ISABELLA POV We stayed at the vacation spot for two more weeks, we were actually supposed to leave in three days, but with the addition of the boys to our mini vacation we decided to stay longer. I didn't get any disturbance from Dominic, he probably couldn't find me, the only person with our location was Matteo, my brother, and I'm pretty sure he wouldn't tell Dominic even if he threatened to bring down hell. “That was a beautiful vacation, and your Jet Bella, To die for” Bianca sends me a smile as we walk down the tarmac where my jet just picked me up. After we were satisfied with our vacation, Bianca could turn on her phone, we had multiple calls from my family and her manager, a few from Dominoc but it was just a few calls on the first day we disappeared, after that it was radio silence. Of course, he didn't care enough to bother more than the first twenty-four hours, he was probably only worried because he thought it was his Mafia gang had done something to me or somethi
ISABELLA POVI roll my eyes at the door, walking towards the bathroom to shower and get ready for my day.Soon my assistant makes it to the house as I decide to work from home today.“Welcome back mam,” she says her eyes looking around the house in wonder, as I've never invited her to my home before.“What are the updates?” I turn to her slightly, nibbling on the fruits Thekma placed in front of me earlier.“Your father is calling for a stakeholder meeting in a month, you are expected to provide the company report-” she goes on and on while my kind settles elsewhere.What is wrong with Dominic anyway? He doesn't love me so why act so cold? Because I didn't conform to his lies? Because I caught him while cheating on me consistently.My frown deepens, is this how it's going to be from now on, I shake my head, still in my thoughts, soon, his mother, my mother, in fact, everyone will start asking for a grandkidI shake my head at that fact, do I really want to have kids with a man who can
ISABELLA POV“Isabella, so good to see you here” her high-pitched voice fills the room.I roll my eyes at her turning back to my mom, “Who are you? Isn't she the lady from the auction?” my mom turns to me with a raised brow, annoyance clearly on her face after remembering that night.“Grace, what do you want?” I raise a brow at her, not bothering to stand up to address her.“I was just checking up on you,” she giggles her fingers covering her red lips slightly, “I heard about your little disappearing act” She laughs loudly this time around, like she knows something that I don’t know.“I don’t think I owe you an explanation Grace, now run along to whatever you do apart from fromStalking me” I roll my eyes turning back to my mom and acting like she doesn't exist, I catch the look of annoyance on her face before I turn away.She laughs, “Dom was so sweet that day, he tried to find you but he couldn't so I had to keep him company as usual, did you get my pictures?” she laughs again, her
ISABELLA POV“And he has been acting super cold and ignoring me like an absolute jerk since I got back” I rant into the phone, pulling out a pair of panties host for tonight’s party.“What did you think the man would do when you disappeared on him?” she says back, her voice on loudspeaker “I don’t know fucking apologize and try and win me back after all the nasty things he did with Grace” I roll my eyes moving around the room filled with different shopping bags and boxes filled with clothes and shoes.My mom and mother-in-law sent them after the brunch yesterday as we were entering what we call the event season.The event season for the Marianos used to be a few charity dinners, maybe one high-rise event or the other but now that I’m a Deluca it means being in the forefront for all these events, including planning some, so I had a lot of parties to attend this period.“Oh so you want him to apologize and take you to bed like the other day?” she giggles into the phone forgetting the a
ISABELLA POV“He said he had to attend to something urgent Mrs, a driver is waiting for you outside”“Oh,” I say sadly my eyes cast down, “I will see you later Thelma” I wave goodbye at her and she's right.Lined up in front of the house are 5 rows of cars filled with guards.“Lets go please” I whisper entering the car in the middle.My eyes pull open I am shocked when I see the biggest bouquet of roses I have ever set my eyes on right across the seats.My heart pounds in my chest, a new feeling filling me, giddiness.I love closer to examine the flowers but the driver comes in, his eyes wide.“Oh I’m sorry mam, I left that there”“What do you mean? Are these not from my husband?” I raise a brow at himHe shakes his head, a shy smile crawling on his lips, “No they are for my lady, tonight is our 3rd anniversary and she's pregnant” he sends me a smile but sees my face drop at his wordsMy fingers caress a petal turning to the window sad, “Your lady is lucky to have you” I send him a sh
ISABELLA POVThe party is halfway done, dinner has been served and a few more glasses of champagne and I won't be walking out of here in my own.I drop my last glass of champagne, my eyes moving around the crowd, trying to find Dominic.“Looking for someone?” a deep voice calls from my side.I turn to him, “Dominic, where have you been? I have been searching for you everywhere?” I say my words coming out in slurs“How much did you drink?” he raises a brow at me instead, his eyes moving around but fortunately everyone is sat around the bar and in the middle of the room slow dancing to the live band playing.“Not enough I guess” I roll my eyes trying to grab another glass but he grabs my hand softly pulling it down.“You shouldn't do that Isabella,” he says his voice deep and stern“And you shouldn't tell me what to do either” I turn to him, narrowing my eyes at him “Isabella” he warns “What happened to Cara Mia? Bella?” I point my fingers at him, the alcohol fully in control of my a
ISABELLA POV“You danced at a fancy party!! I can't believe it!” Bianca yells over the phone as I groggily pick up the call“What?.. What are you talking about Bianca? It's 7 am in the morning” I reply rubbing my eyes, the open curtain blinding me.“How did I even get home last night?” I frown to myself looking at the edge of the bed, it looks neat, Dominic didn't sleep here.“The video is everywhere Bella!!” she yells again with a giggle, “Here watch it,” she says and I receive a ping on my phone I frown rubbing my eyes and looking down at the caption “Billionaire and a Dancer? The couple of the night stole our breaths away with this final number at the Dumbarton Charity dinner” I read out my eyes moving to the video, of me happily dancing and Dominic barely trying to catch up with me“The dress really worked uh?” she giggles into the phone again“He ignored me all night Bianca, I shake my head, “He barely looked at me twice, I guess drunk me really wanted attention” I groan looking
ISABELLA POVIn a few Hours, I am dressed in one of Mum’s boutique pieces, a white backless sundress, and the garden is packed with people, I spot my parents from afar, a neckpiece Dominic gave me as a present in my graspThe small shiny gold lion pendant hangs around my neck as I pull on my sandals walking back into the bedroom, at the same time Dominic enters.“Are you ready? We have to make our entrance soon” are the only words he says, a hard look on his face which will automatically turn into a loving one as soon as we are downstairs“I wanted to speak to you Dominic,” I say fiddling with my fingers actually wanting to end this ignoring drama with him.“We can speak later, for now, we have hundreds of guests downstairs and in the new garden I just paid for, waiting for us to come and address them and start this brunch, I really want to be done with this early and I can return to much important work,” he says in one breath pulling the door open and turning to look at me.I huff, r
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
DOMINIC POV Determined to get to the bottom of everything my eyes sieve through all the lump of documents Marco drops on my table. “Is this everything?” I turn to him my brow raised He nods, “I have to go back and keep a watch on the building sir, if there's anything else, please let me know,” he nods I wave my hand at him, asking him to leave as my fingers dust off the first file. I push my work to the side, pulling my seat closer as my eyes dance across the numbers, I make phone calls trying to track down his payments but they all lead to a dead end. Frustrating takes over my mind filled with different thoughts, I remember the Assassin family again, “Maybe they could have some information for me” I say to myself deciding on what I would do tonight. I head downstairs swiftly getting into my car and giving the driver the address. “Okay sir” he calls out in his deep voice starting the drive back to the apartment. Soon the car comes to a stop and I look up at the famil