Chapter 8 Absolute Control
The night is like ink, and the lights of the city are like broken gold scattered on the black sea. Elena sat by the window of the office, holding a cup of coffee in her hand, but she didn't have the heart to drink it at all. Her thoughts seemed to be tied to a rope, and it was getting tighter and tighter.
She remembered Victor's words: "You don't belong to him."
That sentence was like a needle, piercing her heart, so that she couldn't breathe.
She knew that she was besieging two Alphas - a cold and possessive hunter who was cold and possessive; a dangerous, provocative hunter who seemed to tear her apart at any time.
She suddenly realized that:
She is not "chasing" but "competing".
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Adrian came in, and the suit on his body was tailored to the extreme, like a sharp blade. He walked to her side and stood so close that she could smell his perfume - the smell of tobacco and cold metal made people want to retreat and get close.
He picked up the copy of the contract on her desk and put it down gently.
"What are you looking at?" He asked.
Elena said coldly, "I'm reading your terms."
His eyes flashed slightly and his voice was low: "Do you think you can find a loophole?"
She looked up and looked straight at him: "I don't want to be controlled."
He smiled and said, "You have always been controlled, but you didn't admit it yourself."
Her heart jumped suddenly: "What do you mean?"
He approached her and gently rubbed the back of her hand with his fingers, as gentle as soothing a frightened animal.
"You think you are resisting me." He whispered, "But you are actually resisting your desire for me."
Elena's body suddenly became hot. Her breathing became rapid, as if she was swallowed up by flames.
She raised her hand and wanted to push his hand away, but found that she couldn't push it. His hands were like iron, holding her tightly.
"What are you talking about?" She pretended to be calm.
He held her hand tighter and whispered in a low voice: "Do you know why you are attracted to me?"
Elena gritted her teeth: "Why?"
He slowly lifted her chin with burning eyes: "Because you are the only reality I can see."
Her heart trembled suddenly. She knew that this was not sweet words, but his deepest possession.
He leaned over and put his lips close to her ear: "Do you know where you are most dangerous now?"
Her throat was dry: "What?"
He whispered softly in her ear, "You want me."
Her body trembled instantly. She knew that this sentence meant that she had been caught by him.
She tried to stay sane: "What do you think I am?"
He let go of her, and his eyes became cold: "You are my contract and my... desire."
This sentence is like a knife, breaking through her defense line. She suddenly realized that:
She is being completely swallowed up by him.
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Chapter 9 Temptation and Counterattack
The next day, Victor appeared in front of her again.
This time, instead of provoking in the meeting, he went directly outside her office and stood at the door like a black stone.
Elena stood at the door, holding a document in her hand, and her voice was cold: "What are you doing here again?"
Victor smiled and said, "I'm just coming to see if you're still with him."
Her heart suddenly sank: "Don't come near me."
Victor's eyes were like fire: "I'm close to you because I want you. You can't escape even if you want to."
Elena took a deep breath and suppressed the fear in her chest: "Don't look at me like this."
Victor took a step closer, so close that he almost touched her face: "Do you think I look at you for desire? No, I think you want to possess it. You have been by his side for so long, and you still maintain your independence. You are the only one I really want to have.
Elena said coldly, "Do you think you can have me?"
Victor stretched out his hand and gently stroked her chin, like touching a luxury: "You belong to him now, but you have never belonged to yourself. You are just struggling."
Elena suddenly felt sick and wanted to push him away, but found that she couldn't push him away. His hand sucked her like a magnet.
"Let go of me!" She shouted in a low voice.
Victor's eyes became fierce in an instant: "Do you want freedom? Then prove it to me."
He let go of her and turned around to leave. Before leaving, he whispered:
"You know, running away from him is your only choice. You can also choose to stand on my side.
Elena looked at his leaving back, and her heart seemed to be torn apart. She knew that Victor was trying to provoke her relationship with Adrian, and her heart was also shaking.
She began to doubt:
Is she really running away? Or are you chasing a new kind of excitement?
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Chapter 10 The Edge of Ambiguity
In the evening, Adrian called her to his private bar. It was an extremely luxurious room, with expensive oil paintings hanging on the wall, and the wine cabinet was full of all kinds of top wine.
Adrian asked her to sit down and poured a glass of red wine by herself. The wine swayed in the cup, like a crimson night.
He sat opposite her with deep eyes: "You have been very tired recently."
Elena said coldly: "I'm just working."
He smiled and said, "You are not working, you are on the run."
Elena stared at the wine glass and was silent for a moment: "I don't want to be controlled by you."
He looked up with a knife-like eyes: "You have been controlled."
She suddenly looked up and looked at him: "Why did you do this to me? What on earth do you want?"
Adrian's eyes suddenly became gentle, like the most dangerous gentleness in the night: "I want you to live a more real life."
Elena's heart was shocked: "Real?"
He slowly approached and said in a low voice, "You have been suppressing yourself. You think you are resisting me, but in fact you are resisting your own inner desire.
Her body suddenly became hot and her heart beat faster. She knew that he was telling the truth, but she didn't want to admit it.
She raised her head with firm eyes: "I don't want to be your slave."
Adrian's eyes became cold in an instant: "You are not a slave. You are my choice."
He reached out and held her hand. His fingertips were warm, like a fire: "Do you know what you are most afraid of?"
Elena whispered, "I'm afraid of losing my freedom."
He nodded gently: "Then don't run away. You should know that the real freedom is not to leave, but to choose.
Her eyes trembled slightly: "What are you talking about?"
He approached her with his lips close to her ear: "I'm saying, you can choose to accept me or reject me. But you can't choose not to love me.
Her heart trembled suddenly. She knew that he was provoking her deepest emotions, but she didn't want to admit that she had been penetrated by him.
She closed her eyes and suppressed her emotions: "Don't say such things anymore."
Adrian whispered softly in her ear, "Every word I say is the truest voice in your heart."
Tears rolled in her eyes, but she didn't let them fall. She knew that she was already standing on the edge of the cliff and could fall at any time.
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Chapter 11 Desperate Trial
The next day, Elena found herself scheduled to attend a private dinner. The organizer of the dinner was an important partner of Adrian, and the scene was extremely luxurious.
She was wearing a black dress, and the skirt fit her figure, which looked both elegant and dangerous. Her heart kept beating faster, because she knew that this dinner was by no means an ordinary social event.
She entered the banquet hall and looked down the gorgeous light. She saw Adrian standing in the middle of the hall, like a cold statue. His eyes have been looking for her.
She walked towards him, but there was a strange fear in her heart.
"You're late." He whispered.
Elena said coldly: "I'm not your person."
The corners of Adrian's mouth rose slightly: "You are now."
Her heart suddenly sank. She knew that he was deliberately emphasizing her belonging in front of everyone.
She looked around and found that many people were looking at her with complicated meanings in her eyes - envy, ridicule and jealousy.
Her heart seemed to be pressed. She suddenly understood:
She has become a part of his power.
Just then, Victor appeared beside her. He was wearing a white suit, like a ray of light in the night.
"You are very beautiful." He whispered in a provocative tone.
Elena said coldly: "Don't come near me."
Victor smiled softly: "It's a pity now. You are possessed by him, but you are still thinking about other things.
Her heart shook violently. She knew that Victor was testing her in an extremely dangerous way.
She stared at Victor: "What do you want me to do?"
Victor's eyes became deeper: "I want you to know that you can choose another life."
Elena's chest seemed to be grabbed by a hand. She didn't know if she really wanted to escape, but she knew that she was provoked by him - a desire that did not belong to Adrian.
She felt that her reason was shaking. She knew that she was heading for danger.
She raised her head and looked at Adrian. Adrian's eyes were like fire, staring at her coldly.
At that moment, she understood:
She is not being chased, she is being defined.
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