851 His Brothers Needed An Explanation
Elijah could almost be compared to a wanderer since he’s been going around the city aimlessly. Not even his siblings could account for his location, but they were sure of one thing, he was safe. They would have gotten a notice by now if he had been captured by the enemy.
He finally returned to his apartment and was in the process of inputting his code when the hairs on his arms stood on edge. Something was not right, he spun on his heels only for a bag to be placed over his head, and he couldn’t see a thing. Elijah fought them, but there were two of them and he was overpowered in no time.
He was in deep shit, Elijah realized at the last minute. He should have known they had been laying in wait for him, if he wasn’t distracted. Elijah knew that he had been a wreck lately, having lost the desire to move on with his life after Adele rejected him. He felt empty, like there was this hollow feeling in his chest that couldn’t be filled up no matter how much he tried.
Even while his sense of sight was cut off, Elijah could tell they were taking him away and at last, he was tossed into a truck that was soon on the road. Elijah tried to think about who was behind his abduction and he couldn’t come up with a name. He has been on his best behavior lately and couldn’t remember who he offended enough to come back for revenge now. But a name came to his mind.
Marcel.
But it didn’t make any sense, Marcel has been making efforts for peace between both families. Why would he make a move now, unless the deal fell through? It dawned on him. This was not good, Elijah went pale. Adele hated his ass and with a war between both families, he could kiss his dreams of ever changing her mind goodbye.
Elijah didn’t panic throughout the ride knowing that Marcel would not kill him, at least not for now. Whatever happened, Marcel must have gotten his hands on him first to hold him hostage and probably get his brother to agree to whatever deal he wanted. He was not new to such dealing except that he was the token this time.
They arrived at their destination not long after and Elijah was dragged to his feet and forced to walk with them while still blindfolded. Finally, he was forced down to a seat when they got inside but was shocked when they began to work on the binds on his wrist and soon he was free. Huh, what was going on? Perhaps, they wanted a peaceful talk.
But the bag was taken off his head roughly and Elijah had to squint his eyes against the sudden light until he could adjust his sight. He stared at his kidnappers and there were three of them dressed thoroughly in black with their faces covered.
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Strange enough, Elijah couldn’t help but feel there was something oddly familiar about them. They were underground and as if on cue, all three of them took off their mask simultaneously and when Elijah saw their identity, his jaw dropped to the ground.
It was his brothers.
All of them, excluding Eric.
“You bastards!” He jerked off from his seat, rushing at the easiest one to tackle who was Ezra and the both of them rolled to the ground.
Ezra laughed at him, having taken satisfaction in pranking him. Unfortunately, his smug laughter irked Elijah the more who attempted to beat him up but the bastard kept dodging his moves. As they squabble on the floor, Elvis pulled him off Ezra who kept laughing. The look on his brother’s face when he discovered what they had done to him was comical.
“That was not funny!” Elijah shouted at him, red on his face. While he could fight and quibble with Ezra since he was directly his junior, the same couldn’t be said for Elvis. He would only get hurt if they fought and Elvis tended to throw his weight around.
“You went missing in action and as caring and devoted siblings, we decided to throw our baby brother a welcome party, shouldn’t you be thankful?” Ephraim said.
Of course, Elijah wasn’t surprised that Ephraim was involved. His rogue brother was usually the brains behind every crazy prank they’d carried out amongst themselves.
“Caring and devoted brothers, my ass!” Elijah retorted, “Can’t I get a bit of privacy around here? Also, shouldn’t you go back to your wife and children already, what’s your ass still doing here?”
“Isn’t it obvious?” Ephraim winked at him, standing to his feet, and approached him with mischievous intent, “I missed you enough already, baby brother.”
Elijah sensed his intention and warned him, “Don’t think of it! Don’t come close to me, you bastard! Don’t you -” But that was exactly what Ephraim did causing him to jump out of the way at the last minute.
“Don’t run away, baby brother, I have lots of love to shower on you,” He puckered his lips to give him a kiss and Elijah’s eyes widened in terror. His brothers have lost their damn minds.
And just like that they started a game of chase and thanks to the distraction, he didn’t hear Ezra who had his phone in his hand announce, “Your phone’s ringing.”
Ephraim chased him around the basement while Ezra tried to draw his attention all to no avail until he had no choice but to announce to the family,
“I think Elijah’s girlfriend is calling.”
“What?!” Ephraim and Elvis shouted in shock, asking in unison, “Elijah has a girlfriend?!”
Ezra glanced down at the screen and announced, “I think so. The contact says ‘My love, A.’ Quite mysterious yet cringe if I might add.”
Unfortunately, while his brothers were busy criticizing the way he saved his supposed girlfriend’s contact, the blood had drained from Elijah’s face after having recognized it was Adele.
“Should I answer?” Ezra intended to tease him by saying that, but Elijah lost it.
“No!” He shouted and rushed at Ezra. Unfortunately, before he could snatch the phone from him, his brother already reacted by tossing the phone to Ephraim who caught it and smirked as he stared at the screen.
“Judging from our brother’s reaction, it’s safe to conclude whoever this woman is that she is quite important to him,”
“Or man,” Elvis said.
“What?”
Elvis gave him a full-toothed grin, “He could swing both ways, you know. Don’t worry brother, we will support you regardless of your sexuality.”
At this point, Elijah was close to exploding. It was Adele. She was finally calling him and he needed to answer the phone.
“Give me the damn phone!” He tackled Ephraim to the ground, the veins on his neck bulging. This game has gone on for a long time already.
“Oops,” Ephraim winked at him and that was when Elijah glanced down to discover he was not with the phone. He had tossed the phone to Elvis at the last minute before they fell together.
Frustrated, Elijah scrambled up to his feet, seething. Right now, he looked like he was about to wolf out and that was evidenced by the fact he wasn’t intimidated by Elvis’ muscular frame.
He demanded, “Give me the phone, Elvis!”
He was out for blood now and if fighting his brother – even though he was sure to lose in the end – would get him the phone, so be it.
“Come get it!” He challenged him.
And like two powerful forces, they collided, only for Elvis to throw the phone back to Ezra, and this time, he answered the call.
“Hello,” Ezra said with a grin, putting the phone on to speak out.
“No!” Elijah cried out and tried to go after him, but Elvis held him back with his sinewy arms and strength.
And that was when they heard it.
“You bastard! Why did you get me pregnant?! Why did you have to ever come into my life?! Why did you do this to me?! Why me?! Why?!” His secret woman screamed into the phone, her words echoing across the room.
All of the brothers froze. What the fuck was going on here? Of course, their eyes landed on Elijah at once knowing he held the answer to all of their questions. However, Elijah in question was frozen with shock.
What did he just hear? Adele was pregnant for him? That doesn’t make any sense. And at the same time, it made sense. In such a short time, Elijah began to go over the many times he had sex with her without protection. Dear God, it seems it was true. Or it could be a cruel joke. He needed to see her. Hear her say those words face to face.
“Who are you?” Ezra asked her and that roused him from his reverie. Before anyone could stop him, Elijah had already walked over and snatched the phone from his brother, ending the call instantly.
He was panting and glaring at them, their joke had gone too far. But it didn’t excuse the fact that his brothers needed an explanation. Now.
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