The Essence Of The Darkness
Episode 93: Day One

Elana accidentally turns off the living room lights when she realizes that Akram's car did not leave her yard.

First of all he was confused thinking about what was the cause so Akram was still waiting ahead there. Elana reflexes to find out if there is an important item belonging to Akram left behind, but it turns out he did not find. After all, the man didn't even get out of his car, which showed that there was no intention from Akram to knock his door back and pick up something that might have been left behind.

Eventually, Elana comes to the conclusion that Akram will not leave before making sure he has gone to sleep. True as he expected, when he turned off the lights in the front room, Akram's car moved away from the place.

For a moment Elana was still standing in the window staring at Akram's car that disappeared at the end of the road, leaving a flashlight that blinked away and eventually disappeared. After which, Elana slowly stepped back from the window, then walked slowly towards her room space.

He did not feel afraid alone in this house because Elana had been used to living alone for a long time. But this time, it felt different. Elana's solitude in the past was living in a small rented room that when opening the door directly opposite the bed cot, leaving a narrow space for the bathroom and a small alleyway used as a makeshift kitchen. Meanwhile, this house, although Akram has chosen the smallest house in this luxury housing complex, still feels too big to live alone.

Elana opened the door of her room, and decided to take a shower to clean herself before going to bed. Although their romance in the living room sofa was quite short when compared to Akram's usual lovemaking style, still traces of Akram's touch still left with so strong on his body, imprinting so deep.

Bathing is the only way to escape from the shadow of the man, who still continues to haunt, as if not willing to let go even if the man is not in this place.

After bathing and refreshing, Elana dried her hair and changed into a comfortable nightgown, then slipped under the blanket and curled there in the dark shades of a dim sleeping lamp, with the naked eye.

Somehow like someone was holding himself back from falling asleep. A strange, turbulent taste in his chest that made him restless.

Elana unwillingly raised her hand, looking at the diamond ring that had been pinned by Akram to her finger in astonishment. Her chest was immediately churned by a strangely stifling feeling, making Elana lower her fingers back and keep her out of sight.

Usually, on nights like these after making love, Akram would let her lie on her back, while the man hugged her from behind, clasping his hands under Elana's arms to grasp her waist possessively, and close Elana's back to her chest that field to share the warmth of their bare skin that chime under the blanket.

Elana will fall asleep at night in the arms of Akram. Not only was he exhausted after serving the man's seemingly endless desires, but also because he felt safe and protected within the stronger warmth of another human being.

Now the feeling is not there, making Elana more tightly embrace herself, curled and bend her knees in a position similar to a fetus in the womb of a mother. The thick blanket seemed unable to warm his body and his own heart felt empty mixed with loneliness.

It was at that second that Elana realized that she had gotten used to the presence of Akram by her side and felt lonely without him.

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The sound of the ringing of his typical cellphone alarm instantly made Elana open her eyes and automatically turn off the alarm. Afterwards, Elana reflexively sat on the bed in surprise.

For a moment he looked around the room, confused by waking up in an unfamiliar place. Then, when his mind had managed to process everything, he realized that he was currently in the new house that Akram had prepared for him to live in for the next month.

Akram says today will be the first day Elana works as Xavier's assistant at his company. Although the low self-esteem from lack of confidence still surrounds her, deep in her heart, Elana is really excited about the golden opportunity she receives to learn something new.

He realized that in his capacity as a high school graduate with limited work experience as a minimarket cashier and toilet cleaner, he did not deserve to be an assistant to a genius Xavier Light. But that doesn't mean Elana will just give up and let herself down. He will certainly struggle, learn as much as possible until finally deserve the title as Xavier's assistant.

Xavier was kind enough to give her a rare opportunity and teach her knowledge to Elana. On the other hand, Akram also encouraged him to absorb as much knowledge from Xavier because he was convinced that Xavier was the best mentor ever. Because of this, Elana was determined not to waste the golden opportunity. He will do his best not to disappoint those who have been kind enough to give him a chance.

The first thing to make sure is that he must not be late to come to work on the first day as Xavier's assistant.

The clock on his phone was still six in the morning. The time is still long for Elana to prepare as well as possible. Working hours in Akram company are looser than working hours in general, which starts at ten in the morning and ends at five in the afternoon. That way, Elana still had time to shower, cook breakfast, and, choose the right work clothes and sit down and open the search engine on his phone and collect articles about the job description of a personal assistant for him to learn.

At least when Elana enters work later she does not come with an empty head and embarrass herself.

Elana immediately put away her blanket, about to leave the room to prepare a simple breakfast before she took a shower. He opened the door and was immediately stunned when he saw two people dressed as servants standing before him with an upright and formal body like a robot.

"Good morning Miss Elana. Introduce me Mary who was sent from the main house to serve you. I'm in charge of preparing all Your needs before leaving for work, including preparing bath water, clothes, shoes, melaundry Your dirty clothes and also maintain the cleanliness and neatness of Your private room. My colleague Helen is in charge of maintaining the cleanliness of all areas in the house as well as the outer yard area. There's chef Nancy cooking your breakfast downstairs and the driver will come pick you up at exactly nine to get you to work."

Like a robot, the older servant explained everything in detail and a flat tone of voice without pause.lol Then, before Elana could say anything, the waiter raised his chin towards Elana's phone which was still on the bed, behind her body which was still standing in the doorway.

"Mr Akram said he'd call you in a minute, please pick up."

As if the time was right, Elana's phone rang incessantly with an irritating, urgent tone, making Elana inevitably re-enter the room to retrieve the phone and receive a phone call from Akram.

"Kram," Elana replied in a frustrated tone as her eyes stared helplessly at the servants who were moving like robots, invading her room, opening the closet and picking up her clothes, also go into the bathroom and prepare warm water for him. "Mom.. didn't I say I didn't need a servant? Moreover, this much is too much," Elana immediately expressed her thoughts, filled with discomfort because she was in a position as an employer to be served.

The silence stretched for a moment between them, making Elana's heart beat a little faster as she waited for Akram's reaction. Shortly thereafter, Akram's voice sounded, still with his usual undeniable stern tone.

"You'll be Mrs Night someday. You must get used to leading the servants and giving instructions to them." said Akram calmly.

"But two waiters, one chef and a driver..."

"Don't forget a gardener, I've ordered him to come, he'll probably come by noon when you've gone to work" Akram interrupted Elana's protest sentence without guilt. "Elana, maybe you don't need them right now, but I'm sure one day you'll be grateful for them, especially in the morning when you're sick," connect Akram with a riddle tone.

Elana frowned.

"I feel good right now.and why should I be sick in the morning?" the question is fast with a confused tone.

"People say that the morning is going to be a bad time for women who..." Akram cleared his throat suddenly, as if his voice was stuck in his throat, as the man spoke next, his tone became a little fierce and more arrogant than usual. "Forget over. To be sure, my arrangement is indisputable. Whether you want it or not, the servants will come and do what they have to do every day. Just get used to it. Now, get ready, lest you be late on your first day working as Xavier's assistant."

Without giving Elana a chance to refute, Akram immediately cut off the conversation unilaterally from the other side, making Elana only able to glare at the phone in her hand with an unspeakable annoyance.

What an arrogant man who makes headaches and tests patience, how could last night Elana miss this man to hug him before he fell asleep?

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As soon as Elana entered the company lobby, her eyes immediately rubbed with Elios who immediately stood up when she saw him. The man was apparently told when the driver dropped Elana off in a special parking lot that could not be accessed by anyone, so he could go straight down from the top floor of the building to greet Elana in the lobby.

At half-ten in the morning and the employees looked busy and then passing around the company lobby. Everything was with their respective goals, but most seemed to be hastily reaching their respective divisions where they worked because the working hours had almost begun.

Therefore, no one noticed when Elana hurriedly followed Elios in front of her to get to the special elevator located at the very end of the lobby, which can only be passed by people with VVIP access cards. There are two special elevators in this place, each with sparkling black doors, in contrast to the public employee elevator in the front of the lobby that is glittering silver like a mirror.

When Elios was about to attach his access card to open the elevator door, suddenly one of the elevator doors clang and opened. Elios and Elana's attention was immediately turned on the open elevator door and their eyes were immediately glued to the figure of Akram standing in the elevator.

The man looked fresh with his hair still half wet and a neat suit that wrapped his body snugly, making his appearance increasingly look strapping and tall. Akram's gaze seemed to be glued towards Elana, scanning the woman sharply before then the man gestured Elana's hand to enter the elevator.

Elana herself gulped, stood in doubt and turned instead to Elios as if asking for an opinion.

Elios instantly raised his palm in front of his body as if making his hand a shield over the mysterious invisible attack. Elios managed to put a smile on his face before he finally made a hasty sound.

"Si. please take the elevator with Mr. Akram. I will ride the other litt," he said quickly pitched expulsion.

Unfortunately, whether Elana was innocent or indeed insensitive, the woman was still standing there confused, expressing her question in a sinless tone.

"Why take a separate elevator? Why not just be together?" ask Elana lugu.

Instantly Elios threw a helpless gaze towards Akram who was replying to him with a sharp gaze full of piercing killing aura. Elios moved away, like an arrow from his bow.

"I... There is still some business to be done, please go up first!" without looking twice, Elios immediately left the private elevator hallway, leaving Elana alone in front of the elevator with a frown at Elios' strange demeanor.

Is it possible that Elios got a stomachache attack in the morning and wanted to go to the WC, but was ashamed to say it to Elana, so he chose to rush away before having to explain it to Elana?

"Come here, Elana," Akram's impatient voice distracted Elana from the figure of Elios who disappeared at the end of the hall. Elana turned her head back towards Akram, and in order to see the impatience in Akram's expression, Elana immediately pushed herself into the elevator.

"Se. good morning," Elana stood awkwardly, kept her distance from Akram and said a good morning greeting in a formal tone. After all, at work, Akram Night is the supreme boss here and Elana knows, no matter how complex her relationship with the current Akram is, he still has to behave like an employee at his boss in the company where he works.

Akram himself seemed to raise an eyebrow when he received a formal greeting from Elana. But the man nodded his head, returning Elana's greeting without commenting on the smile on his lips.

"Good morning." he said half growled from his tightly gritted teeth.

The elevator door closed and Elana felt that the elevator was moving up. Then, suddenly and without prior warning, Akram's hand moved to press the 'hold' button in the elevator which immediately stopped the elevator movement. Afterwards, Akram quickly urges Elana to one of the elevator walls, trapping her there.

"Just last night you didn't sleep with me and you've treated me like a stranger?" angered Akram with a half-offended angry tone.

Elana widened her eyes, not expecting that the man would misunderstand her to this extent.

"Mom.. That's not what I mean, Akram," stammered Elana trying to explain. "We're at work, so I think we should be formal with each other."

Akram took Elana's hand and his eyes looked at the ring he had yesterday pinned on her ring finger.

"You're my future wife. So you're free to act as you please in this company," Akram lifted Elana's chin with his index finger, making Elana look straight into her sharp eyes and filled with firmness. "Once in a while stop being condescending, bowing your head and behaving like you're nobody. You are the woman who managed to make the owner of this company crazy about you, so you are free to puff up your chest here, act arrogant or become an arrogant commanding officer. I guarantee no one will dare to fight you because you have me behind you,"

Elana's cheeks immediately turned red hearing Akram's words while her lips opened to refute.

"I'm not like you, so I can't do that!" sahut Elana with a thick denouncing tone.

Akram chuckled at the words of Elana. The man lowered his head and brought his face closer to Elana's.

So close were they that when Akram spoke, the man's lips half-swiped Elana's lips.

"So, is that your view of me? Arrogant, commanding and arrogant man?" tanyanya fast.

"Exactly," Elana said no less quickly, with a tone of voice that was very confident to make Akram laugh on Elana's lips. The man's body pressed Elana against the wall, then his laughter stopped, while his lips began to smack Elana's lips with a sensual gesture of teasing. "Yes. That's me. Anyway, as my future wife, you have to learn to tolerate me, Elana. Because maybe you'll be stranded with me forever and not be able to escape again,"

After saying that, Akram immediately smashed Elana's lips mercilessly, completing a longing that last night could not be completed in a widespread kiss that was usually hot and long.

When the link of their lips came off later, the breaths of the two were both gasping for a storm of desire. But Akram still seems unsatisfied. The man moved, down the side of Elana's neck with his lips, taking care not to touch the scar bruises that had faded so much there. Akram then clenched the pale skin in the groove between Elana's neck and shoulders in a long, possessive kiss.

When Akram let go of his pawn, a dark red trace was instantly imprinted there. Akram rubbed the former pagutannya with the thumb and a smug smile and brash immediately adorn his lips.

"I think you're ready to meet Xavier" he said in a triumphant tone of voice.

Elana widened her eyes while her breath was still panting.

"You... You did this..just to provoke Xavier?" ask her with a denouncing tone.

Akram smiled widely while his hand moved to push the elevator button until the elevator moved back up.

"Of course not," Akram slightly moved away from Elana, giving the woman the opportunity to tidy up her clothes and hair that was tangled because of Akram's hands were busy guerrilla when they kissed earlier. "I did it because I wanted to kiss and mark you as mine. Provoking Xavier is just a pleasant bonus," Akram said in a sinless, brazen tone.

Elana snorts. Akram looked at him half-sniffed. However, not a single sentence managed to come out of his lips.

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These two brothers are actually the same, each other looking for opportunities to provoke anger and provoke each other. Unfortunately, it was Elan who was the victim, trapped helplessly in the midst of two feuding tyrants.

When the clink of the elevator rang out and the elevator door opened, Elana immediately stepped hurriedly away from Akram and exited the elevator, trying to show her attitude that she was being irritated with the man.

However, his steps then stopped abruptly because there was another figure standing before him, almost getting hit by him.

Elana raised her head, and her gaze instantly met Xavier Light's sharp eyes. The man held the phone in his hand, while his eyes scanned Elana closely. His eyebrows shot up looking at Elana's lips that were full of seductive rations that had clearly just been crushed mercilessly. Her gaze also sharpened the sight of a new kiss that looked so real in the curve of Elana's neck.

Shortly after, Akram catches up on the back of the elevator and stands behind Elana, making a wide grin instantly etched into Xavier's mouth.

"Almost I called and got off here to find my assistant who never came even though working hours were almost starting. I can't believe there is an authoritarian boss who perverts power and deliberately holds it," Xavier said later in a sneering tone that he deliberately aimed directly at Akram.

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