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 155EPILOGUE.The afternoon sun was actually hot for once, beaming down on the huge grass lawn behind the mansion. It had been six months since we ended the old man in that alleyway. Six months since this whole place stopped smelling like gunpowder and secrets.Right now, it just smelled like freshly cut grass and baby sunblock.I was sitting flat on a thick blanket spread out over the lawn, watching Vladimir handle a bright yellow plastic bucket. He was fourteen months old now. He still had his dad’s straight nose and pink lips, but he didn't have that scary Orlov death stare anymore. Right now, his face was covered in a messy smear of dirt because he kept trying to eat the grass.“No, baby. Drop the dirt,” I laughed, reaching out to wipe his chin with a wet cloth.Vladimir let out a loud, toothy squeal, kicked his fat little legs, and deliberately dumped the whole bucket of plastic balls straight onto my lap.“Oh, so you're a bully now?” a deep, gravelly voice rumbled from behind us.I d
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Chapter: Chapter 154Araceli.The ride back to the mansion was completely silent. The only sound inside the armored truck was the low rumble of the engine and the rhythmic clicking of the tires against the wet asphalt. I sat against the passenger door, my hand resting on my knee, staring out into the dark city. Beside me, Matvei kept his hands tight on the steering wheel, his jaw locked. Every few minutes, his eyes would dart over to me, checking if I was still there, but I didn't give him any attention. My chest was still tight, the smell of gunpowder and the image of his parents falling into the dirt fresh in my mind.When we finally pulled through the heavy iron gates of the Orlov estate, the courtyard looked like a war zone.Ambulances and security cars were parked everywhere, their red and blue lights flashing against the high stone walls. The smell of exhaust fumes and medical alcohol hung thick in the cool morning air. Dozens of our men were sitting on the steps, covered in blood, receiving stitche
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Chapter: Chapter 153Matvei.The engine of the motorcycle sputtered and went quiet in the middle of the empty, dark road. Smoke crawled out from under the mashed hood of the silver sedan, smelling like burnt oil and hot metal.I kept my gun raised, my hands steady, but my mind went completely numb when the smoke cleared.The woman my father was holding against his chest wasn't a stranger. It was my mother. Her face was pale, but her eyes weren't full of terror. She just stared at me with that same cold, empty look she always had since I was a child. She had never been a mother to me. She was the one who watched him lock me in dark rooms when I was a boy.My father didn't look panicked. He didn't scream. Instead, a slow, calm smile spread across his wrinkled face. He adjusted his grip on my mother, hiding his chest behind her shoulders, his voice coming out smooth and relaxed.“Matvei, my boy,” my father said, his voice sounding like a disappointed parent rather than a trapped man. “Look at you. Running ar
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Chapter: Chapter 152Araceli.Before Matvei could even drop the phone from his ear, the entire alleyway erupted into madness.A loud, shattering crash echoed from behind us as a massive Ndrangheta truck rammed straight into our back SUV, blocking our only exit. Instantly, the dark night was lit up by bright flashes of gunpowder. Bullets began ripping through the air, punching holes into the brick walls and tearing through the metal frames of the cars. Everyone started shooting at everyone. The noise was deafening, a non-stop roar of gunfire that made my ears ring and my chest vibrate.“Get down!” Matvei roared.His huge, heavy hand slammed onto my shoulder, forcefully dragging me out of the seat and throwing me onto the floorboards of the SUV. Before I could even protest, his massive body came down right on top of mine, completely covering me like a shield. He didn't care about the glass shattering over his head. He didn't care about the bullets denting the bulletproof doors. His only focus was keeping hi
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Chapter: Chapter 151Araceli.I climbed into the back seat of the heavy armored SUV, the thick bulletproof door shutting behind me with a loud, metallic thud that cut off most of the noise from the courtyard. The inside of the car smelled like new leather, air conditioning, and tobacco. A second later, the truck jerked forward, the massive tires crunching against the gravel as the entire convoy began moving out of the estate gates and into the dark, empty streets of the city.I sat back against the leather seat, staring straight ahead at the dark window. But even without turning my head, I could feel his eyes on me. Matvei was sitting right next to me in the shadows of the cabin. Every time the streetlights flashed through the tinted glass, I could catch his reflection. He kept turning his head, his piercing green eyes locked onto the side of my face like he was still trying to convince himself that I wasn't a ghost.The silence inside the moving car was heavy and tense, stretching out until it felt like i
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Chapter: Chapter 150Araceli.I walked over to the tall glass window of the bedroom and stood there, crossing my arms tightly over my ribs to keep myself from shivering. Outside in the dark courtyard, the whole world was spinning out of control. Huge black SUVs were lining up on the gravel. Their engines were idling, making a low, angry rumble that vibrated right through the glass and into the soles of my feet. Men in heavy tactical vests were sprinting back and forth under the dim yellow security lights. They were throwing big wooden crates of ammunition and heavy assault rifles into the trunks of the cars. The Orlov empire was ripping itself in half right in front of my eyes.Deep down in my chest, a strange feeling twisted my stomach. I never expected Matvei to be this deeply touched by what happened to me. He looked completely unlike himself. The cold, untouchable Don I used to be terrified of was gone. The man moving around the edges of the room looked like his soul had been entirely hollowed out.A
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