MasukGrace's Pov .“Gattina, can it wait? I am in the middle of a meeting.” He asked. “No, it is urgent.” I said and I heard him dismiss the meeting before hearing him walking. “What is it?” He asked. “It is Elisabetta. It has always been her,” I told him. “I don't understand,” he said. “She was the one who planted the notes in our room, she was the one who told the kidnappers where to find me,” I said and immediately another thought dropped to my head and gasped. “Anything wrong, Gattina?” Silvano asked. “She is the cause of Salvatore’s death,” I said and I heard him stop walking. Harper and Valentina had also frozen as they heard him. Beside me, one the bed, Elisabetta held her breath as if scared of what will happen to her. “Where is she?” He asked after a long pause.“In our room. She came while Harper, Valentina and I were talking.” I told him. “I will be right there. Don't allow her to go anywhere “ he said and I nodded before ending the call. I dropped the phone and the
Grace's Pov Sleepless nights, loneliness, a cold bed.It was all I experienced during the days Silvano was out of town. I know I haven't given him the best treatment yet but not being here was worse. Luca and Harper are really trying their best. Harper slept with me one time. I couldn't sleep at night and woke up from my nightmare. Luca makes sure I wasn't idle, he makes silly jokes to make me smile, and he even orders takeout for us. They tried to cheer me up and to make me recover fast. Adrian and Elisabetta also came around frequently to see me and check up on me. For some reason, Elisa has been distant. Aside from the time I heard her say sorry, we haven't really spoken. She comes with Adrian and leaves almost immediately after him. The time Silvano called her to come and stay with me while he went out, she tried talking to me, but I wasn't having it. “Do you want to order ice cream, I am having a cake,” Luca said, walking by my side as I walked to the kitchen. “Yes, pl
Grace's Pov When we touched down in Italy and got back to the house, the men came to take Silvano away for some work while I was with Harper and val. They couldn't even allow us to enjoy our time at home.Valentina and Harper were both in my room. They were sitting next to each other facing me.I sat still looking from Harper to Val, then back to Harper as they both sat in front of me, expecting me to talk. “Will you tell us or not?” Valentina asked.“It was our ticket after all,” Harper included. I did respond to them. I was just looking at them slowly watching the frustrating build up in them.“You are helpless,” Harper said and stood up from the bed to leave. “We did it,” I said with a straight face. Harper turned and jumped back on the bed.“You finally had sex?” Harper asked and I nodded. “Finally,” Valentina said. “I was beginning to think it would never happen.”“How was it?” Harper asked, with a mischievous glint in her face. “Hmmm. It wasn't bad,” I answered.“Was it p
Grace's Pov A wave of relief washed over me, so intense it almost made me dizzy. I felt the waterworks threatening to start again, but I fought them off, the tearful smile from before finally breaking into a genuine, beaming one.“Thank you, Mum.”“Take care of yourself, and come home soon. And tell Silvano to expect a very long, very serious talk from your mother about taking care of her daughter,” she finished with a playful sternness that made me giggle.We said our goodbyes, and I ended the call, my chest swelling with happiness. The sun was just beginning to rise over the city, casting a warm, golden glow across the balcony. I felt Silvano's presence behind me as he wrapped his hands around my waist. I leaned my back to his front as he rocked me. “You handled it well,” he said.“You heard all that?” I asked. “Just the part of you telling her how much you love me,” he said, kissing my hair. “I think she is still worried,” I said and he turned me around to face him.“I would be
Grace's Pov The vacation passed by in a blur. I couldn't even remember what we did. After I told Silvano I loved him, he literally froze and when he unfroze, he was so happy that he started kissing me and went on another round with me. It was not the type of confession I thought would happen between us but I wouldn't have wanted it different. Yes, I love him. I love him more than I could love anybody who isn't my family. But he is. He is my home. My family. At dinner that night, Silvano planned a very sweet and intimate dinner for us and the room top of the biggest restaurant in LA which has the best view of the city. And he dropped on one knee, with a full blown confession, a ring stretched out before blame to accept and his face etched in worry. I had wanted to tease him but I would be punishing myself also but I screamed yes I think the whole of LA heard and accepted the ring. Things haven't been completed the same since then.Silvano hasn't let me rest. Every little oppor
Silvano's povI am freaking out.I cleaned her up and went back to the bathroom to wash the towel. That was not how I wanted to tell her. I had planned a dinner date for both of us to tell her I love her. So much it hurts that she didn't know it yet but I had to blurt it out after sex. I was so lost in the moment that I said it. I have told her numerous times in my head that it was so normal to say but this time, my mouth decided to say what I said in my head. I noticed the way she stilled like she had just heard something terrible for the first time. I stood against the sink not knowing what to do. Should I go back to the room like nothing happened? Or should I go out to clear the air?Or I could just stay in here until she sleeps off. I don't know what to do. I always don't know what to do with Grace. It is like I am just learning how to go about all of this because I am. I didn't hear anything from the room and I thought she had slept off so I walked out of the bathroom to t
Grace's pov.I curled my hair to be bouncing and even burnt myself in the process. I can't remember the last time I curled my hair. I wore little to no makeup on my face and applied a nude lipstick on my lips. I looked at myself in the mirror. “Hey, beauty. Don't you want to kiss me so bad?” I s
Grace's povShe looked surprised for a moment before her face returned to her usual bossy look.“What I meant was that I don't expect someone with no experience or low experience to know that,” I scoffed and looked away from her. Just at that time, Lavinia, Elisa, and Chiara entered the room.“Now
Grace's povA few minutes before the time the pilot told us we would use, we both left the room and went to sit down in our seats.“Do you want to eat something before we reach?” Silvano asked.“Let's just land first,” I told him and he nodded. “This is your pilot speaking. We will be landing short
Grace's pov I walked into the clinic and the clinic was empty. No one was around. My eyes were heavy from lack of sleep because I barely slept last night. I waited all night for Silvano to come back to the room but he didn't. I thought he was going to come back to the room this morning but he di







