All Chapters of HIS: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

"Anna tells me my daughters are happy," Matthias says in a low voice.Holy shit. My attention snaps over to my brothers. As far as I know, Matthias has never acknowledged their marriages or his grandchild in any way. Ever. This is huge and my pulse speeds up as I wonder where the conversation is going to go."Despite being seduced and kidnapped by the two of you," he can't help but add under his breath.Here we go, I think.Rylan jumps up and points an accusing finger at Volkanov. "You're the one who locked me up, had me beaten and then dragged Solana back and threw her in that fucking cell!"Matthias, looking somewhat pained, begins drumming his fingers on the tabletop. "I was upset."I nudge my brother, motioning for Ry to sit and calm down. But I suppose if we were talking about Adeline then I'd be equally upset. But this is as close to a normal and civilized conversation as we've ever had with Matthias. I don't want things to blow up completely yet."You said your daughters no lon

The girls arrive and Maeve takes Griffin and sits in the corner with him, along with Finley and my dad. We're all extremely impatient and on edge. When the door finally bursts open and all three walk in, my heart thunders as my gaze quickly finds and lands on Roberto. Is he hurt? It doesn't look like it and then I see Connor clutching his upper arm which is wrapped in a blood-soaked towel.Trish leads him over to the couch, fawning over him like crazy, and he continually assures her he's okay. "What happened? How did you and my father end up getting shot?""Desmond," Connor growls. "I'm okay, though. It's just a graze."But Trish doesn't seem to agree."You're bleeding! Sit so I can look and see what's going on better.""Yes, a ghrá," he murmurs dutifully and allows her to guide him over to the couch. While she fusses over Connor, Solana runs over and throws her arms around Rylan. Of course, my attention settles on Roberto."Are you okay?" I ask softly, brow furrowing.He nods and I w

I pluck the key from my pocket and I'm lifting my hand, on the verge of unlocking the door, when I get a whiff of smoke. Frowning, I shove the door open and step inside, sniffing. Nothing. Moving back out, I reclose the door and lift my nose.Yep. I definitely smell smoke. But where is it coming from?Deciding to investigate, I wander down the hall, letting my nose guide me straight to the stairwell. Yanking the door open, I step inside and the acrid scent fills my nostrils. Fuck, not good.I think it's coming from upstairs somewhere and my feet hit the steps. The higher I go, the worse it smells and I start jogging, passing the third floor where my room is, and continuing up. The hotel only has seven floors, and the higher I go, the stronger the smell of smoke.Everyone I love is up here, sound asleep. If something is wrong, if an electrical fire started in the walls, I need to get them out right now. When I hit the seventh floor, I slam through the door and race right into a smoky h

The street and sidewalk in front of the hotel are full of chaos, and the firemen are directing us to cross the street and move out of the way. Trying to slip away from the crowd a little, I walk a few buildings down, searching for a more quiet spot where I can breathe and relax for a moment.It's absolutely insane, hundreds of people are everywhere, and I keep an eye on my dad and the Mennettis who wouldn't stop hugging me after climbing down to safety. I really wasn't sure if Roberto and I were going to escape and it was damn scary. I'm still coughing from all the smoke and a paramedic checked me over before slipping a blanket around my shoulders.Pulling it tighter against the chill in the nighttime air, I lean against the office building and realize how close we all came to dying tonight. Especially me and Roberto. The fire and smoke left us covered in soot and I feel half-charred.Being stuck up there was the scariest moment of my life. Yet somehow having Roberto by my side made i

The firemen get the blaze under control and we have the hotel move all of the misplaced guests to other hotel properties we own throughout the city. I feel like I'm being pulled in all different directions, answering the police and other first responder's questions, making sure my family is safe and taken care of and helping herd the crowd away from the smoke and diminishing flames.It's clear arson was involved, and my brothers and I make sure to inform the police of our suspicions. I manage to keep half an eye on Adeline for a bit, but I'm not overly worried since she was with my family the last time I saw her.But once things feel more under control, I wander over to my mom, Finley and Jonathan. Adeline is nowhere around and the first tinge of panic fills me."Where's Adeline?" I ask with a frown. I had told her to stay close to my family, but with all the chaos and the crowd, she could've easily gotten separated from them."We thought she was with you," Finley says."No," I ground