Novels by Evelyn

Grace's PovI heard distant voices like they were talking far away from me but yet close. The voices were not familiar but at the same time familiar.Then, after some time, there was silence.Then a single voice. It was very faint. Familiar. I could barely even hear but some words were a little audible. Sorry. Miss. LoveThen I heard nothing again. It was like the voices in my head were dead. I tried to move but I felt a weight on my hand. I wanted to move the weight away but I couldn't. My hand was bound by a rope. I tried to move my legs but it was the same thing.“Who is there? Help!” I yelled, my mouth moving but no sound was coming from my mouth. I screamed again, but my voice bounced back against the wall in the room.“Please help me!” I shouted despite it. The door flung open and a tall man entered, the only light entering the room blocking his face from my view.He stood in front of the door after shutting it, looking at me tensely.“Help me please,” I pleaded but still n

Silvano's Pov “Silvano,” Luca's voice pierced through the room and my head snapped to the door. “She is responding,” he said, breathless like he had run all the way to where I was to tell me. Thank goodness. I sighed in relief as joy exploded in my chest and I smiled faintly before remembering Ivanov was about to call the name. I turned to him but saw his eyes were trained on Luca at the door. Should I wait to hear the name or go to Grace? I thought as I stared at Ivanov.It was hard to choose because I wanted the bastard's name so badly, I could already feel the rush of breaking the bastard's bones but I also wanted to be there for Grace. I wanted to be the first face she sees when she wakes up and opens her eyes, so I can tell her I have got her. That she was safe. I stood there staring at the man, not knowing what to do. “Silvano,” I heard Luca call me from the door. Antonio stepped closer to me and touched my shoulder, bringing me out of my thoughts.“You should go to her

MINUTES BEFORE RESCUING GRACESilvano's Pov IN RUSSIAThe black SUV drove along the countryside, the air inside the car thick with fury and adrenaline.I stared out the window, but all I could see was Grace's face, the image of hope in her eyes before I crushed it and the state she could probably be in. Since I knew what they did to her, I could barely function well or think straight. I would see her face anywhere I turned to, and I would hear her voice even in my dreams. It was driving me crazy. It wasn't easy finding their location but we eventually did. It was fv¢king Russia. We never thought of it for a minute.I wanted to storm there immediately, I knew their location, but my men stopped me from messing up our plans.If not I would have been on my way to rescuing her instead of being on my way to my warehouse.They were in an underground house on the outskirts of an industrial town, thanks to Valentina's rapid deployment of the DIE protocol. Twelve hours I gave her to find th

Silvano's Pov “I am not weak,” he said, gritting his teeth in anger. “Of course you are not. You are just a weakling. She didn't even flash her b**bs at you and you are already spilling your name. It makes me wonder what more you are willing to spill on her behalf.”“You bi*ch. You tricked me,” he screamed at Valentina. “No. You allowed yourself to be tricked. Now, Ivanov Dmitri, tell me where he is?” I asked.“I don't know who you are talking about,” he said. I nodded. I knew he was going to do that. I wish he would continue to be stubborn because it meant the fun was just starting.The anger I have been holding back would be channeled on him slowly, satisfying me of breaking him but not executing him. “Oh, you do,” I said, leaning back in the chair with a glint dancing in my eyes as I looked at him. “You know him too well and you are going to tell me his name,”“You can't force me into telling you what I don't know,” he said. “Yes, I can,” I said. I looked at Giovanni, signalin

Silvano's Pov Two hours went by, and Valentina hadn't given me any name yet. Those two hours I sat beside Grace's bed, staring at her, hoping she would open her eyes any moment. But nothing. There was no reaction from her. I looked at her wrist and noticed bruises and cuts. She was tied up for a long time. The mark of the bound was evident and it caused something furious in me. I looked back at her eyes and it calmed me a little. My phone beeped, and I looked at it. Valentina sent where the second-in-command bastard was. I looked back at Grace. “I wouldn't be gone for long. I just want to take care of something,” I said to her, even though she wasn't hearing me, and squeezed her hand. I waited for some seconds, hoping she would squeeze my hand back in understanding but she didn't. I sighed before bending and kissing her forehead. I left the room and found Luca outside waiting for me. He stood up as he saw me come out of the room. “Don't let anyone in except the medical team

Silvano's Pov The doctor's words sounded like a fresh stab of cold terror. I stood there listening to the doctor, the feeling of suffocation passing and getting replaced by a terrible, clear-headed calm.The panic had drained me, leaving behind a core of cold, sharp feeling in me. Luca was still talking to the doctor, getting all the details about her but my mind was absent. The only thing I cared about as I stood there absent-minded was finding the man who had torn her apart.I turned away from the doctor and Luca and walked slowly down the hall. I entered a room and headed to the bathroom. I needed a mirror to see the man who had failed her. I entered the bathroom and went to the mirror, gripping the sink while I stared at my reflection. My eyes stared back at me, almost unrecognizable. My eyes were bloodshot and hollowed out of fear. My jaw was clenched so tight the muscles in my neck stood out like ropes.I opened the tap and washed my hands under the running water before usi

Ophelia's Pov “One,”“Two,”“Three,”“Four,”“Where is the remaining?” I asked aloud as I counted the bottle of yogurt in the refrigerator.I checked everywhere in the refrigerator but didn't find any other pack of yogurt.I was sure I counted 6 before I went to bed yesterday. Then how is it 4 left?I closed the refrigerator and walked out of the kitchen. Ryan was playing a video game in the living room.“Ryan,” I called and he paused his game. “Yes, Mum,”“Did you take yogurt from the refrigerator?” I asked.“No mum,” he said and continued playing his game.Maybe it will be Richard and Raymond. Those two are always up to something. Sometimes, I want to lock them up in a room without food and water for a few hours and let them feel the consequences of their actions, but they will just tear my ears down with their shouting.I walked silently to their room to catch them in the act, but they were not inside their room.About to look for them, I saw Ryder's office slightly ajar with a mu

Ophelia's Pov “It took you guys a long time to reach here,” Mom said when she opened the door.“Grandma,” the boys shouted and ran to hug her.“How are you all doing? You all look good,” she said, checking the three of them.“Granny, you want to know the secret? Richard asked.“Yes,” Mum answered.“Then you must give us cookies first,” Raymond said and they all grinned at her. She laughed at the boys’ tactics before following them inside.“My mum doesn't even care about me anymore,” I told Ryder as we walked inside the house and headed to the garden where everyone would be.“That makes the two of us,” he pulled me closer to him and I smiled.“Love birds, thank you for gracing us with your presence this late,” Lily said from where she was grilling meat. “Sometimes I wonder, it takes up all your time, but then I remember that you have 3 boys, and you could be trying for a girl,” Daniel said, walking towards us. Nichole slapped his shoulder as she came into view with her protruding st

Ophelia's Pov After applying makeup to cover up the hickeys and helping the boys finish up their dressing, we all entered the car and Ryder drove out of the compound with another car following us.Ryder increased security around us since we were having more kids. He didn't want a repetition of what happened with Ryan when he was little.The car pulled in front of the cemetery and I looked back at the boys.“Ready?” I asked and they all nodded.Ryder held Richard and Raymond as they walked in front of Ryan and me.“Mum, did you talk to dad?” Ryan whispered to me.“I tried my best, but you know he loves you and loves what you do,” I told him, and I watched him return his eyes to the floor.“I just want him to see how good I am at playing,” he said, his voice low and my heart reached for him.He just wanted Ryder to see how good he is but what he doesn't know is that Ryder knows. I always record him playing, and we both watch it at night before we sleep.“He knows you are good. You are

Ophelia's Pov “Ryan, Richard, Raymond, come down this minute,” I shouted at the top of my voice as I carried plates out from the kitchen to the dining table.I heard multiple steps running down the stairs. I sighed, tired of telling them to stop running around the house.“Mum, I need help with my hair,”“Mum, I can't find my blue shirt,”“Mum, where did you put my socks,”The three of them all said together immediately they stopped in front of me.I looked at them in awe.Ryan was dressed, but his hair was still damp from the shower, Richard was holding an orange shirt, and Raymond was barefoot.“I will help with your hair after breakfast, Your shirt is in the second drawer by the left, and your socks are in the basket beside your bed,” I answered them and turned, returning to the kitchen.“I didn't see it there,” I heard Raymond complain as his brother's footsteps faded up the stairs.“If you check properly, you will see it,” I shouted from the kitchen and heard him mumble under his

Ophelia's Pov I felt a little hand holding onto my hand. I felt weak and heavy in a kind of way.“She will be fine,” I heard Olivia's voice.I opened my eyes slowly but shut them when the light rays entered my eyes.“Too bright,” I muttered as I opened them again but this time more slowly.“Ophelia?” Olivia came to the other side of the bed. Her eyes were puffy as worry etched on her face.Did she cry? I thought to myself before I heard Ryan's voice beside me on the bed.“Mama,” he had a wide smile on his face as he held onto my hand and the other one on my face.I raised my body up to sit down when I felt like something was taken from my body.“Olivia, where is my baby?” I asked as I looked around the room for my baby.“Relax Ophelia, your baby is fine. He is in another room receiving care,” she smiled at me even though her eyes were saying another thing.“My baby is a boy?” I asked as joy slowly crept into my voice.“Yes,” Olivia replied with a gentle nod, her voice cracking just

Ryder's Pov The voices around me faded as I stared at the door long and hard, the image of her lifeless body boring my head.I slumped to the floor as tears flooded down my face. I didn't know for how long I sat on the floor until I heard a footstep behind me.“Ryder” I heard a familiar voice and raised up my head. Olivia was standing over me, her eyes worried as she looked down at me.“Why are you on the floor? Is the delivery successful?” She asked as her eyes moved to the door swiftly.“The delivery was successful,” I managed to say, my voice barely above a whisper as I kept my gaze on the door. “We have a baby boy.” Her eyes lit up briefly, “That is good news, when will they be done with her in there?” She asked and I didn't reply to her. I didn't respond. Not because I didn't want to but because I didn't know what to tell her exactly. Her eyes dimmed when she noticed the way I was trembling. “Why are you out here like this?” she asked, crouching beside me. “Is Ophelia and t