Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 408 I Need You

It was as if there was a raging fire burning in Elliot, and it didn’t feel like it was dying down anytime soon. It was then that he realized he had been set up.

At that moment, Aliona reached out to stop Anastasia while seething, “You can’t take him away now. He needs a woman!”

“And he has one—that’s me. He has no need for you,” Anastasia retorted furiously as she held onto Elliot to keep him upright.

Upon hearing this, Elliot’s eyes glimmered happily. She’s going to save me, he thought.

“Don’t go, Elliot!” Aliona cried out pleadingly, reaching out for him.

However, one baleful look on his part was all it took to make her falter. He glowered at her warningly as he bit out in disgust, “Don’t touch me.” He didn’t need to think to know that she was the one who had drugged him tonight.

“Come on,” Anastasia prompted as she opened the door and led him out. Then, she fished out her phone and called Rey, asking him to meet them at the hotel entrance.

Back in the suite, Aliona was close to unraveling with hysteria. She couldn’t believe that her plans had once again been thwarted by Anastasia.

into the elevator and propped him up against one wall. Now that her hands were free, she tried to comb her hair into submission with her fingers and straightened her slightly crumpled dress. When she tilted her head and saw the imprint on the

twisted as he assessed the damage on her. He

her head and turned to look at him glumly. “You ought to

superhuman effort, he pushed through the fire that was threatening to consume him and asked in

you implying that I shouldn’t have done that to save you? You just want to sleep with Aliona, don’t you?” Anastasia countered sharply as she gave him

only person I want is you, Anastasia,” Elliot forced out almost breathlessly as he leaned against the elevator wall, too weak to stand properly on his feet. In a show of

only just said this when the elevator doors opened, and she snaked an arm around his waist

he muttered, “I thought you were going to sacrifice yourself to save me from

extent of my selflessness,” she pointed out sarcastically. As if

then, Rey hurried up to them, and when he saw how unwell

drugged. Quick, we have to

Rey hastily helped

heat in him grow relentless. Rey was behind the wheel, and Anastasia

that was pulsating through him, and when she turned

hurts… Help me, Anastasia,” he pleaded in a low and husky

front and backseat of the car while trying to shove the man

with the effects of the drug peaking in him, waiting was no longer a viable option for him. He desperately needed

hang on a little