“So you're still searching for that ring, huh? I thought you would have given up on it already. I don't think it exists.”“Good thing I didn't ask you because it does exist. Mr Anderson saw it with his own eyes before he passed away.”“Well, anyone could wear a similar design of the ring. Doesn't make it the same.” She shrugged to give off the idea she was being calm about the conversation, but deep down, she wished she could easily convince him.“Why do I feel you're trying so hard to dissuade me from thinking Elijah has the ring I'm searching for? And why have you not shared with me everything you know about him?” He raised a suspicious brow.‘So much for manipulating him,’ she thought. She had forgotten they were the same people, just in different bodies.Colin was too brilliant to be easily outsmarted. She would have better luck persuading someone like Kingston Luxe.“I'm not trying to get you to do anything. It's just your obsession with that ring is becoming unhealthy. You took
“Father?” Elijah repeated, in utter shock.“Elijah.” He said after a brief silence.“Father!” Tobi gasped.“Tobias,” He answered again to prove to them he was speaking.“What—- how— I don't—”“He's a ghost,” Elijah helped explain his presence to Tobias.“He's right. I'm a ghost, but a ghost with some sound warning.”The warmth in his eyes disappeared as he stared directly at Elijah. “You've messed up big time, boy.”“Me? What'd I do?” His face scrunched.“What haven't you done? In just one night, you managed to upset the balance of the world and intertwined powers. You have no idea the severity of your actions tonight, Elijah,” he said disappointedly.“You're speaking in parables, father. Whatever I did tonight, I did it for the sake of everyone I love. To protect and shield them. I don't see any wrong I did,” he countered stubbornly.“It's because you've refused to see things from the point of the god you are instead of a human point. You've let your true self for so long that you're
Colin laughed at his friend's reaction. “You haven't even heard what I have to say, and you've made up your mind?”“As long as it's about that bastard, I don't want to hear it. The absolute gall of that man!” “Uh-huh. What did he do this time?” “What did he not do is the right question! I hate his guts so much. If I could, I'd strangle him with my bare hands,” he said with gritted teeth.“Wow. That's an unhealthy amount of hatred you're spewing there, don't you think?” Dr Hill asked, self-righteously.“You're the one to talk,” Nathan scoffed. “No one could tell you otherwise when you hated Dr Banes, so much so you were the frontrunner in the agreement that he had to die. Don't lecture me like you have any morals.” He rolled his eyes and threw his face to the painting on the wall.He'd much rather look at it than at the hypocrite. If it were left to him, Dr Hill would be kicked out of their circle. He was the most giant clown he knew. He always wanted to appear like an excellent guy
Elijah stood in front of his mirror, with his right hand projected forward and his eyes stamped on the ring around his finger. His free hand grappled the ring, and for the hundredth time since his father's appearance in the car, he tried to pull it off.As with the other times, his hand only bounced back while the ring remained intact.He sighed, one step closer to giving up. But like the loser he could never allow himself to be, he tried again.This time, he borrowed from his powers, using them as a kind of support for his physical strength. Taking a deep breath, he shut his eyes and hoped for the best. Unfortunately, his idea did not go as planned. As he pulled, the two sources bridged, and the energy expelled flung him away. He landed with his back to the floor.“Oh, piss off!” He banged the floor, a little frustrated.His heart pounding against his chest caused his ears to twitch. He tried to stand up, but the force was not done with him yet. With double its previous energy, it
Tobias intuitively stood in front of his phone as his supervisor approached.“Tobias? Is that you?” The overly tall man with naturally slouched shoulders questioned.“It's me, sir,” Tobias stuttered a little as he tried to keep his voice at a standard pitch.At the other end of the line, Elijah grew weary from worry. Worry that Tobias must have done something he wasn't supposed to do. Why else was he acting so nervous?“But why are you here on your own? You're always supposed to be with your assigned partner in the dark room,” he said, his eyes darting across the room before resting on Tobias again.“He– he had to opt out last minute. Something else needed his attention,” he explained.Elijah rolled his eyes. He could tell that was an outright lie. Maybe it was because he had known Tobias for a long time. No wonder he was acting weird.He did feel a little bit sorry for him, though. In a bid to help him, he got tossed into this problem.“Really? You should have reported to me then. Yo
“You? What the hell are you doing here? How are you even here?” He asked in surprise mixed with disgust.Snow, sensing this wasn't going to go anywhere nice, slipped out of the room unnoticed.“You need to calm down, gorgeous,” she said, her eyes trailing all over his body.Something about a man, fresh out of the shower, a towel around his waist, and water splashed across his bare chest, was alluring. Now, when that man was also as hot as Elijah, it was impossible not to gawk.“You need to stop staring at me and start answering my questions!” He hissed.Something jumped in her heart. It wasn't fear or intimidation. Instead, it was her biggest attraction since she completely expelled Asher from her system.The way he was being so randomly mean made her want him more. He hadn't exactly been friendly with her after her betrayal, but he was never this outrightly condescending. A trip to his finger explained his behavior. His power was back, and savage Elijah had emerged.“I came to see y
Snow returned when Avery left and met Elijah, pacing back and forth.“What did the pretty lady want?” He asked, following his movement.After only a few seconds of his eyes dwindling from one place to another, his gaze wavered, and he sat down.“They know about the lab. I have to get everything out before tomorrow, but he the fuck am I supposed to do that?”“Simple. You're a god. Just wave your finger, and it's done.”He hissed. “I wish it were that simple, Snow. I wish.”“What do you plan on doing?” “First, I need a large truck. But where could I possibly get one on such short notice?”“Uhmm, Sandy's pet parents can help.He abruptly stopped and slowly turned around to face him. “Who's who?” “Sandy,” he repeated as if he was supposed to know who that was.“Who the hell is Sandy?” “Our neighbor's pet cat? I always talk about Sandy. How come you still don't know her.”“Snow, the only neighbors we have are both about thirty minutes drive away from us. Of course, I don't know, Sandy!”
“This is like an adventure between us, right? I'm the hero, and you're my sidekick.”Elijah snickered. “How does that sound to you?”“Like the truth?” He laughed.“I'm glad you're having fun, but you better pray your plan works. I already told you what I'd do to those neighbors and their precious Sandy.”“No! Don't hurt Sandy. She's innocent.”“What do you care? Do you like her or something?”“Eww! She's a cat?” “Do you know what's the human equivalent of what you just said?”“Of course I do,” he cleared his throat and adopted a valley girl accent. “Oh my God! That's who you like? He's such a five, and you know you're a ten, girl.” Then he flipped his invincible locks.Elijah couldn't help the laughter that consumed him. Throwing his head back, he laughed his heart out.“You're out of your mind, Snow!” He exclaimed in disbelief. “You sound exactly like Rhonda's younger sister.”“Your ex-wife is Rhonda, right?”Elijah suddenly grew serious. “Yeah, why do you ask?”“Nothing.” He quickl