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The Abandoned Son's Rehabilitation Where is My Angel
The day passes seamlessly as Luke's employees are capable of following the directions that were sent out to them without any issue. They worked together and were very efficient throughout the day, which allowed Luke to sit back and relax knowing that everything was working smoothly. But as much as he liked to relax, Luke's thoughts kept returning to Ella as he wondered where she could have gone. He knew that she must still be mad at him but it worried him to know that she could have been somewhere alone in the streets. She had spent so much time living with him, and to his knowledge, she had no finances or friends besides Aria. So where would she be hiding? What kind of state would she be in? Luke couldn't stop thinking about these things as he went on in his workday, hoping for some sign that Ella was alright. but as he continued to think something hit him. "Finances! That has to be the thing that Caroline adored the most. She was always bragging away about her vast riches to anyon
The Abandoned Son's Rehabilitation The Truth
With the exception of one boy, Ella was the center of attention as she played and laughed with the children. Luke continued to watch Ella from afar, not ready to confront her just yet. And even though he couldn't face her, He was perfectly content just watching her smiling and having fun with the kids. After some time, Ella looked towards the doorway, spotting Luke leaning against the wall. Seeing him staring directly at her caused her to hastily turn away from him as fast as she could. She had never been so nervous before. Her cheeks began to warm up as her mind raced at how he was able to stand before her. She had never expected Luke to show up here of all places. This was a safe haven that only she and Aria knew of. Looking behind her once more, Ella see's Luke waving towards her and turns away once more. "I am so not ready for this right now. What is he going to say? What will I say?" Ella tries to calm down, but she could feel that her hands were trembling and she could hear h
The Abandoned Son's Rehabilitation Meeting The Parents
"We're never going to make it out of this room alive if we keep going at this pace." Ella jokes with a smirk before kissing Luke once more. Luke begins to gently rock Ella back and forth as he kisses down her neck while she wraps her arms around his head and pushes her body closer against him. The two edge closer together until they are abruptly stopped. *Ahem.* The two quickly break off from one another with their faces red in embarrassment. "Are you two finally satisfied? I know I said you could play with the children Ella, but I didn't say that you were allowed to put on a show as well." An older woman walks into the room with a slight grin plastered across her face. Ella quickly wipes away the tears that she was unaware were still streaming down her cheeks while Luke attempts to compose himself as best he can. The woman looks between Ella and Luke with an expression filled with interest. "So what's your name, young man?" The woman questions Luke, who takes a few moments to
The Abandoned Son's Rehabilitation Caroline
"Caroline? That's an interesting coincidence." Luke thinks to himself. "I guess it's a pretty common name nowadays." Luke states absent mindedly while gazing at his hands. "What's common? Is there a problem?" Ella asks as she notices the confused look on Luke's face. "Uh no, I was just thinking about your friend. She just so happens to share the same name as my cousin. I just didn't realize how common of a name it was." Luke responds while trying not to look embarrassed as he realizes how dumb that sounded. "Hmm, I don't really think Caroline is that common of a name around here. Are you sure it's not the same person?" Beth asks curiously before adding with an amused grin "I'm kidding! there's no way such a coincidence is possible." Although she had said that, Luke couldn't shake the idea from his mind. "Could it really just be a coincidence?" Luke clears his throat before speaking again, this time with a bit more confidence in his voice. "Can you remember what she looked like?"
The Abandoned Son's Rehabilitation Hunger
The two of them walk back into the playroom where the children are still playing around like usual. Most of The kids seem oblivious to Beth and Luke's arrival as they continue their games and activities. Only a few of them notice them and give them curious looks before returning to their games. "These are all of my children right here." Beth explains to him as she gestures towards several different groups of kids that are scattered throughout the room. "There's about thirty five of them total so, It shouldn't be difficult to find a good match for you and Ella." "Thank you, I should probably bring her back in though. It would be bad to make a decision like this without her. " "Of course, of course! Go ahead and bring her back." Beth responds excitedly as she watches Luke leave. "Mom! What is this about adopting a child! What made you think this was a good idea?" Ella asks with a confused expression as she enters the room in a hurry. "Your hubby wants to support the orphanage and w
The Abandoned Son's Rehabilitation The Night is Still Young
The two lovers enter into the bathroom and lock the door behind themselves. Luke places Ella on the counter while he begins to remove his clothing and shoes. Ella watches intently as his clothes come off piece by piece, until he reaches the bottom of his boxers and begins to strip those off. Once nude, Luke steps closer towards Ella and begins to caress her bare skin while giving her some light kisses here and there. Ella giggles a little at her new lover's boldness and playful nature as she leans forward and kisses him deeply. Soon they begin to make out passionately once more as they step into the large and lavish bathtub. Once inside, Luke takes a seat and allows Ella to lay back against him in the warm water, allowing it to wash over her body. She closes her eyes and relaxes completely for a moment. turning her head to face Luke, She smiles widely as she catches a glimpse of him smiling with his arms wrapped around her thin waist. "You seem quite content" Ella says with a small
The Abandoned Son's Rehabilitation Downpour
Reading the paper, Luke looks at the clock and sighs. It's already 11 am in the morning and he was hoping that he could sleep a few more hours before heading off to work, but alas. Turning towards the window, Luke sees that the sky outside is gray as the clouds clutter the atmosphere above him, blocking out the sun. "Looks like rain to me." Luke mutters while he walks over towards his bedside table and opens the drawer, pulling out a pair of dark blue jeans and brown button-up shirt. As he pulls them on, he notices that Ella is still asleep soundly in the bed next to him, curled up in a ball as if she hadn't moved all night long. Luke smiles and watches her sleeping peacefully before walking out of his room and forcing himself to head into the office. As he walks through the office building, Luke takes in his surroundings. He takes note of all of the hard work his employees have put forth in order to keep his business running smoothly. Progress was moving smoothly on his 'Concert'
The Abandoned Son's Rehabilitation Waiting
Luke waits out the rain for another hour when the sound of the drizzle begins to lessen. Hearing the silence in the air, Luke pulls his face out from the blinding light of his cellphone and takes a look at the sky again. After waiting several minutes longer, he decides that it would probably be a good idea to make his move before the sky has a chance to start another round. Getting out of his car, Luke strides towards the entrance of the expansive company, noticing immediately how warm and humid the air inside of the building feels compared to outside. Stepping past the automatic doors and into the spacious foyer, Luke confronts the receptionist while making sure to make note of his identity as a Castellan. It was an easy feat to sway the hands of others if they were aware of how important he was. Or at least, they would think he was important. "Good evening Mr. Castellan, Allow me to check in on Ms. Veneran." The woman says politely as she reaches for her phone before typing away.
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Something Only He Can Do
The passenger side door swings open to reveal A thin passenger with long hair tied up into a ponytail. He was dressed casually in a white collared shirt and black slacks. "Welcome back brother. You made quite the entrance I must say." Jonathan said with a smile from within the vehicle. "So how was your vacation?" Luke looked at his brother with disdain, "What are you doing here!? Why did you have to show up now!?" He growls angrily. "That's a silly question. I'm just here to pick up my brother and his companion." His older brother explained, "why don't you have a seat so that we can catch up. It's about time that we have a talk." Jonathan suggests with a grin while gesturing with his hand out towards the passenger seat. "Don't get your hopes up. I wouldn't ride in the same space as you if you paid me to." Luke retorted coldly. "How about you run on home and wait for me to tear you down, just like I did with Marilyn." Luke tells him with a scowl. "I'm sorry to hear that, but I don
Home Sweet Home
Luke watched on in shame at the mess taking place in front of him. The room was already cluttered as is with the bodies of the guests scattered about, but now Ella and Le were making an even bigger mess of things. And all over a single bottle of liquor. "Haha, your going to have to try harder if you want to catch me." Ella remarked as she kept away from Lee while holding on to the bottle loosely in her hands. "You think you're funny!?" Lee huffed in frustration as he attempted to tackle her but she effortlessly dodged him and quickly disappeared behind the bar. "Ha Ha Ha! Very cute Lee." She taunted him as she tipped the bottle upside down, allowing the liquid to flow down into two glasses. She handed one of them to him with an amused look before downing her own glass in an instant. "Hey! You can't just drink it like that! It's not a shot!" He said while pointing his finger accusingly at her. "Oh yeah? Well I don't have any patience today so I'm going to just drink it however I d
One Last Drink
A week and a half passes and Luke, Ella and Lee are now able to see land. It wouldn't be long now until they were back on solid ground. "Ahhh, Doesn't it just look so nice?" Ella exclaimed joyfully while looking out the transparent plane covering their room. Her eyes were fixated on the land as if it was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. Luke couldn't help but laugh at her enthusiasm, but he also found it somewhat amusing seeing her this way given how much she had been through recently. "When I get back I'm going to take a nice long bath with extra bubbles and candles. Maybe even light some incense while I soak under the starry sky. Then I'll get out and dry off slowly while laying out by a pool somewhere in the desert with an ice cold beer in my hand." Ella continued on with her fantasy. "What about you half-pint? Are you going to go back to your family to tell them what happened? I'm sure that they would want to know how their youngest son almost died on his business tri
Announcement
"So how long do you think it will take before we set foot on solid ground again? I'm starting to get a little nauseous." Ella said while looking down at her stomach. "Not too long I hope." Luke replied while staring ahead at the transparent plane covering the room. It's been a little over a week since we set off, so I would guess that it would take around the same time going back" He told her while scanning through different screens on the walls. "At this rate, my boredom is going to kill me before Jonathan can get the chance. I can only sit here so long without going insane." Luke complained with a groan, as he sat down in one of the seats. "I need something to read, or do... anything would be nice" Luke added as he began scanning around the room for any kind of entertainment that might be lying around. Searching the cluttered floor, Luke spotted a few different magazines that were spread open on the ground. grabbing a few of them, Luke tossed one of them over to Ella as he began
Back On Track
Ella follows Luke as he opens the door leading further ahead inside the ship. Covering their eyes to shield themselves from the sudden increase in brightness, The duo enter into the vessels bridge. The sun is raised high in the sky outside, and the warm air from the heat vents makes itself known throughout the ship, creating a strong contrast against the dimly lit interior of the ship. "This thing looks like it's straight out of the 2000's." Ella mumbled aloud as she followed behind Luke, staring down at the small computer consoles on the wall before them and their array of buttons and dials. Luke turned around and nodded while he scanned through the screens and monitors displayed in front of him on the wall. "I hope this isn't as complicated as it looks." He said as he reached out his hand and pressed a few buttons on the panel in front of him, causing the ship's lights to brighten up. "I guess I know what this does now. Hmmm, Let me check on some things real quick." Luke tells her
It's Not Over
Turning his back to his sister's unmoving form, Luke walked over to where Ella stood and wrapped his arms around her. Holding her close to him as he tried desperately to hold on to what little sanity he had left. He had acted confident in the moment, but had yet to fully realize what he had just done. Once again, he had managed to find his way back to the path that his brother had set for him. He was finally beginning to take control of his life and destiny and yet, once again he found himself on the verge of losing it all. "What is wrong with me?" Luke whispers into Ella's ear while tightening their embrace. His hands shaking as he attempted to calm himself down, but the thought of what he just did continued to plague his mind and make him panic. "I killed Marilyn. I didn't just kill her, I actually strangled her with these hands. I watched her life leave her body. What the hell have I become?" Luke asks as he tries to calm down and regain his composure. Ella could feel his hands
Not Your Fight
"Is this what you call fun!" Ella said through gritted teeth as she glared at Marilyn. "Is this truly just one big game to you!" Ella shouted with rage. "You're just picking and choosing who lives and dies because you think you can! Just like those poor kids!" Ella screamed at the woman before her as she bawled her fists and raised them high. Marilyn let out a small laugh at her statement before turning her gaze down to Ella and giving her a smile that was meant to look kind and welcoming but instead gave the girl chills. "Oh, sweetheart! Don't you know that there are more important things than living or dying. Everyone here is doing their part to ensure a brighter future for everyone. Even you." She said as she stood up from her seat. "But you see, I don't have any plans for you today dear. Your time hasn't come just yet. The only one I need is my dear brother. After all, this was set up just for him." She said as she attempted to walk past Ella. But Ella's anger flared up once ag
Rage
As the screen fades to black, Luke can hear the sound of heavy machinery above him. Swimming up with his key in hand, Luke pops his head out of the water to find a thin catwalk extending from the wall opposite of the door. It continues to extend until it reaches the door, creating a path for him and Ella to stand on. Although out of reach currently, The water continued to rise which would soon allow them to reach the door if they wanted to escape. With a glance at Ella, Luke can only shake his head as he watches her playing in the water like a child. She's definitely enjoying herself way more than she should have been. Watching Luke play must have truly bored her. Once the water level was high enough, Luke grabbed hold of the catwalk's railing and pulled himself up. After taking a quick look back towards the water, Luke reached his hand out to pull Ella up from below. "Why, thank you kind sir." Ella replied sarcastically as she placed her hand in Luke's grip. The two were now sta
Master of Cards
Pushing to finish this game in the next round, Luke raises his head and takes a deep breath, as the water was now high enough to cover his face. Turning to his side to check on Ella, Luke could see her floating away on her back while giving him a thumbs up. He could tell that she was having fun despite the obvious danger approaching. But at least this meant that she trusted him to pull through. Finishing his breath, Luke dives under to see what was happening on his screen. His starting hand turned out to be a 15 made up of a 7 and an 8. Unfortunately, though. It seemed as though player 1's turn was taking much longer than usual. The same thing happened last round, so it wasn't unusual. Luke was just in a bit of a hurry considering his circumstances. Finally taking his turn, Player 1 instantly used the cover option and ended his turn with a Hit. Putting his cards count at three and locking down anyone's ability to manipulate his cards was most likely the best alternative. With playe
