Isabella Pov “How about we have a bonfire by the beach tonight” she sends me a smile, “music, some nice alcohol, and a warm fire,” she giggles rubbing on my back as I wipe away my eyes I look around the room, there is no harm in trying, the sky darkens as we prepare everything to go outside. “Sandwich” Bianca throws the paper bag to me and I catch it placing it inside the picnic basket “Check” I reply to her as she throws a heavy blanket my way. “Hey!” I yell at her, “I’m sensitive right now” I turn to her with a pout She hollers, her laugh vibrating through the room, “Come here you baby, let us go” She grabs my arm pulling me towards the door leading down to the private beach that comes with our room. I grip the picnic basket tightly following her into the dark sky and our feet sink into the cool sand. “Better?” she turns to me with a smile tucking her hair to the side “Better” I nod my eyes clouding over with tears “Don’t tell me you want to cry again Bella” She
Dominic POV“Well,” I raise a brow at the Guard who looks like he’s about to cause me more heartache with his answer.“We found the car with some I know man at the other side of town and he told us it was given to him by a woman, a woman that fits Mrs DeLuca's description sir” he nods a look of confusion on his face.I bit my lip nervously, what is she playing at now? Or angry at? Is she really trying so hard to disappear?“I want every camera that captured her on my office table in a few hours, her cards, the airport, her documents, everything I need them on my table,!!” I yell walking back upstairs I quickly take a shower, ringing up maybe, maybe he would have an idea of where she would go.“Hello, I need your help,” I say my voice filled with urgency as I pull on a suit.“No good morning? No how was your sleep?” He laughs, “I’m going to assume you had a great night seeing as Isabella didn’t call me last night”“I will talk to you later, where are you right now, there’s something
Dominic POV“You have her number right? Call her” he says beside me as the car moves away from his apartment building.I don’t know why I didn’t think about that first, if she was going to meet anyone, she would have seen Bianca or her family.“She has other friends too, Reyna and Hannah” I shake my head, and my fingers start to shake, I would do anything to find her at this moment, not only to make sure she’s safe but to understand why she would do this.“We can check them out as well” he frowns with a nod turning to the window as I dial Bianca's number, it rings but nobody picks up the call on the first ringI try again and this time an odd voice that doesn’t belong to either Bianca or Isabella fills my ears.“Hello, who is this?” The deep voice calls from the other line.“Who are you? Where is Bianca!!” I yell back into the phone“Whoa whoa, Big bad wolf” Rafaelle cautions me, grabbing the phone from me, his smooth voice fills the phone.“Please can we have access to Bianca? We are
Dominic POV “Dominic” Reyna frowns looking shocked at my bold entrance at her door “What are you doing here? Where is Bella?” My eyes scan the door, numerous guards around the hallway of her apartment complex “Search her house,” I tell my guards stepping to the side, Rafaelle heaves a heavy sigh next to me, he knows what I’m doing is wrong, making use of the power I have to get what I want, anyway I want. “Please stop!!” Reyna says as I walk into the room, the guards searching every room but they all come out with a shake of their heads signifying a no. “Fuck!!” I yell to myself pushing her door open and heading to the elevator with Rafaelle on my tail. “We have not searched her house yet, and the men from the airport have not found any trace of her yet, you should calm down Dominic” he shakes his head throwing a look of sympathy. “If we can’t find her, she will return on her own Dominic, relax” he mutters the elevator coming to a stop. “Let’s go to her family home,” I say ig
Dominic POVThe bar is full but I dont mind, skipping through the crowd with Rafaelle in tow.“I don’t think drinking right now is the best thing to do” he frowns taking a seat opposite me.“What will you have me do Rafaelle?” I raise a brow at him, “A full bottle please” I grab the glass of my usual from the bartender “My Wife is gone and probably hates me, or she's angry at something I didn't do, she doesn't take my feelings seriously, in fact, she doesn't care about my feelings nor love me in any way” I rant throwing the last of the hot drink down my throat.“Dominic” he sighs grabbing his own drink.“I am done Rafaelle, I am done trying to love her, trying to please her, I can't do it anymore” I turn back to my drink now accompanied by a full bottle.I down more of my drink as time passes by, Rafaelle doesn't leave my side till the bar is empty, the bartender and waiters can't leave due to me but I dont mind that, turning to Rafaelle with blurry eyes and alcohol in my system.“Yo
ISABELLA POV “Hey, ladies can we join you!!” One of the men screams out. I turn my head towards the direction of the voice, shocked anyone would be here. “Is this not a private beach?” I turn to Bianca slightly brow raised and filled with worry. I didn't want anyone to recognize me and that's why I went for a private place, the fewer people who recognized me, then I had more time till Dominic could find me. The two men approach us and the lit-up bonfire exposes their features, both are very handsome, muscular, and blonde men. “We stay in the other room” he points over to the other side, “we share this beachfront” the second one speaks clearing our doubt and worried expression. “Oh, we didn't know it was shared” Binaca sends them a smile pulling me out of the water to stand in front of them. “Hey you're that model, Bianca” The first man taps the other and he nods with vigour, Bianca throwing them an even wider smile now. “I’m Brian” the first one, he tucks his glasses up his
ISABELLA POV We stayed at the vacation spot for two more weeks, we were actually supposed to leave in three days, but with the addition of the boys to our mini vacation we decided to stay longer. I didn't get any disturbance from Dominic, he probably couldn't find me, the only person with our location was Matteo, my brother, and I'm pretty sure he wouldn't tell Dominic even if he threatened to bring down hell. “That was a beautiful vacation, and your Jet Bella, To die for” Bianca sends me a smile as we walk down the tarmac where my jet just picked me up. After we were satisfied with our vacation, Bianca could turn on her phone, we had multiple calls from my family and her manager, a few from Dominoc but it was just a few calls on the first day we disappeared, after that it was radio silence. Of course, he didn't care enough to bother more than the first twenty-four hours, he was probably only worried because he thought it was his Mafia gang had done something to me or somethi
ISABELLA POVI roll my eyes at the door, walking towards the bathroom to shower and get ready for my day.Soon my assistant makes it to the house as I decide to work from home today.“Welcome back mam,” she says her eyes looking around the house in wonder, as I've never invited her to my home before.“What are the updates?” I turn to her slightly, nibbling on the fruits Thekma placed in front of me earlier.“Your father is calling for a stakeholder meeting in a month, you are expected to provide the company report-” she goes on and on while my kind settles elsewhere.What is wrong with Dominic anyway? He doesn't love me so why act so cold? Because I didn't conform to his lies? Because I caught him while cheating on me consistently.My frown deepens, is this how it's going to be from now on, I shake my head, still in my thoughts, soon, his mother, my mother, in fact, everyone will start asking for a grandkidI shake my head at that fact, do I really want to have kids with a man who can
ISABELLA POV My eyes turn to Rafaelle as he yells at Grace, “This is not the time for this Grace” he says his eyes wide “What do you mean? This was the plan, to torture her and kill her!!” she yells her eyes still blazing with anger “We can't go ahead with the plan,” he says his voice filled with urgency, “we have to leave here immediately” he turns around heading towards the boxes quickly filling them up with everything he bought “What do you mean?” she frowns, her eyes filled with concern as she watches him I laugh, my voice vibrating in the room as they both pause turning to me, “He caught you, he knows his best friend betrayed him” I continue as they watch me “And he is coming for you, he will kill you Rafaelle, he will hunt you, and you won't find any escape” I laugh deeply Grace's face scrunched in anger, fear, and anxiety on her features, “You have got to be kidding me, you can't be serious right now Rafaelle” She turns to him “Is this true? Is Dominic coming h
ISABELLA POV Rafaelle's face twists into anger, his eyes lighting up as his fingers slam sharply across my cheek leaving a stinging burn My eyes open in shock as I look across to him, taken aback by the slap He takes a deep breath, panting as his eyes meet with my shocked and terrified ones “I’m so sorry Bella” he whispers his eyes immediately filling with tears, “You just make me so angry!!” he yells his eyes wide like a crazed man My lips quiver as I watch him lose his mind, “You know I love you, I will never hurt you Bella” he moves closer to me, his fingers cupping my face in his softly I feel disgust wash over me as his sweat-stained face moves closer to me, “I didn't mean to hurt you my love” he says his voice shaking as he looks at me He pulls back panting hard, “Don’t say things like that again my love” he gulps turning to me. “It hurts me so much, I am not crazy, I am only crazily in love with you” he narrows his eyes at me, pulling me closer, his voice desp
ISABELLA POV I struggle against the ropes as they dig into my skin, I take in a deep breath, cement and chemicals filling my nostrils and I cough as a reaction I shake in fear as I hear the truck pull up again, my heart pounds in my chest at the thought of that man returning, and my mind reels back to the thought I had. Is this really Rafaelle? Why would he do this to me? It's even more suspicious as the man is silent, moving around me like a mime. “Please just let me go, I will pay anything, my husband is Dominic Deluca, he will give you anything, just please” I cry out taking in deep breaths, my heart pounding against my ribcage. He laughs, his deep voice echoing around what I think is a warehouse. “If I wanted your money, I would have kidnapped you long ago” he laughs his voice again seeming familiar I frown deeply, “who are you? What do you want with me?” I yell out fear in my voice as I move my head around nervously, my neck and face covered in heavy sweat. He ch
RAFAELLE POV I slam the truck shut after dumping Bella’s unconscious body on the metal. My eyes scan the area carefully for cameras before pulling off my mask, I slide into the front seat, starting the drive to the warehouse. A few minutes pass by and we end up at the warehouse, the smell of cement and chemicals filtering into my nose. My phone rings in my pocket, and I pull it out filled with adrenaline. “Grace, what??” I yell driving the truck directly into the warehouse and shutting it close aggressively “Have you done it? Is she there with you?” her voice calls out filled with anticipation I open the back of the truck, Bella rousing from her sleep, “Yes I did, I am at the warehouse now, I will turn off the phone and dispose of it now, I don’t need anyone tracing me” I say ending the call I grip the phone tightly in my grasp throwing it to the floor, it shatters into a hundred pieces, the sound waking up Bella “Dom? Dominic?” she cries out her voice slurry, but h
DOMINIC POV I walk into the upscale jewelry store the bright light blinding me, the manager in a deep blue suit, immediately moving to me. “Mr. Deluca welcome, your customized neckpiece will be out in a minute” he smiles widely pointing to the couch for me to wait. I nod, filled with excitement, I planned to get Bella and our unborn baby new presents, something to make her smile and remind her of Bianca “Here sir, they are ready” he walks towards me, the velvet boxes in hand. He pulls the box open, my eyes on the neckpiece, right in the middle is a diamond and silver pendant shaped in a lock shape with a silver clip connecting It to the other side. The clip has Bianca's name and her death date and the lock has Bella’s name and the expected date of delivery for our baby. I nod smiling down at the marvelous piece, “I will take it” I hand him my black card completing the payments The bag in hand and my cheeks hurting from smiling so much as I slip into the car, taking me
ISABELLA POV A wave of emotions overflow in me, tears following as I stare down at the test results in happiness, tears of joy streaming down my face. I take a deep breath trying to calm my excited heart, I have to tell Dominic, I spin around but I halt myself I can't afford anyone or the press to find out, I have to tell Dominic in private first. I walk out of the bathroom after touching up my makeup, moving back to the backyard as the sun sets. “You missed my speech, where were you?” Dominic turns to me his hands going behind me, resting on the top of my waist. “I had to use the toilet real quick” I whisper looking up at the sky as they start the fireworks. “Are you okay?” he turns to me a worried look on his face. I smile widely, “More than you know,” I say looking back at the fireworks. He lifts a brow at me and I shake my head. “Later when we get home,” I say my body filled with excitement. I’m a few hours we return home and I can barely contain my excitemen
ISABELLA POV After our impromptu date at my office, Dominic guides me home. Since we returned, Dominic has been like this, trying his possible best to be around me at all times. “What a gentleman” I whisper my voice low and husky, slightly drunk from the bottle of wine we shared. “I'm only your gentleman, Bella,” he says, his voice deep and laced with honey. His eyes meet mine in the dark foyer, my arms around his neck, and our gazes are locked in on each other. “Dom” I whisper while his lips meet with mine, they merge in a sweet hold, his finger moving through the strands of my blonde hair. His arms around my waist pull me closer to him, feeling him harden at my touch around his neck. He carries me to the bedroom, my legs locked around his waist, he doesn't bother with the lights laying me softly on the bed, his gaze meeting mine as I pant underneath him He kisses me softly on my neck his fingers unbuttoning my top, his lips trail to my neck revealing the purple bra I
DOMINIC POV The car drives into my mansion and I step out, the car and charity organization leave my head as I think about only one person.“Bella” I whisper her name as I enter the bedroom.I breathe out a sigh of relief at the sight of her comfortably sitting on the bed, since the threats I have been on high alert, and leaving her alone, even for a moment makes me lose my cool.“My love, did you miss me this much?” she giggles as I climb on the bed cuddling up against herMy heart expands at the sound of her laughter, “Yes I admit I missed you, there's nothing wrong with a grown man missing his wife” I leave a kiss on her cheek, and then her lips sliding off the bed to pull off my clothes “There is definitely nothing wrong with that” she stands helping me with my tie, “How was your day?” she lifts a brow in my direction helping me with my jacket next.I sigh, I dont know if I should tell her about my new discoveries, give her hope where there is nothing.“Nothing much, I visited o
DOMINIC POV Determined to get to the bottom of everything my eyes sieve through all the lump of documents Marco drops on my table. “Is this everything?” I turn to him my brow raised He nods, “I have to go back and keep a watch on the building sir, if there's anything else, please let me know,” he nods I wave my hand at him, asking him to leave as my fingers dust off the first file. I push my work to the side, pulling my seat closer as my eyes dance across the numbers, I make phone calls trying to track down his payments but they all lead to a dead end. Frustrating takes over my mind filled with different thoughts, I remember the Assassin family again, “Maybe they could have some information for me” I say to myself deciding on what I would do tonight. I head downstairs swiftly getting into my car and giving the driver the address. “Okay sir” he calls out in his deep voice starting the drive back to the apartment. Soon the car comes to a stop and I look up at the famil