INICIAR SESIÓNFayreThe nurse was still smiling when she lifted her phone."Please don't," I said."It's only for my sister, Lady Fayre. Or do I call you Lady Fayre! Or ma'am, how about miss? Oh, my sister is going to love this so much. She'll never believe me." She stepped back to get me in the frame, then turned and called down the corridor. "Grace! Come and see who's here!"I panicked as doors began to open. Two nurses walked in, one of them pushing a trolley as she moved. My admission was private, given the reaction of people in this hospital. Even though it was a family hospital, most of the treatments were done in my house, not in the hospital building. Matteo would know, but he didn't.She turned, then faced me with her phone before putting her head in the frame. My cheeks burned with fear.Shit, shit, shit!"Delete that," I said, reaching for her phone."Why? The whole country is looking for you. Is it true what they're saying about you and Mr. Mitchell?"Of course they were talking about M
FayreNo matter how many times I called out to the nurses and asked where Matteo was, there was always one excuse after another.It was either that he wasn’t in the building or that he was here but had decided he didn’t want to stress me. I knew he was tired, but keeping me out of touch with everybody else was cruel.There was news out there flying about my father and my connection to the Vance Empire. I wanted to know what it was.I wanted to see for myself what Ria must have cooked up, but Matteo wouldn’t let me, and I would not have that.To my left, there was nothing attached to my hands anymore. The blood being transfused into my body had finished, and I had been lying here idle for the past hour.I could finally move my legs and my hands, so I moved my legs down to the bed, then pushed the rest of my body up. The room wavered in front of me as I slumped back onto the bed.Everything seemed blurry. I had to blink a few times to see clearly.“Damn these drugs.” I pushed myself up
FayreWaking up to light being pointed directly at me and the strange scent of medications around me is now a new normal, and the need to leave has grown even stronger.I tried to push myself up, moving as much as I could, but my body seemed to be severely reluctant and unmoving, so I just lay there, waiting for someone to come check up on me, like anyone with sense would.An hour passed before I heard a little rattle by the door. I expected to see a nurse, but Matteo walked in, bearing flowers and nothing more.“Hi…” He muttered, then set the flowers aside.“How are you? How long have I been out?”“A whole day. Surgery was done about five hours ago.”“Is that why I can’t feel anything?” I tried moving my hand again, but I simply couldn’t, so I gave up again, this time letting my eyes do all the work as I watched him from where he stood.I watched him remove the last flower from the previous vase, then place another flower into it before proceeding to walk toward me. There was somethi
Fayre“Matteo! Ouch.”My belly ached again. I held it harder as I rested my back on the bed. “I want to be on the front line.”“Fayre.”Shit… The aching was becoming a little bit too serious to bear. I sagged further onto the bed as a low grunt escaped my lips.I felt too much discomfort. “I can’t do this, Mat. I think there’s something wrong with me. My belly aches a lot, and I don’t know why. It aches so badly.”“I can get you to the hospital.”He tucked his hands beneath me with immediate urgency, then hauled me off the bed before carrying me through the door.I held that spot. “It aches so badly, like I held in gas or something. I don’t know. It just hurts.”“Just hold on. I will take you to the hospital real quickly.”I held onto his shirt, my eyes clenched tightly as I tried to manage the pain I felt.Soon, I was in the back seat of a car, being driven out of the pack garage.“We are going to do something. You are going to tell me how bad it hurts, on a scale, okay? Then, if it
FayreA tiny ache resided in my belly when I opened my eyes. Slowly, I turned to my left, trying to hold myself up, but it did very little for the pain as it grew even more.“Damn it… I hate these cramps.” My words slurred as I turned to rest on my left. Seriously, if it were up to me, I would give up a finger just to not feel any sort of belly cramp.Moving my hands toward my belly, I pressed the spot that ached like a bitch, then held it as the pain slowly faded.My phone had been buzzing endlessly since I woke up, but I had been too busy focusing on the pain to pick it up. Now, I rolled back onto my belly, then proceeded to hold the place still.Barely letting it go, I reached for my phone and brought it toward eye level. That was when I saw the heinous view before me.‘Hidden Heiress of the Vance Family Finally Exposed.’A header for a blog post, followed by friends who knew me personally sending me texts.‘Fayre! Did you know this?’‘Fayre, wow! I thought you decided to go off th
MatteoLord Vance sat at the corner, so engrossed in their conversation that he didn't notice me standing there, nor did he notice me approaching them, at the very least.When I had come closer, I could finally hear a bit of what they were saying.“We can take her out of the country within the week. She wouldn't know.”I knew instantly that it was Fayre they were currently talking about. I pulled closer, near enough to be noticed. When Lord Vance turned to see me, he didn't move, just tapped the seat closer to him.“This is Matteo, as both of you know.”I looked at them, then passed a weak smile.“He is currently helping her stay sane. As I said earlier, I don't trust he can help her for long.”I wanted to keep quiet and maybe stay away from the Vance family's decision, but I knew Fayre would lose her mind if she were shipped off.“But I can take care of her.”“Oh, trust me, you can't,” Lord Vance fired back.“No offense, Mr. Zelda, but I heard you took her to the cell today. You shou







