Diamond Vows : A Russian Mafia Romance (Severynov Bratva Duet 1 Book 2) by Wilcox L.C

Author:Wilcox, L.C.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-21T00:00:00+00:00

14

Elissa

A few hours pass, and my eyelids flutter open. The horror of what I witnessed floods my senses. The sight of Valentin, injured and fighting for his life, tears me apart.

There is silence around me. Heavy, pregnant silence.

Part of me wonders if I’m awake or still dreaming, but when I try to move, the greatest pain I’ve ever felt rips through my body. Lying curled up in a tense ball has left all my muscles in a spasm.

“Ouch,” I cry, but at least I know I’m alive. For a flying second, I can’t tell if it’s a good thing. After giving it a thought, I decide it is. Valentin needs me. My baby needs me. I have to push on somehow.

The pain in my body is nothing compared to the anguish in my heart. The worry that Valentin might not make it is unbearable. It’s like a heavy rock placed on top of my heart, crushing my soul with a weight I can't escape. All I can do now is hope and pray for his survival, trusting that our love will be enough to pull him through this ordeal.

There’s a smell in the air that I can’t identify. Blood, I think, but all my senses are fucked up, so there’s no way I can be sure. Everything seems strangely far away. I reach for my phone to call Linus.

The person you are calling is unavailable right now. Please leave your message after the tone.

How many hours have gone by with no word from Linus? Four? Five? I seem to be lost in time. What’s taking him so long to contact me? Is Valentin’s condition more serious? Or worse still, is he dead?

Bolting straight upright makes me a little lightheaded. Nobody has come knocking on the door so far. Not that anyone should know about this secret penthouse – aside from Spartak.

I’m alone here.

I’ve never felt so lonely in my life.

The loneliness is suffocating. I've never known what being this alone feels like, how it drains the life and color from the world. I fill the emptiness with the sound of my voice, hoping it will shatter the oppressive silence. I talk to myself, to the walls, to the vacant chairs surrounding the table. But there's no response. I'm growing increasingly certain that I'll never discover respite from this void.

And I’m pregnant.

Plus, I don’t know if the man I’m in love with is going to make it. His blood is still on the floor in pools, but I have no strength left to start cleaning up.

Getting my body into motion, I stand up and make myself a cup of tea. I breathe in the lovely herbal scent and sink onto the sofa, close my eyes, take a sip, and try to calm my racing thoughts as much as I can.

What has become of my life in the course of a couple of weeks?

When I think of our first encounter at Mocha Café, it almost feels like a dream. I find it hard to wrap my head around the wild ride we’ve had since.

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