The Mafia Bride's 200 Days' To Justice
"I need you to smile, darling," Adrian whispers, his fingers digging into Isabella's waist as cameras flash. "Your father's business empire depends on it."
The champagne in her glass trembles as Isabella forces herself to play the perfect mafia bride. She hasn't told him about the baby yet. Hasn't mentioned the way his eyes linger on the judge's daughter, Elena. Hasn't revealed that she knows about the poison they've planned for her "tragic accident."
But Isabella Romano isn't going down without a fight.
"Please," she whispers to Santa Muerte as poison burns through her veins. "Give me a chance to make them pay."
Death has a price. Isabella awakens in the body of Valentina Salvatore—wife to Adrian's greatest rival and mother to twin girls who somehow see through her deception. She has 150 days to either claim vengeance or find true love. The clock is ticking, and Nicolas Salvatore, her new "husband," is proving dangerously easy to fall for.
"You're not really her, are you?" Nicolas murmurs one night, his fingers tracing her jaw. "My Valentina never looked at me the way you do."
But as Isabella navigates the deadly waters of rival crime families, she discovers Valentina had secrets of her own—secrets worth dying for. Now, with her father plotting a takeover, Adrian suspicious of her resurrection, and her borrowed body slowly rejecting her soul, Isabella must choose: the revenge she died for, or the love she never expected to find.
In this dangerous game of second chances, some fates are worse than death. And some loves are worth dying for twice.
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Chapter: Borrowed timeMy head spun as I gripped the bathroom sink. Valentina's face stared back at me in the mirror, but her eyes held my desperation."Get out of my body." Her voice came from my mouth. My fingers trembled against the cold porcelain."Your body is dead," I whispered. "I'm trying to protect your family.""They're not yours to protect." The words came harsh, bitter.The mirror cracked. Blood dripped from my knuckles. I hadn't even felt myself punch it."Isabella." Nicolas's voice carried through the door. "Everything okay in there?"My heart hammered. I pressed my bleeding hand against my chest. "Fine. Just dropped something.""Open the door."I yanked paper towels from the dispenser, wrapping them around my hand. "One minute."The door handle rattled. "Now, Isabella."The name hit me like a slap. I froze, staring at the locked door. "What did you call me?"Silence stretched between us, heavy with implications. Then his voice came again, softer. "I know who you are."My legs gave out. I slid
Last Updated: 2025-01-03
Chapter: Blood Legacy "Rise." Santa Muerte's voice filled the ritual chamber. "You bear the mark, Shadow Walker."Nicolas knelt before the altar. "I don't understand.""Your blood carries ancient power," she said."I don't believe in—" Nicolas's words cut off as Santa Muerte's finger touched his chest. "Look." I grabbed his arm as sigils erupted across his skin."The marks," he breathed. "They match the walls.""The Shadow Walkers were guardians once," Santa Muerte said. "Before darkness claimed them.""Nicolas, we need to—" Valentina's consciousness surged through me, making me stumble."Your wife carries two souls," Santa Muerte's laugh echoed. "Just as you carry two bloodlines."The door slammed open."How touching." Adrian stepped in, brushing dust from his suit. "A family reunion."Nicolas moved between us. "Get out.""Those marks." Adrian's eyes locked onto Nicolas's glowing skin. "So the prophecy was true.""What prophecy?"Adrian pulled out weathered papers. "See for yourself. Your bloodline was s
Last Updated: 2025-01-02
Chapter: Double Edge"The Carboni family will agree to—" "Mrs. Salvatore?" Carboni's gravelly voice cuts through the fog. "You were saying?""I..." My eyes fix on the wine glass."Perhaps my wife needs a moment," Nicolas says. "Gentlemen, shall we take five?""Of course, of course," Carboni says. "These negotiations are delicate.""Excuse me." I push back from the table."Isabella." Nicolas catches me in the hallway. "What happened in there?""I lost time again. Five minutes, maybe more.""This is getting worse.""I know." I turn to the bathroom mirror. "I—""Get out." The voice from my mouth isn't mine. "Get out of my body!""Valentina?""Stop pretending to be me. Stop stealing my life!""Mom?" Sofia's voice breaks through. "Luna says you're fighting with yourself again.""I'm fine, sweetheart.""No, you're not," Luna calls out. "Other mommy is sad.""Other mommy?" Nicolas asks sharply."The one who holds her coffee different," Sofia says. "See? Like this.""And likes different flowers," Luna adds. "We
Last Updated: 2025-01-02
Chapter: Price of Power"Look at me, Isabella Romano." Santa Muerte's voice filled the bathroom.I gripped the counter. "I'm looking.""Each power strengthens her. Each shadow feeds Valentina's soul.""You didn't tell me this would happen.""The others failed. Watch."Pain shot through my chest where her finger touched. "Stop—""See their fates. Feel their pain.""I can't—""You're different. Stronger. But time runs short.""What do you want from me?""Choose wisely. Control the power, or let it control you."The mirror cleared. * * *"Mama, who hurt you?" Luis pointed at my chest."No one, baby.""The lady in black did it," Maria said."There." Both twins pointed to the empty chair.The coffee cup shattered in my grip."Children!" Eduardo snapped. "Enough of this nonsense.""I'll clean it—""My study. After breakfast." Eduardo's eyes narrowed. "We need to talk.""About what?""Your husband's... activities."* * *"Sit." Eduardo spread photos across his desk. "Explain this.""Nicolas meeting federal agents?
Last Updated: 2025-01-02
Chapter: Deadly Dance"Mama Val!" "Sofia, Luna—""Your light," Sofia whispered. "It's all wrong.""Two flames," Luna added. "Dancing together.""Girls, we shouldn't—""Valentina!" Elena's voice cut through the ballroom. "Darling, you remember Madame Rousseau?""Of course."The old instructor's eyes narrowed. "That Swan Lake performance when you were twelve...""You were quite demanding.""Yet you never complained. Unlike that disaster with the broken toe shoe.""Aunt Elena!" Luna's scream pierced the air. "The flowers are burning!"Guests scattered from the smoking roses."Such dramatics." Nicolas's hand found my waist. "Dance with me.""Not the best timing.""You seem tense.""Just watching our backs.""Worried about my dance card?""More worried about the bullet with your name on it."His steps faltered. "What do you know?""Less than I should. More than they think."The orchestra's melody shifted. "Something wrong?" Nicolas pulled me closer. "You've gone pale.""Just warm—""The shadows!" Sofia's scre
Last Updated: 2025-01-02
Chapter: Shadows of Betrayal"Mama, they're coming!" Sofia's voice crackled through the monitor."What's wrong, baby?" I jolted awake."Bad people, Mama. With guns.""Luna, get under the bed with your sister," I commanded, my skin glowing blue."Security systems down!" A guard's voice shouted through my earpiece. "Three SUVs breaching the gate!""Status report," Nicolas barked over the comm."Taking heavy fire at the south entrance," Lieutenant Ramirez responded. "We're overwhelmed!""Hold position. I'm coming." Nicolas's voice was steel."Mama!" Luna screamed.I sprinted down the hallway. "I'm coming, babies!""Target the children," a masked man ordered as I reached the door."Over my dead body." My eyes went black."What the hell?" One attacker raised his gun.Dark energy crackled around me. "Drop your weapons.""She's not human!" Another backed away."Last warning." The shield materialized.Bullets ricocheted off my barrier. The twins screamed."Valentina?" Nicolas appeared in the doorway.I executed his rival
Last Updated: 2025-01-01
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