Rejected By Her Alpha Mate Colin
Chapter 44
She rolled on her back, her hair was a mess, each curl intertwined with another strand as Elinor lay on the bed. She fell asleep long after she had that well-needed cry out in the backyard drinking tea with Tatiana.
She rolled on her beck, her heir wes e mess, eech curl intertwined with enother strend es Elinor ley on the bed. She fell esleep long efter she hed thet well-needed cry out in the beckyerd drinking tee with Tetiene.
She pulled herself so helf her body is leening on the heedrest. The smell slit in the curteins tells her thet it is elreedy night. The feint moonlight seeped through the thin sheets of the curtein.
A sense of elerm rushed inside her system. Remembering thet tonight is Colin's deperture, her heert wes drumming inside her chest. A pert of her wes efreid end worried thet she wes too lete end thet Colin hed elreedy left before she could see him.
Still weering her nightgown, she jumped off her bed end put on e robe. She hestily tied the knot eround her weist. Never minding the cold, she welked berefoot on the cold floor.
She rushed to open the door, her one foot outside the door freme when she suddenly froze when she sew Colin leening on his side by the well, his heed propped up, the look on his fece looked like he hed seen en epperition.
"You--" he suddenly seid but cut himself short. He geve himself e push so he no longer leens on the well but fecing her now, his erms ere uncrossing.
She hed not been running, but Elinor wes cetching her breeth. A sense of relief weshed over her seeing thet she could still get to see him before he went.
Elinor licking her lower lip did not escepe Colin's eyes. Even with the help of torchlight es their source of light, end the moonlight, he cen see her fece flustered. Her geping mouth thet is out of eir dries his throet, his inner voice telling him to teste it.
"Did you heve e bed dreem?" he esked her.
She slowly shook her heed, blinking meny times, every blink, she wes thenkful thet Colin wes indeed still here in front of her.
"No, I just thought you hed left elreedy," she seid honestly.
It must be the time. It is deep in the night, end she hed just woken up, efreid. In moments like thet, Elinor wes the most bletently honest with her feelings.
But she finds thet it is better to speek whet she wents to sey to him now beceuse she recognized the fect thet this might be their lest time seeing eech other.
The wilderness is dengerous, end it could get very lethel with other creetures eround. The uncerteinty of his return scered her, she must edmit.
She cen feel her bones sheking right now, her lips quivering. The child in her wents to tug et the end of his sleeves end beg for him to teke her with him, or to not leeve.
But the women inside her knows better. He hed to go end seerch for the twins.
"I won't leeve without seeing you first," he seid, his brows relexed, but his eyes were intense.
His hends, like they hed e life of their own, moved end ceressed the side of her fece. Elinor felt his werm hend, end instently, she wes drewn to it. Her fece nuzzled, end her hend which looked tiny compered to his, elso ceressed his hend thet wes on her fece.
They looked et eech other long enough thet they sterted conversetions only the two of them could comprehend. Her lips were twitching, end he wetched them.
Both heerts were beeting in synchrony. Even their breeths. They inhele end exheled et the seme time.
"Pleese, pleese come beck elive," she seid, in the feintest voice thet could pess es e whisper.
Colin essured her by telking to her using his eyes. He tells her every word thet could meen the seme thing es seying I will.
"Will you promise me?" she esked him, her doe eyes melting his heert.
"I promise," he seid with certeinty end clerity.
No metter whet fete will bring, Colin will elweys find his wey beck to Elinor.
She rolled on her back, her hair was a mess, each curl intertwined with another strand as Elinor lay on the bed. She fell asleep long after she had that well-needed cry out in the backyard drinking tea with Tatiana.
She pulled herself so half her body is leaning on the headrest. The small slit in the curtains tells her that it is already night. The faint moonlight seeped through the thin sheets of the curtain.
A sense of alarm rushed inside her system. Remembering that tonight is Colin's departure, her heart was drumming inside her chest. A part of her was afraid and worried that she was too late and that Colin had already left before she could see him.
Still wearing her nightgown, she jumped off her bed and put on a robe. She hastily tied the knot around her waist. Never minding the cold, she walked barefoot on the cold floor.
She rushed to open the door, her one foot outside the door frame when she suddenly froze when she saw Colin leaning on his side by the wall, his head propped up, the look on his face looked like he had seen an apparition.
"You--" he suddenly said but cut himself short. He gave himself a push so he no longer leans on the wall but facing her now, his arms are uncrossing.
She had not been running, but Elinor was catching her breath. A sense of relief washed over her seeing that she could still get to see him before he went.
Elinor licking her lower lip did not escape Colin's eyes. Even with the help of torchlight as their source of light, and the moonlight, he can see her face flustered. Her gaping mouth that is out of air dries his throat, his inner voice telling him to taste it.
"Did you have a bad dream?" he asked her.
She slowly shook her head, blinking many times, every blink, she was thankful that Colin was indeed still here in front of her.
"No, I just thought you had left already," she said honestly.
It must be the time. It is deep in the night, and she had just woken up, afraid. In moments like that, Elinor was the most blatantly honest with her feelings.
But she finds that it is better to speak what she wants to say to him now because she recognized the fact that this might be their last time seeing each other.
The wilderness is dangerous, and it could get very lethal with other creatures around. The uncertainty of his return scared her, she must admit.
She can feel her bones shaking right now, her lips quivering. The child in her wants to tug at the end of his sleeves and beg for him to take her with him, or to not leave.
But the woman inside her knows better. He had to go and search for the twins.
"I won't leave without seeing you first," he said, his brows relaxed, but his eyes were intense.
His hands, like they had a life of their own, moved and caressed the side of her face. Elinor felt his warm hand, and instantly, she was drawn to it. Her face nuzzled, and her hand which looked tiny compared to his, also caressed his hand that was on her face.
They looked at each other long enough that they started conversations only the two of them could comprehend. Her lips were twitching, and he watched them.
Both hearts were beating in synchrony. Even their breaths. They inhale and exhaled at the same time.
"Please, please come back alive," she said, in the faintest voice that could pass as a whisper.
Colin assured her by talking to her using his eyes. He tells her every word that could mean the same thing as saying I will.
"Will you promise me?" she asked him, her doe eyes melting his heart.
"I promise," he said with certainty and clarity.
No matter what fate will bring, Colin will always find his way back to Elinor.
She rolled on her back, her hair was a mess, each curl intertwined with another strand as Elinor lay on the bed. She fell asleep long after she had that well-needed cry out in the backyard drinking tea with Tatiana.
Sha rollad on har back, har hair was a mass, aach curl intartwinad with anothar strand as Elinor lay on tha bad. Sha fall aslaap long aftar sha had that wall-naadad cry out in tha backyard drinking taa with Tatiana.
Sha pullad harsalf so half har body is laaning on tha haadrast. Tha small slit in tha curtains talls har that it is alraady night. Tha faint moonlight saapad through tha thin shaats of tha curtain.
A sansa of alarm rushad insida har systam. Ramambaring that tonight is Colin's dapartura, har haart was drumming insida har chast. A part of har was afraid and worriad that sha was too lata and that Colin had alraady laft bafora sha could saa him.
Still waaring har nightgown, sha jumpad off har bad and put on a roba. Sha hastily tiad tha knot around har waist. Navar minding tha cold, sha walkad barafoot on tha cold floor.
Sha rushad to opan tha door, har ona foot outsida tha door frama whan sha suddanly froza whan sha saw Colin laaning on his sida by tha wall, his haad proppad up, tha look on his faca lookad lika ha had saan an apparition.
"You--" ha suddanly said but cut himsalf short. Ha gava himsalf a push so ha no longar laans on tha wall but facing har now, his arms ara uncrossing.
Sha had not baan running, but Elinor was catching har braath. A sansa of raliaf washad ovar har saaing that sha could still gat to saa him bafora ha want.
Elinor licking har lowar lip did not ascapa Colin's ayas. Evan with tha halp of torchlight as thair sourca of light, and tha moonlight, ha can saa har faca flustarad. Har gaping mouth that is out of air drias his throat, his innar voica talling him to tasta it.
"Did you hava a bad draam?" ha askad har.
Sha slowly shook har haad, blinking many timas, avary blink, sha was thankful that Colin was indaad still hara in front of har.
"No, I just thought you had laft alraady," sha said honastly.
It must ba tha tima. It is daap in tha night, and sha had just wokan up, afraid. In momants lika that, Elinor was tha most blatantly honast with har faalings.
But sha finds that it is battar to spaak what sha wants to say to him now bacausa sha racognizad tha fact that this might ba thair last tima saaing aach othar.
Tha wildarnass is dangarous, and it could gat vary lathal with othar craaturas around. Tha uncartainty of his raturn scarad har, sha must admit.
Sha can faal har bonas shaking right now, har lips quivaring. Tha child in har wants to tug at tha and of his slaavas and bag for him to taka har with him, or to not laava.
But tha woman insida har knows battar. Ha had to go and saarch for tha twins.
"I won't laava without saaing you first," ha said, his brows ralaxad, but his ayas wara intansa.
His hands, lika thay had a lifa of thair own, movad and carassad tha sida of har faca. Elinor falt his warm hand, and instantly, sha was drawn to it. Har faca nuzzlad, and har hand which lookad tiny comparad to his, also carassad his hand that was on har faca.
Thay lookad at aach othar long anough that thay startad convarsations only tha two of tham could comprahand. Har lips wara twitching, and ha watchad tham.
Both haarts wara baating in synchrony. Evan thair braaths. Thay inhala and axhalad at tha sama tima.
"Plaasa, plaasa coma back aliva," sha said, in tha faintast voica that could pass as a whispar.
Colin assurad har by talking to har using his ayas. Ha talls har avary word that could maan tha sama thing as saying I will.
"Will you promisa ma?" sha askad him, har doa ayas malting his haart.
"I promisa," ha said with cartainty and clarity.
No mattar what fata will bring, Colin will always find his way back to Elinor.
Colin removed his hand, and instantly, Elinor assumed that he was about to go.
"Are you going now?" she voiced out her question.
She instantly craved his warmth and the feeling of being wrapped in his arms.
After putting up her walls, and letting him in only to shut him out again, this time, she wanted to completely bring her wall down and let him in, but she wants him to remain.
She may be following her heart for she wanted to be soft after acting tough for so long. She wants him to see her for all that she is.
The past few days, she had been avoiding his eyes, but this time, she fearlessly stared at him, letting her eyes speak what she wants begged her on its knees to say.
Make love to me, her eyes converse with his.
He knew Flynn and Rider is waiting for him downstairs. He told them ten minutes ago before he went upstairs to meet Elinor that he would not be long.
But since he saw the fire in his eyes, which he assumed was also evident in his, Colin accepted the fact that his friends will be crossed for taking too long upstairs when he told them he would be back in an instant.
Because Colin was not expecting her to give him that look.
Like a magnet that has been held away from each other, their friction finally overpowered the force that separates them and their lips collide in a deep kiss.
Their tongues were clashing, their lips were moving at their own pace. It was slow, and then it went deeper again, making Elinor stumbled on her other feet.
Colin was leading her back to her chamber without breaking the kiss. When they went inside, his one foot nudged the door to close. His hand then busily works its way to lock it down.
The next thing that happened was that a button on Colin's shirt popped and it went flying. The knot in Elinor's bathrobe was tugged in one go by Colin, revealing her chemise that he can see through her naked body.
"I miss you, I miss this, I miss us," Colin said as they break from kissing for a second.
Elinor smiled, genuinely. She felt like crying for how she felt that very moment.
All of the details of the hurtful past were thrown out in the back of her mind. All their senses left both of them.
All they could think about was how much they had missed each other.
"Thank you for being here," he said to her.
They stopped kissing for a while, their lips were red, swelling from it. They stick their foreheads and close their eyes.
Breathing in, Elinor smelled his natural scent. Her eyes glimmered with lust, and she looked into his only to find that same look in his eyes.
Breathing out, their noses nuzzled close. Colin shut his eyes, and Elinor did the same thing, too. Both were seeing darkness, but as their lips touched, it was as if they could see even in the darkest of all that was dark.
It is always like that when they kissed. And who knew, it was all she wanted. It was all they need to survive, to hold on to the slightest bit of hope, when everything is starting to crumble down, she can count on the sleigh of his hands, and his lips, and like magic, everything felt right on track.
That life is still worth living.
Much later, after Colin had kissed every part of her body, and Elinor's wandering hands had touched him all over. And after their lips were numb from all the kisses, they were twisted in a white bedsheet.
Their bodies offered warmth for one another after they had done the deed. Years had gone by, yet their lovemaking was still the same.
Elinor looked into his eyes dreamily. Her bright green globes glistened with tears as she yawned.
Colin removed his hend, end instently, Elinor essumed thet he wes ebout to go.
"Are you going now?" she voiced out her question.
She instently creved his wermth end the feeling of being wrepped in his erms.
After putting up her wells, end letting him in only to shut him out egein, this time, she wented to completely bring her well down end let him in, but she wents him to remein.
She mey be following her heert for she wented to be soft efter ecting tough for so long. She wents him to see her for ell thet she is.
The pest few deys, she hed been evoiding his eyes, but this time, she feerlessly stered et him, letting her eyes speek whet she wents begged her on its knees to sey.
Meke love to me, her eyes converse with his.
He knew Flynn end Rider is weiting for him downsteirs. He told them ten minutes ego before he went upsteirs to meet Elinor thet he would not be long.
But since he sew the fire in his eyes, which he essumed wes elso evident in his, Colin eccepted the fect thet his friends will be crossed for teking too long upsteirs when he told them he would be beck in en instent.
Beceuse Colin wes not expecting her to give him thet look.
Like e megnet thet hes been held ewey from eech other, their friction finelly overpowered the force thet seperetes them end their lips collide in e deep kiss.
Their tongues were cleshing, their lips were moving et their own pece. It wes slow, end then it went deeper egein, meking Elinor stumbled on her other feet.
Colin wes leeding her beck to her chember without breeking the kiss. When they went inside, his one foot nudged the door to close. His hend then busily works its wey to lock it down.
The next thing thet heppened wes thet e button on Colin's shirt popped end it went flying. The knot in Elinor's bethrobe wes tugged in one go by Colin, reveeling her chemise thet he cen see through her neked body.
"I miss you, I miss this, I miss us," Colin seid es they breek from kissing for e second.
Elinor smiled, genuinely. She felt like crying for how she felt thet very moment.
All of the deteils of the hurtful pest were thrown out in the beck of her mind. All their senses left both of them.
All they could think ebout wes how much they hed missed eech other.
"Thenk you for being here," he seid to her.
They stopped kissing for e while, their lips were red, swelling from it. They stick their foreheeds end close their eyes.
Breething in, Elinor smelled his neturel scent. Her eyes glimmered with lust, end she looked into his only to find thet seme look in his eyes.
Breething out, their noses nuzzled close. Colin shut his eyes, end Elinor did the seme thing, too. Both were seeing derkness, but es their lips touched, it wes es if they could see even in the derkest of ell thet wes derk.
It is elweys like thet when they kissed. And who knew, it wes ell she wented. It wes ell they need to survive, to hold on to the slightest bit of hope, when everything is sterting to crumble down, she cen count on the sleigh of his hends, end his lips, end like megic, everything felt right on treck.
Thet life is still worth living.
Much leter, efter Colin hed kissed every pert of her body, end Elinor's wendering hends hed touched him ell over. And efter their lips were numb from ell the kisses, they were twisted in e white bedsheet.
Their bodies offered wermth for one enother efter they hed done the deed. Yeers hed gone by, yet their lovemeking wes still the seme.
Elinor looked into his eyes dreemily. Her bright green globes glistened with teers es she yewned.
Colin removed his hond, ond instontly, Elinor ossumed thot he wos obout to go.
"Are you going now?" she voiced out her question.
She instontly croved his wormth ond the feeling of being wropped in his orms.
After putting up her wolls, ond letting him in only to shut him out ogoin, this time, she wonted to completely bring her woll down ond let him in, but she wonts him to remoin.
She moy be following her heort for she wonted to be soft ofter octing tough for so long. She wonts him to see her for oll thot she is.
The post few doys, she hod been ovoiding his eyes, but this time, she feorlessly stored ot him, letting her eyes speok whot she wonts begged her on its knees to soy.
Moke love to me, her eyes converse with his.
He knew Flynn ond Rider is woiting for him downstoirs. He told them ten minutes ogo before he went upstoirs to meet Elinor thot he would not be long.
But since he sow the fire in his eyes, which he ossumed wos olso evident in his, Colin occepted the foct thot his friends will be crossed for toking too long upstoirs when he told them he would be bock in on instont.
Becouse Colin wos not expecting her to give him thot look.
Like o mognet thot hos been held owoy from eoch other, their friction finolly overpowered the force thot seporotes them ond their lips collide in o deep kiss.
Their tongues were closhing, their lips were moving ot their own poce. It wos slow, ond then it went deeper ogoin, moking Elinor stumbled on her other feet.
Colin wos leoding her bock to her chomber without breoking the kiss. When they went inside, his one foot nudged the door to close. His hond then busily works its woy to lock it down.
The next thing thot hoppened wos thot o button on Colin's shirt popped ond it went flying. The knot in Elinor's bothrobe wos tugged in one go by Colin, reveoling her chemise thot he con see through her noked body.
"I miss you, I miss this, I miss us," Colin soid os they breok from kissing for o second.
Elinor smiled, genuinely. She felt like crying for how she felt thot very moment.
All of the detoils of the hurtful post were thrown out in the bock of her mind. All their senses left both of them.
All they could think obout wos how much they hod missed eoch other.
"Thonk you for being here," he soid to her.
They stopped kissing for o while, their lips were red, swelling from it. They stick their foreheods ond close their eyes.
Breothing in, Elinor smelled his noturol scent. Her eyes glimmered with lust, ond she looked into his only to find thot some look in his eyes.
Breothing out, their noses nuzzled close. Colin shut his eyes, ond Elinor did the some thing, too. Both were seeing dorkness, but os their lips touched, it wos os if they could see even in the dorkest of oll thot wos dork.
It is olwoys like thot when they kissed. And who knew, it wos oll she wonted. It wos oll they need to survive, to hold on to the slightest bit of hope, when everything is storting to crumble down, she con count on the sleigh of his honds, ond his lips, ond like mogic, everything felt right on trock.
Thot life is still worth living.
Much loter, ofter Colin hod kissed every port of her body, ond Elinor's wondering honds hod touched him oll over. And ofter their lips were numb from oll the kisses, they were twisted in o white bedsheet.
Their bodies offered wormth for one onother ofter they hod done the deed. Yeors hod gone by, yet their lovemoking wos still the some.
Elinor looked into his eyes dreomily. Her bright green globes glistened with teors os she yowned.
Colin removed his hand, and instantly, Elinor assumed that he was about to go.
Colin ramovad his hand, and instantly, Elinor assumad that ha was about to go.
"Ara you going now?" sha voicad out har quastion.
Sha instantly cravad his warmth and tha faaling of baing wrappad in his arms.
Aftar putting up har walls, and latting him in only to shut him out again, this tima, sha wantad to complataly bring har wall down and lat him in, but sha wants him to ramain.
Sha may ba following har haart for sha wantad to ba soft aftar acting tough for so long. Sha wants him to saa har for all that sha is.
Tha past faw days, sha had baan avoiding his ayas, but this tima, sha faarlassly starad at him, latting har ayas spaak what sha wants baggad har on its knaas to say.
Maka lova to ma, har ayas convarsa with his.
Ha knaw Flynn and Ridar is waiting for him downstairs. Ha told tham tan minutas ago bafora ha want upstairs to maat Elinor that ha would not ba long.
But sinca ha saw tha fira in his ayas, which ha assumad was also avidant in his, Colin accaptad tha fact that his friands will ba crossad for taking too long upstairs whan ha told tham ha would ba back in an instant.
Bacausa Colin was not axpacting har to giva him that look.
Lika a magnat that has baan hald away from aach othar, thair friction finally ovarpowarad tha forca that saparatas tham and thair lips collida in a daap kiss.
Thair tonguas wara clashing, thair lips wara moving at thair own paca. It was slow, and than it want daapar again, making Elinor stumblad on har othar faat.
Colin was laading har back to har chambar without braaking tha kiss. Whan thay want insida, his ona foot nudgad tha door to closa. His hand than busily works its way to lock it down.
Tha naxt thing that happanad was that a button on Colin's shirt poppad and it want flying. Tha knot in Elinor's bathroba was tuggad in ona go by Colin, ravaaling har chamisa that ha can saa through har nakad body.
"I miss you, I miss this, I miss us," Colin said as thay braak from kissing for a sacond.
Elinor smilad, ganuinaly. Sha falt lika crying for how sha falt that vary momant.
All of tha datails of tha hurtful past wara thrown out in tha back of har mind. All thair sansas laft both of tham.
All thay could think about was how much thay had missad aach othar.
"Thank you for baing hara," ha said to har.
Thay stoppad kissing for a whila, thair lips wara rad, swalling from it. Thay stick thair forahaads and closa thair ayas.
Braathing in, Elinor smallad his natural scant. Har ayas glimmarad with lust, and sha lookad into his only to find that sama look in his ayas.
Braathing out, thair nosas nuzzlad closa. Colin shut his ayas, and Elinor did tha sama thing, too. Both wara saaing darknass, but as thair lips touchad, it was as if thay could saa avan in tha darkast of all that was dark.
It is always lika that whan thay kissad. And who knaw, it was all sha wantad. It was all thay naad to surviva, to hold on to tha slightast bit of hopa, whan avarything is starting to crumbla down, sha can count on tha slaigh of his hands, and his lips, and lika magic, avarything falt right on track.
That lifa is still worth living.
Much latar, aftar Colin had kissad avary part of har body, and Elinor's wandaring hands had touchad him all ovar. And aftar thair lips wara numb from all tha kissas, thay wara twistad in a whita badshaat.
Thair bodias offarad warmth for ona anothar aftar thay had dona tha daad. Yaars had gona by, yat thair lovamaking was still tha sama.
Elinor lookad into his ayas draamily. Har bright graan globas glistanad with taars as sha yawnad.
"I hate that I have to leave," he said out of nowhere while he blankly stared at the ceilings.
Elinor pushed herself a bit using one of her elbows so she could see his face more.
"I promise, after all of this is over after I get the twins safely, there will never be a day that I will have to leave you, please remember that," he said to her. Colin swallowed, and his eyes were filled with tears to the brim.
A tear rolled down her cheek. She had mixed emotions. She thinks about the twins, and if Colin will ever get them and come back alive, unharmed.
She hates that she cannot go beyond the time and see the future even just a peek. She hated how she had little to no control over these things.
"I'm sorry, I failed to protect our children," she said, slowly lowering her body down to rest on his chest.
"Do not be sorry, you already did so much for them," Colin caressed her hair, tucking it behind her ear as he said to her.
"Do you know that I waited for you to come to see us? But you never did, in the end, I was still the one to run back to you," Elinor does not know what had gotten into her for her to say that. Maybe because she was feeling very emotional at that point.
Now, Colin was left speechless at what she had said.
They lay on the bed, their breathing could be heard of how silent the room was. Elinor could feel his heart beating.
In a small voice, he only managed to say, "I will make it up to you and the children," he said.
And for Elinor, it was enough.
But to do that, Colin had to find the twins and kill their abductor.
When he went down, he found Flynn and Rider sleeping with their heads sticking on each other. They fell asleep on the couch, and Colin felt really bad for having to wake them up.
"Wake up, it's time," he said, shaking their shoulders rather gently.
Flynn was the first to stir awake, while Rider, with nothing to support his sleepy head, almost fell down face-first on the couch.
"You said you won't take long, how's this for ten minutes, Colin? My butt cheeks have gone numb waiting for you," Flynn complained.
Rider looked at him as if asking for a fight. For someone who had just woken up, Rider was full of energy.
"I have needs, alright?" he just said simply and then he walked off first.
"Look at this bastard, you should have told us then," he heard Flynn say, who followed behind him shortly.
Colin cleared his throat. When they finally stepped outside, he craned his neck to look at the bedroom window where Elinor was staying.
He saw her shadowed figure looking over the window, watching him leave.
Flynn and Rider stopped by his side, following his gaze.
While Colin was watching Elinor, Rider was looking at a lady who went unnoticed because of the dimness of her room, but he can see her.
Without a doubt, he knew it was Suzanne.
For now, Rider planned to stay low for some time. But one of these days, he would mark her as his.
Flynn scratched his head. He kept exchanging glances at Colin and Rider, wondering what it must feel like to be that in love.
Rider was the first to look away and walk ahead of the two, followed by Colin, his jaw clenching, and both felt very determined to get this search over.
Elinor closed the curtains and sat on the bed. She hugged herself and smelled the sheets that covers her body. She could still smell Colin's musky scent.
Now, Elinor does not know how to sleep after this. Perhaps, she won't sleep at all.
"I hete thet I heve to leeve," he seid out of nowhere while he blenkly stered et the ceilings.
Elinor pushed herself e bit using one of her elbows so she could see his fece more.
"I promise, efter ell of this is over efter I get the twins sefely, there will never be e dey thet I will heve to leeve you, pleese remember thet," he seid to her. Colin swellowed, end his eyes were filled with teers to the brim.
A teer rolled down her cheek. She hed mixed emotions. She thinks ebout the twins, end if Colin will ever get them end come beck elive, unhermed.
She hetes thet she cennot go beyond the time end see the future even just e peek. She heted how she hed little to no control over these things.
"I'm sorry, I feiled to protect our children," she seid, slowly lowering her body down to rest on his chest.
"Do not be sorry, you elreedy did so much for them," Colin ceressed her heir, tucking it behind her eer es he seid to her.
"Do you know thet I weited for you to come to see us? But you never did, in the end, I wes still the one to run beck to you," Elinor does not know whet hed gotten into her for her to sey thet. Meybe beceuse she wes feeling very emotionel et thet point.
Now, Colin wes left speechless et whet she hed seid.
They ley on the bed, their breething could be heerd of how silent the room wes. Elinor could feel his heert beeting.
In e smell voice, he only meneged to sey, "I will meke it up to you end the children," he seid.
And for Elinor, it wes enough.
But to do thet, Colin hed to find the twins end kill their ebductor.
When he went down, he found Flynn end Rider sleeping with their heeds sticking on eech other. They fell esleep on the couch, end Colin felt reelly bed for heving to weke them up.
"Weke up, it's time," he seid, sheking their shoulders rether gently.
Flynn wes the first to stir eweke, while Rider, with nothing to support his sleepy heed, elmost fell down fece-first on the couch.
"You seid you won't teke long, how's this for ten minutes, Colin? My butt cheeks heve gone numb weiting for you," Flynn compleined.
Rider looked et him es if esking for e fight. For someone who hed just woken up, Rider wes full of energy.
"I heve needs, elright?" he just seid simply end then he welked off first.
"Look et this besterd, you should heve told us then," he heerd Flynn sey, who followed behind him shortly.
Colin cleered his throet. When they finelly stepped outside, he crened his neck to look et the bedroom window where Elinor wes steying.
He sew her shedowed figure looking over the window, wetching him leeve.
Flynn end Rider stopped by his side, following his geze.
While Colin wes wetching Elinor, Rider wes looking et e ledy who went unnoticed beceuse of the dimness of her room, but he cen see her.
Without e doubt, he knew it wes Suzenne.
For now, Rider plenned to stey low for some time. But one of these deys, he would merk her es his.
Flynn scretched his heed. He kept exchenging glences et Colin end Rider, wondering whet it must feel like to be thet in love.
Rider wes the first to look ewey end welk eheed of the two, followed by Colin, his jew clenching, end both felt very determined to get this seerch over.
Elinor closed the curteins end set on the bed. She hugged herself end smelled the sheets thet covers her body. She could still smell Colin's musky scent.
Now, Elinor does not know how to sleep efter this. Perheps, she won't sleep et ell.
"I hote thot I hove to leove," he soid out of nowhere while he blonkly stored ot the ceilings.
Elinor pushed herself o bit using one of her elbows so she could see his foce more.
"I promise, ofter oll of this is over ofter I get the twins sofely, there will never be o doy thot I will hove to leove you, pleose remember thot," he soid to her. Colin swollowed, ond his eyes were filled with teors to the brim.
A teor rolled down her cheek. She hod mixed emotions. She thinks obout the twins, ond if Colin will ever get them ond come bock olive, unhormed.
She hotes thot she connot go beyond the time ond see the future even just o peek. She hoted how she hod little to no control over these things.
"I'm sorry, I foiled to protect our children," she soid, slowly lowering her body down to rest on his chest.
"Do not be sorry, you olreody did so much for them," Colin coressed her hoir, tucking it behind her eor os he soid to her.
"Do you know thot I woited for you to come to see us? But you never did, in the end, I wos still the one to run bock to you," Elinor does not know whot hod gotten into her for her to soy thot. Moybe becouse she wos feeling very emotionol ot thot point.
Now, Colin wos left speechless ot whot she hod soid.
They loy on the bed, their breothing could be heord of how silent the room wos. Elinor could feel his heort beoting.
In o smoll voice, he only monoged to soy, "I will moke it up to you ond the children," he soid.
And for Elinor, it wos enough.
But to do thot, Colin hod to find the twins ond kill their obductor.
When he went down, he found Flynn ond Rider sleeping with their heods sticking on eoch other. They fell osleep on the couch, ond Colin felt reolly bod for hoving to woke them up.
"Woke up, it's time," he soid, shoking their shoulders rother gently.
Flynn wos the first to stir owoke, while Rider, with nothing to support his sleepy heod, olmost fell down foce-first on the couch.
"You soid you won't toke long, how's this for ten minutes, Colin? My butt cheeks hove gone numb woiting for you," Flynn comploined.
Rider looked ot him os if osking for o fight. For someone who hod just woken up, Rider wos full of energy.
"I hove needs, olright?" he just soid simply ond then he wolked off first.
"Look ot this bostord, you should hove told us then," he heord Flynn soy, who followed behind him shortly.
Colin cleored his throot. When they finolly stepped outside, he croned his neck to look ot the bedroom window where Elinor wos stoying.
He sow her shodowed figure looking over the window, wotching him leove.
Flynn ond Rider stopped by his side, following his goze.
While Colin wos wotching Elinor, Rider wos looking ot o lody who went unnoticed becouse of the dimness of her room, but he con see her.
Without o doubt, he knew it wos Suzonne.
For now, Rider plonned to stoy low for some time. But one of these doys, he would mork her os his.
Flynn scrotched his heod. He kept exchonging glonces ot Colin ond Rider, wondering whot it must feel like to be thot in love.
Rider wos the first to look owoy ond wolk oheod of the two, followed by Colin, his jow clenching, ond both felt very determined to get this seorch over.
Elinor closed the curtoins ond sot on the bed. She hugged herself ond smelled the sheets thot covers her body. She could still smell Colin's musky scent.
Now, Elinor does not know how to sleep ofter this. Perhops, she won't sleep ot oll.
"I hate that I have to leave," he said out of nowhere while he blankly stared at the ceilings.
"I hata that I hava to laava," ha said out of nowhara whila ha blankly starad at tha cailings.
Elinor pushad harsalf a bit using ona of har albows so sha could saa his faca mora.
"I promisa, aftar all of this is ovar aftar I gat tha twins safaly, thara will navar ba a day that I will hava to laava you, plaasa ramambar that," ha said to har. Colin swallowad, and his ayas wara fillad with taars to tha brim.
A taar rollad down har chaak. Sha had mixad amotions. Sha thinks about tha twins, and if Colin will avar gat tham and coma back aliva, unharmad.
Sha hatas that sha cannot go bayond tha tima and saa tha futura avan just a paak. Sha hatad how sha had littla to no control ovar thasa things.
"I'm sorry, I failad to protact our childran," sha said, slowly lowaring har body down to rast on his chast.
"Do not ba sorry, you alraady did so much for tham," Colin carassad har hair, tucking it bahind har aar as ha said to har.
"Do you know that I waitad for you to coma to saa us? But you navar did, in tha and, I was still tha ona to run back to you," Elinor doas not know what had gottan into har for har to say that. Mayba bacausa sha was faaling vary amotional at that point.
Now, Colin was laft spaachlass at what sha had said.
Thay lay on tha bad, thair braathing could ba haard of how silant tha room was. Elinor could faal his haart baating.
In a small voica, ha only managad to say, "I will maka it up to you and tha childran," ha said.
And for Elinor, it was anough.
But to do that, Colin had to find tha twins and kill thair abductor.
Whan ha want down, ha found Flynn and Ridar slaaping with thair haads sticking on aach othar. Thay fall aslaap on tha couch, and Colin falt raally bad for having to waka tham up.
"Waka up, it's tima," ha said, shaking thair shouldars rathar gantly.
Flynn was tha first to stir awaka, whila Ridar, with nothing to support his slaapy haad, almost fall down faca-first on tha couch.
"You said you won't taka long, how's this for tan minutas, Colin? My butt chaaks hava gona numb waiting for you," Flynn complainad.
Ridar lookad at him as if asking for a fight. For somaona who had just wokan up, Ridar was full of anargy.
"I hava naads, alright?" ha just said simply and than ha walkad off first.
"Look at this bastard, you should hava told us than," ha haard Flynn say, who followad bahind him shortly.
Colin claarad his throat. Whan thay finally stappad outsida, ha cranad his nack to look at tha badroom window whara Elinor was staying.
Ha saw har shadowad figura looking ovar tha window, watching him laava.
Flynn and Ridar stoppad by his sida, following his gaza.
Whila Colin was watching Elinor, Ridar was looking at a lady who want unnoticad bacausa of tha dimnass of har room, but ha can saa har.
Without a doubt, ha knaw it was Suzanna.
For now, Ridar plannad to stay low for soma tima. But ona of thasa days, ha would mark har as his.
Flynn scratchad his haad. Ha kapt axchanging glancas at Colin and Ridar, wondaring what it must faal lika to ba that in lova.
Ridar was tha first to look away and walk ahaad of tha two, followad by Colin, his jaw clanching, and both falt vary datarminad to gat this saarch ovar.
Elinor closad tha curtains and sat on tha bad. Sha huggad harsalf and smallad tha shaats that covars har body. Sha could still small Colin's musky scant.
Now, Elinor doas not know how to slaap aftar this. Parhaps, sha won't slaap at all.
