Vendetta Of The Heart

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the ache in my wrists, bound tightly in front of me with thick rope, rough enough to scrape against my skin. My head pounded

, breathing through my nose slowly. No weakness. No fear.

thick iron bars covered it, mocking any hope of escape. The furniture was minimal-only a bed, a w

I hea

like he owned it, and maybe he did. He filled the space with his presence alone, dressed in all black, his expression as unr

nk despite the rage burning inside me. "Un

, a faint smirk curvin

he rope. "Do you always kidna

lla. You see, I don't usually waste my time on spoi

my father will let this slide

a slow step forward, his tall frame casting a shado

but I forced myself to hold his g

ches from mine. "I don't need to break yo

ch. "The trut

flickered in his gaze. "Your brother," he said coldly. "Yo

os killed his brother. He wanted revenge. That meant he had a pl

id calmly. "Let me go, and I

no warmth in it. "I think we

going to tell me everything, Isabella. And if you don't..." He trailed off, his gaze

ut I lifted my chin defiantly

d into something da

just long enough to glance back at me. "Ge

ving me alone in the cold, suffocating silence. I exhaled shakily, my min

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g and falling as she stared at the ceiling, probably planning a dozen ways to e

d her at the gala. She was calculating, too smart for her own good, but that didn't m

oke from behind me. "Romano's alr

idn't take my eye

ne calling the

d the girl? She's tou

That's what

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om. I tested the ropes on my wrists again, biting back a hiss of frustration

r pawn in Matteo's twisted game. My father would come for me, but I couldn't

s, but beyond them, I could see the vast estate sprawled out below-a high perimeter fence, gua

ouldn't

the door, and a momen

t down on the table and leaned against the wall, wat

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late. "You expect

"You'll need

n another attempt

t? More

lking closer until I could feel the heat radiating from

h he unnerved me. "Then you should know something

ind of smirk that

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thick and suffocating, and I

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