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CHAPTER 5 THE SECRET HE BURIEDElena’s POV The two mafia captains stood there and their eyes were locked onto mine.And they saw me listening.For one second, nobody moved, nobody spoke and my heart rang so hard that I could hear it.The taller man then narrowed his eyes.“Elena.”The way he said my name made fear crawl through me and I forced a smile.A stupid smile.“I was looking for Damien.”Neither man believed me and I could see it on their faces.The second man then took one step forward.“What did you hear?”My throat went dry.“Nothing.”A lie, a terrible lie.Because they knew I heard something and I knew I heard something and now everybody knew it.The taller man exchanged a look with the other and that look terrified me more than anything.I then took one step backward and then another and the second man smiled but it was not a friendly smile.“Mrs. Moretti.”My stomach twisted.“Come here.”Every instinct inside me screamed.Run. Run now. So I did.I spinned around and

CHAPTER 4 THE WIFE WHO SHOULD BE DEADElena’s POV “If you want to live, stop digging into your husband’s secrets.”The stranger’s words refused to leave my head and for two days, I heard them everywhere, in the shower, at breakfast and before I slept.After I woke up, over and over again.“If you want to live…”I stared at my reflection in the mirror, my eyes looked tired, my heart felt heavier every day, someone framed me, someone tried to kill me and now a stranger was warning me to stop asking questions.I should listen. Any sane person would but I couldn’t because every answer led to another lie.I grabbed the edge of the sink.“No.”I shook my head.“I’m not stopping.”The woman in the mirror looked scared but she also looked angry.For three years, I loved Damien with everything I had.If he truly believed I betrayed him, I deserve to know why.If someone destroyed my marriage, I deserve to know who.And if someone wanted me dead? I definitely deserve to know that.A few hours

CHAPTER 3 THE BETRAYAL SHE NEVER COMMITTEDElena’s POVThe photo showed me entering a hotel room with another man two years ago, a photo I had never seen before.I stared at my phone and my fingers went numb and then my heartbeat rang against my ribs.“No…”The whisper left my lips and I zoomed in.My face, my hair, my dress.Everything looked like me, because it was me, I knew that dress. I bought it for Damien’s birthday dinner.I remembered wearing it, I remembered leaving the mansion, I remembered attending a charity auction and I remembered drinking wine.Then…Nothing.My breathing became uneven. Nothing. I remembered nothing after that.The phone slipped from my hand onto the bed and I grabbed it again.The unknown number was still there and I typed quickly.Who are you?The message sent.A second later, another text arrived.“ look at the date”.I immediately did.Two years ago. September 18.My stomach dropped.That date.I knew that date. I knew it very well because that w

CHAPTER 2THE WOMAN HE NEVER FORGOTElena’s POVThe woman who disappeared four years ago has returned.Then I stared at Damien, my ears rang and my hands were closed into fists.No, not her, anyone but her.I then forced myself to laugh but it sounded broken.“You mean Sophia?”Damien said nothing but I already knew the answer and my chest hurt.For three years, Sophia had always been there, nobody talked about her, not directly but I knew, I always knew.She was the woman he loved, the woman he lost, the woman he never forgot and the woman I could never compete with.Then I swallowed hard.“Where is she?”His jaw tightened.“That doesn’t concern you.”I looked at him and then at the divorce papers and then back at him.“So she comes back and suddenly our marriage is over?”“Elena.”“No.”I shook my head and my eyes burned.“You don’t get to say my name like that.”His face showed nothing and I hated it, I hated how calm he looked and I hated how my heart was breaking while he stood t

CHAPTER 1THE NIGHT BEFORE THE DIVORCEElena’s POVI woke up with a smile on my face and for a few seconds, I lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling.My heart felt happy, warm and light and then I turned my head and looked beside me.Damien was gone, the other side of the bed was neat but my smile remained because for the first time in three years, I fell asleep in his arms and he stayed.Not for a few minutes, not until I closed my eyes, he stayed the whole night.My fingers moved over the bedsheet and I remembered the way he held me, the way he looked at me and the way he brushed my hair away from my face.My cheeks grew hot, and last night kept playing inside my head. We had dinner together, just the two of us.There were no bodyguards, there were no phone calls, and there were no business meetings and work, it was just us.It was like a normal husband and wife.I almost laughed. Normal?There was nothing normal about Damien Moretti.The entire city feared him, men lowered their