Vengeance is a thrilling crime novel that follows a young FBI agent, Sofia Gracia, as she embarks on a dangerous mission to infiltrate a powerful mafia organization. Tasked with solving a high-profile case, She discovers that her father's unsolved m...
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Elijha's flashback*
he was in the garden waiting to play with his dad as he had promised but the maid tells him the unfortunate news "but he said he was gonna play with me!" "er..maybe tomorrow, elijha. i can play with you." "b-but..." Elijah's face screws up for just a second before melting back into a mask of calm, a strangely stoic expression to see on a young boy. "it's alright. I don't really feel like playing anymore." he walks towards his room thinking to himself 'stupid. why did you let yourself think that he would? I'm gonna find him! then he'll have to play with me!' and he begins walking towards the office.
standing on his tiptoes and pressing his ear to the door, Elijha's face lights up as he hears the gruff. heavily accented voice of his father. "I take the gun. the deal has been made." the other man replies "I don't think so." Viktor's laugh is high and cold, and the man looks disconcerted as Viktor slams his fist into his palm "We had a deal. you break the deal, I break a leg." "wh-what-" With blinding speed, Viktor lashes out and smashes the butt of his gun into the man's leg, shattering his kneecap and causing him to howl in pain. upon hearing footsteps towards the door elijha quickly begins to retreat in disappointment at his dad not keeping his promise of playing with him, but Viktor sees elijha going and calls him out "elijha!" he doesn't turn around, he just walks slowly down the hall, keeping a steady pace and facing the opposite way so that his father won't see the tears streaming down his face.
*back to the present
*Sofia's pov*
my lips move against his slowly at first, then faster as I find a perfect rhythm, my body molding against his, and his hands pressing into the small of my back. I can't help but notice how his soft lips taste bitter but sweet at the same time, like sipping chilled strawberry wine on a warm, balmy summer evening. I wrap my arms around his neck and smile into his lips, opening my eyes to stare into his dancing blue ones, my foreheads almost touching. he sweetly whispers in my ears "I could stay like this forever." my heart skips a beat at his quietly spoken words, their meaning filling me up with joy and an overwhelming, indescribable feeling of safety. his chilly, minty breathing mingling with mine, just as his phone rings breaking our little fantasy bubble "you should probably get that." he chuckles taking a step back "probably." he reaches out to his pocket and answers "cole, now's not a good time- what?! now ? we're on our way." and hangs up as fine line appears on his fore-head "what's wrong ?" "Ace just showed up at the cartel base. he's with Mason" and soon we rush out
Mason screams "Cole!" as soon as Cole comes to view "Mason..." he says and rushes over to him, he falls on his knees and wraps Mason in a tight hug, shaking with pain and relief t the sight of him. tears stream down his face as Mason sniffles into his chest. while sobbing Cole says "im never, ever going to leave you again." just by then I and elijha rush over there. The atmosphere of the room is tense as Cole and Ace glare at each other, Cole's hand resting protectively on Mason's shoulder as Dean awkwardly stares at the floor. finally Ace breaks the ice "Cole-" but wasn't given the chance to complete as Cole basically yells "You abandoned us! you were supposed to protect him! you couldn't bother to I've two shits about the boys you left in that alleyway! did you ever stop to think about what that would do to him? every morning he asked where you were! every damn morning!" anger leaving his voice as betrayal takes its place he mumbles "You were never there for us. you were never there for Mason when he needed you. you were n-never there... for me." the room is silent as he finishes his outburst, swallowing heavily and staring at Ace. he looks deflated and stares to the ground "Look, I brought him to you, alright? can you stop being dramatic for just a second and appreciate the fact that I took the time to do something good ?" elijha gently places a hand on my shoulder before I can move forwards, giving me a look that says 'stay back' muttering something about him being way too bossy I cross my arms over my chest and watch the argument unfold. I feel comforted by the weight of his hand still resting casually on my shoulder.
