Chapter 77
“You shouldn’t have trusted Eva.” He said softly and Elena could feel her heart stop beating and her already shocked being became more shocked and destabilized.
“What are you talking about, Dominic?” She was a bit scared now as she didn’t understand how Dominic could have known what had happened just a few hours ago.
Is that what he was even talking about?
Elena took a glance at the door to make sure it was closed and she was relieved to see that he had closed it after he came in.
“What are you even doing here? What if Angelo comes in now and sees us together?” She queried as she kept stealing glances at the door in fear.
Dominic interrupted her just then.
“I know what you did, Elena. But, I would say that was a mistake on your part. You shouldn’t have done that or allowed Eva to do something of that nature to you.”
Elena felt anger rise in her throat as she glared at him. From the look on his face, she could second guess that he had known even before she went there. She had asked him who had sent the message and he had denied knowing anything.
“So, you knew and you allowed it to happen? You allowed me to ask into that trap while you watched, Dominic?” She asked in disbelief and pain, almost choking on her words. “You watched as she made me do that disgusting stuff which I was so foolish to do, with the thought that she had leverage on me.”
” And now she had two,” Dominic said with a sad look on his face, one that Elena could not place if it was real or mockery.
Elena felt heartbroken by what she had just heard. She was in more trouble than she thought she was. She began to panic with the way he was speaking to her while Dominic just stared at her like some foreign creature.
“Do you love him? ” He suddenly asked surprising her with his question. She was sure he was talking about Angelo.
Dominic wanted to know as he could not understand why she was acting so scared at the thought of being exposed. Her actions were disclosing a lot at this point.
Elena could not answer. He had betrayed her and was now asking if she loved Angelo. How did that make sense with the fact that he had been silent while she walked into a trap?
Elena shook her head in denial and turned to look at him with a stern look on her face.
“Leave!” She ordered as she sniffed in her tears.
“What!” Dominic was shocked at her sudden response.
“I just told you to leave. You know, I can’t believe you knew about all of this and you let it happen. So, get the hell out!” She growled at him, her eyes blazing with anger.
“Listen, Elena. I didn’t know at first. I didn’t know she was the one who sent you the video as well as the threats. She did the same to me… She sent a video to me as well with almost the same threats. That was how I knew she could be the sender of yours too.” Dominic defended himself.
What?? Eva did that to Dominic as well.
Elena was shocked that she had fallen into such deceit.
“I was so foolish to underestimate Eva.” She muttered more to herself than to Dominic but he still heard her.
Just then, Dominic’s phone rang startling them both as the name Angelo flashed on the screen.
Dominic looked at Elena as they both held their breath and listened to the phone ring.
After a minute of silence and silent deliberation, about if the call should be answered or not, Angelo sighed deeply and picked it up on the second ring.
“Dominic!” Angelo’s voice sounded from the phone.
“Yes, boss.” He responded as he stared into Elena’s fearful eyes.
“Find Elena. I need you to bring Elena with you to the club.” Angelo instructed Dominic to hear alone
” Yes, boss. I’ll find her and bring her with me.” He said into the phone as he finally took his eyes away from Elena.
He did not like the things she did to his insides whenever she stared at him with those big fearful eyes.
The call went off and Dominic dropped his phone from his ear.
“What did he say?” Elena asked with fear evident in her eyes.
“We are going out.” Dominic simply stated as he stood up from the bed.
” To where?”
” Angelo’s orders. He wants me to bring you to the club as I’m going there.”
Elena stood up abruptly, almost falling off the bed in the process but Dominic was quick enough to hold her steady on her feet.
In that split second of the skin contact, Elena could feel Dominic’s hand on her bare back, and the jolts of electricity from the touch were sent through her whole body in seconds.
Goosebumps spread all over Elena’s skin as she stared into his eyes. Their eye contact was tense, and for a moment, the room felt suffocating as his scent filled her nostrils, and she couldn’t breathe for a moment as their eye contact became more intent.
Elena tried to understand and place a name on the feeling she had whenever Dominic was around her.
“What are you doing?” She asked him. Her voice had dropped to a whisper by this time, and she could barely hear herself.
“What do you mean?” Dominic asked a coy smile displayed on his face as he stared all over her.
“This! I don’t understand. I’m still trying to figure out why… Why …” Her voice, which had become loud, came down to a low tone like she was scared someone would hear her.
Dominic’s hands came down to her waist, and he let his hands roam down her lap as he brought her closer to him, closing the distance between them.
Elena’s breath hitched as Dominic leaned down close to her lips. Then he slipped his head past her to get ears and then he whispered
“Get ready! Let’s not keep Angelo waiting.