Chapter 14 – Elisa
Elisa could only be a year old. However, she was very smart. Raissa left her on the floor when they entered the room of the white-haired woman. Elisa wondered if they were related.
The child observed the whole place. Everything there was too big for someone of 70 cm.
There were bright and beautiful things all over the place and Elisa was tempted not to touch anything. Yeah, I knew Raissa and Dad would be mad if she touched what wasn’t hers.
So she just supported her chubby little hands in the armchair and kept hearing things about clans that were not understandable to a child her age.
Elisa wanted to see her dad, but Raissa told her to stay there. However, the subject was very boring and she was trying to avoid touching the shiny objects.
Until she heard a word that caught her eye. “Safe.”
Elisa always understood that word when her father held her in his lap. He made a gesture with his hands and Auntie Yssa said something like being safe. So Elisa knew that “safe” was a good thing.
So if that place was safe, it meant Elisa could explore until she found Dad, right?
Raissa was busy talking to the director and Elisa took the opportunity to escape.
The child left the room and came across the giant corridor where there was hardly anyone. She hid behind the wall so no one would see her until a tall man triggered her curiosity.
He looked like her. Both had the same white hair and the same gray eyes.
Elisa approached and the man looked down. He was so tall that it looked like a giant building for the child. But something made her stretch her arms towards him, asking for a lap.
The man looked confused? She couldn’t tell. However, he took her anyway and smiled. Elisa felt comfortable with him.
“What are you doing here alone, ein little girl? Escaped from your mother?” – He laughed.
The child babbled and made a sign of “Yes” with his little hands. Of course Elisa knew that nothing had been lost.
“Dada” – she said, asking the man to take her to her father.
The stranger looked at her in a curious way and began to move.
“Would he look for her father?”
However, she noticed that they were returning to the room of the white-haired woman and Elisa was sure that her father was not there.
The girl frowned and began to make tantrums not to go there.
“Dada. Dada.” – She said sly.
The man didn’t seem to know what to do.
“You want your father? But, I don’t know where he is.” – He said, looking desperate.
Elisa pointed the other way. Surely her father would be there. After all, she had not seen him from this side.
The man turned the other way and Elisa stopped the tantrum. It had worked after all.
The stranger looked her in the eyes and brought his nose closer to his hair. He seemed to notice something that Elisa also noticed. They had a similar smell.
Of course Elisa smelled like her daddy. But now she noticed that there was the smell of that man in her too.
Could he be another daddy? she wondered.
And the man went to a place with several doors. Elisa wanted to open them to find out what was inside them. But I couldn’t do that in the man’s lap.
They were approaching the last door when a smell and a familiar voice approached.
“Miss Elisa. There you are.” – Raissa said panting. ” Don’t run away like that, please.”
However, her expression of concern changed to something more serious. And Elisa didn’t understand why.
“Thank you for taking care of Miss Aurelius. You can give it to me now, please.”
“What is the servant of the Abiyoe doing here? And who is this child?” – He asked suspicious, handing Elisa to Raissa.
“I don’t think it’s in your best interest, sir. Thank you again.”
And so, Raissa took Elisa to the last room.
She looked back and saw no one else.
But Joshua was well hidden, watching from afar. He did not come from a family of soldiers for nothing.
When the door opened, Thomas appeared with a smile and this confirmed his suspicions.
Joshua felt betrayed, deceived, stupid. But he also knew he didn’t deserve that smile or that child.
Aurelius left in anger, but there was nothing to do. For now.
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When Thomas opened the door, he felt intensely happy and took his daughter in his arms, holding her tight and filling her with kisses.
The little girl laughed as she met her father again.
“My baby is here. How is my Elisa?”
Elisa laughed and kissed her dad on the cheek.
“I love you, my love. What longing”
“And how are you, Raissa?”
“Well, sir. Thank you.” She signaled, bowing. ” I must inform you that, by my carelessness, Miss Elisa met with Aurelius. Forgive me, my lord.”
Thomas took a sigh. There wasn’t much to do now. Besides, what fool would send a child with so many problems going on in high school?
Well, he knew exactly who.
So he signaled to Raissa:
“Bring Yssa here and ask her to bring Kyria and Sera along.”
Raissa just bowed and agreed.
When she left, Thomas angrily called Elora
Abiyoe.
When answering the video call of the son, the older woman, short-haired and black trapped in a bow, just smiled.
“What do you think you’re doing, mother?” – He signaled furiously.
Elora laughed.
“Of course you would. Don’t worry, Elisa will be safe.”
“What is your goal here, mother?” – He asked, gazing into her eyes.
“All the clans are moving now, Thomas.” – She said seriously.
“Is that what you call” moving”? Bring your granddaughter to the danger zone? Have you gone crazy?”
“No one can hurt our family, Thomas. Especially someone with two pure bloods. Trust me, she’ll be safe.”
And that said, she hung up.
Thomas turned off his phone, furious. He looked at Elisa, who was already sleeping in his bed, unaware of the dramas that occurred in her life.
He didn’t have to wait long for the door to be opened by his sister and friends.
And smiling, he showed something he had found. An ancient silver and black book, written, Lunam Lupi.