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.

she found herself in his embrace. She could

grin. When he saw that there was nobody around this section of the exhibit, he dipped his head and placed a chaste kiss on her lips. Then, he broke into a mischievous smirk as he muttered, “Consider this a repayment for the favor just

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

gave Francis a call to tell him that

and found her mother. “Mom! Mom, I’m going to start working at Bourgeois on Monday! President Presgrave

to hear this. Does this mean Erica has a

told me that President Presgrave himself agreed to this. Do you think it’s because I made a

had sat next to Elliot during the banquet last night, and there was no denying how gorgeous she had looked

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

working at Bourgeois; instead, she wanted to seduce Elliot so that she could one

daughter’s arm and

blinked. “What is it,

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

a cop who had died while on

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