chapter 284
Elena had been back inside for some time, looking for Finn, but she couldn’t see him. she didn’t know whether he was angry or not, and worse, she didn’t know who he might be angry with. when she found herself in his room, the last place Finn could be during the day, she couldn’t find him and finally huffed and puffed. she was certainly wasting her time, and it was certain she wasn’t going to see him. She looked around the room and imagined that, because of that old goat, she’d never be there again and, above all, never have the chance to experience what she’d had in that room with Finn. She wanted so much to start again, to make sure she was really back and to convince herself that he’d never find her again. She had no idea where he’d gone, so she thought she’d spend the rest of the time with her nephew. It could always help them, and above all to enjoy the time they’d spent away from each other. When she got within a few steps of her room, she heard voices inside – more precisely, Vlad’s voice – and she couldn’t understand what he was doing talking to himself. She remembered that all the time she’d been looking for him, she’d completely forgotten to start with Vlad’s room, and now here he was. They were so into what they were doing, she didn’t know if her presence would disturb or not.
-I’d like to spend some time with you too. You stayed with the others for a long time and I didn’t.
she was touched by her nephew’s complaint, which prompted her to come in. she stood next to him and while Vlad went on and on about how the game worked, she kept looking at Finn, whose anger hadn’t left him, but he knew how to play his game so well that Vlad couldn’t even tell he was angry. she wanted to talk to him about it, but not in front of her nephew, who would feel left out again, but it wasn’t her fault he did.
-I’ll leave you to it for a while. I’ve got work to do and I think you two need to get together,” Finn said.
He understood the boy perfectly, for Finn was the one who taught him everything, and he hoped one day to beat him at this game. He watched him go, and when the door to his room closed, he pushed his toys back and moved closer to Elena. She didn’t know where to start, or how her nephew was going to take all this. It was seriously getting difficult for her, and even worse when she was torn between the desire to chase Finn to ask him what was wrong, and the desire to stay with her nephew.
-I’m talking about the woman who was here earlier. Do you know who she is exactly?
-You might want to remind me that she’s my Aunt Elena? I already know that, and I wouldn’t want to know any more if that’s what you want to tell me. She abandoned me too, even though she’d promised she’d never do that. She’s gone now, and Dad never really said where she was, and I don’t think Dad knew either.
Elena understood that he was really angry with his aunt, but she didn’t know how to explain things to him so that he’d understand. It wasn’t Kira’s fault that she’d left, and besides, Paolo knew all about it, except that he couldn’t tell his seven-year-old son that his aunt had been kidnapped because of him, because he’d sold her to a mafioso. She’d seen that Kira and Dimitri’s relationship was more than serious, and she didn’t think telling Vlad that Dimitri had kidnapped his aunt by force was going to help him. On the contrary, he’d start to hate Dimitri and see him as the villain of the story, when in fact that wasn’t what it was all about.
-I understand perfectly that for you, she didn’t keep her promise, but what I’d like you to understand is that it wasn’t her fault Vlad. Your aunt didn’t want this, you see, she had to make this trip and ….
-she didn’t tell me anything when she was leaving Elena. when she was still with us and going out, even if I was still asleep, she’d give me a little hug before she left, so you see. she didn’t want to tell me anything and that’s not a problem anymore. I’m with you and that’s all that matters, isn’t it?
Elena nodded, not knowing what else she could say to him to dissuade him from his grudge. He had a grudge against his aunt, that was certain, and it would take time to get him to understand. she drew him into her arms and held him close. she’d been afraid that Kira would take her baby away from her because she was his direct aunt, and luckily Vlad didn’t want to leave with her. It was somewhat contradictory to what she really wanted, but it wasn’t her fault.
-I’ll go and see Finn if you don’t mind. I promise I’ll come when I’ve finished.
-I think I wasn’t the only one who was worried when you disappeared. He’d gone crazy and he wants you to talk to him.
She didn’t believe that Finn would just want her to talk to him, but she liked her nephew’s frankness and, what’s more, she could see that he was very observant. she left his room and headed for Finn’s office. she knew that this was where she’d find him, given the way he’d left the room. Finn promptly left what he was doing and stared at her.
-I see Dimitri’s finally gone, and you thought you’d honor me with your presence; I thought you wanted to see me again too, Elena, and that you also felt this fear that we’d never be together again. what’s going on exactly?
-Don’t dramatize the whole situation Finn because that’s not why you left in a huff. You left because you knew who was behind my kidnapping and I know you couldn’t take it.
-No, Elena, I have no idea who kidnapped you, and that’s exactly what I’d like to know. Apart from your cousin’s madness, who was the man who did it?
-A certain Krouto, and according to Dimitri, he’s the Minister of Finance.
-Shit!” shouted Finn in a rage capable of wreaking havoc.
Maybe he didn’t know Elena was his, but he was determined to settle the score as quickly as possible so he wouldn’t have to act like this again. He rose from his chair and Elena realized that there was no way he was going to let it go, and although she liked the idea, she had better things to do with him. She placed the flat of her hands on his chest, when her gaze met Finn’s, tinged with anger and desire.
-Who should I start with? Krouto or your cousin?
-With me, please,” replied the latter in a strangely sensual voice.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.
She didn’t think it was the best place to do what she wanted to do, and she also wanted to remove all traces of anything that might have touched her during her captivity before Finn touched her. She knew he’d understood because she’d also seen how out of control he was. Luckily, Vlad had understood very quickly and wasn’t going to wait for her to go to bed because his body was getting hotter and hotter to the point where he couldn’t wait very long. she couldn’t wait for him to find her.