LOGINI noted the number of cars in my mind for a moment before I walked out of my room and saw Kyle sitting in the living room, still tracking the earlier information about Francesco.“Kyle,” I called out.He looked up at me and asked, “Everything alright?”I shook my head and gestured towards his phone, “I have sent you three car numbers. Find out everything about it.”He picked up his phone, and his eyes narrowed slightly before he nodded, “I will get it done.”I nodded my head.Kyle immediately turned to search through each number. The sound of him typing filled the room.I opened the collar button of my shirt and poured myself a glass of water, though I barely drank it. My thoughts were busy with My Wife and connecting every single detail together. First, it was Mole, then Francesco, having hidden meetings in Vegas, and now someone was following me in Italy. This wasn’t random, it never was random. It was all fucking preplanned. I guess it would have taken so much time to plan such a m
Raven Blackwood’s POV:Just as I was about to stand up and leave, I paused. My eyes meet with Francesco Russo, standing at a distance away from me. His brows raised for a second before he walked towards me, “Blackwood! I am surprised to see you here.”“Russo,” I greeted him back.“What brought you to Italy?” He said, taking a seat across from me.“Just business,” I answered calmly, observing his expression.He nodded and started talking about the latest developments in his business. I listened more than I spoke. My attention remained on observing him and thinking about whether he could be involved in kidnaping My Wife. Francesco had no major dealings in Vegas. Only I was his business partner. That day I didn’t add him to the list, thinking he wouldn’t be involved, but… damn it.Just then, I realised the way he looked at Valerie for the first time. How did I even miss such a detail? My fists clenched by my sides. My immediate instinct was to grab him by his collar and make him talk, bu
They were sitting in a bar. Both had drinks in their hand. From the angle, it looked like they were very intimate with each other. Both were all smiles. The woman felt familiar, but I couldn’t remember her. She had wrapped her arm around Raven’s arm.In that moment, it was as if my only hope broke. The weight on my chest was enormous. I felt suffocation in my heart, making it hard for me to breathe. The sudden tremble in my body made my knees go weak, and I fell on the ground. ‘No. Raven couldn’t do this.’ I murmured under my breath. ‘It was impossible.’ I reasoned with myself, ‘I had seen him with other women before. Those were spies. He acted like that to get the information. Yes, it must be like that.’ I knew Raven more than the woman in this picture. I have seen him grow up. How could I not know Raven’s character? He was loyal to me. It would just be his other plan to find me. I wiped my tears with the back of my hand as I took a deep breath to calm myself. They were just trying
When I woke up again, my surroundings were different. I was in a bright room. It took me a while to adjust my vision to the brightness here. I was sitting on a chair with my right hand tied behind my back, and my left hand was free. There was a note stuck to my left wrist that said, ‘Eat.’I glanced around and saw that there was a plate with two dry breads with a glass of water on my right side. I frowned. Who took me here? And why? And now they wanted to feed me food like this? Just so I wouldn’t die?I didn’t know what was going on in their mind. If they wanted me dead, they would have killed me already. Having them give me food, barely, their purpose was to make me live, but on their conditions. But why? What was their purpose? Did they want to do something with Raven? Or was someone trying to settle their scores with me? But who did I even offend?My stomach growled, grabbing my attention. I didn’t want to eat it. I didn’t want to please them by eating it. But my body demanded ene
Valerie Thorne’s POV:There was nothing but darkness around me.I didn’t know if I was in hell or still alive, but when I opened my eyes, there was darkness all around me. My head ached with heavy pain, which made me feel I wasn’t dead, at least yet.I tried to speak, but my throat felt too dry to move. Heavens. Where was I?As much as I could remember, just as Jeremy had tried to give me space to get out of there, a blast had happened. Then I didn’t know what happened next, but when I regained my consciousness, I was here.I didn’t know what had happened back there or how much time had passed since I had fainted. I didn’t even know if Raven had got there to look for me. But thinking about him, he would have already been looking for me.A tear slipped down my cheek. I wanted to go home. I wanted to go to Reign and him.I looked around, but there was no light, not a single hole to let the outside light come inside. Yet, taking a deep breath, I stood up. I couldn’t just give up on my li
Drake raised his hand to dismiss them, “Leave. They are not enemies.”I glanced at Drake, not bothering to be threatened by his so-called men, “You got two hours. I won’t wait past that.” And then walked out of the room with Kyle.The next two hours I spent were by the seaside. I couldn’t understand where to even begin finding her. I never felt this helpless in my life until Nolan, and now this. I thought I had a lead until now. Yet, I was back to square one.Every second delayed was every second of me putting her in more danger, which was the risk I couldn’t take. A thousand possibilities ran through my mind. I had to do something. I had to already begin with everything I had. I stood up, signalling Kyle. “Let’s go.”Half an hour later, we were back at my private house. I turned on my laptop and turned to Kyle, who was already ready with his tablet. I had decided to check with all the men I had done business with, all my allies, competitors, and enemies. I couldn’t trust anyone when
It took me a moment to grasp what he was asking about, “Uh, why are you asking this?”“Tell first,” He emphasised.I frowned. That was the sudden and out-of-nowhere question. What did it have to do with him to know who had access to my office? I looked at his face for a second. He looked serious, n
“Sir, I found something,” Eliot’s voice came through the other end.“What’s it?” I asked.“There is a problem arising on the north shore. Someone from local gangs is messing with Madam’s territories,” Eliot said in one breath.“Eliminate them,” Taking a moment, I ordered.“Sir. They are receiving s
The moment we stepped outside, the cold air hit my skin. It was a sharp contrast against the suffocating tension inside the building. The parking area was barely it. Something felt wrong to me. I didn’t stop to think about it, and I quickly walked towards my car and pulled open the back door. My ha
Valerie Thorne’s POV:“Who else?” he said with a rare soft smile.“But…” I tried to make sense of what he had said. That night, it was Raven? How could it be? He sat in front of me, sounding so true. But no matter how much I tried to remember what happened that night, who it was, I couldn’t remembe







