Evelyn

Damian can't be dead. The news always lies, a mouthpiece for the people in power. Damian is not dead unless I see his body. I saw Vera, and she hugged me. "Is Ezra okay? Does he know?"

"He fell asleep honey, he doesn't know anything," Vera said.

"What happens now?" Viktoriya asked.

"The search is still ongoing. All we can do is wait," I said.

"I can't bear it, we need answers," Viktoriya cried.

"I just got a call from Parker and Gregory; they are on their way," Nikolai said. They may be looking for instructions on what to do. Phoenix usually takes over as he is Damian's second in command,"

"Evelyn, why don't you go and lie down. I'll bring Ezra to bed and stay with him," Vera suggested.

"No! I don't want to lie down! I want my husband!" I roared.

"You need to think of the baby, Evelyn. I know it's hard but you need to rest,"

I took a deep breath and placed my hand on my stomach. Vera was right; I needed to calm down. Ezra and this baby are all that I have left of him.

I went to sleep and dreamt of what Damian said to me. "I'll be back for you and Ezra, I promise," those words kept repeating in my head, and I gasped as my eyes snapped open. Damain, you promised to come back to us.

After that nightmare, I barely slept a wink. Vera and Nikolai were talking as I walked down the stairs. "Has there been any news?" I asked.

"No, there's still no trace of the place," Vera said.

"Are they even sure it went down at all?" I shrugged. "Surely they would have found something by now,"

"They were over the Atlantic Ocean, Evelyn. There's nowhere else the place could have gone after it lost contact with Air Traffic Control," Nikolai said.

"With no plane and no bodies, I refuse to beleive they are dead," I said.

"Evelyn, you have to accept it. They have been seraching for two days now. Even if they were alive after they hit the water, they're not alive now,"

"What the fuck would you know, Nikolai?" I growled. "How could you give up so easily?"

"Evelyn, stop. We all want to believe they are still alive. Damian is our nephew, but Artem, my son, was also on that plane," Vera sadly said.

"I'm sorry, Vera, I didn't think," I hugged Vera.

"Parker and Greg's plane just landed an hour ago. They'll be here in a few minutes. Wait for us in my office so we can all talk," Nikolai said, and I nodded.

I walked to Nikolai's office and sat on one of the chairs. About twenty minutes later, Nikolai walked in with Parker and Greg. "You're here!"

"We're here for you, Evelyn, you're not alone," Parker said.

"Parker's right, we'll get through this together," Greg smiled.

"I can't talk about this; I'm going out to get some air," I said, flustered.

I ran out into the cold outside and screamed. I fell to my knees and cried for Damian to come back. I can't do this. I pulled out my phone and called Damian, but there was no answer; Damian never turned his phone off. I need him to return; our baby can't enter this world without its father.

I returned to Nikolai's office and saw them watching this TV. "What are they saying now?" I asked.

"Just an update, Evelyn. I wouldn't get your hopes up," Nikolai said, increasing the volume.

"Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Fox News. Today, on Breaking News, we update you on the Damian Halliwell tragedy. It has been confirmed that there were four people on the plane. They have now been named Damian Halliwell, Mr. Halliwell's cousin Artem Volkov, and Mr. Halliwell's best friend, Pheonix Ashford. Also on board was the Halliwell family pilot, Sebastian Sallows, who was also pilot and best friend to Mr. Halliwell's later father, Matthew Halliwell. Air Rescue said earlier today that any hope of finding anyone alive is slim. We offer our condolences to the Halliwell, Volkov, Ashford, and Sallow families at this sad time. We will bring you more as we receive it," the host said.

"Screw this, I can't deal with this any longer. I'm going back to New York with Ezra TODAY!" I yelled.

"Evelyn, you can do that, Damian wants you here," Parker said.

"Well, Damian's dead, so I make my own decisions now and I'm returning to the United States of America," I growled.

"We can't let you do that, Evelyn, there's still a bounty on Ezra's head," Greg said.

"Well, then, the Black Dragons better step up their damn game. Because I am Evelyn Halliwell, the head of the Halliwell family and you take your orders from me! And I say we're going back to New York," I slammed the door behind me. I smiled to myself as I walked down the hall. That felt damn good.

I spent the rest of the day packing everything I brought from New York and went to the airport the next day. Ezra was sad about leaving. With Damian and Phoenix gone, does that make me the leader of the Black Dragons until Ezra comes of age? Parker and Greg have been frustrated about Ezra and me returning to New York. Still, they had no choice, so I demanded to return home to America.

We got on the plane quickly; Ezra sat beside me while Parker and Greg were in separate seats but stayed close to us. We arrived back in New York the following day and immediately went home. Ezra opened the front door and yelled for Damian.

"Daddy? Daddy?" Ezra ran off after he didn't hear Damian's voice.

"You need to tell him, Evelyn," Greg said.

"I don't need to do anything. Until I see a fucking body, Damian is still alive," I glared.

"The plane crashed into the sea. You might never see a body and refusing to accept the truth will only make things worse," Greg said.

"Shut up, Gregory. Just shut the fuck up!" I walked up the stairs and locked my bedroom door behind me.

(A Few Days Later)

Parker and Greg took over some of Black Dragon's operations while I was raising Ezra. I pulled out my phone to call Parker in Damian's office. "Parker, where are you? I need to talk to you. Can you meet me in Damian's office?"

"I'll be right there," Parker said. I waited not long for Parker to enter my husband's office. "What did you want to talk about?"

"Where is Robert?" I said.

"Why do you want to know?" Parker started to sweat.

"That's for me to know, and for you to find out. Now where the fuck is Robert?" I ordered.

"He's in lockup and whatever you're thinking you can forget it," Parker said.

"Take me to him, Parker," I ordered.

"Not going to happen," Parker said.

"I do not need you permission," I smiled.

"True, but you need Nikolai's and he will never allow it," Parker said.

"What has this got to do with Nikolai?" I asked.

"He's in charge for now," Parker answered.

"Please, Parker, hat man ruined my life. I need answers and it's his fault that Damian is dead. Damian would never have been on that plane if it wasn't for him," I said.

"I will call Nikolai and see what he says," Parker said.

"That's all I ask. Thank you," I said.