“What do you think?” she said with a straight face. “It’s not like I enjoyed it.” “Of course, you didn’t. No one enjoys torture.” She tilted her head to the side, revealing her bare neck to me. It took all my strength to not press a kiss. My mind rewound the little time we had in the kitchen, and
BELLA “Good morning, Aurora,” Cole said as I walked out of my room, yawning. “It’s afternoon,” I corrected him. He laughed. “Oh, it’s long past that.” He pointed at my phone and purse on the table. “Dom dropped it off about an hour ago. He wanted to check on you and I told him you’re sleeping lik
“B, the Castellanos are tycoons. They run MNCs, development and equity firms, and even have their own advertising company sponsoring the best models across America.” “I think I’ve heard of them.” “Everyone in America and beyond has heard of them,” Cole scoffed. “Either you have to be out of the pl
BELLA I had worn a parakeet dress, like Adonis had asked, with a deep v-neck, long sleeves and a pleated trumpet drop that skimmed down my legs, falling straight to the floor. Adonis had sent over a mask of the same colour as my dress early in the morning, which was how I realised he had planned on
“You’re late, son,” a voice called, and I whipped around to face a man, a little old but his face familiar to me. He wasn’t wearing a mask, just like Adonis and Dom, so it was easy to recognise him. I had seen his picture many times. David Vitale. It was shocking how much Adonis resembled this man
BELLA Eight years ago Dear Bells, I know this is a lot to process. We never knew what true struggle was like—having no money, depending on someone else, not having a home we could call our own, and no one to run to when we are alone. Then suddenly, everything changed. Papa died. We stepped away
My uncle’s screams echoed in the back of my head, but I forced them shut. This was not the time to remember all the horrendous things this man had done, because the list was pretty long. Right now, he was the only man from my past who knew how to keep my secrets and would do anything to protect them
BELLA I looked at my reflection in the mirror. I had run off to the washroom when Matteo began walking in our direction. He looked like he had recognised me, even with the mask on. I would have, too, and I was losing my shit. The game was out of my control now. With Matteo under the same roof, my