ISABELLA POV “Urgh my head” I frown the blinding sun covering my vision, my eyes pulling open. “Fuck my head!” My forehead scrunchs in a frown my fingers moving to my temple and rubbing on the slightly “With the way you drank last night, I am surprised you woke up this early” Dominic voice fills my ears, his body covering my vision and the sun brilliantly reflecting on him. “What the fuck happened last night?” I groan rubbing my head, the last thing I remember is drinking so much and dancing with Dominic. I look down at my night dress and my frown deepens, “You dog!! You undressed me!!” I yell at him pointing my finger at him accusingly His frown deepens and he rolls his eyes his fingers coming forth with a glass of liquid in his hands, “Thelma brought them over earlier this morning, Drink up before it gets cold; it will help you with your hangover.” I grab the glass, but my eyes narrow at him. “You should have left me in my outfit; I don't want you touching as much as
ISABELLA POV “I know you do not have the decency, but at least I thought you would show up on time.” She rolls her eyes as I pull the private red curtains open. My feet clad with black stiletto heels and a red modest dress on my body, I take a seat beside her in the private booth. “I had Dominic accounts to care for.” I turn away from her, the high-pitched singer from below filling my eardrums. “Ouch.” I touch my ear in annoyance, and she throws me a dirty look. “No elegance whatsoever,” she rolls her eyes at me, turning back to the show. “Then why did you invite me here and not your darling daughters, Francesca and Rachel?” I mumble, crossing my legs across each other, the male singer joining the show. “When are you going to give the Delucas an heir?” She raises a brow at me, an odd look on her face. “Are you having any problems conceiving?” She turns to me slightly, a worried look now on her face. “No.” I shake my head, feeling uncomfortable from the questioning. “You
ISABELLA POV “You have such a beautiful wife, Mr Deluca,” the man opposite us in a tuxedo says sending me a creepy smile I want to stick to Dominic more but after our altercation before this party, none of us are in a good mood to speak to each other ….. “And? Is that why you have been calling me all evening? Because of your stupid mistress Grace?” I scream back at him pulling off my shoes in the bedroom as I prepare for the party He stands by the door, his hands in the pocket of his trousers, “how dare you do that without my permission? You almost killed her and left her stranded!!” he yells back at me “Then let her get a fucking job rather than leach off you then? Or is she so precious that you have to take care of her every need?” I raise my voice at him entering the closet and shutting the door with a bang. The argument doesn't end there, he pulls the door open, his face red from anger, “You will call the account manager and have him reinstate everything back this mo
ISABELLA POVDominic grabs me as fast as he can; protecting me with his body, he pushes me into an alley, and the gunshots continue. “What is happening??” I yell, my heart drumming in my chest as he drags me through the alley. “They went this way!!” I hear a deep voice scream.“We have to get to a bunker immediately!! Where is your phone?” Dominic grabs my arm, leading me through the dark like he knows the way. My lips quiver. My entire body trembles, the feeling of nausea overwhelms me once I realize my purse had fallen down when we got shot at. “Not to bother, there's a safe bunker just a few blocks from here!!” he says, his voice tense. We divert through another alley and come across four metal doors. He pulls open the second one, quickly locking us in; the room is dark and empty like a storeroom. “Oh my God, are we going to die?” My eyes fill with tears, my entire body trembling with fear as I wrap my hands around my body. “We are not dying tonight, okay?” He grabs my shoul
ISABELLA POV “Breathe Bella breathe!!” Dominic says calmly but filled with panic, his eyes looking around the bunker but he knows we can't get help while we are in here it just me and him. I hear another round of gunshots, this time closer and my heart nearly jumps out of my chest, the panic breathing continues and my breaths come out in bits “We are going to Die Dominic” I panic, “I don’t want to die, please” I shake my head tears streaming down my face His eyes turn to me intensely, panic on his face, he does the single thing I didn't expect him to do. He kisses me His lips mesh with mine, blowing air into my mouth and into my lungs, calming me down immediately, he removes his lips from mine as my breaths stabilize. “You-” I say but the words are halted by another round of gunshots My hands flag out in fear and I grab a hold of him, he doesn't push me away or show his usual annoyance at me, his fingers grip my waist pulling me closer to him as the gunshot intensifies. “If
ISABELLA POV We spend the night in the bunker, submerged in darkness, neither of us can sleep, there are loud sounds of gunshots every now and then but they start to calm down around 2 am. I turn my body to the edge, Dominic sleeping right beside me since there is no couch available here. By morning we hear a loud bang on the hatch door. “Wait!!” I stop Dominic before he can open it “What if it's one of the bad guys?” I raise a brow at him, my heart pounding in my chest, as I adjust my dress from last night “I am the bad guy Isabella” he whispers turning his head away and opening the hatch In fear, I grab the gun on the nightstand and stand pointing it to the entrance, Dominic sends me a coy smirk a head pops down, one of our guards i recognize. “Mr. Deluca, Mrs. Deluca” he nods, “The coast is clear sir” My racing heart calms down and I quickly drop the gun to the floor in haste “Are you sure you dont want to keep that one? For your protection, you seem pretty ready to use
ISABELLA POV “The Deluca’s and their arrogance” I roll my eyes “What did we do this time around?” Dominic cold voice fills my ears as he walks into the living room, a new black suit gracing his features “Nothing of your concern” I stand up, “Is it safe to go out? Or am I stuck here for the next few days?” I confirm with him, fear from the night before still having a hold on me. “I will take care of the people who did that last night, you may go out,” he says his tone dismissive as he walks towards the living room but he stops “Where are you going to anyway? He raises a brow at me “Your sister for some reason wants to see me, so I am going to attend to the princess of the Deluca’s” I fake bow with a roll of my eyes walking out through the entrance. The driver is set already and he pulls the car door open allowing me to slide into the car easily. “The La rouge restaurant please,” I tell him and he starts the drive In a few minutes, we make it to the restaurant. “Tab
ISABELLA POV “Where to Mam?” The driver says to me as I slide into the car “The boutique,” I say first having an idea in mind, there is no way I will barge into the office and ask and he will immediately give it to me. There was a different look I needed to achieve. The car comes to a stop In front of the boutique but I find it closed. “Closed!! It is 10 am in the morning, how is mom keeping her boutique closed by this time?” I frown deeply worried. I slide back into the car instructing the driver to take me home as I still had a full batch of clothing from the last time I went shopping with Dominic’s card The car comes to a stop In front of the house, I don’t spot his cars, “Great he’s not in” I walk up the entrance but I’m surprised to find a figure there already. “Rafaelle?” I frown walking towards him, “What are you doing here?” I say but pull him into a half-hug “Well, it’s been a while since we hung out so I thought I could come see you and take you out” He smiles movi
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 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
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,
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 My heart drops in my chest at the news but I gulp, thinking it over, we can always have more children when we are ready. Despite the news breaking me, I face the doctor, “What about her? I want to see her now” I say my voice bold and filled with determination. I will do anything for her at this point, even if it costs me the world, everyone else can go and find a different planet to live on as long as I can keep her happy. “She is out of surgery but we can’t tell from her current condition right now,” he pauses looking through the files in his hands. “She will be transferred to the ICU soon but she can’t have visitors for now due to hospital policy,” he says with a sad frown. “Hospital policy? Do you know who I am?” I raise a brow at him, my tone coming out as a threat. He bites his lips stepping back as I step forward threateningly “I am sorry Mr DeLuca, it is hospital policy, she will remain in the ICU for a few days and after that, when we transfer her, you can
DOMINIC POV “What do you mean by this is your fault?” I turn my eyes to her confused My mother walks forward trying to pull her to her side, “she means nothing, this was not her fault” she says nervously, her eyes moving around the room with anxiety. “We don’t have to talk about this here” she whispers to her but everyone can hear her. “What do you mean this was your fault?” My deep voice booms across the room again, leaving no space to lie, she said something, why would she claim the accident is her fault? Was I right about my sisters being behind the threat? Was this accident planned? Was this accident planned by them specifically? I narrow my eyes at her, waiting for an answer as anger fills my veins. “Come on man, calm down, don’t stare at her like you want to kill her” Rafaelle's hands snap around my shoulder pulling me back. Tears fill Rachel’s eyes as she looks around the room once more, my mom and Francesca try to hold her back but she shakes her head, her face filled w
DOMINIC POV The entire room engulfs in silence and you could hear a pin drop. “You can go ahead with the surgery Doctor, I approve” I nod at the waiting doctor. He hands me a few documents to sign and disappears behind the double doors. My heart races in my chest, turning back to the distraught expression on everyone’s face. Everyone knew what this meant, the entire time Isabella was pregnant and she didn’t even realize, she took the fall for Rachel and claimed a false pregnancy only to be pregnant herself. I sigh, spotting an empty chair at the edge of the waiting room, I never thought I would be in this situation ever. I prided myself in my money, and power and I thought I could protect Bella with all of that, but today, I couldn’t even save our child. And for the fact that we had been intimate just once and now we were going to lose the baby. My heart drops in my chest at the thought of telling Bella, this would crush her, she won’t be happy, and this would suck the soul o
DOMINIC POV“What do you mean by an accident?” Isabella? Is she okay?” Rafaelle yells back at me, eyes wide in alarm from the call I just got.My fingers quiver as I quickly stand up, ending the call.“She got into a road accident, I have to get to her,” I say hurriedly, the words coming out in a rush.I grab my jacket, sprinting down the hallway to the elevator with Rafaelle right behind me.We make it to the hospital in record time, my heart racing with every passing second and every possible scenario, fear engulfs me at the thought of losing her.I briskly make my way through the hospital doors, my eyes scanning the reception area frantically, landing on the nurse behind the desk.My heart racing, I make it to the nurse, “Isabella Deluca, where is she?” I yell my voice echoing around the room.My heart shatters into a million pieces when the nurse's somber expression meets with mine, her eyes filled with pity, “she's currently with the surgeon. If you could just calm down and wait,
ISABELLA POV The car ride to the Dorm room is fast, as I have to finish with this and head back home before Dominic notices I am gone, which will only cause more suspicion. I bang the car door behind me, looking left and right, making sure I am safe before I enter the building, I avoid the elevator as Rachel warned me before, using the stairs I find my way back to the apartment door. “Who is that??” A deep voice calls from inside the apartment after I knock heavily. I don’t reply, hearing footsteps as the door pulls open revealing Dave’s roommate. “I want to see Dave” I raise a brow at him, this time filled with much more confidence and boldness. “He is not here” he squeaks out trying to shut the door “What do you mean by he is not here? You lied the last time, why should I believe you now?” I raise a brow at him anger on my face “He is not here Mam, I swear,” he backs up trying to shut the door in my face again but I hold the door with my hand My narrowed eyes meets