Chains of Fate

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nd loved me more than anything. After my mother passed away when I was eight, he promised to

mething about her felt wrong. She never showed me affection, not even fake smiles. For

when they moved in, and from the first moment, he

ne day, standing in my bedroom doorway. Hi

he played the role of the perfect wife, cooking his favorite meals and smiling sw

day, watching me open a gift he bought for my bi

hings and blame me for losing them. He'd ruin my

and say, "Alessia, families fight.

omplaining

It happened on a rainy night. They were on their way home from an event, and their car s

g that day, but I didn't reali

e head of the family. He didn't waste

rk eyes glared at me as he stood in my father's office, where I found

ll grieving, but he didn't care. From

ng, was locked. My room was moved to a small one near the servants' quarters. My clothes

y, throwing a mop at my feet. "Start cl

wash dishes, and do whatever Leonardo demanded. The staff, who once treated me kindly a

will stating that I would inherit money when I turned eighteen. It wasn't enough to make me rich

d I could tell it bothered him. He hated th

n the kitchen, scrubbing the counters, when I heard Leonardo's voice echoing

ted. "You'll get your money, but you'll take her as pay

ght. I peeked through the crack and saw Leonardo pa

said. "She's mine to deal with. You

ay from the door, my heart pounding in my chest. The mop fe

's voice

a!" he

cked a

as I tried to calm down. My thoughts raced,

money. And he planne

No one would sell their own s

w he would. He hated

d his words over and over. She's mine to deal

ours, staring at the ceiling and

usemaids who had worked for my father. She was o

Leonardo is planning something. I need your help."

out loud. "I think he's... s

w to her mouth. "Oh, Alessia," she

dropped.

aking with a man. Donatello De Santos. He's dan

name, but the fear in h

" I asked, my

e. Tonight. There's a service door in the baseme

fied me. Run? W

Leonardo's plans, I kne

me into my pocket and crept down the hall. Every creak of the floorboards fel

ria had mentioned. My hands shook as I unlocked

right in f

e a step outside, I he

here, Alessi

s Leo

ape. He smirked, his voice dripping with triumph as he ste