phin
self toward Isabella's VIP sui
powerful hands gently massaging Isabella's ankle as she reclines on a plush chaise
zo looks up, his expression
his voice a low, cold threat.
tanding over her. The cloying sweetness of
s fixed on the pristi
l like ash in my mouth. I bite my lip so ha
he says, her voice drippin
t happen again," he warns me, his eyes
that room. I will leave this place. I will escape th
ts' room. When I arrive, they are finally receiving treatment. They are bruised and weak, but their first con
ow I had left to
my own, I arrange for their transfer to a private, secure facility. From
gift, every letter from the past thirteen years. I carry them to the fireplace in the library and feed them to the
nown me since I was a teenager, arrives that evening
at an underworld charity auction
here, of course, and the first thing I notice are the diamond earrings she's wearing. I recognize them instantly
ong, Sera?" Isabella asks
speaks, his eyes on the road
ast. Lorenzo plays his part perfectly. In front of everyone, he clasps a priceless sapphire necklace aroun
move. She glides to the stage, whispers to th
nounces. "A pair of Bianchi family heirloom
represent. The whispers start immediately, a venomous tide. I can almost hear the wo
till, my expression
n in a severe black suit steps forward. He
rom the stunned auctioneer, and speaks into t
Bianchi family. Only the legal Mrs. Bian
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