Elle POV.
Things are so bad, so bad, Nikolai is furious, he’s not just mad he’s furious, he’s ready to kill someone and I hope I won’t be his next victim, Devil is missing, I was busy with Roxy, my new dog, he’s the best dog ever, he’ll protect me no matter what, he’ll play with me and almost tried to bite Marco twice. But when Devil went missing, I tried to help searching for her, but I couldn’t find her, when Nikolai called her she wouldn’t reply, too worried about her, I sent her a message, asking her if she’s safe, is she’s coming back for me and him, did she have enough with me, does she hate me now.
Her answer came back after a while, she sent me a location along with an X mark, I was on the crazy side, but my craziness match hers, I knew what she meant, she was sending a signal, when she wouldn’t answer after a while, I knew I had to do something. She’s in danger, she’s been missing for few hours now, I messaged her again and again but no answer.
“Nikolai…” I try calling to him, but he’s too angry, yelling in Italian, saying some words I knew for sure were swear words if I say those back he’d kick my bum.
“Nikolai” I call to him again pulling on his sleeve this time getting closer to him, he’s now finally giving me his attention, I wanted to tell him about Devil, about what happened.
“I know where she is…” I say blushing, scared and worried from his anger.
“How do you know where she is?” he asks me angry, I wasn’t the one who told her to go, but I also knew she did this for a reason, I bet it’s a good reason, well good enough for her to leave us both, she promised not to leave, I felt tears start to go down my face, I didn’t want to cry, but I am crying now.
“Elle, if you know where she is princess, you got to tell me” he says holding himself together, but he’s still angry, he’s hiding it but I could tell he’s angry.
“She sent me a location, with an X mark, and she stopped answering, she’s been gone for few hours” I say knowing she means that’s where she is, she need our help now since she’s been gone.
“Let’s go, Marco! Paul stay with Elle, keep her inside” he says, but I wasn’t staying behind, they always push me behind, they keep telling me that I can’t go with them, they both been hiding things from me!
“I’m coming with you Nikolai” I say wiping my tears off and trying to act all strong, I’m stronger than he think he is, and I’m not an innocent girl, I want to come with them, I need to know why Devil thought she could leave us.
“No” he says leaving, but I’m not going to agree on this, I take off after him, pulling him back with all of my force, he dragged me with him as he walked but I still tried my best holding him back calling him.
“No! Elle! I said no! I can’t have you be in danger! I’m not losing both of you” he yells at me, lose us? Lose me! Where the hell is she!
“What kind of danger are you talking about! You’re not going anywhere without me” I say stomping my foot, I meant to act like a grown up but if that doesn’t work and being a brat works, I wouldn’t mind, as long as I get to come with him.
“The kind of danger that I want you out of, I’ll get Devil and be back” he says.
“No, you’re not leaving this house without me!” I say yelling at him, his answer wasn’t one I liked, he’s a big meanie, he picked me off the floor and carried me inside the house, while I screamed and slapped his back and shoulder trying to get him to let me down.
“Roxy” he yells whistling to my dog, he came running after him, but the dog that’s supposed to protect me! He allowed Nikolai to manhandle me inside toward my room, he’s jumping up and down playing with us, thinking it’s just a game.
“Put me down! put me down!” I demand, he finally let me down, leaving me with my dog locking me inside the room.
“Nikolai! This isn’t fair” I yell hitting on the door.
“I’m sorry princess, but I have to keep you safe” he says leaving, I yelled some more, kicked the door, and just cried, he left me here, my dog, my baby puppy, I hugged him sitting down hoping that Devil would be okay.
Nikolai took my phone too, to get the location, which isn’t fair in my opinion, going out without me, I’m part of this relation just as he is, I waited for him to get back, I sat down, I cried, I hugged Roxy, I prayed, I cursed to the skies, waiting for him to be back.
About an hour pass, a full hour with me waiting and sitting alone, well not along I did have my baby puppy with me, finally the door opened, I jumped up expecting Nikolai to be back, I’m going to kick his bum, if that doesn’t work, I’ll throw a tantrum, I’ll do something, anything to get him to listen to me, this isn’t nice. But the one who opened the door wasn’t Nikolai, instead it was Paul, I’m mad at him too for not opening the door for me, why did he leave me here alone.
“Roxy attack” I say angry at him, my puppy was ready to attack, he’s trained to protect me, and right now I’m angry at Paul.
“Hold that monster of yours” Paul says quickly, too scared of my puppy.
“Roxy” I say holding him back, “You scared of a puppy?” I ask him.
“That’s a killing machine and not a puppy Elle, he weight as much as you do” he says again but I just shrug he’s a puppy in my eyes.
“I’m free to get out now?” I ask him, am I out of my prison yet.
“Yeah, I’m sorry about that Elle, but it’s safer for you if you don’t…if you haven’t…” he says but I don’t understand why I couldn’t go.
“Where’s he now? Where’s Devil? Is she safe?” I ask him.
“They…he…uhhh…she…” he says but he never stutters, I want to know what’s going on right now.
“Paul, what’s going on?” I ask him all worried now, what is he hiding from me, I’m close to setting free on them all.
“They are in the hospital Elle…things aren’t good…” he says that was enough to have start screaming with tears going down my face.
“For god’s sake! What’s going on! Someone have to tell me!” I say screaming at him.
“I can’t tell you Elle…” he says shaking his head.
“Why not! Why can’t you tell me!” I ask him all angry at him too, he’s my friend, he should tell me.
“Nikolai would tell you when we get there, let’s go” he says finally getting us to leave, I got in the car with Paul, we’re driving toward Nikolai, toward the hospital we have to talk this through he got to explain things finally.
I got out of the car to meet with Nikolai, he had blood on his hand, blood on his clothes, tears in his eyes, he looks worse than ever.
“What’s going on Nikolai?” I say asking him but he doesn’t reply, shaking his head no at me.
“Nikolai, you can’t keep hiding things from! I have to know! I’m not as weak as you think I am!” I yell at him, I need to know.