Chapter: Chapter 119ISABELLE’S POV. FIVE YEARS LATER“Ariaaaaaa!” I yelled, my fingers pressed hard against my temples as Aria yanked the dining tablecloth down.Plates and dishes came crashing to the floor with a loud clatter.She stood there, hazel eyes bright and wide, staring back at me like she couldn’t understand what she had just done.I moved toward her, but she turned and ran around the table, her little feet pattering across the tiles, stepping over broken pieces as if nothing happened.“Oh goodness,” I heard the chef mutter behind me as I chased after her.Aria darted into the living room. I followed quickly, but even with my longer legs, I could barely keep up. She was so small, yet full of energy—too much like her father.I stopped abruptly as she bumped into Anthony, nearly knocking into Alexander as she pushed past them.“Aria, come back here and apologize!” I shouted.But she only giggled, running toward the stairs like it was a game.“Mum, Aria hurt me again,” Alexander complained, frow
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Chapter: Chapter 118ADRIAN’S POV.One month later.I fixed my tie, my hands clenched into fists as I glared at the two traitors. I really wish Isabelle were here to watch these bastards get the lesson of their lives.But she needed rest. She was always overthinking, getting dizzy, and her blood pressure spiked all the time. My jaw tightened harder at the thought—these two fuckers were the reason she was in that condition.The courtroom was silent in a way that felt heavy, almost suffocating—for them, not for me. For me, it was satisfying. Too satisfying to watch the dead look on their faces.Helena stood in the dock, hands clenched in front of her. Beside her, Daniel stared forward blankly, jaw tight, refusing to look at anyone.The judge adjusted his glasses and looked down at the file in front of him.“This court has heard extensive evidence regarding the actions of the accused,” the judge began. My gaze stayed fixed on him.He paused, letting the silence stretch.“Helena Blake and Daniel Reed have bee
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Chapter: Chapter 117ISABELLE’S POV.I opened my mouth to speak, but stopped as the tension in the air shifted. She stepped closer again, leaning her face toward mine.“I had to kill your miserable mother to take her out of the picture,” she sneered.My jaw dropped, my eyes widening slightly as my gaze hardened into a glare. “How dare you, Helen?!” I screamed, trying to lunge at her, but the ropes around my wrists pulled me back, cutting my movement short.She flinched, stepping back in fear, and Jack came up behind me, pressing his hands hard on my shoulders. His grip dug into my skin, holding me in place. My chest rose and fell sharply with rage as I stared at her, like I was trying to burn through her with my eyes.Then a sob broke out of me.I couldn’t hold it in.“Why… why would you do that to her?!” I stuttered, my voice cracking through my tears.“Oh, please. Stop with those crocodile tears,” Helen smirked, looking down at me.My chest felt like it was being crushed. “She did nothing to you, Helen…
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Chapter: Chapter 116ISABELLE’S POV.I came down from the taxi. My legs felt too weak, and I still felt sore from the operation, but I took a deep breath, my eyes darting over the deserted area. I looked at the grey building Helena had described, pushing my legs forward into it.I didn’t give myself a second chance to think about the decision I just made. I just knew I would do everything possible to protect my kids.I paused in front of the door that looked dusty.I wondered how long it had been abandoned. I knocked twice, but there was no response.I huffed out a frustrated breath, thinking maybe Helena had played me. She was very smart.My thoughts cut off as I heard a loud thud from inside the building. I exhaled sharply and pushed the door open.A dry cough escaped my throat because of the amount of dust inside.It was dimly lit, with only a lantern providing light in the room. My breath caught as I saw a shadow pass behind me.I snapped my head back.“Helena?!” I muttered, rubbing my stomach as my l
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Chapter: Chapter 115ADRIAN’S POV.“He’s in the waiting room,” Steve said as he spotted me.I nodded my head, but my legs refused to move. I had promised Isabelle I would get these fuckers and every betrayal out of our lives and our children’s lives.But shit, it feels like a horrible dream—having to show that stupid ex-friend how bad my rage and anger can be. He did all those shits to me, and I took him like a brother.“How is Isabelle?!” Steve asked, cutting through my thoughts.“Fine. I have Mira, her friend, with her.” I replied, my eyes still locked on the direction I was supposed to move, but my legs felt frozen against the floor. I had assigned my best security member to the ICU with my kids. I had the hospital arrange a private ICU for them, where their long-time and most trusted nurses would attend to my children.Hell, I still can’t believe Daniel would go to these lengths just to see me down. But jokes on him—I’m Adrian Blake, and I can never be brought down by anybody.He fooled me. I would ap
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Chapter: Chapter 114ISABELLE’S POVAfter a few hours, the nurses came to change my drip, and one of them was removing the IV from my wrist. I still hadn’t seen Adrian since he left, and I also hadn’t seen my children yet.The nurses said I was still too weak to move around the hospital, and they were right. I felt dizzy and weak against the bed, but that didn’t stop my thoughts from drifting back to my children and Adrian.I worried deeply about them.I wondered how long it would take Helena to strike again… and what if she actually harmed one of my children this time?My chest twisted painfully at the thought. I shook my head immediately.No.I won’t allow that to happen. Not even a single hair on their heads would be touched.The door suddenly creaked open.Both the nurse and I turned toward it, but all my thoughts disappeared the moment I spotted Mira’s head peeking into the room, her eyes lighting up as they locked with mine.“Oh my God, Isabelle.” She exclaimed, walking fully into the room and shutt
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HER INSECURITY, MY TEMPTATION--MAFIA
"Your insecurity is my temptation," I groaned, lowering my head and kissing every one of her exquisite curves.
Araceli Serrano — innocent, sheltered, and trapped under the mercy of a cruel stepmother and a venomous stepsister — had no control over her own life. So when she was suddenly handed over in marriage to Matvei Orlov… a man she had never seen, never spoken to, never even dared to imagine — fear became her only companion. He was darkness where she was light. Power where she was powerless. Danger where she had only ever known silence. Thrown into his ruthless world, her insecurities and fragile naivety clashed violently with the cold man she now belonged to. But somewhere between his dominance and her fear… something began to shift. Because the more his dark world tried to swallow her whole, the more it awakened a confidence in her no one had ever seen before.
Matvei Orlov — a powerful mafia king, feared, obeyed, and never questioned — was a man carved from ice. Cold. Cruel. Proud to the bone. So when he chose to marry a mere commoner, Araceli Serrano, it wasn’t out of love… It was revenge. A calculated move meant to spite his father and prove that no one — not even blood — could dictate his choices. To him, she was nothing more than a pawn. Soft. Powerless. Easy to control. But Matvei had ruled empires, not innocence. What he never saw coming was this —trying to tame someone so untouched by his dark world… might be the very thing that would drag the mighty Matvei Orlov to his knees.
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Chapter: Chapter 137MatveiThe warehouse echoed with screams; usually, those sounds gave me satisfaction, but today it fucking irritated me. Nothing could satisfy the beast raging inside my chest. Not blood, revenge, or the endless bodies piling up underneath my feet. Nothing.Because none of it brought Araceli back.I sat lazily on the chair placed at the center of the warehouse, my elbow resting on the armrest while my fingers rubbed slowly against my lips. The smell of blood was thick in the air. It coated the back of my throat. Mixed with sweat, fear, and rusted metal, the warehouse smelled like death itself.A man cried somewhere in front of me. The fucker was caught trying to drive the car out of the burnt building.I stared at him blankly. The bastard was saying something and begging, pleading, and crying. Shit. I couldn't even hear him properly.All I could hear was Araceli laughing.The sound echoed inside my head.The way she'd laugh whenever she stole food from my plate.The way she'd pout whe
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Chapter: Chapter 136Matvei“Matvei...”My eyes searched through the darkness.The voice sounded distant and fucking weak. Like it was being swallowed by the wind.“Matvei...”My chest tightened instantly.Araceli.I knew that voice.I would know it even if the whole world went hell silent.“Araceli?” I called out, moving forward.The darkness stretched endlessly around me. There was nothing but shadows and cold air brushing against my skin. Every step I took felt heavier than the last.Then I saw her.My heart stopped.She stood a few feet away from me, her white dress swaying softly. One hand rested protectively on her bump while her beautiful eyes remained fixed on me.Relief slammed into me.Fuck.There she was.There she fucking was.I rushed toward her.“Araceli.”A smile tugged at her lips.The same smile that always made my chest feel lighter.The same smile that made this fucked up world bearable.I reached for her hand.My fingers almost touched hers. Then she started moving away.My smile vanis
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Chapter: Chapter 135Araceli.My body weakly collided against the bus wall, exhaustion draining every ounce of strength left in me, while my stomach twisted painfully. I had been starved, only given water, bread twice a day, and some strange pill that always left a bitter taste lingering on my tongue.Day and night, I had prayed Matvei would find his way to me. He always does.Ever since I had been with these strange people, they still hadn’t told me why they were keeping me here. Not once. The silence and uncertainty were slowly driving me insane.My thoughts kept spiraling endlessly, my mind stuck on how to escape from this place if Matvei takes more days before he comes to get me. I would literally die of hunger if he took more than twenty-four hours.My heart bled for my baby. My stomach was always grumbling painfully these days, sharp cramps tightening through my abdomen till tears burned behind my eyes. The baby shifted weakly inside me from time to time, making guilt claw through my chest.The bus
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Chapter: Chapter 134Matvei.My knees touched the floor, the hard concrete scraping painfully against them, but I could barely feel it. It felt like my whole fucking world was crashing down around me.“FUCKKKKKKKK!.” I growled out, my hands holding my head tightly, fingers digging into my scalp while my eyes stayed fixated on the burnt body before me…The thick smell of smoke and burnt flesh filled the air, choking my lungs.I heard voices beside me, but shit… I just couldn’t decipher whatever the fuck was going on… My brain was too hazy to come into realization, but reality hit me badly.My body started shaking.Shit… I don’t know how, but my body started shaking violently, tears rolling uncontrollably down my face.“They fucking burnt my wife and my baby,” I murmured, harsh breaths coming out of my nostrils, my chest rising unevenly.“Matvei.”I heard my name, but neither my gaze nor my attention could move from the burnt body in front of my eyes.“They burnt my pregnant wife… Shit… They burnt Araceli.”
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Chapter: Chapter 133Matvei.Three whole fucking days and I still haven’t set my eyes on my pregnant wife. My brain had spun around a million fucking times. I had wasted billions of dollars trying to track her down, but there was no damn sign of her leaving this house. So how the fuck did she disappear?I ran my hand through my hair for the upteenth time today, my eyes burning heavily from exhaustion. Shit. I had gotten so fucking used to sleeping beside her that I don’t even know how to close my eyes anymore.Every time I try to sleep, her face flashes through my head. Her laugh. Her voice. The feeling of her body pressed against mine.Fuck.Closing my eyes now feels like a fucking crime when she’s nowhere to be found.I sat in front of the CCTV footage again, replaying the cameras over and over. The dim light from the screens reflected against the office walls, making the whole room feel colder than usual. There was still no sign of her leaving the mansion.How the fuck did she disappear?!A frustrated
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Chapter: Chapter 132Araceli.My eyes opened slowly, a frustrated groan leaving my lips as exhaustion wrapped heavily around my body. My head throbbed painfully, my mouth dry and bitter. Realization crashed into me the moment I noticed the room was pitch dark and I was lying on a rough mat that scratched against my skin.Confusion mixed with fear made my breath hitch. I propped myself up on my elbows, holding onto the cold walls to assist myself up. My knees trembled slightly beneath me. I stretched my hands forward, taking slow, careful steps around the room. Everywhere was dark, suffocatingly dark, and I couldn’t see a single thing.My fingers brushed against damp walls, dust clinging to my skin as I searched desperately for a door… or maybe metal… anything. The silence around me was terrifying, broken only by the sound of my uneven breathing. My fear heightened with the unknown pressing heavily against my chest. Oh God… I really hoped Matvei would come looking for me.After minutes of stumbling around
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