Isabella Martinez's father died when she was eighteen years old. She had been separated from her mother at an early age and had no knowledge of the business her mother was involved in with her new husband. After her father's death, she is pushed into her mother's world, where she meets her husband and her husband's son, Alex. Alex is unlike any male she has ever encountered; he is cruel and demanding. He's harsh and intimidating. Alex was known to instill dread in individuals merely by glancing at them. Isabella is unaware that he is the world's most dreaded Mafia Don. Alex claims Isabella is his own the instant his eyes meet hers. Her stepbrother is a womanizer who astonished everyone when he claimed Isabella. Isabella is terrified and despairing; will she learn to accept her stepbrother into her heart? She shouted out, "Y-You can't do that." ❝You are my brother.❞ He chuckled at her as his fingers gripped her tiny lace underwear. ❝I am not your brother, neonata.❞ His lips were on her neck, nibbling her skin and moving down to her breast. ❝ Why are you doing this? She asked, biting her lip as his tongue touched her bud. ❝ Because you are mine.
View MoreVALENTINOAs I held my weeping baby brother in my arms, I could only stare out at the mess. The blood and dead bodies were littered in front of me, breaking my heart. The faces of my pregnant mother and my stepfather would be burned into my memory forever. I was going to have a sister—our family was going to be complete. Then, in just a blink of an eye, they were gone, leaving me with my younger half-brother, Alex.I could still remember sitting there at the kitchen table eating my favorite soup. My mother had the most beautiful smile on her face as she talked about the weather outside. She loved the rain, she loved everything it represented. As she went on and on about the old times when she would go outside and play in the rain all on her own, I rolled my eyes. Her words were strange, but I wished I could take it all back now. I wished I would have paid more attention and asked more questions to keep that smile on my mother’s face, but I didn’t. I ignored her.Everything happened wa
"Anastasia!" he shouted back, cheerfully. We have always suspected of the crush he had on Anastasia. He liked her from the second he could talk. I remember how for months he'd been asking if Anastasia could come visit us here in Italy. Now that she's here, I could just feel his excitement.She bent down, but instead of kissing his lips, she kissed his cheek. A pout was present on his face, but it didn't last long when Valentino walked in side-by-side with Alex."You still trying to get a kiss from my wife?" Valentino asked, smirking slightly. Andrea looked over at him before narrowing his eyes. "If you hadn't come first, she would be my wife right now."My eyebrows raised as I watched him roll his eyes. I hoped Valentino's lifestyle wouldn't rub off on him, but it seemed like there was no way of stopping how much he was exactly like his uncle. I thought my son would come out like the man I had him with, but who would have guessed that he'd turn out to be the complete opposite?"I hear
"Andrea, I said to stop doing that," I exclaimed. He had come home from school with a call his teacher had given me. Once again, she notified me of his fighting at school."It wasn't my fault! He was picking on a girl for no reason. Papa always told me to defend those who can't defend themselves. Volevo solo aiutare, ma," he said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Shaking my head, I grabbed his arm and pulled him towards his father. [I only wanted to help ]"I swear he acts more like Valentino than Valentino acts like himself," I said, rolling my eyes before letting him go. Alex looked at Andrea before his eyes went up to me."What happened?" He asked."Andrea decided it would be fun to get into only his third fight this week. They're talking about suspending him, and he's only nine years old," I explained before sitting right beside Alex on the couch. Andrea stood in front of us, an eyebrow raised in a question."What did I tell you about fighting? Combattere senza scop
I figured that was a conversation for another time. "So if you and I were never really stepbrother and stepsister, wouldn't that make this whole thing kind of boring and a bit misleading?" I asked jokingly. He had a look of ponder as he looked up towards the tip of the ceiling."I guess it would," he laughed out. I turned over to where the doctors and nurses once were to see that they had already left. I watched as he picked up our sleeping Andrea who must've fallen asleep during our conversation.Just as he grabbed the baby, the door swung open and a very cheerful Anastasia ran into the room. Her hands were on her face as a shocked expression took over her features. A few minutes later, Valentino walked in."I can't believe it! You're awake! Oh, my god am I dreaming again, or is this real?" She asked, her accent coming on strong once again. I can recall the fact that her accent was only stronger when she was overwhelmed with any emotion."Anastasia!" I called out. She quickly walked
- b e l l a -"Bella, can you hear me?" I heard a lady-like voice question. My arm moved randomly, pulling at something that was held against me. "It's okay. If you can hear me, I want you to squeeze my hand," I said before the feeling of the hand slipping into mine could be felt. Slowly, I squeeze the small hand into a grasp before slowly letting go."That's real good, Bella. I dimmed down the light in here a bit, so now I'm going to need you to open your eyes," she said. Slowly, my eyes peeled back only to be met with the lady's soft brown ones. She sent me a bright smile before nodding her head."Very good! Now look into this light. I know it may hurt, but it is really important. Follow it with your eyes without moving your head," she said. I watched the light shine into my eyes before she began to move it side-to-side. The pain from looking so long began to make me have a headache.She turned off the light, a smile still on her face. Then, she reached over and handed me a cup of
- three months later -"They're planning on doing your c-section today. You know, there's still time for you to wake up, Bella. You can have a natural birth, and hold him tight. I just that I really can't do this without you. I can barely take care of myself without you. I'm not sure if you can hear me, but if you can, I need you to fight for me, Bella," I said, biting down on my lip as I looked into her eyes. They didn't move at all.The doctor walked in, delivering me a sad smile before nurses began to wheel her bed toward some other place. "She's in good hands. The baby will be delivered by the best woman in the world. I will be there monitoring Bella's brain while a great friend of mine, 'll be kept in charge of her heart."I watched her as she gave me one last smile before walking out of the room. Valentino opened the door of the room before looking around. I couldn't focus on him when the only focus I had was Bella.They said that there could be complications that may harm her.
- A l e x -Two months have passed by so slowly. It has been two months since I had last seen your beautiful eyes staring up at me. Two months since the last time I heard your laugh, saw your smile, breathed your natural heavenly scent. Taking your hand in mine, I smiled up at her. "So, you are officially sixteen weeks along. The baby is growing, and the doctor says that he's going to be a very healthy boy," I told her, placing my hand on her swollen belly."I wish you were awake to hear his heartbeat. It was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard. I just know that you will wake up before he's born. You need to be here to name him and give him that motherly love. I know I can't do it by myself," I told her, softly caressing her cheek. She was still sleeping, a machine was breathing for her, keeping her heart pumping. Her raven-colored hair was beginning to grow back. Even without it, she managed to look beautiful. Walking out of the room, I exited the medical department. Stroll
Her body now has to rest with the help of many machines in order to figure out how it's going to work with that missing part of her brain," she explained. My eyebrows came together as I listened to her. "We did a test to determine brain stem death. As of now, she isn't brain dead, but she is in a coma," The doctor explained, looking between the stripper and I."As of now? So, what the f*ck are you saying? She could go brain dead any second of the goddamn day?" Shaking my head, I buried my hands into my hair. "What about the baby? It's dead, right?" I asked, trying not to show how much everything was hurting me to hear."Her body is still fully able to house a fetus. The baby is alive thanks to the CPR you began immediately. It helped keep her heart pumping for the baby. It's actually preferable to keep the baby inside of her until the baby is brought to term. When it is time, we will perform a C-section," she explained. Hope splurged inside of me at the sound of her words. My baby wa
- A l e x -The second I made it to the house, I hurriedly made my way towards the medical section of the place. The second I pushed past the doors, there was already a nurse waiting for me."The doctor will be with you very shortly," the nurse said, walking me towards the waiting room. I sat down on one of the chairs as she began to walk away. Frustratingly, I ran my hand through my hair as the images of Bella kept playing out in my head. It was the moment that I saw the man with the gun. He was aiming right at her and if she hadn't been so distracted with my brother, she would've seen it. If only I had paid closer attention and realized that she was too determined and stubborn. I could've stopped her if I had just woken up.As I sat there rehearsing everything that led up to this moment, I remembered that Valentino only makes information known when he wants it to be known. From the second she found out the truth about her father to even the point her mother that showed up at the ma
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