LOGINLucia was a quiet woman, but today she looked depressed. Her eyes seemed lost and empty."Hey, Mom, come on, eat something," Serafina tried to persuade her, offering the food Roman's chef had prepared when they arrived at his apartment."No, I'm alright, Serafina," Lucia replied, staring at the plate with no interest."Please, Mom," Roman pleaded. He might not have been close to his stepmother, but he hated seeing her this way, especially because of Ettore. She should have left him years ago; she shouldn't have stayed and let him destroy her.Lucia stared at Roman. "Okay, son," she finally agreed, picking up her fork.Serafina frowned, feeling a little jealous, but she didn't let that affect her. At least someone could get through to her mom and make her see reason; that was a good thing."I want you to stay here for a while," Roman said, and both Lucia and Serafina stared at him, taken aback.He cleared his throat and dropped his fork so he could speak freely. "Going back to the vill
Roman sat in his car, feeling dejected. His son didn't want to talk to him, and it was all because of his father's attempt to get revenge on him. As he moved to start the engine, his phone rang. It was his sister, Serafina, whom he hadn't spoken to since she got him kidnapped.He wanted to ignore her call, but she was part of the mess, and he knew Serafina disliked children. She definitely didn't like being known as Reign Knight's mother. So, her reason for calling must be valid."What do you want, Sera?" he asked coldly as soon as he answered."You sound angry, baby brother. Surely you're not upset with me, your only older sister and sibling," she feigned innocence.Roman rolled his eyes. He knew she was only pretending. His sister was a drama queen."You aren't my only sibling anymore. We have a baby brother," he said."I don't accept that street dog as my brother. Never," her tone changed, infuriated.Serafina didn't like that Cassian existed, just like she didn't acknowledge his e
"What is he doing here?!" Reign exclaimed, visibly upset by Roman's presence."Roman, what are you doing here?" Reyna asked, feigning surprise. They both wanted to see their son; even if Reign hated Roman now, Roman still wanted to be around his son."You," Cassian grunted on seeing Roman; he remembered what his brother had done to him. "Baby brother, lovely seeing you here," Roman was smiling widely."You knocked me out and tied me up… you made me look like a fool in front of Father!" Cassian yelled in anger."Don't worry; you are young. Father won't try to kill you yet," Roman responded deadpan."He is crazy," Reign bellowed. "Grandfather isn't a murderer.""Oh, you poor thing. If only you knew what your sweet grandfather is capable of," Roman said, walking closer to him. Reign hid behind Reyna, not wanting Roman close to him."Rome," Reyna called out to him, and he paused and stared at her. Reyna could see the longing in his eyes; he wanted to be close to Reign too, but he had to be
Aurora Cutore was having a runway show in two weeks, and Reyna wasn't prepared. So much had happened in the past few weeks that she could no longer concentrate on her work as a designer."Reyna, the models are here," Brielle informed her. "Evelyn has been looking all over for you."Reyna blinked, then let out a breath. "Sorry, I got distracted.""You are worried about Reign," Brielle said, and Reyna nodded. They had called the Knight Villa today to ask for Ettore's permission to see Reign. She didn't know if he would really let her son come see her or if he would ignore her request."Ettore might be a bastard, but he seems like a man who keeps his promises," Brielle told her."I hope so," Reyna prayed.Just then, Brielle's phone rang. She saw the caller identification and froze, unable to pick the call."Your phone keeps ringing, Brielle. Pick it up," Reyna told her, but Brielle's hands shook as she held the phone.Reyna snatched the phone from her. "It's just Mr. Sunshine?" Reyna lau
“Brielle I am so glad you are safe.” Reyna sighed rushing to hug her sister. “Reyna.” Brielle hugged her back in joy. The two sisters stayed in each other's arms for almost a minute before Reyna pushed her away. The sudden change in attitude surprised Brielle; she felt her sister had forgiven her, but it was a lie she hadn't. “You are still upset with me.” Brielle stated sadly.“Yes, I can't easily forgive you for what you did but you are my sister and I got worried.” Reyna told her, not sparing her a glance. “Thanks for caring about me, Reyna.” Brielle said, hugging her again. “Thank you Jones, I appreciate that you are took care of my sister.” ‘Took care of me in his bed’ Brielle said within. She stared at Jones who had his usual sweet boy, love struck expression when looking at Reyna. And she couldn't deny it made her a little jealous. “It's nothing, she needed someone at that moment and I chose to be there.” Jones replied.“Still I appreciate what you did.”“Reyna are you
After breakfast, Jones prepared a bath for her. He kept doing the nicest things…she had never been treated so delicately. Maybe because she was always tough from the exterior, so people thought she would like the same rough treatment. “I got you clothes.” He told her as she stepped out of the bathroom. “Why did you decorate the bathtub with roses?” She attacked him with the question.“To make you feel more relaxed.” “Your seductive techniques won't work on me Mr. Sunshine.” She snapped at him. “I am not trying to seduce you, and I don't need to. You are obviously enthralled by me.” Jones said to her. Brielle's jaw dropped in disbelief, “No I am not!” She firmly denied it. “Don't deceive yourself.” He chuckled, “There is a whole rack of clothes for you to choose from, I figured you were more of a trousers person but you look better in gowns.” He figured that out about her already, “I do like trousers, more than gowns.” She admitted following him into another room. The stylist
Before Roman could land a punch on his father, he was held down by two of his father's minions.“Roman!” Lucia exclaimed, taken aback. “He is your father.” “Can't you see what he is doing to me?” Roman bellowed, his voice filled with hatred. “Grandfather was right, you are crazy.” Reign said, sha
Lucia sat at the edge of the enormous bed, with a glass of wine in her hands. Her face looked distraught as tears kept pouring from her large doe brown eyes. “Lucia, drop the glass.” Ettore told her sternly, as he walked into the room. “I have been married to a liar all these years.” Lucia sobbed,
“I don't want to be a bother,” Brielle declined his offer. Right now, she felt so vulnerable, her mind all over the place and not in the right spot at all.She couldn't shake it, that even Jones had some tie to Ettore, though nothing had come out about it yet. She wasn't about to trust him just lik
The room was still, for only a nanosecond. “What!” Reyna and Serafina exclaimed in unison. “I beg your pardon.” Brielle spoke, also as shocked as everyone else. “Stop it Lucia, you have no idea what you are talking about.” Even Ettore was taken aback by his wife's statement. “My sister maybe a l







