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Tainted Love ARE YOU PREGNANT?
BELLA’S POVI sat in the back seat of the car, with Moreno sitting beside me. Antonio was driving, while Mateo sat in the front passenger seat. The huge bodyguard followed behind us in one of the other cars, accompanied by his fellow bodyguards. I couldn't help but wonder why Moreno felt the need for such heavy security. There was no way this was just about protecting me. There had to be more to it.We arrived at the private jet, and Mateo and Moreno got out to check the surroundings before I was allowed to get out of the car. I couldn't help but roll my eyes at how ridiculous the whole thing seemed. With all these bodyguards around, what was the point of going through such elaborate security checks?As we walked to the private jet, Moreno’s eyes darted around, scanning the area as if he were expecting an attack at any moment.The more I thought about it, the more I realized that Moreno’s paranoia seemed to be making things more dangerous, not less. If he truly thought I was in danger
Tainted Love AN OLD FRIEND
MORENO’S POVI almost choked on my water when Martha asked Bella if she was pregnant. We’ve been having unprotected sex for months now but I’m sure she’s on shots. Pweeeh…..she almost got me there for a second.I shook my head at how nonchalant and casual Bella was about it. I couldn’t imagine a little child of my own, they were noisy and annoying as fuck. Thinking about little eyes staring at mine gave me chills, those eyes that could manipulate you just like a woman’s own. The idea of having to change diapers, deal with tantrums, and all the other things that come with being a parent filled me with dread. And then there was the thought of being responsible for another human being, shaping their future and setting them up for success. I wasn’t someone who could be a father figure to a little human.And I still haven’t decided what I am going to do with Bella so I wasn’t even going to think about that. Even if I wanted a heir, I could hire a surrogate. I couldn’t imagine Bella’s p
Tainted Love BELLA’S DETERMINATION
WARNING: THIS CHAPTER IS RATED 18+BELLA’S POVMoreno managed to get into the room reeking of alcohol and cigarettes, it was so bad that I had to hold my breath close to him so I wouldn't throw up. I barely managed to hold him as I made him sit on the bed. I held my breath again as I took off his shoes and clothes, the smell of alcohol was so strong, that I wondered how much alcohol he had consumed.After I had taken off all the pieces of clothing he had on, I barely managed to lay him in bed. I opened the window so that the cool night breeze would enter the room and cleanse the strong smell of alcohol.I knew he was going to go crazy tomorrow morning when he woke up and realized he was completely naked under the sheets without any idea of what happened.I closed my eyes as I tried to sleep, and a few minutes later, I heard Moreno talking in his sleep. “No..no…no… don’t do that, don’t do that..” he looked like he was struggling in his sleep. I nudged him to wake up. As soon as he op
Tainted Love THE DARK SIDE
Hello readers, thank you for following the story so far. The plot is about to take a dark and intense turn. I made an effort to incorporate the elements of a dark romance, danger, suspense, and maybe a bit of romance. Keep in mind that the title of this book is “TAINTED LOVE” (A Dark Mafia Romance). What is the first thing that comes to your mind? If you believed the book was dark in the previous chapters, well, it has just intensified. LOL.This is not the type of happily ever after you've read in other books, at least not yet, the action has just started.I urge you to keep an open mind as you read, Bella’s suffering is just about to begin with this chapter as Moreno will turn into a completely different person, blaming Bella for his change, and as the Dominant control freak he is, he’ll try to put Bella in her place.I had to do a lot of research on psychopaths and the mafia to be able to portray this next part of the book, so please don't hate any of the characters.Remember to k
Tainted Love WELCOME TO THE DARK WORLD OF THE MAFIA
I’ll be using a third person's POV to narrate this chapter so I will be able to portray everyone’s feelings at once. BRACE YOURSELF FOR THE DARK WORLD OF THE MAFIA. Remember to write your thoughts in the comments it would be highly appreciated ***********THIRD PERSONS POVBella felt a rush of adrenaline, a surge of courage she hadn't known she possessed. It must have been the knowledge that she held, that he needed her.She felt a spark of defiance, the desire to fight back. She had been a pawn in his game for too long, and she was determined to change that. She would not be a victim, she would be a force to be reckoned with.Her boldness stirred something deep within her. She stood her ground, her eyes fierce and determined as she locked gazes with the imposing figure before her.“I'm not going to let you hurt me just because you're angry," she said, trying to make Moreno understand, to see that she was not the enemy. She was afraid but determined to stand her ground.“I deserve
Tainted Love ESCAPE
BELLA’S POVBella was relieved when she realized that Moreno hadn't been around for almost a week.Although, she was still trapped in this terrible situation, but the relief of not having to face Moreno was a welcome respite from the constant fear.Then, one day, a young maid appeared with food. It was the first time anyone had brought her anything to eat since she'd been there, and she was suddenly aware of how hungry she was.She devoured the food, feeling grateful for this small kindness.Every morning, she would jolt awake from a nightmare. The same images flashed before her eyes: the face of the man she had killed, the dead body that had greeted her when she had opened the door the other day.She felt the guilt, the fear, the horror all over again. It was like a constant cycle of torture, and she was powerless to escape it. It was as if she was trapped in a loop, reliving the same nightmare again and again.Bella dreaded nighttime. Every time she closed her eyes, she was tormented
Tainted Love ESCAPE 2
Moreno was seething with rage. He couldn't believe that Bella had managed to escape him. He had been in a meeting in Russia when a notification from his smartwatch alerted him of her location. He had implanted a tracker in her, and he was the only one who knew about it. But here he was, staring at his smartwatch in disbelief. She was no longer in the house. How could she have gotten away?Moreno was completely taken aback. He thought he had put so many security measures in place and it would be impossible for her to get away, except someone from inside helped her escape, and he was going to find out who it was and teach them a lesson.Bella belonged to him, not herself or anyone else, she was his to use, control, and do whatever he pleases but she had betrayed him. He felt a mix of emotions; rage, betrayal, and most of all, hurt.In his anger, Moreno slammed his fist against the wall. He felt so powerless, so frustrated. He had so much to worry about the upcoming mafia war and the t
Tainted Love NUMB
REMEMBER TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND AS YOU READ, ENJOY!BELLA’S POVMy eyes fluttered open, and I was met with a strange sight. The room around me was unfamiliar, and I couldn't make out any details. Everything was blurry and indistinct like I was looking through a foggy window. I tried to sit up, but my body felt heavy and uncooperative.I was supposed to be at home, with my parents. But instead, I was here, wherever "here" was, and I couldn't even speak. I didn't know what had happened, or how I had ended up in this place. I was scared and alone, and I didn't know what to do.I looked around the room and there was a lady in the room, she was trying to talk to me, and even though I couldn't respond, I could tell that she was trying to help. But I still couldn't understand what had happened to bring me here.I tried to speak, to ask where I was and what had happened, but my mouth was frozen. It felt like my body wasn't under my control. I tried to move, to wiggle my fingers or toes, but my
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Tainted Love TRAPPED
BELLAI called my secretary to inform her that I wouldn’t be able to go to work and that I wanted to take the day off to spend time with my son. Mateo didn’t try to reach out to me again, no surprise there though. I met with Sandra again and I made sure to ask for her name. To maintain discretion, I altered my appearance. I stared at Sandra, as tears streamed down my face. The revelation was crippling I had been with the enemy this whole time, and I couldn’t believe it. Sandra gave me some time to sob, she didn’t mind. She must have been through something too, because what she was doing was betrayal, I didn’t care, Mateo betrayed Moreno by selling him out to his enemy. “You have to be careful, Mateo can't know about this, about our meeting, and about what you just learned, is that possible Bella?” She asked and I nodded. She handed me a phone, “You can reach me with that, my number is already saved.” I nodded and thanked her. "Will I be able to speak with...with Moreno?" I asked desp
Tainted Love MATEO’S HIDDEN AGENDA
BELLAAs soon as Mateo left I couldn’t stop thinking, I was convinced that he was hiding something from me and it had to do with Moreno, I couldn’t trust Mateo any longer until I found out what exactly he was hiding and planning behind my back. He had been acting suspiciously and I plan to get to the button of it. I sat on the chair staring blankly at the wall, lost in thoughts. If I remember correctly, Mateo and Moreno went for the ambush together, Mateo came back barely touched and Moreno missing. Before I was informed of anything, the scene had been cleared and that fake body was found. I closed my eyes trying to remember the painful memory of when Mateo informed me of the bad news. I hit him and cursed him for letting Moreno be in the building when it collapsed, he claimed that he took some of the men out and he was lucky to be alive. There was no flaw in the story and it was difficult to doubt, I had no idea where I was going to start and I couldn’t shake off the fact that Mate
Tainted Love SUSPICION
MATEOI had to find a way to convince Bella not to hold a press conference or make her say that Moreno was dead. It didn’t make any difference whatever she said to the public I just didn’t want her to believe Moreno was alive. It was going to make things difficult for me and ruin my plans. The next day I hurriedly went to the mansion to meet Bella and try to change her mind. The press conference was scheduled to hold by noon today and I was at the mansion as early as 6 am. I met her in the study already preparing her speech. “If you’re here to stop me, don’t bother.” She said without looking up at me as I entered the study. “I didn’t come here to stop you, I’m here to support you,” I said shocking her and she looked up and me for a while. “Okay,” “I need to know what you plan to say.” “Exactly what I told you yesterday, I plan to tell them that Moreno is still alive, our stocks are dropping, you know how people in this business do not value and trust women. Inasmuch as I’d love to pr
Tainted Love MORENO IS ALIVE
MATEOI tried to convince Bella to hand over the paper to me but she insisted that she hold onto it. The note was left here recently and there was no way Moreno could have written it, someone must have been playing a twisted game with me.To avoid raising suspicion, I wrapped up the conversation with Bella and offered to drive her home. As we pulled up to her place, she reassured me she was fine, but I lingered.“You're sure you're okay?” I asked, searching her face.“I'm good, Mateo. Go,” she said firmly, her eyes exhausted.I hesitated, then reluctantly left, my mind still racing with questions. Who could be behind this? And why?I went straight to where Moreno was kept, determined to uncover the truth. It was either him or one of my men."Who's been in contact with Moreno?" I demanded, my eyes locked on the guard."No one, boss," he replied, his expression unwavering.The silence was deafening. If no one entered, and Moreno didn't leave, how then did the note get to Bella's office?
Tainted Love WAIT FOR ME
DUAL POVMORENO“Can you hear me,” I heard Sandra ask. And I was too weak to answer or even shake my head. What was going on with me? Why was I unable to move my body? “Blink if you can hear me.” She said. And I blinked, “Oh! Thank God, you’re fine, you’ll be fine. It’s the drugs, just stop taking them. You have to stop taking them, no matter what.” She said in a hurry and left the room immediately without giving me a moment to process what she had just said. Ever since the day in that room with Mateo, I was injected with a drug every single day, and it drove me crazy every single time like I was going insane. After taking the shots for 5 days, I was given a pill to swallow every day, they said it was going to help alleviate the symptoms I had and I always took it under the scrutinized gaze of a doctor. So it was the drugs all along? Mateo was trying to drive me insane. Fuck! At this rate, I would not be able to get to Bella in time. The next day, the doctor came in with the drug aga
Tainted Love PARANOIA
BELLA’S POVI hadn’t seen Mateo since last night after he somehow ended up in my room. I didn’t know what had gotten into Mateo, he had always kept his distance from me before even after Moreno’s disappearance. I tried not to think about it, but it was so difficult not to. I took a deep breath feeling exhausted, my secretary came to inform me that Mateo was here to see me, and I told her to let him in. Mateo never came to my office, I just prayed it wasn’t about last night.I heard a knock on the door, “come in,” I said calmly taking a deep breath.“Hi,” Mateo said giving me a look I tried so hard to ignore. “Hi, you never come to see me. I guess this must be urgent.” I said.“No, not really, and I’m sorry I haven’t been around here much.” He said as he started walking towards me and he sat on my table like it was the most random thing to do. I took a deep breath trying to ignore how close we were.“You don’t have to apologize, we all have a lot on our plates right now,” I said and wa
Tainted Love THOUGHTS
The takeover was a lot easier than Mateo had expected, everyone naturally followed him because he was Moreno’s right hand man, while some men left because they didn’t want to be under Mateo. Mateo had thought that Bella would be easy to win over but it was taking too long for her to run to him for help and he was getting impatient.He expected her to run to him crying and depending on him for everything, but instead she had become a strong independent woman. He was there for her even when she claimed she didn’t need anyone. He looked after Gustavo like his own son, deep down he loved Gustavo but he hated the fact that he was Moreno’s son and the thought that Moreno was still alive irked him so much. He planned to use Gustavo to get closer to Bella, but she built up a wall around herself making her unreachable, but she loved Gustavo and she wasn’t going be able to get rid of Mateo easily if Gustavo got used to him. Which was already happening.He did everything a father would do for Gu
Tainted Love THE PAST 2
SANDRAOn the day I turned 18, the door opened and my name was called out. I quietly got out and walked out of the room. I met a lady outside the room and I was ordered to follow her. She took me to another room where I showered and changed into clean clothes.“What have you always wanted to become?” She asked taking me off guard with her question. “A nurse,” I said quietly and she nodded. I followed her outside the building and into a car, I didn’t ask any questions. While I sat in the car, I looked as we passed buildings, people, trees, families. I closed my eyes to stop the tears from running down my cheeks. It’s been three years with these people and I told myself that I wasn’t going to cry anymore. We got to another building and I followed the lady inside, ignoring the men around. It looked like we were in a hospital but from outside, it looked like an abandoned building. No one spared us a glance as they continued working. She took me to an office and handed off a file to me.
Tainted Love THE PAST
SANDRAI kept begging my father as he pulled me out of the house, hatred visible on his face. “Please don’t hurt me, I won’t tell anyone.” I cried. I was just 15 and came home from school to find my mother’s lifeless body in the kitchen. My dad used to always beat us when he was high, he must have beat my mother so much that he killed her. But he sat on a chair with a white substance which he sniffed on the table. I tried to back away slowly but he had already seen me. “Come here!” He ordered and I shock my head, “If you don’t want to join your mother, do as I say now!” I tried my best to hold in my tears so I wouldn’t annoy him further, but I knew that no matter that I did he was still going to do what he had in mind. Immediately I stood next to him, he pounced on me like I was a prey and he was the predator, I tried to get away from his grip but he was too strong. He subdued me on the floor as he tried to rip my clothes off. “Please father,” I begged, but he didn’t listen. Then I
