DOMINIC POV “Thank you, I will reach out to you later” I nod at the phone, my eyes moving back to Isabella’s form on the bed, the beeping of the monitors filling my ears. “I promise you Bella, I will find who did this to you, and I will punish that person severely,” I say my voice filled with anger. I swallow the lump in my throat, my heart thumping in my chest, as much as I am filled with anger, I am also filled with fear, “who would do such a thing? Who could have the access to do this?” I sigh thinking it through, there is no way this had happened in my home or the DeLuca Mansion, leaving only one place. Dave’s apartment complex, she had parked her car there for a few minutes and anything would have happened around that time. “But how did this person know where she was heading to? Was she being followed?” I frown at my thought wave, my mind jumbled up with different ideas. “Who would hate us this much to go this far?” I whisper to myself, “I took the threats seriousl
DOMINIC POV The walk to the hallway makes my heart thump as I have no idea what I would say to her. I shut my eyes taking everything in before I walk forward. “When you’re ready you can enter,” the Doctor tells me as we reach the transparent window. My eyes meet with Isabella's weak form on the bed, the pipe in her mouth removed as she looks around the room confused. My fingers slip across my shirt, nervously gulping the lump in my throat, “I can do this, I have to do this” I whisper to myself reassuringly. My fingers grip the door open pushing it open She gasps, her eyes turning to the door with her eyes wide, “Dom” she whispers, her voice frail and weak. “I am right here, you’re fine” I whisper moving closer to her as the monitor's beep, the sound echoing around the room. “Where am I? What happened?” She tries to speak hurriedly, followed by a strong cough. My eyes move across the room, spotting the jug of water, quickly getting water, I carefully feed her a bit,
ISABELLA POV “I don’t understand” the words pour out of my lips in confusion, my eyes move to Dominic guilty ones and back to the nurse with a deep frown on my face. “What do you mean loss of my baby?” I turn to Dominic a sad smile on my lips, I think it’s time I confess to him. “During the surgery, you-“ The nurse pauses, her eyes moving between me and Dominic. “Can we be alone please?” Dominic turns to her, his eyes narrowed at her form. “Yes sir” she squeaks hurriedly leaving the room with a guilty expression on her face. “Bella” Dominic turns his eyes to me, filled with guilt and regret. “No Dominic, I have to speak to you first, I have to confess something delicate” I gulp my eyes nervously meeting with his. “I am so sorry I lied to you, I am sure by now you have discovered the painful truth” I sigh bowing my head down in shame. “I am not pregnant Dominic, I lied-“ I pause my eyes rising to meet his. “I lied about being pregnant because I was covering up for R
ISABELLA POV “Doctor” Dominic turns to the door, slowly calming me down as he walks in “Do you want me to come back later?” He asks sadly, his eyes a reflection of his expression Dominic turns his eyes to me with questions. I nod wiping away the tears on my cheek, but the thought of the baby fills my mind again, the fact I had no idea the entire time, my mind flashes with the nausea I had developed and I only thought I was sick, the cravings, the fact I could not stand the smell of eggs. I ignored all the signs, I ignored everything, and didn't put my baby first, my eyes moves to Dominic, he must be so sad, an heir lost just like a pencil disappearing into thin air. I gulp turning to the Doctor who sends me a smile. “How are you doing now Mrs DeLuca?” He raises a brow at me moving closer to examine me, “Any pain? Complaints? Your husband made sure you had the best care” he sends me a smile trying to ease the tension In the room. “I mean he even had to buy out the enti
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 Their receding footstep fills my ears and immediately the door bangs close, my brain starts to crank with ideas on what to do. I struggle with the ropes around my wrist, tears staining my face as I try to scream, move anything but Francesca tied me tightly, enough to not allow me to escape. I pant trying to stand up from the fetal postion she tied me in, but with no such luck. I take a deep breath thinking this through, they said pirates boarded the ship which means they would want some sort of settlement, I could talk to them and convince them to take me in exchange Dominic would give them whatever they request. I sigh, I would rather take my chances with them than with Rafaelle. I look down at the ropes struggling against them once more, but nothing, I decide to jump to the door, if I can bang on it with my body, then they could hear me scream or hear me fall. I roll towards the direction of the door, the chair from earlier smacking me in the side causing pain bu
RAFAELLE POV “What?” I turn around to Francesca on the floor, that was all the money we had in the ship, if she gave them everything we would be forced to stop the ship in some city giving Dominic the opportunity to find us. “She doesn’t mean it,” I say shakily turning back to the head pirate “I mean it,” Francesca says her voice strong as she turns her eyes to the Pirate, her voice is cold and tempting, nobody would deny that huge amount of money. “No..No” I turn to the pirate, “She is clearly out of her mind in fear, don’t listen to her,” I say trying to convince them “You shut up!” He turns to me, the barrel of the gun hitting my arm as I stumble to the floor in pain. I frown gripping my hand tightly as he approaches her, looking down at her form, she no longer looks scared, instead, she looks like she has some plan up her sleeve “Now I know who the real boss is, not this pitiful idiot Gideon” he turns to me with a smirk My racing heart calms down at the name, of course,
RAFAELLE POV My feet hit hard on the ship floorboards, Francesca shutting the door right behind me as she follows me up with urgency. “What are we going to do Rafaelle?” She almost yells but turns down her voice at the sharp look I send her “Dammit, our plan will be ruined!!” She says again but this time with anger on her face “I will resolve this and remember you are here for one reason,” I say pausing and turning to her, my chest rises and falls, “You are here to provide as much money as you can, we need to be able to buy off these men if it comes to worse,” I say turning around She grips my arm, “You know I don’t have that much access, Dominic controls everything” she says her voice bitter “And I don’t get my trust fund till I’m married,” she says a deeper frown taking over her features “We’ll figure it out, I’m going to deal with this shit now,” I say pushing her to the side and walking past her. My heart jumps in my chest as I reach the docks, my eyes land on several men
Rafaelle POV I pause anger in my veins at what she just did, my fingers grip her neck, ready to choke her and leave a mark in the blindness of my anger She coughs, wincing at my grasp when a thick engine sound fills my ears and the once-moving ship stops. I frown releasing her my eyes moving around the room, why did we stop? “I will deal with you later!” I spit out my voice cold. My footsteps are heavy on the floorboards, I reach the door, deciding if I should leave Bella alone. I curse under my breath banging the door, “Hey!!” I scream at the top of my lungs, “What's going on? Why did we stop?!” I yell out into the hallway. I pause waiting for a reply but only silence follows. I turn my eyes to Bella on the chair sitting calmly with an air of defiance, I needed to break her soon to get her to do what we want for the plan but she was proofing stubborn with each passing day. I sigh, “Fuck!” I curse, my eyes darting back to Bella, I didn't want to leave her alone for ev
ISABELLA POVRafaelle walks into the room, his footsteps booming as he shuts the door behind him.His eyes find Francesca while I silently chew on my food; I somehow feel Rafaelle is much more dangerous than Francesca, and he shouldn't hear me pleading with Fran for help.His fingers land on my shoulder, sending a cold shiver down my back.I scarf down the food as much as the ropes can allow me.“Ah Fran, I can see you are enjoying the company; she is the only other female on the ship.” He shrugs, a wide, creepy smile on his face.Francessca turns to him, a sly smile on her face, “Just having a quick chat with Bella here; you know how much I enjoy torturing the brat.” She rolls her eyes, standing up.Annoyance fills me. “I am not some brat for you to torture,” I say, my eyes narrowed and voice filled with anger.She pauses, her sharp gaze meeting with mine, “How dare you!!” she yells moving forward as Rafaelle moved to the kitchen.“You are nothing but a bitch Fran, that's all I see,
ISABELLA POV“Here, freshen up before I come do it for you!” Rafaelle's voice booms across the hallway, pushing the door open and dragging me inside.I stand frozen in the bathroom, thinking he is about to do something to me; he smirks, his eyes burning with intensity.“I will see you in a few minutes. There's someone right outside the door watching, so you can't run, Bella,” he spits, rubbing his beard. “Unless you want your baby dying with you,” he smirks, knowing that's what he had over me.My pregnancy.I rub my belly, happy to have the restraints removed for the meantime. I look down at my wrist, red marks staining it from being tied up these past few days.Rafaelle spits on the floor like some rabid animal before heading outside, slamming the door shut.I wince at the sound, but my heart races as I scramble around the bathroom, trying to find a weapon or anything to help me defend myself.I slam the wooden cupboard open for anything, but only toiletries are littered around.“No.
ISABELLA POVI stand frozen watching the pair as their eyes meet with each other.They quickly turn back to my shocked face.“You have got to be kidding me; this has to be some sort of joke, right?” I raise a brow at them.“Francessca?” I call out her name faintly, trying to process what is happening.A sly grin spreads on her face. “You didn't expect it, did you?”“Francesca has been truly helpful in bringing Dominic down,” Rafaelle smirks next to her, placing his arms around her.Before I can respond, they both laugh loudly together, like old-time friends.“Ah Bella, don’t be surprised,” he says, his voice dripping with amusement and laughter.My heart races and my anger boils over, my eyes narrowed at the pair, “This can't be.” I shake my head, my voice heavy with emotions.“I know you hated me, Fran, but Dominic? He is your brother!!” I yell out, my voice laced with anger at her sudden betrayal. “Dominic has been weak since he met you; our mafia gang has been suffering under his
ISABELLA POVI gaze out through the port hole, still strapped to the bed when my stomach grumbles in pain.I sigh, “Don’t worry Baby, we will be fine” I rub my tummy my eyes meeting with the doorBang... It opens with a push, Rafaelle following through the doors.“Breakfast will be served outside, but only if you respect yourself,” he says softly, his eyes following mine “You have to do as I say. You can't run or escape. We are in the middle of the sea, so there is no escape,” he smirks, moving closer to the room.“I hate you, Rafaelle. No matter what you do, I can never pity you,” I spit, my voice filled with anger.He laughs, “You will learn to love me and live with me, we will be a happy family soon, I know it,” he says sitting on the bed, his fingers moving through the ropes slowly“You are delusional Rafaelle,” I say my voice cracking in pain.“Let us go, I will introduce you to my team, the people who made everything possible, hid me away, and made sure, you or that bastard Dom
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