Eleanor's POVMadison's father was a wonderful hunter and a friend of my father's. But he was now too old to continue chasing werewolves, so he'd retired and left Madison to continue the tradition. I answered the phone when Lawrence gestured that I should pick it up, "Uncle Jon, it's been such a long time. What can I do for you?"Uncle Jon sounded very worried, "Eleanor, I heard that Madison was injured in Vatican. Do you know anything about that? Is she okay?"I immediately replied, "Uncle, don't worry. She's fine, but she will need to recuperate for a while. She won't be able to do any hard job. I will take good care of her."Uncle Jon said, "No, no. She's a big girl. And getting injured comes with the job. Besides, I don't want to trouble you too much."I felt very guilty, "Uncle Jon, please don't ever say that. Madison is my best friend, and she got hurt because of me. I am sorry... I will make sure that she gets back to health."Uncle Jon's voice filtered through the phone, "It
Eleanor's POVI reached Harley's ward. He was the only one around and had the whole place to himself. His arm was injured and was in a cast. I overheard the doctor saying that he would have to stay in the hospital for a while as he also had a slight concussion. Just to make sure that he was all right. Harley had accompanied Lawrence to meet up with us. However, he ended up injured while protecting Madison. I placed the fruit and flowers on the small bedside table. He had not sensed my presence. So, I spoke up, "Hi Harley, how's your hand?"Harley opened his eyes, surprised at my presence in his room. "Miss Eleanor, what brings you here?"I said, "I just thought I would check on you. I am so sorry, Harley, if it weren't for us, you wouldn't have been injured."Harley smiled, "It's okay, don't take it to heart, Madison and I are friends too, I couldn't very well allow those people to attack her."Now was a good opportunity to find out whether he had any feelings for Madison. With a s
Eleanor's POVLawrence told me that his uncle's name was Nathan, he was a rich businessman who ran a wine business in France.I wanted to prepare a warm welcome for Nathan. After all, it was the first time that we were meeting, and I wanted to leave a good impression on him.After asking Lawrence, I realized that he wasn't entirely sure of their reason for the visit. But I could sense that it was definitely more than just a simple visit.Lawrence had mentioned that his uncle was very fond of wine, he was an expert in the matter. Nathan also had a winery in Vatican. Apparently, he once lived there as well. I supposed that an excellent bottle of wine would be a perfect gift.Lawrence and I went headed to a shopping mall. He was on the phone and he gestured at me to go along and run the errands all by myself. I nodded at him and signaled him that he could give me a call as soon as he was done. I found my way to a shop, hoping that Lawrence would soon join me. I hated being by myself. I
Eleanor's POVLawrence's words echoed, "She's a bit of a nervous wreck, just like Stella..."Intuitively, if this aunt had been there, she would not have liked me.Stella killed herself because of what happened with Logan and me, and if Aunt Marissa knew, she would surely hate me as much as Stella did.Lawrence threw me a quick look, "Don't worry, Aunt Marissa will not be coming. As I said earlier, she's not in a good state of mind, so she's been staying at Uncle Nathan's house."I was curious about the fate of the husband, "And then what happened? Did you ever find the man?"Lawrence said, "I don't know much about him, I heard that after the man ran away with his mistress, he tried to restart his career. But that was short-lived. There was a car accident, his mistress lost her legs, his face was seriously ruined and his career was buried."Could it have been fate catching up with them? If it had been Stella, I had no doubt that she would have caused it all. Just like she once did to
Eleanor's POVParker's words had downright rattled me. A war between werewolves and hunters was about to begin and Lawrence and I would undoubtedly be caught in the middle.I didn't want to hurt Madison and her friends, I didn't want to see anybody hurt. Wars only brought death and misery. In the history of the world, wars had seldom proved to be a solution. Instead, it was known to wreak havoc, with repercussions rippling through and touching future generations.I wondered what choice Lawrence would make; would he go with Nathan and the others or would he refuse? It was not just an invitation from their family to him as an Alpha, but with the situation in the world right now, he had a duty to take responsibility for the fate and welfare of his pack.I knew that Lawrence hated hunters. They had been making his life a living hell. And with a child in the picture, I was pretty sure that he would prefer to create a safe environment for our child and all werewolf children growing up in t
Eleanor's POVOur appointment with Uncle Nathan was in the afternoon, so the next morning I quickly popped over to the hospital to check in on Madison.I was worried about her and at the same time, I was overweened with guilt and worry. Oh how I wish I could Warn Madison about the impending war, but all I could do was feign ignorance. It was Lawrence who drove me there, and as usual, he pulled up in the parking lot and waited for me to come out. As I was stepping out of the car, Lawrence caught my wrist and pulled me back in. He kissed me and said, "Don't take too long. We'll need to do some shopping for you. You'll need some formal clothes to meet Nathan."At his words, I looked at my outfit and realized that I was still wearing an old tee shirt and a comfy pair of slacks that I had worn since last night. Heck, in my worry, I had forgotten to change! Lawrence was right, I couldn't very well go meet his uncle looking like some beggar. So I nodded. "Okay."But then, the moment I
Eleanor's POVI picked up the lollipop with Elsa's scent on it. That shocked me greatly. After all, Elsa was just a brat in my mind. I couldn't imagine her with the mob that attacked the hospital the previous night, where they mercilessly killed a wounded hunter. Was that something a teenage girl could and would do?I hurriedly left the hospital and went to the parking lot to look for Lawrence, who was still waiting for me there. Judging by the look on his face, he already knew about the incident. I slid into the passenger seat of his car."What happened at the hospital last night? I saw a lot of police officers guarding the place, they were lining up passersby and vehicles coming and going, and there were quite a few patients leaving the hospital. I overheard them saying that a few werewolves had suddenly attacked the hospital. Is that true?I nodded and replied, "Unfortunately, yes."I was a little distracted as my thoughts were about Elsa and the others. If they were responsible, h
Eleanor's POV Although Parker was ostensibly speaking to Lawrence and me, I felt that he was implying something else. Did he already know about me and Stella? Otherwise, why would he keep bringing up Stella's name? He had done so ever since we first met at the villa. The way he behaved, it was as if he wanted to remind Lawrence that Stella's death had something to do with me, it was as if he wanted to drive a wedge between Lawrence and me. However, Parker's efforts were to be in vain. Lawrence said in a threatening tone, "I haven't forgotten Stella, and as for you..." His eyes narrowed into slits and he said, "That's not what you all said when my parents died, Parker. First, before you want someone to do anything for you, think for a goddamn second about what you have done for others. And for the record, I never owed you guys anything and I don't intend to listen to any of your damn opinions so don't threaten me with the family. I'm not someone to be trifled with." Parker actuall