Chapter: Forever BeginsSofia’s POVThe morning sunlight poured through the stained-glass windows of the chapel, painting the marble floors in soft gold and rose. Outside, the gardens were full of white flowers swaying gently in the breeze. Music floated through the open doors, tender and elegant, wrapping itself around every heartbeat in the room.I stood at the entrance with my mother beside me.My hands trembled around the bouquet of ivory roses. My dress flowed around me in layers of satin and lace, fitted close at the waist before spilling into a long train.Tiny crystals had been sewn into the veil, catching the light like stars. My mother adjusted the veil with careful fingers.Her eyes were wet.“You are the most beautiful bride I have ever seen,” she whispered.“You have to say that. You’re my mother.” I laughed shakily. “No,” she said, brushing a tear from her cheek. “I say it because after everything... you are still standing here.”Emotion rushed into my throat so fast I could barely breathe.
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Chapter: Life after the GunshotMatteo’s POVThe anonymous call came while I stood alone in the ruined garden where our wedding should have happened.Half-filled champagne glasses sat abandoned beside melting candles. The band had packed up in silence an hour earlier. Reporters still waited beyond the gates, and my guests had become witnesses to a disaster.Sofia was gone!!“Where is she?” I barked.There was shuffling, panic, then a loud scream somewhere in the background. A gunshot exploded through the speaker, the line crackled.Then silence…“Hello? Hello!” My blood froze.Nothing.“Julian!” I turned and shouted across the garden.“What happened?” He sprinted toward me immediately, tie hanging loose, face white with exhaustion and rage.“I had a call. Someone had Sofia, but there was a gunshot.” I explained.Julian did not waste a second. He pulled out his phone and dialed the private investigator we had hired earlier that afternoon.“Track this number now,” he snapped the moment the man answered. “I don’t car
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Chapter: The madwoman’s VictorySofia’s POVThe moment Lucia pressed the gun into my ribs and forced me through the servants’ corridor, I understood one thing with terrifying clarity.This was never about escape, or even money. This was about hatred so deep it had rotted her mind from the inside out.She shoved me forward with one hand twisted in my veil and the other gripping the gun. My heels had already come off somewhere behind us, so my bare feet slapped against cold tile as she dragged me through the back hallways of the estate. Staff had been kept away by the wedding preparations. Music from the garden drifted faintly through the walls, cheerful and beautiful and completely disconnected from the nightmare happening only meters away.“Move,” Lucia hissed into my ear.“You’ll never get away with this,” I whispered.She struck the back of my shoulder with the gun hard enough to make me stumble. “Today is not the day to threaten me, bride.” She laughed. We reached the service gate where delivery vehicles enter
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Chapter: The Vanishing BrideMatteo’s POVThe garden was ready for forever.The aisle had been lined with petals so soft and thick it looked like clouds had been cut into pieces and laid across the stone path.Guests filled the seats in bright colors and polished jewels, whispering with excited smiles while cameras from invited media stations captured every elegant detail.Everything was prepared, except the bride. I stood near the floral altar with my hands clasped in front of me, pretending calm I did not feel. My suit had been tailored to perfection. My cufflinks were engraved with Sofia’s initials. My heartbeat had not slowed since sunrise.“If she changes her mind now, I’ll kill her myself.” Julian leaned close beside me and muttered.“She wouldn’t.” I glanced at him. “Good! Because I already like you.” He grinned.The guests laughed softly at something one of the ushers said, music rose and faded. Phones came out, heads turned again toward the mansion doors, but still nothing.I checked my watch for the f
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Chapter: Wedding DaySofia’s POVI woke before sunrise. Not because anyone called me, or alarms rang, or the house was noisy. I woke because my heart knew what day it was.For a moment I lay still in the white blankets staring at the ceiling while dawn painted pale gold across the room. The mansion was quiet, suspended in silence before celebration begins. Somewhere below, I could already hear distant movement, staff arranging flowers, doors opening, footsteps hurrying, and voices trying to whisperMy wedding day!The words felt even more unbelievable even now. Even though I had done this before, last time was nothing compared to this in such a way I can't even explain. After everything that had happened, after funerals and trials and betrayals and nights I thought life had ended for me, I was here. Alive, loved, safe, and about to marry the man who had held me together when I was falling apart.I covered my face and laughed softly into my hands. Then the bedroom doors burst open.“She's awake!” Julia
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Chapter: Wedding PreparationsSofia’s POVThe week after the engagement party, I woke to three things.Sunlight through the curtains, Matteo asleep with one arm around my waist, and my phone vibrating itself off the bedside table.I groaned and reached for it. Seventy-three missed calls, one hundred and nineteen unread messages, and three thousand notifications.“Absolutely not.” I stared at the screen.“What crisis requires that face before coffee?” Matteo’s voice came rough with sleep behind me. “The nation has decided our engagement belongs to them.” My eyes widened.I scrolled through messages from friends, executives, distant relatives who suddenly remembered my birthday.Media houses requesting interviews, luxury brands offering gifts, wedding planners introducing themselves like they had been summoned.Then there were the comments online.“He looked at her like she invented happiness.”“This wedding better be televised.”“If Matteo Aldana has one fan, it is me.”“If Sofia’s dress isn’t historic, I riot.”I
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THE BILLIONAIRE'S UNCLAIMED HEIR
Five years ago, Elena lost everything. Betrayed by her fiancé and her own sister, abandoned by her father, and shattered by her mother’s death, she made one desperate decision… a night with a stranger for ten million dollars.
By morning, he was gone. And so was the life she once knew.
Now, Elena is back. Stronger, Colder, and with a secret, her four-year-old son.
But fate is dicy.
Because the man she once spent the night with is none other than Dominic West, the ruthless billionaire who now stands at the top of the city.
And worse…
She unknowingly walks straight into his world.
When Elena takes a job as a nanny in Dominic’s mansion, she never expects the dangerous pull between them.
Or the secrets that lies in their encounter.
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Chapter: A Familiar ReflectionElena’s POVThe moment the elderly man stepped toward Lucas, my entire body reacted on instinct.I immediately pulled my son gently behind me, my fingers tightening protectively around his small shoulders as my pulse quickened inside my chest.I did not know these people, I did not understand their family dynamics. And after spending years protecting Lucas from unnecessary attention, judgment, and cruel remarks, my first reaction had been to shield him immediately.Especially in a room filled with wealthy strangers staring at us. But to my surprise, the old man did not look irritated, or offended.If anything, his entire face softened with warmth the closer he got to Lucas.“Well now! Who do we have here?” he muttered slowly, his sharp eyes fixed completely on my son. Lucas peeked out from behind me curiously, his little fingers clutching the side of my dress, and Dominic stepped forward calmly beside us.“Grandfather, this is Lucas,” he explained.“Lucas?” the elderly man repeated
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Chapter: The Family DinnerDominic’s POVI stood near the bottom of the staircase with one hand tucked into my pocket while checking the time on my wristwatch again.Grandfather had already called me twice within the last thirty minutes. That alone told me tonight was going to be exhausting.I already knew Mabel must have gone to complain to him again. There was no other reason he would suddenly insist on a family dinner with that much urgency.A quiet sigh escaped my lips as I loosened the cuff of my sleeve slightly.The mansion remained unusually peaceful tonight.Mrs. Clara and the maids moved quietly through the hallways preparing dinner trays for the staff while soft piano music drifted faintly from the speakers downstairs.But my attention was elsewhere entirely.Upstairs!More specifically inside Elena’s room.The realization alone irritated me slightly.I had spent the entire day at work trying unsuccessfully to stop thinking about her.The way she spoke calmly, the way Nora responded to her, and the wa
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Chapter: Family PressureMabel’s POVThe following morning, I stood in front of the mirror adjusting the diamond earrings hanging from my ears while my mind replayed everything that happened the previous night over and over again.The humiliation still burned beneath my skin.Dominic had rejected me again. Not only that, he had done it so coldly, like my touch disgusted him. Like I was some stranger forcing myself into his space instead of the woman who had been engaged to him for the past five years.My fingers tightened around the edge of the vanity table as anger crawled through my chest.At first, I tolerated Dominic’s emotional distance because it did not matter much to me. I still had the mansion, the wealth, the influence, and the West family name attached to me. As long as I remained by Dominic’s side, everybody treated me like royalty, but now Elena had returned.And everything suddenly felt threatened.The way Dominic looked at her unsettled me deeply, and the way he defended her irritated me eve
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Chapter: Rejected AgainMabel’s POVThe moment I stepped fully into the living room, my eyes immediately landed on Dominic and Elena standing far too close to each other again.The sight alone made my chest tighten painfully.Lucas stood beside Elena while Dominic still held Nora comfortably in his arms, and somehow the four of them looked disturbingly natural together like a family.My fingers curled tightly beside me as unease crept deeper into my chest.At first, I thought Elena’s return was nothing more than an inconvenience. A temporary problem I could easily control the same way I always controlled everything around me.But now…Things were beginning to change too quickly. Dominic was paying attention to her, and that very dangerous.The closer he got to Elena, the higher the chances of him eventually discovering the truth about that night five years ago.My breathing became uneven at the thought.For years, I had survived because Dominic lacked solid proof. He suspected things sometimes, but suspicion
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Chapter: A position to protectMabel’s POVThe moment I stepped into my room, I slammed the door shut so hard the loud sound echoed across the walls.My chest rose and fell violently as anger burned through me uncontrollably. I yanked my heels off carelessly and flung them across the room before pacing back and forth on the marble floor with trembling fingers curled into fists.I could still see it clearly.Dominic standing there defending Elena right in front of me like my feelings meant absolutely nothing.The humiliation replayed inside my head repeatedly, making my stomach twist painfully with rage.For years, I had looked down on Elena because she was beneath me in every possible way. She was the poor, miserable girl nobody chose while I was the woman who got everything she ever wanted.Or at least, that was how things were supposed to be.But now somehow, after all these years, Elena had returned and suddenly Dominic could not stop paying attention to her.The way he looked at her irritated me. The way he l
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Chapter: Waiting For HimElena’s POVI spent the entire day trying not to think about Dominic West. Unfortunately, my mind refused to cooperate with me.No matter how many times I tried redirecting my attention somewhere else, his face kept appearing in my head. The way he looked at me, the way his voice softened whenever he spoke about Nora, and even the way he defended me against Mabel at the dining table continued replaying in my mind over and over again.It was frustrating…I had only been in this mansion for a short while, yet somehow, this man already occupied far too many of my thoughts.I adjusted the files in my hand and exhaled slowly as I stepped out of the children’s therapy room. I had spent most of the afternoon consulting Nora’s doctors, reviewing her medical records, emotional evaluations, educational reports, and previous therapy notes.The more I learned about the little girl, the heavier my heart became.Nora had been through years of emotional neglect masked as professional treatment. S
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BURNING FOR DADDY
One touch, and I was lost.”’
His voice was a whisper against my ear, his breath hot on my neck.
“He cannot touch you the way I do, Bella. He does not know your body like I do. You are mine. Every inch of you, every hidden place, every moan you make. And nothing, not even your mother, will keep me from owning this pussy."
His words burn against my skin, like a promise and a threat at the same time.
"You're mine. And I don't share."
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Isabella Moretti made one mistake.
One night that should have stayed buried.
One moment with the man she was never supposed to want; her stepfather, Damian Blackwell.
She runs to New York. A fresh start. A shot at her journalism career and a life where she can forget the way his hands felt on her body.
But Damian doesn't believe in letting go. Not when it's what he wants.
When her mother announces Isabella's engagement to her friend's son and asks her to come home to meet her new husband, she thinks maybe she's finally escaped. Until she sees her stepfather-to-be’s face.
It's him. Damian Blackwell
Damian isn't just the man whose body she wants; he's hiding something dark enough that could actually launch her career into the world. Or destroy everything she's ever loved.
Now Isabella's trapped between impossible choices:
Her mother's approval, love and a "perfect" future
The man who owns every forbidden part of her soul
But some fires don't just burn.They consume everything.
A dark stepfather romance where the lines between ambition and desire blur beyond recognition.
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Chapter: The Price of SilenceDamien's POV The conference hall was already full when I arrived.Executives sat in neat rows, investors filled the front section, and senior staff crowded the back. Every seat in the room was occupied with people who believed they were about to witness a victory. Zachary had built the entire atmosphere around confidence, and the illusion that what was about to be unveiled belonged to him.I sat at the center table with Isabella beside me.She said nothing, but I could feel her tension. It wasn’t loud or obvious, but it was there in the way she kept her hands folded too tightly.And in the way her gaze stayed fixed on the stage longer than necessary, I could tell she's as worried as I am. Or rather still, she was hiding something from me. The lights dimmed, and the presentation began.I didn’t move, or blink.I watched the screen come alive with every detail of a project I had personally overseen from its earliest framework. Every structure, every model, every visual alignment ap
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Chapter: The betrayalIsabella's POV The conference hall felt heavier than usual, and I could barely focus on the voices around the table as the meeting dragged on. Papers were being shuffled, reports were being read, and strategies were being discussed, but none of it was registering properly in my head.My eyes kept drifting to Damien.He sat at the head of the table, sharp, composed, and dangerously calm in a way that always made everyone else adjust their behavior without even realizing it. But today was different. There was something strained in his expression, something subtle but visible enough for me to notice if I paid attention.I did not want to care, I kept telling myself I did not. But every time he spoke, there was a tightness in his voice that made it impossible to ignore.It reminded me of something I did not want to think about.It reminded me that whatever I was doing, it was slowly starting to leave marks on him too. And that alone should have made me feel satisfied.Instead, it made
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Chapter: The LeakDamien’s POVThe shrill sound of my phone vibrating against the bedside table dragged me out of sleep violently.I groaned irritably and reached for it without opening my eyes properly. The moment I saw my assistant’s name flashing across the screen at barely six in the morning, irritation settled in my chest immediately.Nobody called me this early unless something had gone terribly wrong.“What is it?” I answered coldly.“Sir… there’s a problem.” He stammered, and my eyes snapped open instantly.“What kind of problem?” I asked sharply.There was hesitation on the other end, and I hated it immediately.“Zachary Corporation just launched the new project into the market.” He revealed, and for a second, my mind went blank.“What?” I asked slowly.“The project, sir. The same one your team has been working on for the last seven months, they launched it this morning.” He explained, and I sat upright immediately.“That’s impossible,” I growled.“I thought so too, sir, but the entire market
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Chapter: Dangerous LinesIsabella’s POVThe air in the room turned stiff the moment Damien walked in. Cole froze beside me, and for a second, my own heartbeat stopped alongside his. Damien’s sharp eyes moved from Cole to me slowly, and the tension in the office thickened immediately.“What is he doing here with you?” Damien asked coldly.I folded my arms across my chest and forced myself to remain calm despite the panic threatening to rise inside me.“He came to see his girlfriend,” I answered casually.Damien’s jaw tightened slightly, but his expression remained unreadable.Cole glanced at me before suddenly stepping closer. My breath caught when he wrapped an arm around my waist possessively.“Exactly! I was just leaving anyway,” Cole said with a smile that looked more provoking than genuine.I tried not to react as his fingers brushed lightly against my waist.“Don’t forget everything we talked about,” Cole whispered into my ear deliberately loud enough for Damien to hear, then he stepped away from me and
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Chapter: The WarningIsabella’s POVDamien dropped me off at the entrance of the company without saying much, but his hand lingered on my thigh for a second longer than necessary before he finally let go.“Don’t miss me too much,” he whispered against my ear and I scoffed, adjusting myself as I stepped out of the car.“Try not to get distracted running a company,” I muttered back and slammed the door shut before walking away without looking back.I could feel his eyes on me the entire time until the car finally drove off. And even after it disappeared from view, the heat of his touch still lingered on my skin like a reminder I could not wash off.I forced myself to walk into the building with steady steps, pretending nothing had happened. My face stayed composed, my expression neutral, but my body betrayed me in ways I could not control. My pulse was still uneven, my thoughts scattered, and no matter how hard I tried, my mind kept circling back to him.After I returned from seeing Cole, the rest of the
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Chapter: The complicationCole's POVMy body trembled beneath the jacket I wore as I waited for the arrival of Isabella. Ever since the incident with the DNA test results, I've been out of sight to avoid any suspicion. And the fact that I had to kill two different human being is still haunting my freaking mind till now. But it was the only option I had and I would have been exposed if I had not taken that drastic step. My phone chimed, and a notification popped up on my phone. It was from a familiar person, so I clicked on the message to check on its content. Whatever you do… make sure Isabella loses interest in the Moretti group. Everything is ours, but she's beginning to show interest, and I don't like that… I might kill her if she persists~ BOSSThe message read, and I quickly deleted it, I can't have anyone, especially my mother, know I'm working with another person to bring Damien down. I brushed my fingers through my hair, feeling a bit frustrated at how everything was going. But I really just need t
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