Owned by vengeance
Five years ago, Celine Russo ran from New York and never looked back after her boyfriend, Salvatore Moretti, destroyed her family’s empire and sent her father to prison. He tried to explain but she refused to listen. With her stepsister’s voice in her ear and betrayal in her chest, Celine disappeared from his life forever.
One month later, she discovered she was pregnant with his child.
Now, years later, her daughter is dying.
A congenital heart defect. A donor heart waiting. Three weeks to raise millions she doesn’t have.
Desperate and out of options, Celine returns to the one man she swore never to see again. The man who ruined her family. The father of her child who doesn’t know she exists.
Salvatore agrees to pay for the surgery, but on one condition.
For six months, Celine will become his fiancée.
Living in his home. Wearing his ring. Playing the role of the devoted future wife in public to secure a powerful alliance with a rival mafia family.
But as old wounds reopen and dangerous truths surface, Celine learns that the story she believed for five years was built on lies. Her father’s betrayal runs deeper than she ever imagined, and the man she hated may have been the only one trying to save her.
Now the past is catching up with them. And this time, it’s not just her life on the line.
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Chapter: CrossroadsMs Russo,” the doctor called as he settled down in his office, passing a report to me.“Your daughter had a congenital heart defect,” he said, leaning in closer.“W-what does that mean?” I asked, staring at his face.“It's Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The wall of the heart is thickened — it’s been there since birth, likely dormant until now.” He added again.“N-no, That's impossible, she just had a seizure, low blood sugar or something, s-she cannot, she’s fine, i-it was just, she just passed out at school, it cannot be that serious ” I argued, laying the reports down.“Ms Russo, I understand it’s hard to comprehend, but that was just a warning, without intervention, she will have another ans the next one may not be recoverable.”“What kind of intervention?”“A transplant.” He folded his hands on the desk. “We have a donor heart. A match. It came available yesterday, which is—” he paused, choosing carefully, “—fortunate. Hearts don’t wait, Ms. Russo. If we can’t move forward within e
Last Updated: 2026-04-05
Chapter: ULTRASOUNDThe next day, I got up as early as I could and headed to a hospital. I wasn’t going to keep Salvatore Moretti’s child.“Please, have a seat,” the doctor said as I stepped in his office.“Im here for, um…” I muttered, my lips parting, while I stared at him, unable to speak.“The nurses already filled me in on what you’re here to do, I just want you to know that it’s okay, and while we’re on that, would you like to see other alternatives, giving it up for adoption or—““No, I want to get rid of it,” I said sharply, swallowing hard.The doctor watched me quietly for a moment, like he was measuring whether I truly meant the words I had just spoken. His fingers tapped lightly on the desk before he leaned back in his chair. “Alright,” he said finally, his voice calm, almost too calm for the storm raging inside my chest.Before we proceed, we’ll have to confirm the pregnancy through an ultrasound and a blood test. Standard procedure.”I nodded quickly. “That’s fine.”He pressed a button on
Last Updated: 2026-04-05
Chapter: BabyOne month later“N-no, no, this cannot be…” I crashed down on the floor, my hands jittery as I crashed onto the floor.“Pregnant,” I stared at the test results in my hands, tears rolling down my face.“It’s impossible,” I muttered , staring at the three other test strips on the floor, all positive.“I cannot be pregnant, not for Salvatore, n-not him,” My breath caught in my throat, tears dripping down my face uncontrollably.The bathroom felt too small all of a sudden. Too quiet. My chest rose and fell too quickly as the word echoed again and again in my head.Pregnant.“No,” I said again, shaking my head violently as if that alone could change what the tests were telling me. My fingers trembled as I picked up another strip from the floor, staring at the two pink lines until my vision blurred.Four tests.Four.“They’re wrong,” I whispered, though the words sounded weak even to my own ears. “They have to be wrong.”But the truth sat heavy in my chest.One month.Exactly one month sinc
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Chapter: Ruin my life 2“Celine, listen to me — you cannot — I cannot let you leave.”His hand closed around my arm before I could get three steps away.“Your father isn’t who you think he—”“Let go!” I yanked against his grip and when that didn’t work I swung. My palm cracked hard across his face.The sound cut through everything. The reporters. The sirens. All of it and I watched Salvatore go still.I’d never hit anyone in my life. My hand was stinging and I didn’t care. I stepped into his space so he could hear every word clearly.“You ruined my family,” I said, my voice shaking so hard it barely came out. “My father is being thrown behind bars because of you. And you’re standing here telling me to come with you? Why? So you can throw me behind bars too?”His jaw was tight.A red mark was already rising where my hand had connected and he wasn’t touching his face, wasn’t flinching, just standing there looking at me with an expression I couldn’t read and didn’t want to.“Celine—”“Read my lips.” I stepped
Last Updated: 2026-04-05
Chapter: Ruin my life“Move—move—excuse me!”A hand grabbed my arm as I tried to push through the crowd.“Miss Russo! Is it true your father was arrested this morning?”“What?” I snapped, trying to pull away. “Let go of me.”Another microphone shoved into my face.“Did you know about the trafficking charges?”Flashes exploded around me.Camera shutters clicked so fast I lost my sight for a second.“What trafficking charges?” I demanded, my voice rising. “What are you talking about?”No one answered and instead, they just kept shouting.“Miss Russo, did Salvatore Moretti turn your father in?”The name hit me like a brick.Salvatore?“That’s ridiculous,” I said automatically. “Salvatore would never do anything like that—” I argued, but the words that died in my throat as two uniformed officers stepped out of the doors of Russo Tower.Between them was my father, his hands were cuffed behind his back.My stomach dropped so hard I felt it in my knees.“Dad?” I called, pushing my way closer to him, he didn’t look a
Last Updated: 2026-04-05
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