Elijah woke up and reached his arm out to find the space beside him empty, she is the only person who can go undetected around him. So he got up and changed his clothes, and went out. He knocked on the door beside his room to see a sleepy Aiden opening the door lazily. "Who's there? It's so early in the morning." Aiden said angrily before he noticed Elijah at the door. Aiden suddenly became alert. "Oh, big brother it's you. Do you need anything?" "Get changed, you're going to join our training. I'll see you at the training grounds in 10 minutes." Elijah quickly said before he left. "Wait for big brother, I don't want to do any training," Aiden shouted but Elijah just ignored him.
As usual, Maddie got up early for her morning routine. She got up quietly as not to disturb Elijah. Once it was time for the training she was surprised to see Aiden there since its the first time he will be participating. Maddie thought it would be a great time to get revenge on Aiden as she flashed him an evil grin. Aiden noticed her grin and immediately wanted to back out but his big brother said that it would be a good time for him to practice his fighting skills. "Maddie I want you to help Aiden with his skills, I want him to at least be able to defend himself if he gets attacked," Elijah said as if Aiden has no talent at all. "Master, I'm just curious, how are you so excellent at fighting and Aiden barely knows anything. Didn't you both learn how to fight when you were younger?" Maddie said confused. "Well, Aiden is more of a free spirit. He does what he likes." Elijah nonchalantly said. "Hey, I live in the moment and live my life to the fullest," Aiden said defensively as he crossed his arms pouting.
Actually, Maddie quite envied Aiden. She wished one day she could experience life without any worries. "Okay, let us start, let's see what skills you possess now, so we can just work on things you're lacking," Maddie told Aiden as she took her stance. Maddie observed how he attacked and defended, he was a bit sloppy but he has a basic backbone on fighting. "Your quite good Aiden, there are just some things you need to improve on. Let's just start on basic positions and work up from there." "Haha, I think I was good going up against you." Aiden proudly said. "You wouldn't be able to last a second against me, I put no effort in that fight earlier. I just wanted to see what your able to do." Maddie said timidly. Aiden felt powerless. Was he really that weak? "Hey don't be sad, maybe by the end of this month you can be comparable to a beginner assassin in the underworld." Maddie sad teasingly. Elijah gave a small chuckle when he heard Maddie's words. "Hey stop making fun of me. I'm not some robot-like you two." Aiden said angered. "Okay, don't get mad, I will just help you improve a little then I'll send you to Master Li to continue your training. It will be faster for you to improve when you go against others with the same level of strength." Maddie trained with Aiden for a while, and when he got tired she would go against Elijah. Aiden was amazed by their movements, it was as if they were in sync and every movement was precise and quick. This made Aiden feel more determined to improve.
On the other hand, Maddie was having fun, she always enjoyed having a challenge and the man in front of her knew just how to do that. No matter what, it was Elijah who would make things challenging for her whether it was during training or at work. This only made her fall further in love with him. Elijah knew very well Maddie doesn't like to be idle. If it were up to him, he wouldn't even let her work. But he would do anything to make her happy and couldn't wait till the day he will make her his wife. Training soon ended and Elijah told Maddie to head up to take her shower. "Big brother, you have an excellent girl. You better make sure she doesn't run away."Aiden smiled at Elijah. "I'm going to propose to her on her birthday." Elijah smiled as he looked at the direction Maddie left. "Oh, big brother let me plan please. You know party planning is my specialty. When is her birthday?" Aiden said excitedly. "Her birthday is in June. I only want a small party, just close family and friends, I don't want her to become too overwhelmed." "So in a few months. Don't worry, I will give sister-in-law a birthday she will never forget." Aiden said proudly. "But big brother, when are you planning to introduce sister-in-law to our parents?" "Soon," Elijah said just before he left. If it were up to him he wouldn't want to introduce Maddie to his father but he had no choice. He knew his mother would want to meet his future wife and couldn't deprive his mother of having a daughter-in-law to pamper.
When Elijah arrived in the room, Maddie just finished her shower. She was just wearing a towel around her body and Elijah couldn't take his eyes off her flawless skin and blushing face, which looked adorable. "Umm, you should take a shower now. I'll go and prepare your suit." Maddie felt embarrassed, she wasn't expecting him to be in the room already. Elijah walked over and gave a light peck on her lips. "Thank you, sweetheart." Then left to take a shower. Maddie's face got redder as she touched her lips. It felt like they were already a married couple. Maddie quickly got dressed and hung Elijah's suit in front of the full-body mirror. Elijah got out of the shower and saw Maddie blow-drying her hair, so he walked into the closet and got changed. "Master, are you ready? Let us go get some breakfast." Maddie stood up tieing her hair in a bun. Elijah walked up to her, grabbed her glasses, and put it on her face. "There's no need to call me Master anymore, you're already my girlfriend. You can call me whatever name you want sweetheart." Then gave Maddie a kiss on her cheek before pulling her out of the room. Maddie was in a daze while being pulled out of the room. When did they officially become a couple? "Mast... umm Mr. Elijah." Elijah stopped in his tracks and gave her an annoyed glare. "There's no need to be so formal, just make up a nickname for me." "Elijah... no, Eli?" It looked like Elijah approved of Eli so Maddie continued. "Do I still need to be formal with you at work?" "There's no need everyone will know sooner or later than you're my girl."