Leonardo sighed, rubbing his temple. “Come here.”Theo obeyed immediately, stepping forward. “Boss, I—”Leonardo raised a hand, shutting him up instantly. There was a long pause while his father took in the ugly sight of the beating that had taken place, a slight curl to his lips as he fought the sc
Aurora POVBack home, everything feels unnervingly normal.Beatrice busies herself with social events, pretending like I don’t exist unless it benefits her while Camilla flits around like a spoiled princess, still acting as if my engagement to Leonardo is some personal slight against her because she
Still a man who lives by blood and betrayal, one who knows exactly what happened and chooses to stay silent because it benefits him to do so.I’ll never be one of them no matter how good I try to play the hand that’s been dealt to me. I’ll never be inside the inner circle, or get the privilege to kn
Aurora POVI know I shouldn’t be doing this.I know that if Dominic or Leonardo or anyone found out, it would mean trouble, but now that I’ve gone this far, I can’t stop. Not when the truth is just out of reach.The weight of my own ignorance is suffocating me, pressing down on me until it wakes me
Finding solid proof to prove any of my claims is going to be the only way I won’t get beaten before I can finish explaining myself.Camilla’s sharp voice cuts through the moment like a blade. “Princess? She looks more like she’s being dressed for an open casket.”Her words are followed up with a lou
Did he follow us in here? If so—why?Did Leonardo send him to spy on me? Dominic?“You know, after what happened last time, I started to ask myself something.” His smirk is crooked as he tries to move his half-broken face. “Dominic always seems to come to your rescue, even when he’s not around. Don’
Aurora POV I'm about to marry a ruthless mafia boss, but now I wake up naked in an unfamiliar bed. My head pounds, a dull, persistent ache that reminds me of last night’s reckless decisions. Then I hear it—the steady rush of water from the en-suite bathroom. Panic grips me. My stomach twists
Aurora POV Why did he make that face when I said the name ‘Guerrero’? That’s the one thought that echoes in my head the entire way in the elevator. The building that I’m in is nice—really nice—just like the penthouse. It’s the kind of fancy you’d find in one of those high-end magazines while s
Did he follow us in here? If so—why?Did Leonardo send him to spy on me? Dominic?“You know, after what happened last time, I started to ask myself something.” His smirk is crooked as he tries to move his half-broken face. “Dominic always seems to come to your rescue, even when he’s not around. Don’
Finding solid proof to prove any of my claims is going to be the only way I won’t get beaten before I can finish explaining myself.Camilla’s sharp voice cuts through the moment like a blade. “Princess? She looks more like she’s being dressed for an open casket.”Her words are followed up with a lou
Aurora POVI know I shouldn’t be doing this.I know that if Dominic or Leonardo or anyone found out, it would mean trouble, but now that I’ve gone this far, I can’t stop. Not when the truth is just out of reach.The weight of my own ignorance is suffocating me, pressing down on me until it wakes me
Still a man who lives by blood and betrayal, one who knows exactly what happened and chooses to stay silent because it benefits him to do so.I’ll never be one of them no matter how good I try to play the hand that’s been dealt to me. I’ll never be inside the inner circle, or get the privilege to kn
Aurora POVBack home, everything feels unnervingly normal.Beatrice busies herself with social events, pretending like I don’t exist unless it benefits her while Camilla flits around like a spoiled princess, still acting as if my engagement to Leonardo is some personal slight against her because she
Leonardo sighed, rubbing his temple. “Come here.”Theo obeyed immediately, stepping forward. “Boss, I—”Leonardo raised a hand, shutting him up instantly. There was a long pause while his father took in the ugly sight of the beating that had taken place, a slight curl to his lips as he fought the sc
Dominic POVLast night was unexpected. More so than he ever could have imagined.After tossing Theo out into the hallway, bloody and beaten, Dominic had the unmistakable urge to gather Aurora up into his arms, watch her as her senses were dulled by exhaustion and the lingering traces of the drug tha
But tonight, drugged, exhausted, and still with my dignity intact, I let those walls crack.A muscle in Dominic’s jaw tightens, but he still says nothing.Just holds me close as I drift off to sleep again.***I barely register the words of another man when I come to again, only half aware of the co
Aurora POVThe world feels hazy, blurred at the edges like I’m trapped in some kind of dream I can’t quite wake up from. Nothing makes sense, nor does anything feel real. I’m floating with no real bounds to touch, just an endless void that seems to stretch on for miles all around me.There are disem