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 More- 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
It took thirty minutes before I got to the Russian mansion. As soon as I made it, I could hear the yelling of Bella as she screamed about no longer caring if she was good enough. My eyes roamed her body to make sure she was okay only to notice a gun in her hand. As my eyes trailed up, I could see a man on the roof with his gun aimed right at her who was too distracted yelling at my brother.Finally, she turned towards me. "Bella!" I shouted trying to get her to run or move. I was sprinting as fast as I could toward her, but it was no match for the bullet. Her entire being froze as the man shot her. My feet continued to race towards her as Valentino shot the man who had shot her.Her body fell over just as I got to my Bella. My beautiful, sweet Bella."No, no, apri gli occhi! F*ck! Open your eyes. That's right, baby, keep them open," I stated, peeling back her eyes to make sure that they didn't close. She couldn't die on me, she just can't."Get the doctor to come now!" I heard Valenti
- A l e x -[ half an hour ago ]Something felt off. As my arms tightened around a pillow rather than the actual body of the woman I loved, I knew I wasn't going crazy. I threw the pillow off the bed before putting on a pair of sweatpants. The time read that it was way past midnight, and it caused puzzlement to settle in my mind at where Bella could be.When I walked down the stairs, the first thing I saw was the cook and that Barbie girl in the kitchen. There was no sight of Bella. As I walked right by them, their talking seemed to have been muted. This caused me to stop dead in my tracks.As I recalled previous events from earlier today, Bella had walked out of Valentino's office. She looked nervous and guilty every time she looked at me after that point. Deep down, I knew that there had to have been something she was hiding. A huge part of me had hoped she would just listen. Then again, she's Bella, and Bella never listens."You," I spoke, pointing towards the blonde who looked fr
He laughed. The sound was so menacing as he looked at me. His eyes shined in disbelief as he looked at me, his only blood left in the world. "That I love you? No. I never lied about the love that I have for you. You are my only family, Isabella! I raised you. I was the one who watched you take your first steps, that held you when you had bad dreams, I was the one who told you to always chase your dreams and stand up for what you believe is right!""No, you didn't watch me take my first steps because my nanny did while you were busy running this double life. Yeah, you held me when I had bad dreams, but little did I know that the monster was you! And do you know what I believe? I believe that you're a terrible person and you're a liar! You told me that you were blurred out, that doesn't sound blurred out to me, Dad!" I shouted, tears streaming down my face."I've only ever lied to protect you. I don't want you to be like me. Please don't fire that gun because, baby girl, your life is go
My eyes were on my father's face. The worst part was that I could still see the love behind his eyes. It was almost as if he didn't want to believe that I had betrayed him.He took a step closer to me, but on instinct, I raised the gun in my hand towards him. My eyes were blurred with tears as I looked at my father-the only man who was ever truly there for me as a kid. My mind was racing with my heart, both of them trying to figure out who deserved first place."Isabella, I meant every word that I said. I love you, and you're the only person in my life that I've ever loved," he told me, a tear falling from his eye as he held up his hands.Shaking my head, my tears began to fall as I looked at him. "Why do you keep lying to me? Why does everyone just keep lying after lying? I don't even know what to believe anymore," I cried out.My emotions were everywhere as I looked at him. The fact that I was so angry at myself added to the anger that I felt for Valentino. I was sad because there w
"You're the reason I live and breathe every single day," he told me. A smile made its way onto my face as I nodded my head. I believe what made this semi-easy was the fact that he wanted to believe me. When you want something, it's almost as if your mentality tries its best to shape it no matter the strays."I've missed you so much," I lied. Lying was becoming a much easier thing to do. I guess that is what happens when you live your life surrounded by nothing but lies. "Let's get you back to your room," he stated."Where's mom?" I asked him. His eyebrows came together in confusion as if he had no clue why I would ask about her."Last time I checked, she was with the Italians," he said. I noticed how he didn't look away like he normally did when he was preparing to tell a lie. He was telling the truth. If my mother wasn't with the Russians like Alex had said she would be, where was she?"If that were true, why didn't she ever help me?" I asked, playing along with my story. He shrugge
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