Elena
It’s been three days of rest. I don’t feel my legs properly because I’ve been in this bed, not being able to step out. When the nurse omes in to take the IV off me, I felt like a bird. I smile as I put on my clothes. I’m sitting on the couch in front of my mirror right now and Ava is helping me out with my outfit and hair.
“Are you sure you won’t rest more?” She asks, taking my hair down from the bun as she grabs the hairbrush.
“Heck, I feel caged.” I grumble, rolling my eyes hard. I know I’m still hurt but it’s high time I begin to heal faster. For heaven’s sake, I’m a werewolf and I should heal faster than human.
“But you have us here, you won’t feel bored. The bruise on your neck isn’t healed yet.” she points out through the mirror. I had that bruise when the fucking monster got my neck tied.
“It’s fine. I’m fine. By the way, what do you mean us?” I turn to look at her behind me, when I could see her through the mirror instead. But I chose that way so I could see her eyeballs real.
“Us. I mean the Quads too.” She says silently. I stay quiet for a moment. Even if they didn’t come to my room again, I felt their presence every night and saw their shadows by my window.
“I have nothing to do with them anymore, Ava. I rejected them.” I turn back to face the mirror, as she continues to brush my hair in recess.
“Are you sure?” she smiles. I frown even more, what does she mean by that? I can’t seem to erase all the torture they made me go through. Would I be wrong if I make them suffer too? Gosh.
“I don’t know. Don’t ask me that.” I hiss. I don’t know what I want. It feels like my heart and my mind want something different. My heart still beat whenever I feel their presence, but if I’m reminded of all they made me go through. I wanna hate them forever.
“You see, you are not sure about that. Well, I wouldn’t bother about anything. I just trust they will get you back in their own unique way.” She tells me through the mirror. I roll my eyes at her for the second time, wondering when she started supporting the Quads.
“Why do you say that?” I ask.
“They want you back and if they could kill their father for your sake. Then, they can do anything to have you back, Elena.” Her eyes smile.
“What?” I shout, what did I just hear? They killed their fucking dad? Now, I have no clue what happened after I passed out and no one has told me anything. Not even Ryan.
“Yes, Elena. They burnt him alive because he hurt you.” She says it softly to my ears, and my heart begins to beat more. Are they crazy? Shit, I know he deserved the worst, but getting killed by his sons?
“That’s horrible.” I snap at her.
“Well, I call that love.” She rolls her eyes, and resumes dressing my hair into a french hairstyle.
“They don’t love me.” I snap back.
“They would go out of their way to do anything for you, that is what you call love, Elena.” I’m stunned as I hear mom’s voice at the entrance of my door.
“Mom!” I leap as I run to the door to hug her, ignoring whatever she just said. I think the Quads bewitched mom and Ava.
“Oh, my baby, I’m so happy to see you healthy.” She kisses me on my cheek like I’m some five-year-old kid.
I look at her with a ridiculous expression, but she grasps what I mean by the look. “You are still my baby, even though I’m having a new baby.” She chuckles, as she rubs her stomach too.
When she laughs, I remain silent as I take a few minutes to watch her smile. I can see the pain behind those smiles. I mean she is forcing those smiles. All I can see deep through her are those ugly tears. She hasn’t recovered from what Mr. Callum did or maybe his death too. I know it’s still shocking to her but she’s trying to cope or maybe hide it.
“Mom, you don’t need him. You have me, you have your baby growing inside of you. You have us.” I hold out her hand, squeezing the back softly.
She knows I can see through her, she gasps for air as she looks straight into my eyes, “You know, you are something else, Elena.” She smiles, making the tears pour down her cheek uncontrollably.
“I know I’m something else, that is because I’m the only one you can’t hide shit from. I know you still think about him. I know you are hurt, but can we move on?” I politely let my calm words seep into her soul.
“Yes, I’m trying, Elena.” She wipes her tears, still trying to put a smile on her thin lips.
“Mom, we will be alright. I know, the pains of dad’s death made you fell for his trap, but we will be fine.” I squeeze the back of her hands some more.
“Can we go visit dad? Would it make you any better? ” I ask, it’s been a while since I visited dad’s grave. I haven’t been updating him on all that has been happening in our lives, and I feel very bad about that.
“Yes, much better.” She wipes it all out completely, smiling again.
“Thanks, mom.” I lower my eyes as I feel the edges of my eyes getting wet.
“For being here. I don’t feel the loneliness dad left us, since you came back into my life.” I open up.
“Thank you for being that beautiful daughter, Elena. I love you.” She immediately pulls me into a tight hug.
“I love you too, mom..” I hug her and shut my eyes closed.
She pulls out of the hug and begins to laugh ridiculously. I frown as my blue eyes furrow. “I forgot what brought me here! I got carried away.” She chuckles more.
“What brought you here?” I ask.
“Your boyfriend is here to see you.” Says Avera. My breathing picks up as I toss back to see Ava, she gives me that annoying expression. Winking and chuckling.
“Mom, I don’t have a boyfriend!” I whisper-yell. “Did they, he, bewitch you too? What is going on?” I mumble at the two of them.
“He saved me Elena, and he brought you back to me.” She says and my heart begins to soften for him. For them.
“If he is not your boyfriend, I want you to have a man like him. And by the way, I already gave him my approval.” She flashes another wild smile. Ava does the same too.
“Mom!” I yell out now, and whoever is downstairs will be able to hear it. They are going crazy. She also has no idea that he is not just the only one. They are fucking four. With the same face. Wondering how she would feel or react when she sees the four of them together.
“I think you should go meet him downstairs already.” She quickly says as I’m about to complain more.
“I don’t want to. Thanks.” I turn my back on her.
“Fine, we will leave your room.” The two of them say together as they instantly walk out of my room. Before I protest, they are already out.
I sigh, as I fall to my bed.
“Are you sure you don’t want to see me?” I’m startled by the hoarse voice I just heard, and I am a hundred and one percent certain that the voice comes from my room.
I get up from my position and sit upright. He comes away from the door and shut it close.
It’s him. He’s looking prettier than before. I want to gulp down, but my saliva gets stuck in my throat.
“I… I don’t want to see you.” My heart beat as I stutter. I can’t fight the stammering because my heart begins to drum each time I sense his presence.
“Elena.” He calls my name and I feel his voice vibrating in my stomach. God. It’s sexy.
“Can you not call me that way please?” I push my falling hair to the back of my ears.
“Why? Don’t you like it? Or it is…” He says and my eyes lock into his.
“It is horrible!” I lie.
He laughs, “You know how much every lady would die to hear this voice. Even your so-called rival, Riley.” he speaks with that same deep and calm voice. I feel it vibrating in my stomach every time like I’m going insane.
“Not me. I’m among the ladies that would do anything to stay away from you.” I tell another lie again when I know fully well my body is dying to touch him. Feel him. I know I hate them, but my heart and body are always betraying me!
“Haha.” He laughs again, and damn. I feel butterflies flying in the pit of my stomach. His laughter is bone-shivering..
“What do you want, Ryan? I rejected you, and you never wanted me. All you did was make me go through hell every day of my life.” As I remind him of all he did, his eyes suddenly go dull as though I just added salt to his wound. It feels like I’m haunting him.
“I know, Elena.” His voice is calm but sad.
“All I did to you continues to eat me up on the inside, I want to make this right between us. We want you back, if you can please give us the chance to do it.” His pleas with that salacious voice, and I become very speechless.
“I… I…” He interrupts by saying.
“I know it’s hard, and I don’t want to rush you. Let’s start from somewhere by making you free with me. With us?” he proposes.
“So where?” It falls out of my lips before I could stop myself.
“Dinner tonight?” He requests. I stay quiet for a moment and try to avoid eye contact with him because every time, I look straight into his eyes, I feel my heart wants to fall out.
“Uhm, okay.” I bit my lip down.
He glows hearing my answer, and he begins to walk closer to me. I slowly move backwards till I reach the bed and mistakenly begin to fall back on the bed.
He tries to catch me back on my feet, but he ends up falling with me. On me. In the bed. My eyes fucking widen! And my heart beat fucking increase.
“Don’t move.” He whispers as I try to get up, and push him off me.
My body obeys his voice and stays still. He slowly brings his lips and kisses my forehead. Jesus Christ, fucking sexy! I hate my legs, because I begin to feel getting wet shamelessly.
He gets off me abruptly and says, “See you tonight, and yes, dress sexy.” He says and blows me a kiss.
He disappears out of the door. I feel like I’m dreaming. What just happened? I blinked my eyes a couple of times. Feeling a strange heat inside of me. And a wild excitement that makes me want to scream and go crazy!