a singsong voice.“Shut up, Snow!”“Don't tell me to shut up. Tell the truth!”Tobias' head went from Elijah to Snow and back to Elijah.“Are you two arguing right now?” He asked, his face ridden with confusion.“No!”“Yes!”They both spoke at the same time.He couldn't hear Snow, but he could bet his life he answered with the opposite of Elijah's answer. It pretty much responded to his question. They were arguing, and it was about why Elijah's living room was missing a door again, a window, and a center table.“I know the man who attacked Snow, and I did a lot last night. But it's not to this extent. What happened h
“Different day, same bullshit,” he muttered under his breath, coming out of his dazed state.Looking down, he found his hand pressed tightly against his phone. Any more pressure and it would be broken. He sighed and wiped the pool of sweat on his forehead with the back of his empty hand.He moved his fingers to go through his dial list when a message came into his phone.Rhonda; “Hey, I'd have called, but I'm currently swamped at work. Mum is hosting a party, because I'm her usual dramatic antics, she wants to celebrate life. She specifically asked for you to be present at the party. It's on Friday. That should give you enough time to decide whether you'll be coming home. Take care.”“Tiana wants me at her party? Why, to kill me?” he mumbled in disbelief.But with that thought rose a plan, and just like that, he didn't care anymore about the reason for her invitation. All he saw was a way in, to do what he couldn't do the last time he was at the mansion.Changing his mind about making
“Here's your meal. I even added some more meat for you,” the waitress directed Tobias as she arrived at the table with their food.“Really? Thanks for your kindness,” Tobias responded, oblivious to her intense flirting.“That's alright. If you need anything, please send it to me.” She threw him a wink before walking away.As she left, Elijah chuckled. “What?” Tobi asked, already digging into his food.“You're an unbelievable man. That girl was giving you the green,” he said.“She was envious? Of what?” Elijah chuckled. “You're an unbelievable man. Green as in greenlights, not envy.” He shook his head.Everyone swore he was the closed-minded, antisocial guy, but Tobias didn't even know when a woman was flirting with him. To be sincere, he didn't know most of the time. However, the waitress wasn't trying to be subtle with it.“She was flirting with me?” He asked as if it was the most insane thing he had ever heard.“Hard!” “Wow,” he looked in thought for a couple of minutes as he chewe
“Can't believe a whole week just went by like that,” Tobias said, walking into Elijah's room.“Don't you know how to knock?” He asked, feigning anger.“Did you knock when you sent Cleo on a deathtrap journey?” He threw back in his face. Elijah sighed as the memory of the previous week swooped through his mind.When they stood up to leave after lunch, the waitress stopped by the table again. This time, she didn't hesitate. She stretched out her hands towards Tobias and asked for his number.“Hey, you're stunning, but I'm kinda spoken for,” he responded.“I don't care. We can still be friends, right?” She insisted, the smile on her face not breaking.“Are you sure about that? The girl he likes is kinda crazy,” Elijah, who wanted to stay out of it, was forced to say.“The girl he likes? I take it they're not together, then? That's a window of opportunity if you ask me,” she pushed, maintaining eye contact with Tobias.He blushed, unable to help himself. “I'm flattered. I am. But I'm als
“When Cleo comes back, I'm going to tell her how much of an ass you were the entire time she was gone,” Elijah hissed.“You do that.” He pointed, unbothered. “Why are you even in my room?”“Have you forgotten what day it is?” He asked, confused himself by Elijah's obtuse gaze.“Oh fuck! It's Friday, isn't it?” He asked, jumping from his bed.He was so deep into writing down strategies for getting the rest of the herbs that a week had passed without him even knowing.“You're still obsessed with those scenarios?” Tobias asked, a little worried about the hyperfixation of his friend.Thankfully, nothing crazy happened throughout the week. For once in a very long time, they had enjoyed relative solitude. Something told him it wasn't going to be the case today. That same voice was saying now that Elijah may feel the same.“I have to hurry up on getting the herbs and revive Mum,” he said, going towards the bathroom. “First of all, she doesn't have much time left. Secondly, I don't have enou