The Shadows of Rosewood

he bed beside her was cold and the sheets rumpled from Elian's depa

ught to herself though she w

e bed with her feet dangling in the air. The room was silent and

ed all through the bed and she finally reached the phone on the bedside table.

call for help and someone will

n't know what to say, she wondered why Eli

A pang of disappointment hit her but she pushed it aside because she had no right to e

what to make of it. All she knew was that she needed to be

**

Luna he felt being trapped and lost rea

ot tired of her disgusting look and left her i

ixed on the amber liquid as he swirled it in his glass. The bar was dim

voice cut through the noise. "Elian,

the stool beside him and he raised an e

re, John?" he asked

efore turning to Elian. "You look worried

ncern yourself with." Elian shrugge

hink it's about Luna." John leaned in, h

lass tightened, his h

?" he asked, hi

. "I know she's pregnant, Elian. An

ith the implications. How did John know? A

closer to Elian. "So, you think you're t

enched, his ey

he growled, his voi

Elian's instincts bristle. "You're a fool, Elian," John said, wiping tears from his eyes.

and doubt. "What was John insinuating? That Luna had been with someo

ou," Elian spat, h

rious. "Believe what you want, Elian. But I know the

ohn, his bodyguard Ryker following closely behind. The cool morning ai

ker by his side and he enters. As soon as he burst through the do

r child?" he demanded, hi

in Elian's demeanor. She recalled the absurd night they spent together, the passion and

to run, but her blindness made her vulnerable. She took a step back but

unyielding. He dragged her towards the door with his anger palpabl

as the door slammed shut behind her, trapping her in the dark, confined space. The car scr

leness that belied the turmoil brewing inside him. But as he worked, his mind seethed

lence. He stepped away with his voice low and urgent as he spoke to Ryke

ffocating. "So, you're the one trying to pass off someone else'

No, I swear, I'm not trying to extort money

if the child isn't from Elian's family, it can't stay

a pregnancy that can't be aborted," he said, his voice dr

wound with a brutal force that made her cry out in pain. His eyes flashed with a sinist

s streaming down her face. "I'll leave forever, k

glinting with a ruthless determination. He would stop