ISABELLA POV I am wheeled back into the house by Dominic, my family, and his right behind me as they escort us. “Oh, mam!!” Thelma moves towards me swiftly a tray in hand, “Thank God you are okay, I would have not been able to forgive myself” she cries pulling me into a hug. The staff behind her all look on with shock in their eyes with my presence in a wheelchair. We stayed at the hospital for a few more days before I was finally discharged today. “It’s fine Thelma, none of this was your fault, it was my whole stubborn self” I send her a wide smile looking up at her face as she discreetly wipes away her tears. “Thelma, get our bedroom ready for Bella please, and some lunch also” Dominic instructs her fussing over me as he rolls me into the living room. “Are you comfortable? Do you want to lay down?” My mom comes to my side sweetly tucking my hair behind my ear “I am fine, I promise” I send them a soft smile. She sighs heavily her eyes moving around the room, “I ha
ISABELLA POV “Yes she is going to marry him, what do you want to do? Make her a single mom when she has a man already?” I raise a brow at him my voice defiant as Rachel stands up in shock looking between the both of us “He denied the pregnancy the first time, what makes you think he won’t marry her now and abandon her later when the baby is out?” Dominic’s voice rises, a deep frown taking over his features “I have a perfect solution to this, I will arrange a marriage for Rachel and that’s final” he states walking towards us “No no, I don’t want to marry some random man!” Rachel cries next to me “No she will not be marrying some random rich boy you pick Dominic, that’s not how it works, you can’t control everyone’s lives around you like this” I frown turning my head to him slightly “Yes I can, this is why I am the head of this family and you have no say in this Bella, and neither do you Rachel” he turns to her eyes narrowed, not minding her tears. “The boy was only runni
ISABELLA POV “Oh my gosh, I am so sorry” I quickly use my fingers to close my eyes while he laughs wholeheartedly at me. “Why are you covering your eyes? It’s not like it’s not something you have not seen before?” He grabs the towel tying it around his waist again I breathe out a sigh of relief removing my fingers from my eyes, “I have no reply for you Dominic” I turn my eyes away from him, a shy smile on my lips and a red blush creeping up my cheeks. We hear a heavy knock on the door prompting us to turn around. “Mam, sir, Miss Rachel and a Mr Dave are here to see you?” Thelma’s voice calls from the other side of the bedroom. I turn to Dominic, and he sends me a nod, “We will be down in a few minutes alright” I yell back at the shut doors. “I will quickly freshen up and call in the guards to help you back downstairs” he heaved a sigh turning around but pauses turning his head slightly to me, “I hope you know what you’re doing Bella, I hope that joy doesn’t play with Rac
ISABELLA POV “I called in a doctor from the States for your father today,” Dominic says softly wheeling me out into the poolside. My eyes open slightly in shock, “I thought you would forget” I say thinking it through, I never saw myself as an important part of Dominic’s life since he always put Grace first but since the accident I bit my lip shaking the thoughts from my mind, I’m sure he still sees her and he only pities me due to my legs being non-functional for now. “Why would I forget? This is important to you and you are family, which means your father is my family also, I will always prioritize family Bella”. He says softly, bending in front of me, his gaze meeting with mine I move my eyes away softly, a shy smile creeping on my face, it’s been a very long time since we have been this close. “For someone who is my wife, you sure do get shy a lot” he smirks his cool fingers gripping my chin, and turning my eyes back to him My heart pounds in my chest as our eyes meet. “I a
ISABELLA POV “I was just playing with her, no need to be dramatic” Beau rolls her eyes walking towards us again “You need to leave right this instant, you cannot treat Mrs. DeLuca this way!!” Thelma squares her shoulders, her eyes in slits at Beau “I was hired to make sure she can walk again, I was only testing her reflexes, now I understand you are the maid, not some personal assistant, so I would appreciate it if you were to leave this place immediately!” She says her voice stern “Mam?” Thelma turns to me, a worried expression on her face “Stay Thelma, you are not going anywhere!” My fiery expression meets with hers “What can a cripple in a wheelchair do?” She laughs grabbing Thelma’s hand and pulling her toward the door “Mam!! Mam!!” She yells but I can do anything since I’m stuck in this chair. She laughs throwing her outside and locking the door behind her “Finally we are alone, is isn’t this better?” She laughs walking towards me again. “We are going to play a game,”
ISABELLA POV “Is this true Beau?” Dominic turns to her, a deep frown on his face “How can you believe that silly little Maid over me?” She cries, her pout deepens, “I didn’t do such, they are both against me for no reason Dom” she cries calling him by the pet name again “Stop calling me that Beau!!” He yells back at her sternly.“What we had was in the past, in freaking college!! I hired you because I thought you would be professional and you would take care of my wife the best because we knew each other” he huffs, his eyes narrowed at her “But it seems that’s quite the opposite” his cold voice fills the room, draining the space into tension “But...But I thought you liked me!” She cries, moving forward to throw herself into this arms shamelessly “Liked you? In what world did I make it clear that I liked you? I am a married man Beau, and I love my wife very much, thank you” he narrows his eyes at her My heart pounds in my chest at his words, my lips rising in a slight smile e
ISABELLA POV Dominic’s eyes never leave mine as he walks towards me, his chest glistening, my heart skips a beat when he moves closer to me, his swim trucks clinging to his muscular legs. “Eyes up here Bella” he winks picking out a grape from the table and throwing it into his mouth “I was not staring,” I say feeling a flutter in my belly. “How is the sun treating you?” he smirks turning to me slightly as he turns back to the pool. I smile, my heart pounding in my chest, “It’s fine, thanks for asking” I quickly turn away from him trying to reach out for the glass of lemonade “Here let me” he picks up the glass, his smile deepening, his eyes crinkling at the corners. He hands me the glass, his fingers reaching out to my hair, tucking a strand behind my ear as his eyes burn with intensity staring into mine, I feel a shiver run down my spine, my heart racing as he leans closer, his lips a few inches from mine. “You look very beautiful in this bikini Bella,” he looks down at my b
ISABELLA POV He turns back to me, his eyes sensing what I am thinking about. “I want to tell you about my father” he coughs, his voice unsure but he continues I turn my head to him, immersed in the conversation, his father was a topic he abolished, even Thelma never fully spoke to me about the topic since she was so scared, everyone kept the story to themselves not wanting to remind Dominic of the past. He turns fully to me, his eyes lit up by the stars above us, “My father was a very horrible man Bella” he swallows his voice barely a whisper “What did he do?” I ask intrigued by the topic His eyes flash with anger, “He abused my mother and my sisters, he was cruel to me, turned me into this killing weapon” he shuts his eyes, pain in his eyes. “He introduced me to the gang at age nine, and asked me to carry out his dirty jobs in exchange for not beating my mother or my sisters,” he sighs, his voice heavy with emotion “I made my first kill, a man who had betrayed his t
ISABELLA POVRafaelle grabs my arm roughly pulling me out of the car, Bianca following.I stumble forward, my eyes brimming with tears, I turn back to Bianca to see she has a similar expression on her face “You both are very important to us, in fact, because of the both of you, we have been able to secure a deal” he smirks pushing us forwardA few steps later and we land in front of Francesca and the older man.“I didn't believe you could do this Francesca but it's real” he laughs, his baritone voice filling our ears, causing goosebumps to cover my skinMy eyes rise to meet his, “Dominic would never forgive you for this” I spit out my eyes blazing in furyHe laughs, his head upturned, “Dominic will never find out about this, and even if he does” his voice lowers, his eyes trained on me like some prey.“It will be too late” he finishes the sentence, turning back to Francesca, “Bring them in, they can stay here for a few days till you can figure out Dominic”“That will be happening soo
ISABELLA POV “Hey you two, it’s time to leave!!” One of the men Rafaelle had introduced me to on the ship earlier yells at us from the doors His heavy footsteps hit the floorboards and he walks towards us with contempt in his eyes, he unties us swiftly and ties us together leading us through the doors. “Where are we going?” I turn my eyes up at him as he kicks us through the decks leading us to the entrance of the ship “That you will find out soon enough” he laughs to himself pushing us further towards the entrance. My eyes land on Rafaelle who is standing beside a car, he looks neater than I’ve been seeing him this past few days, now dressed in a suit, and a sneaky smirk on his face. “What’s going on?” Bianca turns to me, face in a grimace I shrug, our feet landing on the sand. “I told you ladies soon we would leave the ship” he smiles widely pulling open the back door of the SUV “What’s going on Rafaelle? Where are you taking us?” I spit at him, my expression filled with qu
GRACE POV I gasp turning to the person behind me as I stand in the darkness of Dominic’s room. “Madam DeLuca,” I say turning to her and holding on to my chest. “What are you doing inside here?” She narrows her eyes at me as we enter She frowns at the state of the room, turning her nose up in disgust at the sight of the drinks “I know, I’m worried too” I shake my head with fake disappointment walking towards her I grip her arm, my face displaying my best-worried expression, “Dominic has not been the same since Bella’s disappearance” I say in hushed tones She sighs her eyes moving around the dark room, “I know, it’s been such a week, he has been filled with so much tension that I don’t know what to do about it anymore” She shakes her head her eyes reflecting concern I bit my lip, “I think I have an idea, Madam DeLuca, let’s talk in the garden” I grip her wrist pulling her out of the bedroom. She follows me all the way to the garden where the maid is placing the last plate of f
GRACE POV “Hello Grace” a voice calls out from the other side of the phone I immediately reduce my voice, “Madam DeLuca, it’s so nice to speak to you again” I say standing up from the couch as I pour myself a drink. “It’s nice to speak to you dear, even despite everything happening at the moment” she sighs heavily seeming to sink herself into a bad mood at the thought of it. “Oh love, I heard, I was also attacked!!” I yell, pacing the room trying to curry favor from her “Oh,” she says, “And where are you?” She asks her tone concerned “At Dom’s, he asked me to stay here, you know how he loves to fuss over me” I giggle to myself, a wide smile on my face. “I will be down to see you in a few, I am at the office right now trying to fill in for my son” she coughs, her tone changing Bingo, I smile, “That’s what I wanted to speak to you about Madam DeLuca,” I say with a heavy sigh. “I will be there in a few hours Grace, thank you,” she says ending the call immediately I s
GRACE POV “And this man?” He clicks on the screen, the projector displaying a man I have never seen before “No” I shake my head, my acting top-notch as tears fill my eyes “That’s the 35th No you’ve had for us Grace” Dominic turns his narrowed eyes at me I pout, trying to appear more pitiful, “But it was truly none of these men who threatened me at my house that day Dom” I whisper turning my eyes to him He shares a look with Luca, his second in command, turning back to me, his eyes burning with an icy intensity that I have not been able to subdue for two days now. I gulp at least after wasting their time so much for two days Rafaelle was able to escape by sea along with that bitch Bella and Bianca on the ship. By now they should be in Vegas executing the next part of our plan, the part that belongs to Francesca. I smile to myself, I know Rafaelle and Francesca have their separate plans. I’m not as dumb as they think, I know they will try and eliminate me or even Dominic who is
ISABELLA POV “Why do you think so? They have been working together for a long time now?” She raises a brow at me. “If she is as crazy as you have explained, she is going to kill them, she will kill everyone to get what she wants which is taking Dominic’s position” I continue as her plan starts to form in my head “She wouldn’t want any loose ends Bianca” I say urgently looking around us. She gulps, breathing hard she turns her eyes to meet mine, “I’m just glad you are here B” she says shaking her head slightly “I mean I’m not happy you’re kidnapped but-“ she pauses when I laugh next to her Her eyes light up just like the former Bianca i know, she pulls closer to me, but we can’t hug due to us being tied down to our individual chairs. “It’s okay B” I smile softly at her, “We have to make a plan though” I whisper “Plan what?” A loud annoying voice calls from the entrance. We both halt, my heart jumping in my chest as i turn to the entrance. “I can see Rafaelle has finally show
ISABELLA POV “Surprise, surprise!!” Rafaelle sings mockingly into my ears behind me. My heart stops and her cracked lips break into a smile, her eyes light up at the sight of me, “Bella” she whispers coughing heavily right after My heart accelerates, my features scrunching up in a deep frown, “I can’t believe this” I say turning my wide eyes to Rafaelle, “This has to be some sick joke right? You brought in someone to pretend to be her to get me to do your bidding” I shake my head wildly, tears filling them “B” she whispers her eyes filling with tears, there’s a new scar at the top of her forehead, one hand is tied to the chair and the other allows her to munch on the food like she has not eaten for ages. “It’s me B, it’s me, Bianca,” she says, tears dripping down her eyes. I want to rush to her immediately at the sound of her soft voice but Rafaelle grabs my shirt pulling me back “Hey..hey..hey” he smirks whistling slightly, “Who said you can go to her?” His eyes move bet
ISABELLA POV “Urggh” I groan rising up from the bed Rafaelle probably placed me on after Francesca knocked me out. My mind reels back to what happened right before she punched me. Tears gather in my eyes and I shake my head at the thought of it, they killed all those people, just to make sure I don’t escape. My arms hold onto my belly “I wonder what else they could do to keep me with them.”I try to wipe away my tears but more tears flow down my cheeks, my thoughts occupied by Dominic.They will do everything to make sure Dominic forgets me but I know him, I know he won’t stop till he finds me.I finally wipe the last of my tears away, they said we were going to land in a few days so I’ll wait till then, I will spend the rest of my time plotting my escape.“They have no idea who they are dealing with” I whisper to myself in the cold room.Before I can roll back into the bed, the door is pushed open, a dark figure moves closer, and my eyes pulling open in shock.“Well…well…well” hi
GRACE POVHe turns back to the guard“Call the boss” he sighs heavily turning back at meI smile widely, “That’s good, you can explain to Dominic himself why you are treating me like this,” I say with confidence.I hear the phone ring in the background and I immediately take that as my clue.“Ahhhh, it hurts!!” I yell out my voice over the top“It hurt so bad!! Aaaahhh” I continue to yellThe guard turns to me with wide eyes, “you can’t do that mam” he says shaking his head.“I can and I will, let’s see who Dominic will defend!!” I smirk looking up at him.The other guards nod at him, a worried look on his face.“Don’t you think we should just let her in? Is she really worth all this trouble?” He whispers next to him, his hard expression falters filling me with hope “You should really listen to your friend, just let me in and we can all go on our merry way” I smile sheepishly from the floor.“I mean what do you have to lose? I will even consider not firing you when Dominic and I marry