All Chapters of Ashes of Desire: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

SWITZERLAND ~ AFTERNOON Ivy’s figure was still tangled in the sheets, her soft breathing steady as she slept. Minutes later, her eyelids fluttered open. She blinked groggily, her gaze roaming around the unfamiliar room. Confusion and exhaustion weighed her down, but the second she realized Damon wasn’t beside her, the drowsiness vanished. Her chest tightened. Panic kicked in. She threw the sheets aside and rushed to the bathroom and found it empty. Her heartbeat quickened as she darted to the living room but it was also empty. Her breath hitched until faint sounds drifted from the kitchen. She hurried there, her bare feet barely touching the floor. And there he was. Damon, shirtless in nothing but black joggers, leaned lazily against the counter, a steaming cup of coffee in his hand. The afternoon light kissed his skin, making him look even more unreal. “Baby?” he called out in surprise, lowering his cup when he saw her standing in the doorway with glassy eyes. Withou

ROYAL HOSPITAL — PATIENT ROOM Naomi sat quietly beside Matteo’s bed, her hand resting gently on his. His chest rose and fell steadily now, though the faint beep of the monitor made her tense with every sound. Her eyes were swollen she had cried earlier, uncontrollably. It was not because she felt attached to Matteo or anything but it was because she was scared and overwhelmed, and whenever she was overwhelmed, her emotion spilled out in tears she couldn't hold back. She quickly wiped her cheeks as the doctor stepped into the room. “How is he?” she asked, standing from the chair. The doctor adjusted his glasses, glancing at the chart in his hand. “Your friend has a chronic heart condition. What happened earlier wasn’t ordinary stress… his body reacted because he was either too shocked or too excited,That caused his blood pressure to spike, leading to the episode you witnessed ” Naomi’s lips parted, stunned. “So… his heart condition was the reason he collapsed?” “Yes ” The

As he stepped into the living room, his mother’s expectant smile immediately fell. "Why are you coming out of the kitchen alone? Aren’t you two supposed to be progressing to the bedroom by now....so you can finally make me a grandma? "she asked in irritation. But Randy, still weighed down by his thoughts, had no energy for her antics. "I’ve got work to do, Mom, I’ll see you when I’m back from the company" he said quietly, heading straight to his room. "Randy!! Are you ignoring your own mother?! You know I won’t be here when you get back! Get back here!" she yelled, storming after him. Randy shut his door and locked it, shutting her out. Alone at last, he sat heavily on the bed, haunted by the ghost of his first love. The memory of her smile and her little habits consumed his thoughts, leaving him hollow and restless. MEANWHILE IN SWITZERLAND By the time Damon and ivy left the rink, Ivy’s legs were trembling from the effort. They walked slowly through the snow toward the

Daniel’s nostrils flared as he glared at Orion, the protective stance making his blood boil. " Who are you...i don't even care just stay out of this, boy! This is between me and my wife!" Orion’s jaw tightened, but he didn’t move aside. Instead, he positioned himself closer to Leah’s bed, silently daring Daniel to make a wrong move.Leah, gathering her courage, looked Daniel in the eye. "You lost the right to call me your wife the day you raised your hands against me, the day you brought another woman into our home, the day your mother nearly killed me and you say still watching " The words sliced through the room, leaving Daniel speechless for a moment. His hands shook, his rage colliding with the fear of losing control.Daniel’s chest heaved, his voice still thundering. “I’m not signing anything! You hear me, Leah? Nothing!” He threw the papers to the floor, his fists balled in defiance.Orion stepped forward, picking them up calmly.

She immediately stood off her butt and went on her knees clamping her hands tightly together."Ronan please I am sorry I shouldn't have come in here please don't punish me " She cried and pleaded, fearing whatever punishment Ronan was intended to give her."You can't go unpunished Bianca " He said and walked out of the room leaving Bianca still kneeling on the ground.Before Bianca could think of what punishment Ronan could probably mean the secret room door began to shut with her inside it."No!! Ronan!! " She screamed and ran towards the door but it was too late and the door had shut with her inside.She started banging on the door shouting, crying, screaming and begging Ronan to let her out but her screams , pleas and cries only echoed inside the secret room because it was soundproof.Ronan stood in front of the wall with a smirk on his face."A few days in there without food or food should restart your empty skull "