ARTEMIS' POV:-

　　After saying our goodbyes, Elijah took me back towards the car. He helped me into the car. Then he also hopped into the car and drove off. He stopped the car a few miles away from my mother's home. He turned to look at me. Biting my lower lip, I unbuckled my seatbelt and crawled on top of his lap. I wrapped my arms around Elijah's neck and hugged him tightly. That was the biggest present he just gave me.

　　"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much for everything." I whispered in his ear while I was rubbing my cheek on his chest. My face was buried in the crock of his neck. I thought I was never going to see my mother. But then I asked Elijah to look for her. As I had thought, he found my mother in no time.

　　Elijah chuckled as he heard me thanking him for everything he had done. He wrapped his arms around me and pecked my forehead. "That's something I wanted to see on your face. This precious smile. I suddenly got lost. So I did everything I could to get it back." Elijah whispered softly in my ear.

　　I felt my vagina tickling as I heard him. I pulled away from him to look into his eyes. "But those words are not enough. I want something else." Elijah growled at me in a seductive tone. His tone made me bite my lower lip. Just as I was about to ask him what he wanted, I felt his hard cock poking onto my pussy lips.

　　That feeling made me gasp loudly. He was not the only one who was feeling that desire. I wanted him as badly as he did. "Take me home." I whispered impatiently as I started feeling something throbbing between my legs. Elijah growled as he heard me.

　　He started the car again and drove off. I was trying hard to keep my hands in my control. I knew my effects on Elijah. I didn't want him to bash his car into anything. Because he was driving so fast, I feared he was going to get into an accident. I prayed it wouldn't happen to us.

　　He finally stopped the car in the parking lot of his apartments. He unbuckled his seatbelt and wrapped one of his arms around me. He opened the door and stepped out. He was very careful so I wouldn't hit my head anywhere. I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck as he carried me to the elevator.

　　As soon as we got into the elevator to his penthouse, I was pinned with the wall of the elevator. "If I could, I would have started it right here, in this elevator." Elijah whispered softly in my ear. He was rubbing the tip of his nose with the sensitive skin of my neck. With each stroke, I felt my centre getting wetter and wetter.

　　I grabbed his jaws with one of my hands and pulled his face out of the crock of my neck. "Kiss me." I wanted to beg but those words surely came out as order. My eyes widened in shock as I heard my own words. A wide grin appeared on Elijah's face while he was staring into my eyes. I had never done anything like that before. And as he was older, he was the dominating one in the relationship.

　　"Yes, ma'am!" He whispered softly as he tilted his head and captured my lips. I was still in shock as he kissed me. It took me a few moments to kiss him back, matching his passion for me. He was so hot and I couldn't control myself anymore.

　　The elevator door opened and Elijah carried me out of the elevator. A pungent scent made its way to my nostrils. I pulled away from Elijah and turned my head. Elijah growled in annoyance as I pulled away from him. Of course he never liked whenever I pulled away from him. But that didn't mean he would ever try to touch me without my consent. Maybe that was the reason why I was able to relax around him.

　　Elijah followed my gaze. We both were staring at Alisa who had been waiting for Elijah. She was staring at Elijah's hand that had my butt cupped so I wouldn't fall off of his arms. "What are you still doing here? I thought I told you to leave before we got back home?" Elijah growled at Alisa angrily. He hated the people who tried to interfere in his life.

　　Alisa had been trying to get her hands on Elijah. Serious or not, Elijah was my mate and I was the only one who could be with him. I didn't understand why Alisa was trying so hard to get noticed by Elijah. While she had a fiance and they were going to get married. Not just that. There was another secret that she had been hiding. It looked like only Tracy and I knew about that secret. The others had no idea. I tried to wiggle in Elijah's arms. Pretending to get off of his arms. But I actually wanted Alisa to see what Elijah would do.

　　As I had expected, Elijah wrapped both of his arms around me and pulled me to his chest. "I was waiting for you. I thought we could have dinner together. For the sake of the old times. But I think you are busy." Alisa replied in a low and sad tone while staring at Elijah. She had this hopeful smile on her face.

　　My stomach churned as I heard her. I was told that Elijah and Alisa had an intimate past. And that kind of trick was to emotionally shame him. Elijah was very sensitive emotionally. That's why, he sometimes did things he didn't want to do at all. I was thinking about ways to get his attention back to me.

　　I was very horny. His touches turned me on. And I wanted him. Judging by the bump on his pants, I knew he wanted me too. "How about you rub your vagina on his crotch? He will feel your heat. He will be able to sense the scent of your arousal. That's all we are going to need to get his attention back at us. He will forget about that stupid bitch." Tracy growled at me angrily as she also felt Elijah's hesitation.

　　"Great idea. I want him right now. And I don't care if she is hungry or anything. I am horny." I replied to Tracy in a mischievous tone. I was ready to seduce him for the first time. So he would take me to bed.

　　"I am sorry, Alisa. But I have a private life. Just like you do. I don't like anyone to interrupt me in my personal life. I would ask you to leave. I gave you your own place until you are staying in New York City. That's all I can do for you now. For the sake of the old times." Elijah replied to Alisa in a low tone. My eyes widened in shock as I heard Elijah.

　　I literally thought that he was going to make me go to my room while he would eat with Alisa. But I was shocked when he turned Alisa down. It was not what I thought Elijah would do to Alisa.

　　I mean, I had felt it too. He had been disturbed ever since she came into our lives. To add a little more spices to the show, I pecked the corner of Elijah's lips. As expected, he responded immediately. He captured my lips, turned around and walked towards his bedroom. I was a little surprised since he never actually brought me to his bedroom to have sex. He gently laid me down on his bed.

　　"Wait! In your bedroom? I thought you would take me to my bedroom, as always." I asked Elijah in a low tone. He chuckled and pinched the tip of my nose.

　　"I can take you wherever I want. This place is equally yours as mine. You know that already." Elijah replied to me in a low tone as he slowly pulled his clothes off of his body.

　　Biting my lower lip, I also crawled out of the bed. I stripped my clothes off of my body and laid back down in the bed. Elijah hovered over me. His lips captured my lips again and one of his hands travelled towards my vagina. He was slowly and gently rubbing his finger on my vagina. I moaned loudly in his mouth as he pushed one of his fingers inside of me.

　　"I can't wait anymore. Please, I want you inside of me." I begged him as he was slowly fingering my vagina. He pulled his middle finger out of my vagina and pulled it into his mouth. He licked my juice off of his finger as if it was melted chocolate. Elijah opened his bedside table drawer and grabbed a condom. He ripped the pack and rolled it on his erect cock. Elijah positioned himself between my legs then he laid down on top of me. I gasped loudly as he pushed himself inside of me.

　　"Mmm… that is so hot. It's so hot to hear you whimper whenever I give it to you. Do you like it, baby girl?" Elijah whispered softly in my ear as he licked my earlobe. Then he moved towards my neck, kissing and gently nibbling my skin.

　　Elijah never left any of his marks on my body. At the beginning, I thought he would because he was a pretty controlling kind of person. But not once had I found any of his marks on my body. At first, I thought Tracy took care of those marks. Then I realised, there were no marks on my body to begin with.

　　Slowly and gently, he started thrusting his cock inside of me. And I was lost in the intimacy. Each and every single thrust made me moan loudly. Or maybe I was just moaning loudly because I could still hear Alisa's heartbeat inside the apartment.

　　Despite all of the warnings she received from Elijah, she still decided to stay. Elijah's thrusts started to become a little rough. But he was constantly rubbing my clitoris so I wouldn't feel any pain. He never let anyone hurt me and he never hurt me himself.

　　"Oh God! That's right, baby girl. Keep grinding your hips. I am almost there." Elijah whispered in my ear as he was thrusting deep inside my pussy. I couldn't feel my walls getting tighter around his cock. It was like my walls were squeezing his cock.

　　"Eli! I am cumming. Make me cum." I moaned loudly in his ear as I wrapped my arms around his neck. I scratched his back deeply and I sensed the metallic scent of the blood in the air. He growled in pleasure as I scratched his back. With a last deep and rough thrust, I arched my back and came hard. A second later, Elijah growled my new loudly as he also came hard.

　　Breathing heavily, Elijah hugged me tightly. I also wrapped my legs around his waist to hold him close to my body. It always felt heavenly to feel his naked skin on my skin. "That was something. Every single time, you make me cum so hard. I don't remember spending time with you was ever boring for me." Elijah complimented me as he tilted his head and pecked my lips.

　　I couldn't help but smile shyly as I heard him. He pulled away from me and laid down beside me. I quickly placed my leg on his legs and my head on his chest. One of my hands was rubbing gently on his chest. "I also enjoy my time with you. I never thought about what I had been missing all my life. It was never about sex or intimacy. It is about this bond that pulls us towards each other." I replied to Elijah in a shy tone. Elijah chuckled as he heard me. He covered our bodies with a comforter and wrapped his arms around me.

　　"Get some sleep now. It had been a long day. And tomorrow, you have your last college interview. I will be taking you there myself. Because you call me your lucky charm." Elijah whispered softly while rubbing my back. Then he leaned in and pecked my forehead again. I smiled and closed my eyes. He was my lucky charm. The day I met him, my life became heaven.