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EPILOGUE TWO YEARS LATERCamilla’s POVI’d been really busy the past few weeks, juggling work and preparations for I and Raphael’s anniversary celebration. I didn’t even have time to breathe properly because I had to make sure everything was perfect. It was also the launch of a new product. Raphael was also finishing up the commission of the new city hall. The past two years have been unarguably the best years of our lives. From saying yes to each other forever to flourishing in all aspects of our lives. We were happier than we’ve ever been before.It was the morning of our anniversary celebration and Raphael was out. The house was full with workers. I, Skye and the kids decided to go and check the venue out to make sure everything was in order.“Mummy, can we stop for ice cream first?” Rory asked.“On our way back, baby.” I answered.We got to the venue and they immediately started running around. After checking everything out and making sure that everything was in order, we headed

Chapter One Hundred and Fifty SevenCamilla’s POVIt was finally time for our actual wedding ceremony. I was nervous to say the least. I was going to be walking down the aisle for the second time to meet the same person. What if I was doing the wrong thing again?“It’s going to be okay.” Skye assured. “Take a deep breath.”I did as she instructed. “It is going to be okay.” I looked at my reflection in the mirror.“Are you ready?” She asked.“Yes, yes I am. Let’s do this. Let’s get married.”“I’ll be out there waiting for you.” She kissed me on the cheek and left the room.My grandpa came in after. I could tell he was holding tears in. I went to give him a hug.“You look beautiful, my darling.” He said.“Thanks, Grandpa.”“Im really proud of you, you know.” He said. “Yiure one of the strongest people I know. I love you.” He said.“I love you too.”“Let’s do this.” He stretched his hand out. I took it and we walked out of the room. We stood behind the big doors waiting for them to be o

Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Six3 MONTHS LATERCamilla’s POVThe past few weeks were a little bit hectic. A mix of work, wedding planning and a lot of other things. The wedding was in four days and we could finally take a break. We didn’t want to have our wedding in New York. We both agreed on a destination wedding. There wasn’t going to be a crowd, it was only a few people invited.We were going to Monaco for both the civil and church wedding. We were to leave later that evening for our flight. Martha took over my packing, she wanted me to rest for a bit. I decided to take a walk around the compound for a few minutes.In about four days, I would no longer bear the surname Brown. I prayed that our marriage this time would be nothing like the last. We had both grown into better and new people over the years. I went back into the house and Martha was done packing. I went to get ready to leave for the airport.After I was done, they loaded all the suitcases into the car. Martha, Skye,

Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Five Camilla’s POVMy purse and phone were taken from me by Skye. I was still in shock and awe. I looked over to my grandpa. He had a very big smile on his face. He nodded to Raphael, hinting at me to walk to him. I went to where Raphael stood, inside a circle of rose petals. I wasn’t expecting this at all. Sure, we had talked about getting married again but I didn’t think it would happen this soon. I wasn’t complaining though.He held my hands. “Camilla.” He started. I didn’t want the tears to come out just yet. “I never thought we would find ourselves here again, but life has a way of going around things. You’ve been my biggest blessing and I'm super honoured and proud to call you mine.”“Raphael.” He really wanted to make me cry.“We still have a long way to go. The thought of spending forever with you makes me believe that life is worth living. I have so much to say but im going to save that for when you officially become my wife.” He reached behind

Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Four Camilla’s POV I’d spend time with Rory, Raphael and Jason during the day. It was their school's Christmas carol. I had to go into work in the evening to finish up some work and officially start my break. It was a much needed vacation which we had been planning for a while now. I worked until it was late at night and then I headed back home. I freshened up and then I had dinner. I was about to call Raphael but he already beat me to it. “Are you home?” He asked when I picked up the phone. “Yeah, I was just about to call you.” I said. I got into bed and we talked for a long time. It had become a daily ritual. We made it a habit to talk to each other at the end of the day. I didn’t know how it happened but I fell asleep on the call. When I woke up the next morning, I checked my phone and saw that Raphael had sent me a message the previous night. It was enough to make me smile and think that it would be a good day. I had a lot of things planned fo

Chapter One Hundred and Fifty ThreeRaphael’s POVTHREE MONTHS LATERA few weeks had passed since the kidnapping incident. It was safe to say that Jason and Rory had gotten over the incident. They still had occasional nightmares but it was nothing too serious. Camilla had resumed her work as CEO, her wrist was as good as new. I’d also asked her officially to be my girlfriend. I didn’t want to keep moving around without a label.We had received a call earlier that Isaiah had gotten into a fight in prison and died. The trial was a few days away from starting when that happened. I didn’t know how to feel about that news. He basically made my and my loved ones' lives a living hell but on the other hand, we shared part of the same blood.Our chapter with him was closed after that incident. They still investigated his death to rule out any type of foul play.Things were going good in our lives. Camilla and I were in a really good place and the kids were doing so much better. We were planni

CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONEADRIAN'S POVI said I was going to let Sebastian handle Julius and Dominic but I couldn’t help but worry about Isabella. Even though I still had a week left of work in Spain, I tried to take care of everything so I could handle it from Chicago. I left Sebastian in charge and got back on the jet to fly straight to Chicago.When I landed and got to the house, the sun was just rising. Theo and my mum were coming down the stairs when I got in.“Daddy, I missed you.” Theo threw himself at me.“I missed you too, Theo.” I smiled.“I thought you weren’t going to be back until next week.” My mum said as she hugged me.“That was the plan but I couldn't just be there after what happened.” I answered truthfully. “Where’s Isabella?”“She wasn't in her room so we came downstairs to see if she was already up.” She said as we walked into the living room.Isabella wasn't awake as my mum had thought. She was asleep on the couch and it looked like she had slept there intentionally.“

CHAPTER EIGHTYISABELLA’S POVI was still in a state of shock by the time I’d gotten to Adrian’s house. What if he hadn’t called me? What if I had refused to take his call? I would have been shot and nobody would have found my killers. I was sure of it.I still couldn’t believe that Julius had a hand in it. Did the breakup hurt him that much that he wanted to kill me? Even though he had been the one to end things between us.After an hour of staying at Adrian’s house, his mother and Theo joined me. “Are you okay, love?” Vivian asked.“No.” I shook my head. I didn’t want to lie. “I almost died.”“But you didn’t.” She squeezed my hands gently. “You’re okay now. Adrian will take care of it.”“I should have listened to him.” I cried. “I shouldn’t have met up with Julius. He warned me. I was angry at him and it clouded my thinking and it almost cost me my life.”“You’re okay now.” She hugged me. “It’s alright. You just wanted to get answers.”“I should have listened to him. I can’t believ

CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINEADRIAN’S POVThe workload on me had doubled. Sebastian was focused on solving the Dominic and Julius mystery and that meant I had to take on some of his responsibilities. I wasn’t complaining though. I had done more work before.I hadn’t spoken to Isabella since I basically schooled her about Julius. I didn’t stop texting her though, even if she didn’t respond to any of my texts. I still communicated with Theo on the phone. I was hoping that she would say hi but there was never a word from her.After a long day, I finally returned to my hotel room. It was only one week till we were done with this madness and back in Chicago. I got out my phone and sent a text to Isabella. I didn’t ever stop to think if I was overbearing. I spent the last few days telling her how my day went and about my feelings for her.I didn’t expect her to reply so once I sent the text, I threw my phone on the bed and went into the shower. I came back out a few minutes later to find Sebastian

CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHTISABELLA’S POVTo say I was shocked would be an understatement to what I actually felt when Adrian told me that Julius might have had a hand in helping Dominic. I didn’t like the way he relayed the news to me though. He was condescending and made me stupid for wanting to think it was a misunderstanding and Julius was actually innocent. I didn’t expect him to send me an apology text 30 minutes later.I kept staring at the text when I received it and read it over and over again. It had been almost five days and every morning, I went back to read the text. I didn’t grace him with a reply though. I simply didn’t know what to say to him. His apology didn’t erase how hurt he made me.He and Theo spoke to each other a few times. I was right there but we didn’t say anything to each other. I simply handed Theo the phone and let them talk on their own.I didn’t receive any other message from Julius. I hadn’t even replied to the last one he sent me. I wanted to listen to Ad

CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVENADRIAN’S POVIt had been two days since I confessed to Isabella that I had feelings for her. We haven’t spoken again since she told me goodnight and hung up the phone. I didn’t know when I would talk to her or even see her next. I was going on a two-week business trip.Before we got on the jet, I decided to text her.“I’m going on a two-week trip. I’ll see you when I get back and hopefully we can talk more.” I sent the text to her.It was only two minutes but it felt like hours of waiting. The three little dots popped up showing she was responding to my text.“Safe travels, Adrian.” That was the only thing she said.I was itching to talk to her some more. I wanted her to respond to the part where I hoped we would talk more. I knew she wouldn’t.“I’ll try to talk to you and Theo anytime I have the chance to.” I texted back. I had to sneak Theo in there so she wouldn’t think about it too much. As much as I loved Theo, I wanted to speak to Isabella more than I wante

CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIXISABELLA’S POVAdrian dropped me off at home and he and Theo went to his house so they could spend the weekend together. I had totally made the wrong mistake by going to Vivian’s house that morning. I couldn’t stop thinking about what he said earlier. Why did he have to go and make things more awkward between us?I stripped my clothes off and got into the shower. It was almost time for dinner already. I looked at my reflection in the mirror. My bruises were turning purple. I’d done a good job of hiding my visible hickeys with foundation before I left the house earlier. I couldn’t wait for them to fade. I didn't want to keep being reminded of my bad choices.After I was done freshening up, I ordered pizza because I wasn’t in the mood to make dinner. I got a text from Julius saying he was done with work here and had flown back home. I didn’t bother replying because I didn’t know what reply to give. He had been acting strange.The doorbell rang not even five minutes