~ISABELLA~ "Did you want to kill him, Antonio?" I turned to him after Tom had been taken away by the security guards. Even though he was no longer one of the people I wished to see again, he was still a very important part of my life. "You did not expect me to let him leave with you, did you?" Antonio retorted as he closed the small gap between us. "He had every right to come here to claim me just like you did after you and my father drugged and auctioned me." "Wasn't I the one who defended you when that boy wanted to humiliate you in front of his friends? I think I did you a very good favor to take you from him, Bella, and you should be grateful," he sneered. "I will never be grateful that you bought me against my will, and because of you, I am stuck here like a prisoner who has to get permission from you to even breathe!" I snarled. "What is it that I haven't allowed you to do in this house, Bella?! I treat you as I would treat my wife!" "But I'm not your wife, Antonio! I wi

~ANTONIO~"How far are we from finding those Conti cunts?" I scoffed as I asked August.It was around 11 p.m. when he came to see me at my club. We were sitting at the VIP having a bottle of bourbon."We will find them. It will just take a little bit of time, Antonio. You have to remember that Dante is a very smart and strategic man," he answered as he took a sip from his glass."They need to be dealt with, August. They could have killed Albero but didn't. I think they wanted to send a message," I sighed as I leaned back in my chair."You need to stop worrying so much, Antonio. Dante knows better than to attack you unannounced. He knows the risks and is smarter than that."The only person I was worrying about was Isabella. I didn't know how to protect her when she wouldn't stop fighting me or trying to piss me off by making me jealous."While we wait for them to show their faces, I need men to watch Albero. He's my father-in-law, after all. I can't risk his life," I said as I poured m

~ISABELLA~Antonio and I didn't say a word to each other in the car to the house. I was busy pouting while he was tapping on his phone and probably satisfied with himself that he dictated my life in a snap of his finger.I was beyond angry and couldn't believe his nerve to fetch me from Sarah's apartment.But when I looked out of the window, I realized that the car wasn't exactly going to his house.We were taking a different route, and my heart skipped a beat. I didn't trust him with my life anymore. If he had the guts to kill Peter in front of me, then he wouldn't hesitate to do the same to me."Antonio, where are we going?" I asked as I turned to him with a horrified look plastered on my face. My heart was beating fast. The memory of him shooting Peter was still fresh in my mind, and I saw it every time I closed my eyes."Here I was thinking that you were going to ignore me all the way to our destination, Bella. Don't worry, we will be there soon," he replied with a smile. Huffi

~ISABELLA~In the morning, when I woke up, I found Antonio next to me. I looked up under the sheets and realized that I was naked. I gasped in shock as I quickly got off the bed and went to the bathroom to wrap a towel around me.After wrapping the towel around me, I went back to the bedroom and threw a pillow on Antonio to wake him up. He groaned when it hit him and flattered his eyes open."Bella, are you okay?" He asked as he sat up on the bed, yawning."Please get out," I said as I folded my arms on my chest.Antonio chuckled softly. "Come on, we both had a good night, and you asked for it. Why am I being thrown out?" He asked."Because you took advantage again. I was drunk," I scoffed while avoiding eye contact with him.He sighed as he got off the bed and stood in front of me, staring at me while he was naked and his dick demanding my attention.I felt hot for a second as I unfolded my arms and gasped. My throat and lips instantly felt dry, and I gulped. "You should get dressed."

~ISABELLA~ “You can’t make me want you when I don’t anymore, Tom. Just let me go, and you and I won’t ever have to talk about this again. Trust me, you don’t want Antonio coming for you,” I scolded as he led me inside a room with my hands tied behind my back. When we got inside, he pulled my waist and landed me on his chest. “Don’t you remember how happy we were before your father took you to his club?” I breathed as I looked down at his lips, a memory of them on mine evading my mind, and my heart skipped a beat. “You can’t tell me that you ignored me for five months because you didn’t want me to work at the club. Not only did you ignore me, but you called me a hoe in front of your friends!” I snapped. “You didn’t expect me to watch my girl work for my enemy, did you? You and I know very well how notorious he is. He also stole from my father!” He shot back. I shook my head. “Isn’t it wonderful that your unexplainable grudge on Antonio cost you in having me in your life? He