LOGINIsabella's POV
I didn't answer Lila right away. My brain was still rebooting from the orgasm that hit me hard. My panties were soaked, and Lila was sitting there licking her fingers like she'd just finished dessert. And now Camilla was texting her. Asking if I was hurt. I stared at Lila’s phone screen like it might bite me. “What does she want?” I finally managed to say. Lila tilted her head, playful smile never fading. “She wants to know if you’re ready to stop running.” I laughed, almost hysterical. “Ready? I don’t even know what “ready” means anymore.” Lila leaned in again, kissed the corner of my mouth, soft this time, almost sweet. “It means you stop pretending you don’t want this.” She pulled back just enough to look at me properly. “Camilla always gets what she wants. And right now, she wants you in the game. Not watching from doorways. In it.” She winked at me. My heart kicked hard against my ribs. “I'm not… I don’t even know if I can…” “Girl, you already did. You literally came over my hand five minutes ago. That's a pretty good start.” That was embarrassing. I looked away. She caught my chin gently, turned me to face her. “Hey. No shame here. Not with me. Not tonight.” Her thumb brushed my lower lip. I barely made it back to my room before the shaking started. Not the kind that came with aftershocks and soft kisses. This was the trembling of someone who just crossed a line they couldn’t uncross, and now the line was chasing them. I locked the door, and leaned against it. Lila’s taste was still on my lips. I slid down to the floor, held my knees against my chest, hoodie bunched around me like armor that didn’t fit anymore. What the hell was I doing? I ran my hand through my messy hair. I went to Lila’s room, let her kiss me, and I let her touch me. I even came so hard I saw stars, and then I sat there panting while she texted my stepmother like we were planning a book club. And the worst part? I wanted more. My phone buzzed on the carpet beside me. I ignored it. It buzzed again, I looked at the screen. Camilla. I picked it up. *Headache still bothering you, darling? Come to my room. I'll take a look.* I stared at the message until the screen dimmed. Then it buzzed once more. I hissed. *I insist* I breathed in, counting one to seven, then I exhaled slowly. I stood up, and walked down the hallway like I wasn’t walking straight into a trap I’d already half-set myself. Camilla’s door was ajar. The scent of jasmine filled my nose even before I stepped inside. She was sitting on the edge of her bed in a deep green satin robe, hair loose, reading something on her tablet. She looked up when I entered and smiled, looking concerned, like a nurse about to take your temperature. Even though I knew it was all a show. “Close the door,” she said gently. I did. Like someone under spell. The click of the lock sounded too loud. She kept the tablet aside and patted the bed beside her. “Come here. Let me see.” I walked to where she was like my legs belonged to someone else and sat. She turned to face me, knees brushing mine. “You're flushed l,” she said, reaching out to press the back of her hand to my forehead. Her skin was cool, her touch stayed for a while. “I'm fine,” I lied. “You're not fine.” Her hand slid down to cup my cheek. Thumb brushed my lower lip just the same path Lila had taken an hour earlier. I sucked in a breath. Camilla’s eyes darkened. “You've been busy tonight.” I froze. My eyes almost popping from the socket. She smiled, small, knowing. “I can smell her on you. Vanilla. And something sweeter.” My face burned. What's really going on with these two? She leaned closer and whispered in my ear. “Did she make you come?” I couldn't speak. “Answer me, darling.” She pressed. “Yes,” I whispered. Atleast she had no idea I saw her with Dad, cause she seems to know damn well every fucking thing going on in this house. Her smile widened. “Good girl.” She stood up and walked to her dresser. Opened a drawer. When she turned back she was holding a small leather case. She placed it on the bed between us and opened it. Inside it was a stethoscope, a blood pressure cuff, a small silver thermometer. Kudos to having a nurse as a stepmom. But my eyes caught something tucked in the corner, a slim black vibrator and a bottle of lube. My mouth went dry. “Lie back,” she said. “On the pillows.” I obeyed, like a sheep to the slaughter. She climbed onto the bed, straddled my thighs, the robe falling open just enough to show she wasn’t wearing anything underneath. Urm… was this the new way nurses examine their patients now? She picked up the stethoscope, placed the cold metal against my chest, right over my racing heart. “Breath deep honey,” she murmured. I inhaled. She listened, tilting her head, listened again. “Your heart’s racing,” she said. “Very fast. Very… excited.” She set the stethoscope aside. Her hands slid under my hoodie in a twinkle of an eye. Pushing it up until my boobs were bare. She cupped them, thumbs brushing my nipples. They betrayed me by hardening instantly. “Sensitive,” she noted, almost clinically. “Already so responsive.” She leaned down and took one into her mouth, sucking gently while her tongue flicked over the peak. “Ah…” I gasped. Her fingers slid under my shorts, finding me still wet from Lila. She moaned against my skin. “Still wet. Perfect,” “Anyone ever told you you have a banging body?” I whimpered in reply as her thumb pressed my clit in slow circles, inserting two fingers inside me. “You're going to come for me,” she said softly. “Righy here.” On my fingers. While I listen to your heart try to beat out of your chest. She sped up, her fingers pumping in, thumb circling harder. I was already close… too cross. She leaned down and kissed me, deeply, like she was claiming me. Swallowing my moans as I came hard around her fingers, thighs shaking in ways I never knew was possible, my back bowing off the bed. She kept moving gently now, until the sensations washed off. Then she pulled her fingers out and licked them clean while holding my gaze. “Better now?” She asked. I chuckled, “A little.” “We're not finished,” she smiled, then reached for the vibrator. “Lie back,” she said. I did. Done lot of crazy stuff but it was gonna be my first time having a vibrator on me. She turned in on, the low hum filling the room. She pressed it against my clit. Oh heavens! I jerked. She smirked. “Somebody's Sensitive.” “My first time.” “Then you're gonna love it.” She worked it slowly in circles, light taps while her other hand slid up to cover my mouth. “Quiet, darling,” she whispered. “We wouldn’t want your father to hear how good I’m making you feel.” The mention of Dad sent a fresh wave of shame and heat through me. Camilla’s eyes darkened. “You like that,” she murmured. “The risk, ‘we shouldn't be doing this but we are’ kinda wrong.” I moaned against her palm, she turned the vibe up. I came again, harder this time, faster till tears began leaking from the corners of my eyes. She eased off, kissed my temple. “Beautiful,” she whispered. Then she looked toward the door. “Should we invite Lila up?” she asked softly. “Or do you want to keep this just between us… for now? I stared at her, heart racing, I had just been pleasured by my step… No. Camilla. I didn’t even have an answer for her. But my body did. It was already aching for more. Screw me. Camilla scoffed at my expression. “Welcome to the family game, darling.” My phone buzzed on the floor, totally forgotten. I didn’t look. Because downstairs, the house was quiet. But up here, like hell. The game had just started. And I wasn't sure I wanted it to stop.“Sign here.”The pen hovered above the paper like it didn’t belong in her hand.Isabella didn’t take it immediately. Her fingers rested on the edge of the document instead, pressing lightly against the cool surface, as if she could feel where her life had been divided into before and after. The lawyer cleared his throat once. He adjusted his glasses and shifted in his chair. “Miss Maxwell—”“I heard you.”That cut him off.She took the pen. Just… correctly, like someone completing a task they stopped believing in halfway through. The pen felt smooth and heavy in her fingers. Her hand moved steadily across the page.The first signature came out steady. The ink flowed dark against the white paper. The second followed without pause. Her fingers stayed firm on the pen. The third felt like nothing at all. Just another line on another page. When she finished, she set the pen down carefully, not letting it roll. It rested neatly beside the document.The lawyer slid the documents into a fold
Isabella’s POV “Lucas…” My voice barely audible. His eyes dropped to the blood. “Claire. Now.”Claire was already moving before he finished speaking. She crossed the room fast, her steps quick on the polished floor. “Get her upstairs.”“No hospital,” I said immediately. Marcus stared at me like I’d lost my mind. His eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly. “Are you serious?”“I said no hospital.” Another cramp tore through my stomach hard enough to force a broken sound from my throat. The pain felt hot and deep, like something inside was pulling apart. I curled forward slightly on the couch, one hand pressing against my middle.Claire gripped my hand tighter, fingers wrapped around mine. “Bella, stay with me.”“I’m trying.”Lucas knelt beside the couch so quickly his knee slammed against the marble floor. He didn’t even react to the impact. His face stayed close to mine, eyes locked on me.His hands hovered near my stomach helplessly before settling against my wrist instead. His
Isabella’s POV “You knew she was your daughter before the scandal happened?” Claire’s voice yelled, so loud that even the security guards outside turned their heads. Richard looked at Lila. “Enough.”“No,” she replied calmly. She stood straight near the center of the room. “I’m tired of being the only person in this family expected to stay quiet.”“You are not family,” Blair snapped, her hands gripping her purse tighter.Lila looked at her slowly, a small, tired curve touched the corner of her mouth. “That’s funny coming from the woman who stole somebody else’s baby. You're Jealous I carry Richard’s blood.”Blair face lost all color, and she took a small step back, one hand reaching for the back of a chair to steady herself.Marcus muttered under his breath, “Jesus Christ, nobody in this house fights fair.” He rubbed a hand over his face, his shoulders slumping with exhaustion.Richard stepped forward. “Lila.”But she ignored him completely, eyes still on Blair. “You know what the d
Isabella’s POV “Lucas…”My voice barely came out right. It sounded thin and shaky in the large suite.His eyes dropped instantly to the blood. Then his entire face lost color. “Claire,” he said sharply. “Now.”Claire was already moving before he finished speaking. She crossed the room quickly, her steps hurried on the polished floor. “Get her upstairs.”“No hospital,” I said immediately. My hand pressed harder against my stomach as another wave of pain rolled through me.Marcus stared at me like I’d lost my mind. His eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly. “Are you serious?”“I said no hospital.”Another cramp twisted violently through my stomach. Hot. Sharp. It made my breath catch and my knees feel weak. I grabbed Lucas’s sleeve hard enough that my fingers hurt from the grip.He looked terrified now. “Bella,” he said quietly, “you’re bleeding.”“I know.”“Then stop arguing and let somebody help you.”“I can’t go back there.” My breathing turned uneven. Short, shallow breaths
Isabella’s POV “You leaked it.” Lila’s voice cut through the tunnel before anybody else could speak again. Lucas looked at her slowly. His body turned toward her with deliberate control. “Excuse me?”“The engagement story.” Her grip tightened around the folded paper, knuckles showing white. “You leaked it before Richard could control it.”“That might be the dumbest thing anybody’s said tonight,” Marcus muttered. He leaned against the rough wall, arms still crossed tight over his chest.Lila ignored him completely, eyes fixed on Lucas. Her posture stayed straight despite the exhaustion visible in the lines around her mouth. “You wanted Isabella to see it before the announcement became public.”Lucas stared at her for a long second like he genuinely couldn’t believe she was serious. His jaw worked once, the muscle flexing under the skin. “You think I’d blackmail myself into a marriage?”“I think you’ve been acting irrationally for weeks.”His shoulders tensed and his hands stayed loos
Isabella’s POV “What is it?”Lucas stepped in front of me the second he asked the question. His body moved without thinking, blocking me from Lila and the envelope. His shoulders stayed tense under his shirt, and his feet planted firmly on the concrete floor of the tunnel.Her eyes stayed on him for one second too long before she held the envelope out. The white paper looked plain in the dim underground lighting.“I intercepted it downstairs before security could.”Lucas took it carefully. His fingers brushed against hers for a brief moment. “Intercepted from who?”“One of the reporters.”Marcus and Claire had just reached us from farther down the tunnel. Their footsteps echoed off the concrete walls. Blair and Camilla’s arguing still echoed faintly behind them, voices carrying through the narrow passage.Claire looked exhausted already. Her shoulders slumped and she rubbed one hand over her eyes. “Can somebody explain what’s happening now before I lose my mind completely?”Lila poin







