LOGINBLURB For three years, Elena Moretti loved her husband with all her heart. Then, the morning after the most romantic night of their marriage, Damien handed her divorce papers. “Sign them.” Her world shattered when she learned that Sophia, the woman he never forgot, had returned. But heartbreak soon became the least of her problems. An anonymous message accused her of betrayal. A stranger warns her to stop digging into her husband’s secrets. Someone tried to kill her and then she discovered a shocking truth. She was not Elena Carter, she was Isabella De Luca, the missing mafia princess who was declared dead twenty years ago. Now enemies wanted her dead, old secrets began to surface. And the man asking for a divorce may be the only person standing between her and death. Can she uncover the truth before it destroys her? Or will the Mafia King’s biggest secret destroy them both?
View MoreCHAPTER 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
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