Loving a Crosten - Jessica Erstad (top 100 books to read TXT) 📗

just what she need, considering she has told me millions of times that she hates him. Drako actually looked at Ella with concern, since when had he cared? Then there was a hint of adoration in his eyes too.
“ What’s wrong Ella?” Drako asked, and there was no hint of evil in his voice. He looked intently at Ella, and I had no clue why. Ella looked back at him, she didn’t say anything but I could tell she didn’t want him over here. Actually I was surprised she didn’t scream for him to run away. I guess I could, maybe she couldn’t say anything. She was still hyperventilating.
“ Its none of your concern! You hate me anyway. Why are you over here?” She yelled, I guess I was wrong, “ Get away from me!” Ella yelled at him, and Drako looked hurt, and Ella looked scared. He wasn’t that scary, and I was the one he gave a black nose to. That hurt let me tell you, but she looked like he killed someone. Drako looked confused, and I bit hurt. He glanced at her once more before leaving.

Drako’s POV (Normal time)

Thinking about Ella hurt because I missed her so much, but I remember when she hated me. I had even gone as far as to make her scared of me. She had every right to be, but that day two years ago was the first time I realized how much I loved her. I never wanted another guy to have her, but here I was. I was getting Winston’s niece, why should I care if I cant do the same. I’m to selfish, but I love her! It took me over a year to gain her trust, considering I never had it in the first place. I deserved every bit of it though. The way I treated her! I was surprised she gave me a chance.
“ My lord what would you like?” A servant asked, and I mentally answered Ella, but he couldn’t give me Ella. What did I want besides her? Nothing. She was my everything. My reason to live, and now I didn’t have her. In fact I wasn’t even in the same realm with her. She was the love of my life, I couldn’t love anyone besides her.
“ Nothing, right now, nothing you can get me anyway,” I said, which was true. If Ella came her she would die, humans cant stand the Crosten of Everly air. It would kill them. I wouldn’t kill Ella just because I missed her. I wish I could live with her in the human realm, far away from here. I grabbed my ipod from the human realm, and turned on some Alesana. Kenin and Ella had loaded my ipod, but I knew this song was from Kenin. It was Ella’s type of music. Everyone at the High School had one, and Kenin told me I had to get one. I switched to Ella’s play list which she had labeled Ella’s <3. Cute right? It was filled of love songs. I missed her so much.

Ella’s POV

Janelle looked at Chris sternly and I almost laughed, but I managed to keep it to my self. I guess Janelle liked me more then I thought, thankfully someone else had common sense around here. I loved how Chris squirmed though when she yelled, and she got close to him. He looked scared, hmm! Suits him right.
Ariella what could I do? I wondered she always knew what to do. Her and Drako, I missed him even more. Drako, my could my life get anymore screwed up? Two years ago we hated each other, and now I couldn’t live with out him. Yet here I was stuck living without him. Hating every single second of it, I could last much longer. Truth was I needed them both, Ariella was my best friend, and Drako was the love of my life. They were all I had! Well besides my family, I loved Anna and Kiran really I did. They were amazing parents, but I wish they had the nerve to tell me they weren’t my real parents. I saw my birth certificate, and I don’t really care. I love them so much.
“ I need Drako!” I yelled, and everything seemed to get eerily quiet. Chris and Janelle looked like deer in the headlight, or at lease that was the way they were looking at me right now. Then their expressions changed, Janelle looked scared. Chris looked shocked, even Calib looked a bit scared. Luke didn’t know what was going on! Just like me. I just said that I needed Drako, and I felt dumb.
“ Drako who?” My uncle demanded, and I didn’t think I wanted to say. What if he tried to hurt him? Drako could hold his own couldn’t he? He punched Ariella and her face was black and blue for over a week. Chris was scaring me again, but when hadn’t he? Drako Bane Arstinello, my true love. Would I ever be Mrs. Drako Arstinello? Would he ask me to marry him?
“ Arstinello,” I made out, and then Chris dragged my upstairs and into a car look alike, but it wasn’t a car. It didn’t have wheels. What was it? He started driving and I asked him, “ Where are we going?” He didn’t answer me right away. I looked at a radio like object, and turned it on. My uncle quickly turned it off, and I pressed the button and a song that Drako had song one day for me came on. My uncle reached to turn it off but stopped when I song a couple of the words.
“ How do you know this? And I am taking you to the place you want to go,” He’s taking me home! Yes, wait? This wasn’t home. We pulled up to a gated estate, it was quite large. Old fashion, but the security looked high tech. “ My lord should be happy,” he muttered. Why wouldn’t he think I know this song? It’s a beautiful song. Drako had a nice voice, and we song to each other all the time. I never knew any of the songs before he song them to me though.
We went through the gates, “ Your taking me home?” and then said, “ Why wouldn’t I know this song?” I replied, isn’t home where I wanted to be? That’s where Drako was wasn’t it? Drako couldn’t be here. I have no clue what Crosten is even, why would he be here? He should be in his apartment, and far away from my crazy uncle.
“ Home? No, but more so where you want to go. You said you wanted Drako, well Drako is here,” My uncle said. He was crazy! There was no way Drako was here. Drako was safe. Home! How would my crazy absorb uncle know where my Drako is? Drako wouldn’t be here. Wherever here was because this place certainly wasn’t Earth. We pulled up to another gate, and Chris rolled down his window. “ I’m here to see Lord Arstinello,” My uncle told the guard. Who looked ready to punch my uncle, hmmm, guess I’m not the only one who hates him.
“ Lord Arstinello isn’t seeing anyone tonight,” The guard said and looked over at me, I was still in my dress. The dress I had worn the night Drako and I had last seen each other. What would he say? Was this even him? Was there another Drako Arstinello? No. Drako was one of a kind.
“ Tell him Ella is here,” I demanded from the guard, if this was Drako we would be in there in less then it took for me to say Arstinello.

Drako’s POV

My gate guard ran into my room, what was he doing here? Shouldn’t he be at the gate, guarding it? That was his job. Kiran had assigned that job to him. My father, but why was he bugging me after I told him no visitors? No one was permitted in here, unless it was an emergency.
“ What are you doing here?” I asked him and he looked scared. With reason, he was going directly against my orders. He walked over by me. Slowly, he got down and bowed, “ Get up,” I said so he would tell me why he was here. I turned off my music with the click of a button. Amazing little thing right? The power of a button, who knew?
“ There is an Ella demanding to see you, or rather she told me to tell you that Ella is here,” The guard made out, my Ella was here? How? Could I be so lucky? No, this has to be a joke. My Ella was human, yet what other Ella would have the nerve to come see me? “ I refused to let her in the Gates because of your command,” He continued, but I honestly could only think about Ella now. Gosh! She was clouding my mind again.
“ Bring her in, and then don’t bother me again tonight unless its an emergency,” I told the guard, and sat on my bed. I turned Ella’s play list back on, looking at the little heart. Or so she told me I don’t get how if you and a less then symbol with a three that you get a heart, but it was the thought that counted right? <3 well maybe it does look like a heart. But I had never seen a heart, maybe that is what one looks like. I was taught nothing about a heart besides that it was a symbol of love. Nothing important right? Not until now anyway. As the guard left I thought about how luck I was to have finally found love. Love with my Ella, most Crosten’s don’t even know about love, less have the emotion to love.
“ Drako?” I heard Ella’s voice come in through my thoughts about her. Finally, she is here! How though? I thought she was human, and then I turned to find her and Winston. Was she Winston’s niece? Is that how she was here? Was that the reason she wasn’t there the night I went to say good-bye?
“ Oh my! Thank gosh! I’ve missed you so much!” Ella yelled hugging me, Winston walked in my room, and looked at Ella and I. I nodded for him to go as Ella hugged me. I kissed her, and she kissed me back. I had missed her so much! She had missed me to, it seems. I pulled away and looked into her beautiful gray eyes. I could look into them forever. My only worry was never holding her again. There was nothing keeping us apart now, she was Winston’s niece. The one in the prophecy, but she was so good! How could she bring evil?
Chris hadn’t left yet though, “ My lord?” Chris wasn’t supposed to come until tomorrow yet, here he was with Ella. Who knew Ella could be his niece? She was pure, more like my brother. It’s a shame though, he goodness is to bring evil. Everyone here wants it of course, but Ella she wouldn’t want evil. “ Ella mentioned your name, she is my niece so I wont be coming tomorrow my lord. Unless you need me to of course,” Chris pointed out the obvious, what did he think? I was stupid. Of course that’s what he thought. Well whatever, Ella was in my arms and everything felt good.

Ella’s POV

My Drako! It felt so good to be in his arms, and far away from my uncle. Who had left, but now I had so many questions for Drako. Why did he live here? What is this place? Why is it so dark? Are we even on