Chapter 60 - Earn His Keep (1/2)
Locking her hands behind her back, Maxen restrained Olivia from sending him another blow. He kissed her lips which kept her from spewing words of hate as Olivia's c.h.e.s.t heave in anger.
”Baby, stop it.”
Everyone in the room raised an eyebrow upon hearing his endearment to Olivia, including Eli who hid the smirk on his face behind the teacup in his hand.
Left with no choice, he had to do something to pacify Olivia or else there's a high chance that Maxen's blue blood will spill in the middle of the day right before his very eyes. Certainly, he's not a big fan of violence and bloodshed.
He placed the cup on top of the coffee table and slithered towards his cousin and Maxen who were now on a standstill by the wall to ceiling windows in the living room.
He unclasped Maxen's hold on Olivia and spun her around, tutting when he saw the red mark on her t.h.i.g.h that was as big as a quarter coin. He wanted to say more but he knew that would agitate Olivia so he kept mum and focused on fixing the gown.
”I can stitch this up and it will still look the same and feel the same,” Eli reassured her. He took a pin from a folded mini leather wallet filled with pins and needles in his oversized jacket and started to work his magic on Olivia's gown.
”It's not that I don't trust your skills, Eli. I know you can fix this.” Olivia stared daggers at Maxen. This guy did not miss a day from infuriating her. ”You didn't have to leave your mark on me, Maxen.”
”What about you, LI-VI? Look what your cousin did to me last night. Do you have a vampire gene in your pool because she sure knew how to drain blood from a body.”
”Guys, cut it out. Please. I'm not here to play police on your bickerings. How could you do that? That's a nasty bite on Maxen, Livi.”
”That's not the point. He loved that bite and I didn't. You're lucky I didn't want to get pricked by a needle, Max.” Olivia stood still on her spot as she let Eli remedy the gown by closing the slit to cover her bruise.
It didn't take a long time for Eli to finish, liberating Olivia from her temporary confinement. Maxen hastened his steps to run away from Olivia and grabbed his coat from Jack who stood by the kitchen counter.
Before Olivia could reach Maxen, Eli caught her attention by asking, ”Don't you have a check-up today, Livi?”
”Check-up?” Olivia and Maxen asked in unison.
”Oh, yes.” She rubbed her forehead and spaced out when she remembered how a few days ago she was worrying about the annual physical exam that she had to go through.
”I'll go with you. What time and where is that check-up?”
”Huh? You don't have to, Max.” Olivia turned her back to Maxen and quickly changed the subject.
Before he could talk into her, Maxen's private phone rang. He fished it out of his pants pocket, and his lips curled down at the flashing name on his screen.
”Please excuse me, ladies. But I have to take this call.” Maxen kissed Olivia's temple and whispered in her ear, ”I'll be in our bedroom.”
Olivia stood rooted in her spot as she watched Maxen's retreating back march away. She shrugged off the murky feeling that tried to consume her and shifted her attention to Eli.