Isabella POVFive days later and the rest of my extended family, makes it to town, same with the Deluca last I heard.It’s been five days also since the awkward encounter in the bridal dressing room with Dominic, five days, no parties, no private dinner, no more flowers or presents, just disappeared.I would think we were not getting married anymore, but his mom has been calling me about wedding plans for days now, so the silence is a personal choice.“Isabella darling, how is the company doing?” my uncle asks My lips pull into a tight smile, they never wanted a woman to be part of the family company, and things will be even worse if they find out the family’s company is in debt, they will all turn on us so fast, but here they are, in our home, sending us fake smiles and showing fake concern.“the company is doing great our numbers went up by 70% this month, and sales has been great,” I reply to him, equally a fake smile framing my lips.“I hear the Deluca boy is a fine lad, I wonde
Isabella POVEight days, that is how long it takes for Dominic to show up.“you've been counting?’ Bianca raises a brow at me.I ignore her, and he shows up on the day of the engagement party, “how does he expect us to act like we are a couple when we've been so distant for days” I groan, my feet moving around the room, filled to the brim with clothes.“yea the last time you both saw each other, you were wearing your purple bra from college, I can imagine the nervousness” she laughs turning upside down on my bed as per usual “Bianca!!, be serious here” I lay beside her, “I don’t know what to do, how do I face him?”“How about you calm down, and we get dressed for this engagement party, you down enough champagne and smile like you're deeply in love with Dominic for the night, okay?” she says sharply pulling me from my thoughts immediately“you're right, why should I be concerned, he hurt me, he went out with that little twat and got it o camera, he embarrassed me, so why should I be t
Isabella POV“The perfect medicine to all the drama,” I say relaxing in my seat, while I await Bianca’s arrival at the airport lounge.After the failed engagement party, now it's my turn to ignore Dominic, only this time, I’m taking a trip to another country for my bachelorette party, away from all the drama for a few days.He had sent me a couple of messages after the engagement party, asking me where I ran to, followed by orders from him to come back right now” I read them and ignored them, It’s been 5 days, and my bachelorette vacation is a week-long and that Saturday is the wedding, Sunday, some after charity brunch I’m meant to host, I’ll fully sink into the Mrs Deluca role and play the part, for the rest of my life.I fidget in my seat, am I ready to be this man’s wife?’“Bella!!” I hear my name pulling me out of my reverie, I call Bianca over and she quickly waddles to me, a travel pillow around her neck, a flask in her hand, and the other hand a cup of coffee.“Are you ready t
Isabella POV“The service is impeccable,” I say to my mom on the phone while we are settling into our hotel“I hear you got some gift, what was it?” she quizzed, Bianca probably hinted it to her, but my mom is a gossip.“I’ll tell you when I get back, for now, we have to head to the beach.“Isa” Mom calls out as I quickly end the call.I quickly freshen up, pulling on my bikini, and shorts, and we both head downstairs to the pool.We spend our time by the pool and after that, a tour guide picks us up and takes us to some major bars on the island. We spend the next 48 hours enjoying the island when trouble starts to bubble in the persons of the evil duo, Rachel and Francesca, and they don’t come alone.“Grace” I whisper as we wait at the reception for them, their heels clinking on the marble floor. Behind them are two girls, the only other friends from high school and college, Hannah, and Reyna, they wave happily at me, squealing when they reach us.“The Bella Jet!!” Hannah squeals as
Isabella POV The next two days, the Evil duo and their third counterpart Grace ignore us, we do separate activities and do everything that we can, on Friday, we get the shock of our lives. “The snorkeling this morning was divine,” Hannah says next to me as we are about to have dinner again, but weirdly tonight the evil duo and Grace join us. “The snorkeling or the instructor? Tell me” Bianca replies laughing together with them. Soon a waiter approaches the table, a bouquet of lilies and daisies in his hand, a note attached to the top of the flowers. “Madam” the waiter comes to stand beside me, these are for you. “From?” I raise a brow at him “Who else would get you flowers? How romantic” Reyna says plucking the note from the top of the bouquet From my seat, I could see Grace physically boiling at the site of the flowers. “With love, to Mrs Deluca” she reads out loud “And how are the ladies doing?’ a voice calls from the top of the stairs, a voice I've heard before, Dominic'
Isabella POV“My bachelor party, why else?” He raises a brow at me“Then why ask us to come, it’s a bachelor party” I raise a brow at him, confusion on my faceHe ignores me, “Did you get my gift?”“it will be hard not to get it, I need you to take it back anyways” I turn to the window, watching as we drive past the sea.“And why is that?” he raises a brow at me, deep voice piercing through my facade“Well I don’t want to accept a gift, and be called a gold-digger for it, our only agreement was to get married and in exchange you would pay off my father's debts, I don’t need extra special treatment from the other debtors you have” I point at him, relaxing in my seat afterHe comes closer, his fingers grabbing my chin and turning my head to him forcefully, he pulls his head closer to mine and I can feel his hot breath on my face, my heart thumps widely in my chest and my eyes open wide in shock, is he going to?“You automatically got special treatment, the moment you agreed to be Mrs D
Isabella POVMy eyes are immediately blinded by neo-light, I ignore Dominic and Grace, my girls and I screaming in excitement as we enter, we are quickly led to the VIP area, and I notice Dominic and Grace are yet to come in“Ignore them” Rafaelle bumps his shoulders with mine, let's have fun uh? he sends me a kind smile“How long have you known him for?” I ask as he hands me a cocktail, my voice louder as the sound of music fills our ears“Enough” he guides me to the balcony which looks down at the main club, hundreds of people dancing and screaming to the beat of the music, a DJ, on the stand.“You dance?” he raises a brow at me, watching me down my glass in a few gulps.“Yeah, I nod, turning away from him, I grab the girls and we head downstairs into the crowd.We dance together along to the song, my body moves swiftly and sensually, we giggle and laugh, and a while later we are separated by the crowd, I don’t worry too much as I can just head upstairs if I want to find them.I kee
I don’t know where the strength comes from, I immediately push Dominic away, rushing from beside him, I rush to the door, locking it immediately, I turn around, my panic-stricken ones meeting with Dominic's confused one.“What are you doing?” he frowns sitting up on the bed in the dark.“Isabella!!, are you in there?” I hear Hannah knock“I’ll get it” Dominic stands“You’re equally as drunk, I stop him as he crosses the gap between us, standing in front of me“He frowns, his hands moving across me and grabbing the door knob“Next time, try not to put grace in my face so much, I remember, coldly blocking out the heart-stumping kiss we just had, and also, I don’t want a copied version of Grace gifts, grace ideas, I don’t want them anymore,” I turn away allowing him to pull the door open.“Oh Dominic,” Hannah quips“What are you doing here?” Bianca raises a brow at him“Dominic?” Reyna calls from the floor, where she is curled up drunkHe steps out of my room, the hallway light shinning
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
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