“Do you want to leave, Elijah? I understand if you want to leave the party,” Tobias said.“Why would I? Because of the hostility, I'm already used to?” He scoffed.“That's the spirit!” Laura cheered. “You hear that, Tobias? Let's go mingle with other people.” She tried to drag him away but he didn't budge.Rolling her eyes, she stepped behind and allowed him to continue to converse with Elijah.Maybe she shouldn't have stepped into the scapegoat Elijah escapade. But if she hadn't done that, Tobias would have left.“You're being so obvious, Laura,” her mind whispered, but she didn't care.The way she liked people was pretty intense. It was the very same way she could just stop liking someone. Case in point, her feelings for Colin Trust.At first, she had thought her life was nothing without him. Her mother forcing her on him was another reason she felt they were meant to be together. Then Tobias happened, and now she couldn't remember what it felt like to be in love with Colin Trust.I
“Whoa!”“Fuck!”“How—?!”“Oh my God!”The reactions varied as everyone saw what had just happened.“You bastard!” Dr Hill, feeling highly embarrassed, swung.Elijah easily sidestepped him, and grabbed his hand, locking it behind him. He turned him around, so he was facing everyone while writhing in pain.“What do you think you're doing, Elijah!” Laura Anderson screamed out.He couldn't answer. His ring was in control now and he was totally under its mercy. “Let him go, Elijah!” Nathan Luxe demanded.“Or?” He raised a brow.Winnie couldn't believe her ears. Elijah would never step out of character like this.“What the fuck is happening?” She asked Lexington.She was swearing again, but that wasn't his focus right now. He could see what was happening. A trip to Asher made him confident in his thoughts. “He's about to spiral. He'll unravel if we don't stop him,” he communicated with him.“What do I care about? He can expose himself if he wants to!” “Asher! Stop being petty and short
“Let him go, I want to speak to him,” she directed at Tobias, who was only too happy to give him someone else's headache. He was simply too pissed. Elijah was better at controlling himself than this shameful action he just displayed.It didn't matter that he had acted like this event was nothing but a stressful waste of his time. At the end of the day, he had done something meaningful. Now he regretted forcing Elijah to come.Ever since Winnie came to spend the night, he had been acting weird. Too bad there wasn't enough time to ask him what the fuck the problem was.“See you later man,” he said and walked away.Elijah's blood sizzled. He wasn't about to spare Winnie either. If she crossed the line, things could get ugly.“What do you want?”“Come with me.”She didn't wait to see if he was following. She believed in herself to the point she knew he had to follow her.She walked around until she came to a spot that was secluded enough, then she stopped and turned around.“What do you
Elijah spent the entire night burying the events of the day and trying to forget the strange calm he had received.Gone were the days when things like that made him panic. If they were really about that life they would show their faces, and stop hiding under enigmas.When he woke up, the first thing he did was to pull out a personal journal.So far, he had successfully recovered herbs from his house, the Carters, the Andersons, and the Luxes. Dr Hill had also given him his own. In total, that was five herbs. The outstanding house was the Trusts. It would prove to be the most difficult of any other house.He knew that, and that was what spurred his daily plans. Every day, he made plans to infiltrate that house and get those herbs.This morning was no exception.He pulled out his notepad and began to plot. Avery Trust was his best bet. She could swoop in, and swoop out with the herb. No one would notice, everything would be fine.He put her name down.But if he went with her, he riske
Elijah spent the entire night burying the events of the He gained clarity the second he stepped out of the bathroom. Going to his closet, he picked out his outfit for the day, and began to dress. When he stepped out of the house, he bumped into Tobias. “Hey Mr! Where are you headed in such a hurry?” Tobias asked. “Why are you not at work?” He answered with a question of his. “Because it's Sunday? Have you forgotten we had a party yesterday? And today I'm supposed to rest?” “Yeah,” Elijah nodded. “Alright, see you later,” he said, dangling his keys as he walked away. “Hey!” Tobias called, going after him. “You've not told me where you're headed.” “None of your business Tobi. Don't you have something to do? Glass to clear? Perhaps you could take pictures of the earth?” “Or you could give me the number Cleo called you with so I can call her?” That made Elijah stop, and turn. “Nice try buddy. That's not even her number. You know she calls with different numbers. Anyway, it's good
The thought of the strange nurse who appeared at odd places kept Elijah alert, as he drove into the street where the Carter mansion was located.But just as before he arrived at the gate, he saw a car that looked familiar.He put a stop to his car, and quickly hopped out of it.Storming forward, he stopped by the familiar car and knocked on its windows.Winnie Carter who was bidding her time, wined down her window to find Elijah staring at her.“Elijah?” She frowned.“Open the door,” he said, nudging his head to the side. Reluctantly, she did. He went round the car and slid into the passenger seat.“Why are you here alone?” He asked when he was comfortably seated.“Why does that matter?”“If you want to go in, you should go in. What's stopping you?”“Who said I want to go in?”He paused, realizing the questioning sequence had gone on for way too long.“Winnie, the fact that you're packed in front of the mansion tells me that you do want to go in. You can't let your fears stop you,”
Winnie moved out of her grandfather's hug, as they both looked at Elijah at the same time.“What favor?” He was quick to ask.“Can I speak with your grandfather alone?” He asked.A flash of hurt crossed her eyes as she widened. “Why alone?”“Because this is a conversation I'd rather have alone with him.”“Fine!”She didn't wait for him to change his mind or try to change his mind. Grabbing her purse from the spot it had fallen as she hugged her grandfather, she angrily walked past him.He held his breath until he heard the door slam shut.Releasing the breath he was holding, he took a step forward, and then another. He plopped on a space on the bed and turned to the old man.“Your heart is fragile,” he said.“Is that what you want to talk about? Or your parents?” William asked.“No, not my parents. I will find out the truth in time. Please leave them out of this.”“You're upset. I didn't mean to upset you. I'm sorry.”“And no more apologies, please. I've not done anything yet to warr
He gently stepped away from Winnie and pulled his phone out of his pocket.It was a simple text from Cleo.“I think I found him.”His eyes bulged as he began to retreat.“Where do you think you're headed?” Winnie turned, staring at him with a confused expression in her eyes.“Uhmm, Winnie, this is urgent. I need to leave. I'll text you the address of that doctor. If there's any update on your grandfather, please call me Immediately.”Before she could respond, he turned around and fled out of the room.He ran straight past John who was coming up the stairs.“Eli–” the driver shrugged and gave up on completing his name. He dashed into his car and drove out of the compound. The home was calling. It was the only place safe enough to call Cleo. Without risking the walls of the world, of course.The highway was looking a little jam-packed when he drove towards it. Checking his time, he realized he wouldn't be getting home even in the next two hours.He diverted and decided to follow the al