Is this destiny?

~ Los Angeles, Ellie\'s villa ~

Saturday, October 26

9:57 AM

Ellie woke up late. She needed extra sleep because the night with Jasper was long and… wonderful.

Jasper is still sleeping. The small whistling sounds he is making with every breath, confirms that he is sleeping.

Ellie turned to face him and enjoyed the view of his exquisite profile.

She glanced lower and saw his toned chest moving slightly with his breathing. His rock hard abs are half covered.

Ellie smiled at the thought that this fine specimen is her boyfriend. She does not mind waking up to this sight every morning.

They made love last night several times… raw. Just the thought of it made her all heated up. And she knows that Jasper liked it also because even during cuddling he wanted to stay inside her.

Ellie stifled a laugh and blushed when she remembered his words from previous night: \'I found my favorite place… inside you.\' This man is truly shameless.

"Are you one of those who likes to watch?", Jasper\'s deep and raspy voice filled up the room. He heard her giggling while checking him out.

"I like to touch also, but I didn\'t want to wake you up.", she responded with a big grin while running her palms over his chest.

He chuckled and pulled her into a tight hug.

Ellie inhaled his scent.

"Good morning.", she wished him.

Jasper kissed top of her head and let out an approving hum. "Yes. It\'s a good morning when I wake up next to you."

They enjoyed morning cuddles (and one more lovemaking session) before freshening up and heading for breakfast… or maybe it should be called lunch because it was almost noon.

Jasper was happy to hear that Ellie does not plan to do any work during the weekend.

"I am all yours.", she declared.

Jasper confirmed that other than talking to Sophia about his case, he has nothing else planned.

"How about you call her and finish that as soon as possible?", Ellie suggested. "Then the two of us can plan our time."

Jasper approved, but before making any calls, he wanted to discuss one more thing.

After breakfast, two of them went into the office room and Jasper closed the door. He saw Brian and few more people in the house, and he wanted to talk with Ellie in private, without interruptions. Her bedroom is not a good place, because the only thing he can think of while in there is how to get her naked. Office room will serve just fine.

"You look serious.", Ellie observed.

"I believe it is. And I want us to have this talk without interruptions.", he explained.

Jasper told her about Norman\'s injuries and that Franco and Lilian are in the similar state, as well as five people who attacked her after the fashion show two weeks ago.

"You don\'t seem to be surprised.", Jasper noticed that Ellie looks frustrated. "Do you know who did this?"

Ellie took few minutes to compose her thoughts before responding with a nod. There is only one person that comes to her mind, and she does not want to have any more secrets from Jasper. "My father."

Jasper inhaled more than necessary. If she said that she did it, he would take it better. What kind of a man is her father? "He connected all the dots and beat up all of them?"

Ellie smiled bitterly and nodded. "That evening, when you took that man from the garage, with Aiden… my father called to check on me. He knew that I was attacked. He has his men watching me, and if my guess is right, he was watching you that night as well."

Jasper rubbed his forehead. "If he got access to the gang leader, he probably found out what they wanted to do to you. But how did he find out about Norman, Franco and Lily? We knew only about Lily."

"My father is a powerful man. Well connected. And… dangerous." Ellie paused before continuing. "A suspicion that Norman, Franco or Lily are involved is enough for my father to hurt them."

Jasper swallowed hard. "Am I in danger?"

Ellie stifled a laugh. "Honestly… I don\'t know. I believe that if you treat me well, my father will not touch you."

Jasper relaxed seeing that Ellie is carefree. Who cares about her father when she is right in front of him? Wonderful and perfect… and his. He inched closer to her. He could never get close enough… she is intoxicating, addictive.

"I believe that last night I treated you well.", he cheekily said in a low voice before his lips brushed against hers.

"Mmm…", Ellie hummed in satisfaction. "And this morning as well."

Jasper smiled smugly. "It seems you enjoyed."

"More than I will ever admit." Ellie laced her fingers into his hair and pulled him down for a kiss.

Ellie was lost in the kiss and she didn\'t notice at what point he put her to sit on her office desk, or when he removed her pants… but the desk height is just right, and she remembered JoAnna\'s words how she does not know to appreciate pleasures that an office desk can provide. Ah! Now she knows.

Ellie\'s back was on the cold surface of the desk while Jasper held her ankles just above his shoulders. And she will never look at that office desk in the same way again.

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1:54 PM

Jasper is on the phone with Sophia and Ellie can tell from his expression that something is not right.

"We will be there.", Jasper said somberly before ending the call.

Ellie observed his furrowed brows. "What happened?"

"Aiden and Sarah are missing since Thursday evening. Everyone is at Jeff\'s and JoAnna\'s villa. We should go there."

Ellie inhaled sharply and nodded.

~ Los Angeles, Mediterranean villa ~

2:29 PM

Jeff, Oscar, Elanor, Edward, Stella and Felix are listening to Sophia and JoAnna while they inform Jasper and Ellie about current situation.

Everyone is paying attention, like they are hoping to hear some detail they missed so far.

Just as Sophia and JoAnna finished telling the status, Jeff\'s men dragged inside Alexander.

"We listened to Stella and followed him around.", JoAnna explained. "Besides him visiting one empty apartment and few hangouts for homeless people, nothing else came out of it. I gave her 24 hours before I take over." 

They all went to the basement, into one spacious room.

"Who are you? What do you want?", Alexander asked when they tied him up to the chair in the middle of the room.

JoAnna didn\'t respond. She injected him with the truth serum and checked time.

Three minutes later…

JoAnna stood in front of Alexander and asked: "On Thursday evening, you received three missed calls. Who was it?"

Alexander looked down, unwilling to talk. But his mouth opened against his wishes: "Evalina Robinski".

Jeff frowned when he heard that name. Memories of a young woman with a long blonde hair came to his mind. Security was dragging her out of his office while she kicked and screamed how she will kill Sarah. And she caused a lot of damage just because she has a thing for Aiden. That woman sounds like bad news no matter how he thinks of her.

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