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Chapter 18: Fractures and Flames
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Scars of the Heart Chapter 42
The sun peeked through the penthouse curtains, brushing everything in soft gold. Elena stirred awake to the sound of giggles entirely too loud for seven in the morning. She rolled over, only to find Sophie and Rose sitting at the edge of the bed like tiny conspirators. “What are you two doing here?” Elena’s voice was still heavy with sleep. Sophie grinned. “We were watching.” “Watching what?” “You and Daddy sleep.” Grayson groaned beside her, dragging a pillow over his head. “I need new locks.” Rose giggled. “You snore.” Grayson peeked from under the pillow. “Excuse me?” “You do!” Sophie chimed in. “Like a dragon.” Elena burst into laughter, pressing a hand to her mouth. “She’s not wrong.” “I don’t snore,” Grayson muttered, glaring at the girls. “And even if I did, dragons are majestic creatures. You’re welcome.” Rose gasped dramatically. “That means you’re Daddy Dragon!” Sophie clapped. “Yes! Daddy Dragon!” Elena laughed so hard she nearly fell off the bed.
Scars of the Heart Chapter 41
Morning came faster than usual and it came with the heaviness in Elena’s heart. Enoch’s voice lingered. “I’m alive.” Her hand trembled when she thought about it. She hadn’t told Grayson yet. Not because she wanted to keep secrets but because she needed to think and figure out what 'alive' meant for Enoch… and for them. Across the room, Sophie and Rose were bickering over which shoes went with their uniforms. “Blue!” Sophie insisted, her hands on her hips. “Pink,” Rose countered with a stubborn tilt of her chin. “You’ll look like bubblegum.” “And you’ll look like a blueberry.” Elena rubbed her temples. “Both of you. Put your shoes on. Now.” They scrambled away to do as told while giggling. Behind her, Grayson slid an arm around her waist, his breath warm against her neck. “You’re scarier than their headmistress.” She leaned into him. “Don’t even start.” He smirked. “I wasn’t starting. I was admiring.” *** By mid-morning, Grayson was back at Wolfe Enterpris
Scars of the Heart Chapter 40
The morning after the call was strangely normal. Too normal. The penthouse smelled of brewed coffee and warm pastries. You can hear Sophie’s laughter coming from the living room, where she and Rose sat cross-legged on the floor, trading crayons and sketching castles across wide sheets of paper. Their drawings were crooked, but full of bright flags and open gates. For Elena, it was the first sound in weeks that didn’t carry the edges of fear. She leaned against the kitchen counter with her arms folded, watching them. Rose’s head tilted toward Sophie like a mirror following its source. Yet, unlike the eerie reflection she had first been, Rose was changing and gaining her own quirks, her own light. Sophie nudged her with a crayon. “Yours needs a tower.” Rose stuck her tongue out. “Yours needs windows.” Both girls burst into giggles. Grayson appeared beside Elena, still adjusting the cufflinks on his charcoal suit. “They’re getting along.” Elena arched a brow. “Were you w
Scars of the Heart Chapter 39
The morning after felt unreal. The penthouse was too quiet. Sunlight spilled across marble floors. Elena stood by the window of her bedroom with her arms folded, staring at the skyline that seemed both familiar and foreign. The city buzzed with life below, but her own veins ached with exhaustion. Behind her, the bed creaked. Grayson stirred, his sling set aside, leaving his broad shoulders bare. His voice was rough, tired, but softer than she remembered. “You’ve been up since dawn.” “I couldn’t sleep,” Elena admitted, her reflection fractured in the glass. “Every time I closed my eyes, I heard his voice again.” Grayson sat up slowly, watching her silhouette. “Enoch.” She flinched at the name. “It wasn’t possible. And yet—” “—and yet we both heard him,” Grayson finished. He scrubbed a hand down his face. “We’ll figure it out. But right now, you need to breathe.” Elena turned, arching a brow. “Since when do you tell me to breathe?” “Since I realized I can’t lose you aga
Scars of the Heart Chapter 38
The convoy rolled through the city like ghosts. The windows of the black cars reflected neon signs and skyscrapers glowing against the night. Elena Monroe pressed her forehead to the glass, watching the world move as if it belonged to someone else. After everything—after fire, after blood, after losing Enoch—the city was too clean. Too alive. Rose slept in her lap, fragile as porcelain, her fists knotted in Elena’s jacket. Every few minutes she twitched, murmuring broken words, and Elena tightened her hold. You’re safe now, she told herself. You’re safe, baby. Across from her, Grayson Wolfe sat slumped, his arm strapped in a sling, eyes shadowed by exhaustion. Damien rode beside him, a dark silhouette, unreadable as ever. Rosa leaned forward in the passenger seat, knife spinning idly between her fingers as if daring danger to show its face. For a long time, no one spoke. The silence was heavy. Finally Grayson exhaled. “We could’ve died back there.” Elena’s gaze flicked up
Scars of the Heart Chapter 37 – The Light Remembers
Elena’s ears rang with the sound of the wall collapsing, there were flames everywhere and the last shreds of Enoch’s scream echoing through the cavern. She coughed hard, forcing air into her lungs, pushing through dust and debris until light broke through the haze. “Elena!” Grayson desperately called out. He stumbled through the smoke, his shirt torn and his face bloody. His eyes lit up when he saw her. He quickly grabbed her and pulled her to her feet. “You’re alive. Thank God.” But Elena shoved him away. Her voice was hoarse, ragged with fury. “Where is she? Where’s Rose?” The answer came in a voice that sent chills down her spinem “You always come back for her.” Lucian Monroe stepped out of the smoke. His cloak already in shreds, and one side of his face was burned from Rose’s fire. His left eye burned gold, glowing like liquid fire. Beside him, Rose clung to his side, trembling. . The girl’s body glowed faintly, pulsing with energy that wasn’t hers. Her eyes shone l
Scars of the Heart Chapter 31 – The Fracture
The chamber vibrated softly as if it had a heartbeat. Elena could taste metal in the air, each breath tainted with the sterile metallic smell of the facility. She was kneeling on the cold floor, her wrists were bound behind her, while Grayson remained slumped against the far wall, his breathing sha
Scars of the Heart Chapter 30 – Shadows in the Blood
Thunder cracked over the mountain ridge, echoing through the steep canyons as the storm rolled in. Rain lashed against the safehouse windows like claws trying to rip through the glass. Inside, Elena paced, eyes flickering between the sleeping Rose and the silent figure seated near the fireplace, En
Scars of the Heart Chapter 29 – Into the Lion’s Den
The rooftop was still damp with dew as Elena stood motionless, eyes fixed on the sun rising over the Bosporus. The warmth of the city morning felt distant, almost cruel, in contrast to the cold brewing inside her chest. Her fingers trembled slightly. Not from fear, but from everything else. Betraya
Scars of the Heart Chapter 28 – Shattered Trust
The hum of the VTOL jet faded behind them as Elena stared through the reinforced window at Istanbul’s predawn skyline. The city’s lights shimmered through the morning mist, fading like ghosts and with them, a sense of growing uncertainty took hold. Grayson sat across from her, clad in transfer ar
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