After reaching the Island and getting freshened up, Eleana excused herself from Ayden, leaving him with Rylan. She walked into the backside of the villa they would have been staying in with Savannah. She wanted to check everything before the actual surprise happened. There were a few adjustments she needed to make sure which was why she dragged Savannah with her. "Is everything arranged properly?" Eleana asked with excitement dripping from her voice. Savannah nodded with a grin."Yes, don't worry. Everything is in order. Just as you planned." Savannah replied before pushing the door open. When they entered through the door, Eleana felt her jaw almost drop to the floor after seeing how beautifully everything was arranged. The decoration was simple but perfect. Rylan really did an amazing job with the hotel staff."Wow! It's perfect." Eleana clasped her hands together like an excited child, making Savannah shake her head."I know, right." Savannah agreed while enjoying the view too. Th
Ayden knocked on Savannah and Rylan's bedroom door two times before waiting for someone to come and open the door. But even after a minute passed, no one responded or opened the door. He frowned and knocked again. But still got no response."Rylan? Savannah? Are you there?" He asked while holding the doorknob with his right hand. When he didn't get any response again, he twisted the doorknob before pushing the door open. He slowly peeked inside and scanned the whole room. There was no one inside. Ayden started to worry and get annoyed at the same time.He had been looking for Eleana for half an hour, but there was no sign of her or Savannah. Rylan also disappeared half an hour ago, excusing himself and telling him that he was going to look for Savannah. It was almost midnight.Ayden tried to dial Eleana's phone again, but she didn't pick it up this time either. Frustrated, Ayden clutched his phone tighter while trying to take a few calm breaths. He was going to scold her once he found
Eleana pulled away from Ayden slowly and grabbed his neck, making him bend down a little. She slowly leaned forward and then placed her soft lips on his. Ayden, on the other hand, wrapped his arms around her and pulled her up a little, making her almost tiptoe."You two can eat each other's faces later; first, please cut the cake. I'm dying with excitement." Savannah whined from a distance while making her way over with Rylan. Eleana and Ayden pulled away with smiles. Eleana shook her head before sticking out her tongue at Savannah, who just rolled her eyes with a scoff."Happy Birthday, Mate." Rylan stepped forward and greeted Ayden before giving him a brotherly hug. Ayden hugged him back for a few seconds before they pulled away."Thanks, Buddy." He thanked her and was then engulfed in a bear hug from Savannah."Happy Birthday, Aydie Bear. Now come and cut the cake fast like a good boy." Savannah broke the hug and pushed Ayden towards the table where the cake was placed. Ayden cring
"Do you realise you just made me the happiest man on earth?" Ayden asked while breaking the kiss. Their foreheads rested on each other while they just smiled at each other like fools madly in love. Eleana nodded her head. "I'm sorry; I lied to you before about not knowing the baby's gender. I wanted to surprise you." Eleana apologised when she remembered how she had lied to him previously. She still felt a little bit guilty about it. Ayden shook his head. He distanced himself a little from her before removing a few strands of messy hair from her face. "I'm glad you did. This couldn't be more perfect. I got the best surprise of my life." He replied while leaning forward and kissing her forehead softly. Eleana could feel herself melting right away as a sigh escaped her lips. "I love you, Ayden. More than anything and anyone in this world." Eleana confessed while wrapping her arms around his neck. Ayden also wrapped his arms around her waist before smiling at her. "I love you too, Pri
Sunlight peeked through the slightly ajar curtains, making Eleana cover her eyes a little and then snuggle closer to the source of warmth. Ayden stirred in his sleep after noticing a slight movement in the person next to him. He turned around without opening his eyes before wrapping his arms around Eleana's waist, pulling her slightly closer to his chest. This made Eleana open her eyes slightly. She closed her eyes again to adjust to the sudden light. After blinking a few times, she finally opened her eyes completely.Her eyes slowly travelled to the person lying next to her while his arm was wrapped protectively around her. Eleana raised her right arm to touch Ayden's hair. She ran her fingers gently through his hair while smiling at his face. He was fast asleep. His long eyelashes almost touched the skin below his eyes.Ayden slowly opened his eyes after feeling her touch. When his eyes opened completely and met hers, Eleana smiled at him."Good morning." Eleana greeted him in a hoar
Ayden rushed inside the clothing store while looking for Eleana and the shopkeeper. None of them were in sight. Ayden went straight to the trail room before pushing open the first door. It was empty."She entered this one." Savannah, who came running along with Rylan, pointed after noticing Ayden opening the door of the trial room she used. Ayden didn't wait a single moment before he pushed the other door open and directly made his way inside. It was empty, too. There was no sign of Eleana except in her previous clothes. They were scattered on the floor, along with her purse and phone."Did you find her?" Rylan asked worriedly while stepping inside. Ayden stood rooted in his place while looking down at Eleana's stuff."She's gone. Her stuff is lying here." Savannah whispered in shock while staring down at Eleana's things."What the fuck? How could she just vanish? She didn't come out. We were waiting outside; she never came out." Rylan asked, frustrated, while looking around."The sho
Eleana slowly began to open her eyes when she suddenly felt a sharp pain hit her head, making her close her eyes tightly while clutching the soft fabric underneath her body. She took a deep breath before blinking her eyes a few times to get rid of the heaviness in her eyes. She felt thirsty while her whole body was aching. She didn't know why she felt like she had been sleeping for hours.When she reopened her eyes, she slowly looked around her surroundings. It wasn't her hotel room. She was in a luxurious, unknown room with unknown surroundings. Eleana frowned while trying to get up and sit on the bed."Where the hell am I?" She muttered to herself while trying to remember what happened before she passed out. But her head hurt and came out blank when she tried to force her brain to remember."Ahh! My head hurts." Eleana flinched in pain while touching her head. After staying still in her place for a while, she finally remembered what happened. Her eyes went wide when she remembered e
"Come, let me introduce you to your family. We have all been waiting to meet you." Antonio said while gesturing to all the people sitting on the sofa casually while staring at her from time to time."You didn't introduce yourself first." Eleana pointed it out without hiding her displeasure. She couldn't say she was being too polite, but she wasn't being too impolite either. Those people kidnapped her here, so they couldn't expect her to behave gently and obediently around them."Si, Cara. My bad. I apologise for not introducing myself sooner." Antonio chuckled while shaking his head. Eleana didn't smile or respond as he waited for him to continue. She was in a room full of Mafias and probably talking to the most senior Mafia, yet she was behaving like it didn't bother her at all. Oblivion was a blessing at some point. They all probably thought that she didn't know who they were or their identities as mafias. That was probably the reason for their calm and friendly attitude. If she did
Eleana slowly walked towards the long mirror planned in the centre of the room before standing in front of it. Her sapphire-blue eyes collided with her reflection in the mirror. She looked a little nervous. Eleana tried to swallow it down while glancing from top to bottom. She was dressed in a white mermaid wedding gown with a sweetheart-illusion neckline. The silhouette of the dress stayed fitted from the chest to her knees and then flared out the rest of the length to the floor, along with the long veil adorning the top of her elegant bun. Eleana could feel her heart palpating against her chest as she stared at herself. Her make-up was done elegantly, and her hair was put in a beautiful low bun. She was wearing a small diamond necklace, which her mother bought for her, along with matching earrings."You look beautiful, baby." Eleana heard her mother's soft voice behind her, making her turn around. She smiled at her mother and Kathleen."Thank you, Mama. You two look gorgeous." Elean
Eleana slowly opened her eyes before closing them again to adjust to the light. She felt like her whole body was on fire. She couldn't move at all because of the pain she was feeling in her lower body. She frowned while looking around the unfamiliar room and bed she was in. As she tried to remember what happened, her head began to hurt, making her let out a painful groan."You are awake. Don't move, Princess." Eleana heard Ayden's worried voice, making her turn around to face her. She visibly winched when she noticed his awful state. He looked absolutely awful with those dark circles and eye bags."What happened?" Eleana tried to get up while asking. Ayden was quick to react. He stopped her own time."Don't move." He warned her while gently pushing her down. Eleana frowned and was about to ask him more questions when her hand accidentally brushed her stomach, making her eyes widen in shock. Her stomach was flat."My baby!" Eleana exclaimed as flashbacks started to run through her head
"What rubbish are you talking about?" Giovanni gritted out while clenching his fists tightly. As he spoke, his facial expression changed, and he glanced at his father, who looked puzzled as well."You should know this better than me." Ayden chuckled while glancing at Lucien, who suddenly got up from his seat and then brought some documents out of nowhere. He then walked towards Leonardo and handed him all the files. Leonardo took the files with a nod before putting the documents in front of Antonio, who leaned forward and took one of the files before opening it."These are the proofs of what you, Luca, and Alessandro have been doing for years behind our backs." This time, Leonardo spoke up and then pulled out a remote from his pocket. He pressed a button, which made some piles of documents and photos flash on the screen one by one, making both Luca and Giovanni's eyes go wide in pure shock and terror. Antonio's face changed colour as the icy mask he had been putting on all along dropp
"What!" The three of them asked in unison. The rest of the family members were also shocked as they stared at Antonio in shock. The only people who were calm in the whole room were Eleana, Ayden, Lucien, and Leo. Eleana glanced at the man who sat quietly beside Antonio without much expression on his face."You guys heard me," Antonio responded coldly."How could you say that?" Giovanni couldn't contain his anger as she raised her voice at Antonio."Dad, are you out of your mind? This marriage is important for us. for our business. Everything's already done. The deals are signed. How can you just call off the marriage?" Luca roared at his father. He couldn't believe his impulsiveness. This old bastard was out of his mind."I see you two have already learned to raise your voice at me." Antonio chuckled while turning to look at Ayden. They exchanged a look before Ayden nodded and then pulled out a remote out of nowhere. He then pressed the remote, making the big black monitor light up. E
Finally, the most anticipated day arrived. It was Andres and Idalia's wedding day. The ceremony was supposed to take place in the afternoon. Even though the whole villa was busy preparing for the wedding, the members of the family were quiet, except for the younger ones. For the past two days, the wedding preparation has been going on, yet there has been no wedding vibe at all. Ayden and Lucien had been really busy for the two days, and Eleana hadn't gotten a glimpse of Ayden since the day she informed him about the things she found out from Eirene. After that, he disappeared again with Leonardo and Lucien, leaving her puzzled. The only thing he informed her was that he had a few surprises for her, which she would get on the wedding day. He just recommended that she relax and enjoy herself. Eleana was really suspicious about his behaviour. He suddenly turned oddly secretive after he rescued Lucien, and after that, he had been spending a lot of time with Leonardo. Eleana had suspicions
After successfully putting ointments on her bruise and treating her, Eleana put away the first-aid box. A long silence filled the room as Eleana looked at her sister, who was biting her lips while looking down. "Are you feeling better now?" She finally asked, breaking the silence. Eirene looked up at her before slowly nodding her head. "Do you want to talk about it?" Eleana asked gently, giving her space and time. She didn't want to force or pressure her to talk. She wanted to comfort her first so that she could talk about it on her own. At first, Eirene didn't respond. But after a minute, she reached out her hand before grabbing Eleana's hand. "Who did this to you?" Eleana asked while holding Eirene's hand. She could see her visibly shaking after hearing the question. "Eirene. I need to know who did this to you. You don't need to be scared. I'm here to protect you. Ayden's also here. No one can hurt you or us. I promise I will make them all pay. Each and every single person who da
The next day, regardless of all the chaos that had taken place previously, the whole Santoro Villa began to prepare for the upcoming wedding. The wedding was supposed to take place within the next two days. Even though there was wedding preparation going on around, the people of the villa were quite calm. Eleana couldn't feel the wedding vibe at all. Eleana was more concerned about the plan Ayden was working on. He didn't tell her everything in detail. Just some vague answers left her confused. However, Ayden had requested that she trust him and sit back. He didn't want to drag her into the plan and stress her out because of her pregnancy. She's already in a crucial state.Even though Eleana wanted to engage herself, she had no choice but to obey him this time. She had already neglected her baby, and it almost harmed her. She couldn't let this happen again. She couldn't help but sigh as she walked through the corridor to go downstairs to find Eirene. The plan Ayden was working on alon
After storming out of Antonio's office, Eleana directly made her way toward her bedroom. She was shaking because of anger. How could he just say something like this? Eleana wanted to leave this house as soon as possible. She tried to take a deep breath to calm herself, but none of it worked."Eleana." She heard Ayden's voice calling her, which made her turn around instantly. Ayden heaved a sigh after seeing her state."Are you okay?" Ayden asked in a soft voice while walking towards her. Eleana looked at him before inhaling and exhaling deeply."How could he just demand something like that? How could he?" Eleana sounded bitter and emotional as she let out the question. Ayden reached her and then pulled her into a hug, making her wrap her arms around him slowly."It's alright. Please don't cry because of this." He pleaded while rubbing her back soothingly. Eleana let her tears flow while closing her eyes."I just can't help it, Ayden. I feel so disappointed and angry." Eleana mumbled i
Eleana's eyes slowly travelled towards Lucien, who stood behind Ayden while looking lost in his thoughts. Eleana's eyes went wide in shock when she realized she had almost forgotten about his presence. He had a white bandage covering his forehead and arms."Lucien!" Eleana called out his name, grabbing his attention. She slowly separated herself from Ayden before rushing towards him. Lucien looked at her before passing her a weak smile. His whole body was covered with bruises here and there. Eleana's heart sank deeper as she noticed his state."How did this happen?" She cried out while rushing into his arms. Lucien carefully hugged her while wincing in pain when she accidentally brushed his injured arm."I'm so sorry, Lucien." Eleana cried while hugging him. Lucien chuckled before separating her from him."It's alright, Belle. I'm fine." He replied with a wide smile while trying to show her how strong he was. It only made Eleana's heart hurt more."You need to sit first. Come with me.