Eliana POV“No,” Ayla barked as my hand reached for the book which hid the entrance. “What if the person in there is dangerous? It's clear they're not wanting to be found out, so they'll probably hurt you if you startle them.” I stopped, knowing she was right. “Someone is spying on Luca and I feel that the least I can do for him is find out who it is,” I told her.I could almost see her as she sat down and cocked her head to the side. “How about you tell him about the secret passage and let him deal with it. He's the alpha after all. Or you could hide somewhere in the library and see who comes out.”That sounded like a good plan, so I found a good hiding spot and waited. And waited. And waited. Only, no one came out. Eventually, I gave up and went back to my room. “There must be another exit,” I told Ayla grumpily. “Yeah, but we can already guess who is doing the spying,” she responded casually. “Who?” Ayla rolled her eyes and sighed loudly. “Come on! Who has a reason to spy on

Eliana POV I opened my eyes and the first thing that popped into my mind was, “not again!” It seemed like people thought I was just the perfect person to kidnap and keep captive in a tiny room with no windows - scratch that, there was a window, it had just been boarded up from the outside. Luca was going to be pissed.It wasn't as if I'd just been in the wrong place at the wrong time. No, these guys came out of nowhere while I was working in my room, the two of them managing to overpower me and hit me over the head. I had a faint memory of being put onto a boat and then being hauled into a car, so where I was being held was anyone's guess. I pressed on the sore spot on my head, quickly removing my hand when pain jolted through my body. “Fuck, Elle. What did you do now?” Ayla grumbled and I sighed with relief knowing that she was still with me, and that I clearly hadn't been given wolfsbane. I shrugged off her comment and struggled to my feet, heading to the window. A small sliv

Eliana POVI wouldn't have imagined that it was possible for the temperature in a room to drop so suddenly- but it happened. The moment the words “sister” were out of Luigi’s mouth, I felt Lorenzo turn to ice. “Wh…wh… what are you saying?” I stammered, my hands gripping the armrests on the chairs until my knuckles turned white. Lorenzo’s hands slipped from around my neck and he walked to the other side of the room as if he were trying to get a bit of space between us. I couldn't see what he was doing, but the frigidity of his attitude couldn't be missed.“I'm saying that you're my daughter,” Luigi responded in a far too blasé manner. It was almost as if he hadn't just up and disappeared on my mom before she even gave birth to us! He didn't have a single iota of remorse for not being part of our lives. Apparently the look on my face was enough to warrant him giving an explanation. “Your mother was young and innocent. I couldn't understand why the fates assigned her to be my mate, bu

Eliana POVLuca's voice seemed to carry through the entire house, apparently causing alarm if the sound of doors opening and slamming shut were anything to go by. My heart beat a bit faster at the sound of his voice and I wished I had a mirror to check my appearance in. There was a knock at the door and someone tried to open it before realising it was locked. “I'm coming,” I called out and rushed to the door to open it. Lorenzo leaned against the wall and snorted, “don't say that too loudly. Prince Charming might think you're having a wonderful time up here and leave you.” It took a few seconds before I linked his comment to my “I'm coming”. I rolled my eyes at him and crossed my arms. “What do you want?” “I'm here to fetch you. Boss is in negotiations with Loverboy, he wants you in the next room in case things get… rowdy,” Lorenzo said with a smirk. I nodded and followed him meekly toward the stairs. Knowing that he was my half brother was rather unsettling and I didn't really

Luca POVI watched her father's face as my teeth sunk into his daughter's flesh, her blood mixing with my saliva. Carnera's face was stoic, unemotional even, yet his eyes gave away the triumph he felt. He'd just caught his biggest rival's son as a son-in-law and ally, and he clearly felt as if he were on top of the world. On the other side of the family spectrum, Lorenzo was seething beside me. I wondered if I'd made a new enemy, or if he would turn his hatred to his father instead. Either way, he was one I would be watching from afar. It's not as if he had any brotherly feelings toward Eliana, so nothing would stop him if he decided to kill her in retribution for his deceased mother. I remembered that day clearly - the day my father had come into the house and bragged loudly that he'd found a way to cripple Carnera. It was only in the following days that he'd discovered that the woman he held in a cage in the warehouse in Portoscuso wasn't his enemy's mate, but instead his mistress