“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
He moved his face to the side before her lip could connect with his.“At least I still have some semblance of control,” his sane voice whispered as he stepped back.“What are you doing?” She frowned, feeling insulted.“Look, you seem like a great girl, but my life is too complicated to add more complications. You don't even need to lend me a truck anymore. I'll leave.” He turned around, ready to leave, when she hurried after him. “Tell me,” she said, grabbing his shirt to stop him. He turned around, and her hands dropped to the side. “What's so complicated about your life? Did you kill someone? Is that why you need a truck?”His brow snapped in utter disbelief. “Kill someone? Do I look like a murderer?”“Erhmm, technically, you did send Ivan into another world. Isn't that worse than killing?” Another voice taunted.“Not really. I'm just not used to being turned down. You have to be a psychopath to push me away.”“On the contrary, I'm pretty sure psychopaths would love to take advanta
“Oh shit!” The farmer screamed. “My leg!”Elijah, decoding what had just happened, turned to Snow.“Run!” He ordered as he dashed out of the house, too.They ran into the car and slammed the door shut.“The keys,” he said as he reached into his back pocket.“What the hell just happened?” Snow barked as he started the car.His head went to the side as he moved the steering and found the mother running out with a gun in her hand.“You bastard! I'm going to kill you. You came to my house and tried to take advantage of my daughter. Then you had the guts to cause my husband to shoot his foot! You're dead!” She began to shoot sporadically as Elijah drove off in a zigzag pattern.“Common man, do something!” Snow said as they kept ducking.His eyes went to his ring, and it changed colors. Whipping his head up, he looked directly at the windows. A bubble-like coverage emerged.“What'd you do?” Snow's mouth hung open as he observed.“Just watch.” Elijah smiled, fully turning the car around.The
The smell of dampened earth wafted through the windows into the living room, signaling the rain had stopped.Thirty minutes later, the boys were preparing to step out to find a truck when a heavy thud rattled the door.Elijah, standing in the living room while waiting for Tobias to come out from his room, raised his head when he heard footsteps approaching.“Are you expecting anyone?” He directed at Tobias, who just stepped into the living room.“Nope? Are you?” He asked with a frown etched on his face.He shook his head as his eyes trailed suspiciously towards the door. Up until the thud, he hadn't heard a sound that would suggest someone was outside. Maybe because he had been too deep in his head to notice. The events of the day were still so crazy to him. It made him wonder if his ring caused the exaggerated response.Those were his thoughts until the sound interrupted.“Oh, oh!” Snow suddenly barked, running into the room as if he was being chased.“What's your problem now?” Elija
“Who do you think you are to demand we stay? So we can listen to you cook more lies? You must be insane!” Her mother hissed and went directly in front of her daughter. “Come with me, baby. We're returning to the station and filing a report against these clueless cops, too.”“No, you're not!” Elijah insisted in a raised voice.“And who's going to stop me? You?” She sneered, giving him a disgusted once-over.“Yes, me,” he replied, returning her challenging gaze head-on.“Elijah, I don't think you should exchange words with the complainants. Just let them do whatever they have to do. We won't make any arrests until we fully understand the situation,” Montgomery assured him.“This is exactly why Mum says you're compromised. You saw the gun injury on my father. I have some bruises on my arms. How are you not making any arrests right now?”“Oh, shut up!” Elijah heard. It took him a few seconds to realize it was coming from Sandy.A small smile played on his face, making Anastasia even more
Much to his relief, the living room was empty when they stepped inside.“Wow, this is your place? It's so nice,” Jack said.He scratched the back of his head, thinking of the best possible way to respond to a compliment like that “Uhmm, thanks,” he settled for.He showed them to the couch and excused himself. On entering the kitchen, his steps faltered when he found Tobias munching on a cake.“Hey Elijah, are they—-”“Shhhh!” He hushed him. Motioning with his hands and heady, he explained the cops were still in the living room.“Oh–” he nodded.“I'll fetch two bottles of water, have a glass,” he mouthed to him.“Okay.” He shrugged.His eyes behind him, he walked over to the fridge, and picked out the bottles of water. Returning to the counter, he fetched two glasses. He was about to leave, when he paused, changing his mind.Backtracking towards Tobias, he stopped, placed the glass on the table, and tried to snatch the fork so he could scoop some cake into his mouth.He couldn't resis
A flicker of surprises crossed his eyes as they drove past a massive gate and stopped in front of a building with a signpost at the top of it that read, “ALL THINGS THAT MOVE.”He had never been to this side of town before, and it amazed him to note there was so much more in Quantum City than most of its citizens knew about.“Here we go!” Jack said, his voice ridden with excitement.As they alighted from the car, an attendant approached them.“Howdy, officers!” The man, who was in close contest with the ground, waved.Elijah had to reach down to see the man entirely. “You're good, Ashton?” Jack stretched out his hand for a handshake.“We're tryna survive, brother.” He laughed as their hands clapped.While the pleasantries were going on, Elijah took the opportunity to move his head around. It smelled like a mixture of oil, gasoline, and cigarettes. It's probably not the best combination due to how combustible things could get.But if you sniffed a little, you could perceive the underl
She saw him look at her but pretended not to notice as she kept her gaze locked on Lexington.“It's you!” Jack repeated.“Do I know you?” She slowly turned to the man, who kept screaming but paused when she noticed he was wearing a police uniform.“I'm at your service, ma'am,” he saluted, rising to his feet. Drawing near to her, he sought her hands.Amused, she projected it forward. He grabbed it and placed a gentle kiss on it. “Elijah was right. You look even more stunning in person.”Her eyes blinked multiple times, then lifted curiously. Lexington's gaze sought Elijah's, his lip curling into an amused smile.He shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He had been put on the spot by that idiot who couldn't zip his mouth to save his life.“He said that?” Lexington, seeking more messiness, prodded.“He did. I thought he was lying for clout, but as it turns out, he was sincere,” Jack continued, unable to read the room. “I'm glad you think I'm pretty in person,” Winnie said.He turned his he