Chapter 3 What happened?
From that moment on, Elena's life was completely rewritten.
She found herself arranged to live in a luxury apartment, and her work changed from "translating the contract" to "becoming his assistant". She was forced to integrate into his world and witness his power, his coldness and his danger.
His concern for her is not gentleness, but possessive desire.
He would suddenly appear when she was working and stand behind her, as if he was ready to catch her back at any time.
When her mood fluctuates, he will say coldly, "Don't let your emotions affect my arrangement."
When she rejects him, he will whisper, "You have no right to refuse."
She began to be afraid, but she couldn't deny that at some moments her heart was touched by him. That kind of touch is not gentle, but deep and irresistible attraction.
She often wakes up at night and feels pulled by some kind of force. She knows that she is no longer free.
She thought of her past - that unspeakable experience made her instinctive fear of "possession". She thought she came out until she met Adrian.
He seemed to tear the wound again, and then let her rely on it in a stronger way.
She began to doubt whether she was slowly becoming like him.
One day, Adrian took her to a private party. The banquet was surrounded by powerful figures, staring at her like hounds. She knew that she was just an "affiliary", but she also knew that she was not qualified to resist now.
Just when the banquet was at its busiest, a man came to her side.
He was wearing an expensive suit and his eyes were cold, like a wolf hiding in the night.
"Are you Elena Hart?" He asked in a provocative tone.
Elena's heart tightened. She looked at Adrian and found that he also noticed the man.
"Victor Kane." Adrian said coldly.
Victor smiled and said, "Black, your recent prey is good."
Adrian's eyes became cold in an instant: "She is not your prey."
Victor shrugged his shoulders: "She may not be your prey, but she is what I want."
Elena's heart suddenly sank. She realized that she was involved in two Alphas.
Her body suddenly became hot, as if it was about to be swallowed up.
Adrian clenched his fist and his knuncles white. He looked at her with dangerous affection in his eyes.
"Listen," he whispered, "no matter what happens, you only belong to me."
Elena's heart suddenly tightened. She knew that this was not a comfort, but a declaration.
She looked up at Adrian and suddenly felt an inexplicable firmness.
"I don't belong to anyone." She said.
Adrian's eyes were complicated. He approached her and his voice was as low as the wind blowing through the night: "You belong to me now."
She closed her eyes and felt the warmth of oppression spreading in her chest. She knew that she was lying and that she could not escape.
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Chapter 4 Her Bottom Line
The light of the apartment at night is soft, but there is a suffocating tension in the air. Elena sat on the sofa, holding a copy of the contract in her hand, and her fingertips were a little white. She looked at the terms above and felt like she had been cut by a knife.
She tried to find a loophole and a way to free herself from this contract.
Adrian sat opposite her, like a motionless mountain. His eyes were as cold as ice, but she could feel the faint heat.
"Do you want to cancel the contract?" He asked in a calm tone.
She looked up at him with firm eyes: "Yes."
He smiled and said, "Do you think you are qualified?"
She gritted her teeth and said, "I don't want to be controlled by you."
He took a step closer, so close that she couldn't breathe: "If you don't control yourself, can I still control you?"
Her heart jumped suddenly. She knew what he was talking about:
Her mood and her choice have been clearly seen by him.
She said coldly, "I don't want to be your accessory anymore."
His eyes flashed, as if he was angry, but he remained calm: "You are not an accessory, you are my choice. Your current life has been arranged by me. Do you want freedom? Then you have to pay the price.
Her throat was dry: "What's the price?"
He stood up, walked to the window, and turned his back to her: "One year."
She was stunned: "A year?"
He turned around and his eyes were like knives: "You must stay in my world for a year. You can't leave, and you can't resist openly. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences you don't want to bear.
Her heart sank. She knew that he was not threatening. She knew that he was telling the truth.
Her lips trembled slightly: "What are you talking about?"
He approached her and gently grabbed her hand: "You have been marked, Elena."
Her body suddenly became hot, as if she was burned alternately by ice and fire. She knew what he was saying, but she still couldn't believe it.
"What do you mean?" She asked in a low voice.
He lowered his voice: "Do you think you just signed a contract? No, what you sign is your affiliation. Your current fate is under my control.
Tears rolled in her eyes, but she didn't want him to see them. She bit her lip and pretended to be calm: "I don't accept it."
He smiled coldly: "You have no right to accept it."
At that moment, her heart completely collapsed. She realized that:
She has fallen into a trap that she can't escape.
But she still didn't want to give in. She looked at him with an unyielding look in her eyes: "Then I will resist."
Adrian's eyes became deeper in an instant: "You can resist, but every step of your resistance will bring you closer to me."
He approached her in a low voice, "Do you want to know your current fate?"
She shook her head in a weak voice: "I don't want to know."
He smiled and said, "You already know."
He leaned over, his lips almost pressed against her ear, and the warm breath blew on the side of her neck, like a flame: "You belong to me now."
Her body trembled suddenly. She knew that he was telling the truth and that she could not escape.
She closed her eyes, but there was a strange feeling in her heart:
She is not completely disgusted.