Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 205 Contain Yourself

Elliot smiled as he eyed her teasingly. “Are you asking me for a favor?”

Anastasia shrugged nonchalantly and said, “I’m only doing this on behalf of my dad.”

“Well, seeing as he’s your dad, I don’t think it’d be right of me to refuse him the favor. Get your sister to come into work on Monday,” he declared readily.

She gaped at him in astonishment and realized that he was granting favors out of his gratitude again.

Just then, he tipped his head to the side and glanced at whatever was behind her, drawling, “You’ve got guts bringing me here, though.”

Upon hearing this, she turned around, and she nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw the amphibians and reptiles that were preserved in formalin. She shuddered and shrunk against Elliot like she wanted to put as much distance as she could between herself and the morbid exhibit.

chance to wrap an arm around her. She gasped, but before she could react, she found herself in his embrace. She could smell the fresh and pleasant scent of him, and she

a grin. When he saw that there was nobody around this section of the exhibit, he dipped his head and placed a chaste

she shoved him aside, and she thanked the heavens that Jared and

she gave Francis a call to tell

staircase gleefully and found her mother. “Mom! Mom, I’m going to start working at Bourgeois on Monday! President Presgrave was the one who personally

was elated to hear this. Does this mean Erica has a

me that President Presgrave himself agreed to this. Do you think it’s because I made a really good impression last night?” Erica asked happily and somewhat

thought the same thing. Erica had sat next to Elliot during the banquet last night, and there was no denying how gorgeous she had looked in her evening dress! “Erica,” she began. “Make sure to seize every opportunity there is while you’re at

get a chance to run into President Presgrave often enough, I could make him fall for me,” Erica said

she wanted to seduce Elliot

moment, Naomi clutched her daughter’s arm and

blinked. “What is it,

I’ve never told you this, but Anastasia’s mother only died because she sacrificed herself to save Elliot. Without her, he would have died when he was a

on duty,

big time, you’ll have to watch your back at Bourgeois. It might only be child’s