Lahat ng Kabanata ng Hidden Heiress Rising: Married to my Ex-Husband’s Uncle: Kabanata 81 - Kabanata 90

~ DAMIEN ~Margaret was waiting outside the hospital entrance when Roman and I walked out.In Paris her eyes had been blank and empty. But now, her eyes were that of a mother who hadn't slept in days. Funny how she didn't show this much care to Eva when she was younger. She crossed to me immediately she saw me. "Mr. Blackwood." Her gaze went straight to my shoulder. I was walking on shaking legs with every step. "You shouldn't be walking around yet."I cut her off, finding her concern hypocritical. "You said you know where he took her."She didn't waste time, she opened her handbag and pulled out a folded piece of paper."His grandmother left him a property in her will. About two hundred miles outside the city. It's deep in the forest. Completely isolated." She held the paper out to me. "I drew this from memory. I found the property documents in his office about ten years ago when I was looking for something else. I never said anything because I didn't think—" Her voice caught sligh

~ DAMIEN ~The helicopter touched down in a dark clearing five miles from Alexandre's property at 2 AM.I was already standing before the doors opened.The moment the skids touched the ground, I was rushing toward the exit. Cold air rushed into the cabin and hit my face as I stepped out into the clearing. The rotors continued to thunder overhead, flattening the grass around us and drowning out almost every other sound.Roman landed beside me and immediately fell into step. I knew exactly what was coming.Three.Two.One."You need to stay back and let Nero's team handle the initial sweep. You're not healed enough to—""I'm walking, aren't I?""Damien—""I'm walking, Roman. I'm breathing. That's enough."He looked at me for a long moment, probably deciding whether it was worth wasting his breath.It wasn't. "Stubborn mule."I almost smiled. Across the clearing, Nero was already directing his team.There were fifteen men in total, all armed and going through their final equipment chec

~ EVANGELINE ~I kept telling myself I would think of something. I kept telling myself that somewhere between the top floor and wherever Alexandre was taking me, a plan would miraculously appear in my head and I would get out of here.But nothing miraculous appeared.The door to the reception room opened and Alexandre guided me inside with his hand against my lower back.I walked in because my legs had no choice and my mind had run out of all the crazy ideas that have been going through them.The room for Alexandre’s wedding smelled of flowers and candle wax. Long rows of white petals were scattered on the floor.Roses filled every vase in the room. Somehow, Alexandre decided that candles were good ideas, so there were also candles lit. With each step, I felt smaller and smaller until I wanted to disappear and never want to be found on the face of the earth.The elderly priest was already standing at the makeshift altar near the fireplace. His trembling hands were gripping his Bible

~ EVANGELINE ~The ambulance arrived eleven minutes after Roman called it in.I know because I counted.Damien wouldn't let go of my hand the entire time we waited. He sat on the floor beside me with his back against the wall and his injured shoulder pressed against mine and neither of us spoke much. There wasn't much to say. We were both injured while just trying to stay present in the same room at the same time after everything that had tried to keep us apart.The priest was still alive when the paramedics finally came. It was the first thing I asked when I heard the sirens.Roman confirmed it before I finished the question. He is alive but in a critical situation but still alive.I closed my eyes and exhaled.One of Damien's men had kept pressure on his wound from the moment the firefight ended. The old man had lost a lot of blood but he was breathing and his pulse was stable by the time they loaded him onto the first stretcher.I made myself a silent promise that I would find ou

~ DAMIEN ~The moment I stepped back into Eva's hospital room, I noticed the change.I knew it was a bad idea letting that woman in. What do I say to ease her mind?“ Eva?”“ Hmm.” she was staring out the window when I entered. The late afternoon sunlight spilled across the bed, casting a soft glow over her face."You okay?" I asked as I closed the door behind me.She looked over her shoulder and gave me a small nod."Yeah."But she went silent again, not saying anything. Finally, she let out a long breath."I think so."I walked over and sat beside her. The redness around her eyes hadn't disappeared completely. She had clearly been crying, though she was trying hard to pretend otherwise."Margaret told me about Thomas," she said after a moment.I nodded. “ That's good news. I can dig more and give you more information about him if you want.” Eva looked down at her hands. And then she shakes her. "No. Maybe not now. I will do that later, who knows? But she said he was kind."Her vo