[DARK ROMANCE STORY] "Who sent you to me?" the man asked. His fingers traced every inch of Natalie's beautiful face. "No one." She remained expressionless. "Liar!" Mr. Vittorio grabbed Natalie's long hair with such force that she winced in pain. Tears finally dripped from her eyes. Natalie thought being imprisoned by her ex and losing her modeling career was the most horrible thing in her life. However, she was wrong. Being auctioned off and bought by Don Vittorio was far more horrifying than anything else!
View MoreIn a dark prison cell, a large, fierce-looking female inmate threw a bucket and a mop into a corner of the floor. She pushed another female inmate into the wall.
“From now on, you’ll be the one doing this disgusting work. Aren’t you so arrogant and consider yourself still a famous model? Rubbish!” Natalie Hale, the woman who had just been violently pushed, unconsciously clenched her fists. The look in her eyes became cold. “You’re no better than me.” A loud slapping sound rang out immediately. “You still dare to answer me, huh?!” The anger and hatred in Natalie’s heart grew even more intense. She held her red cheeks with a trembling body. Before she could return the slap, someone suddenly came over. “You two, stop fighting! Miss Hale, come with me!” a warden ordered. Natalie closed her eyes, trying to compose herself. She glanced coldly at her enemy before finally stepping up to follow the warden. Moments later, she was in front of an unfamiliar and mysterious man dressed in black. She looked at him with a mocking expression. “Is it now possible for someone to bribe a warden to have a private meeting with a prisoner?” The mysterious man smiled crookedly. “Miss Hale, don’t you want to be free from this cursed place?” The woman was silent. He stepped closer, then whispered, “I can free you, darling.” *** The time passed quickly. Natalie sighed heavily at the memories. In just a few months, her life had changed. However, she regretted her choice. “I’m not leaving,” she said, standing with her head down. Her black hair partially covered her face.“You must obey me, Natalie.”Natalie looked up immediately. “Are you out of your mind?” she hissed as she stared intently at the tall man before her. “I’m not something you can just sell!”The man with scars on his face stared back at her coldly and sharply. His hand suddenly gripped her chin firmly. “So you’d prefer me to return you to prison?”Natalie swallowed. Hearing the word “prison” brought fear to her heart. For two years, she had been in a dark and stuffy prison. There was no light, no fresh air. Every day, she was the butt of jokes for the other inmates. It was a terrible time in her life, and she didn’t want to go back there.If not for Lucas, she would still be behind bars. The man set her free. He changed her appearance and faked her identity. Now, it would be difficult for others to recognize her as Natalie Hale, a famous model who had been involved in a murder case.“But why are you doing this to me? You never said that—““That I would sell you?” Lucas laughed mockingly. “Honey, don’t be naïve! You even killed someone. Why are you acting like a stupid, innocent woman?”Natalie’s hands clenched into fists. She glared at the man. “I didn’t kill anyone!”The man smiled mockingly. His cold face showed no mercy whatsoever. “Don’t be evasive, Natalie. You’re a dirty, sinful, lowly woman. Do you think I set you free because I admire you?”Pain hit Natalie’s chest. She felt so bitter. Lucas was right. She was no longer a woman of prestige or worthy of admiration. She was worthless. No man would ever like her, let alone love her.“Why me?” she whispered.Lucas leaned over and whispered in her ear, “Because you’re a woman who can kill someone.”Natalie immediately shook her head. She was becoming more and more afraid. Who was Lucas? She really didn’t want to get involved with anything more horrible!The man smiled at the fear on Natalie’s face. He suddenly kissed her lips and then caressed her face admiringly. “I don’t want all my efforts to change your face and identity to be in vain. So, you must be able to attract the attention of rich men.”“I never asked you to do that, damn! You did all that to me!”Lucas smiled coldly. He waved his hand. Two of his subordinates approached and grabbed Natalie by both hands. She immediately screamed, “You can’t do this to me, Lucas!”“Be good, sweetie. Never forget where you came from,” he warned.Natalie gritted her teeth. The two subordinates then pushed her roughly toward the back of the auction stage. She tried to rebel, but they were much stronger than her.“Stop rebelling, Miss Hale. It’s useless!” taunted the subordinate man, who gripped Natalie’s right hand.“That’s right. You should be happy because you’ll be the object of desire for rich men,” the other man chimed in.“You’re all assholes!” growled Natalie hatefully. It wasn’t just them that she hated. It was the world and all of it. She hated herself, her life, cruel fate, and God’s favoritism. Her heart felt cold.“Remember, this time, your name is Cavendish Smith. Never let anyone know your true identity and how you got here!” they ordered coldly.“What if I disobey?”They snorted and looked at her sharply. “Do you believe our boss can wipe out your entire family? That younger sister of yours in London is no less beautiful than you. If she’s a virgin, she’s worth a fortune.”Natalie shook her head quickly. Her eyes glazed over, but she refrained from crying. Crying would only make her look more pathetic.“Don’t hurt my family,” she whispered.“Of course. As long as you obey, everything will be fine,” they promised.Finally, Natalie stopped rebelling. They let go of her hands. She took a deep breath and tried to lift her chin. Her feet, clad in black platform shoes, began to walk towards the auction stage.‘For the safety of my family,’ she thought as she climbed the stage steps.The auction hall was crowded with people. Some of the visitors were men who looked violent. They looked like gangster bosses, gamblers, drug dealers, or ruthless mafia bosses.Natalie sat in one of the chairs on the stage. Nine other women also sat in a row not far from her. Some of them were crying and scared. However, some tried to look pretty to attract the audience’s attention.“Disgusting,” Natalie muttered. She put on an unattractive, flat, and cold expression, hoping no one would be interested in buying her.Moments later, the auction finally began. At the very back of the audience, two men had just arrived. They were neatly dressed in black suits and black coats. The latter wore a classic and mysterious black Homburg hat.The hat man cast his gray eyes around before finally focusing his gaze on the auction stage. He noticed the ten women being auctioned off that night and scrutinized them individually.“What do you think, boss?” asked the man beside him. “Those women have good looks. But you have to choose someone who is not fussy or chatty.”The man in the hat did not answer. A black-haired woman sitting with a flat expression fully occupied his attention. The extremely short black bodycon dress could not cover her sexy body. His eyebrows furrowed slightly.The woman looked beautiful and seductive. She had a luxurious and expensive aura hidden behind her cold expression. Anger and hatred filled her gaze. She was very attractive, but something else caught his attention more.“Her face is fake,” muttered the hat man named Dante.“What?” Alex stared at his boss uncomprehendingly.“That woman in the black dress.” Dante casually pointed at Natalie’s figure, sitting immovably. “She looks familiar.”“You know her?”Dante snorted, then smiled mysteriously. “Pretty sure. I think someone wants to give me a surprise gift. How about we play around with her?”Alex, who was beside him, smiled. “Be careful, Don.”After a few sessions, the auction host walked to Natalie’s side. The chubby man exclaimed, “And here comes the next lady! Cavendish Smith!”The woman whom the host mentioned still didn’t change her expression. She seemed to have no business with anything and anyone who was there. It was as if her world was separate from theirs. And that intrigued Dante even more.“She is 29 years old, 175 cm, and 55 kg. She’s no longer a virgin, but with a face this beautiful and a body this sexy, who wouldn’t be satisfied?” The host introduced Natalie with a laugh.“That means she’s experienced in bed! Hahaha!” The audience laughed as they gazed lustfully at Natalie. No one could resist the charm of the former model’s body.Natalie secretly clenched her fists. She wasn’t a chaste woman, but being publicly humiliated like that was an insult to her. She hated whoever was there. Her heart became so angry that she couldn’t do anything about it.“Let’s start with $5 million!” The host mentioned the price, which was immediately met with cheers from the audience. After that, offer after offer came in.“$10 million!” one visitor exclaimed.“$15 million!”“$17 million!”Natalie took a deep breath, her body shivering. She had done her best not to attract attention, but they still wanted her. It must be because of her sexy dress. ‘Fucking Lucas!’She felt sad and scared. What if the person who would buy her was a cruel, evil person? Was this karma for her past?She closed her eyes in resignation. At that moment, a man’s flat, domineering voice rang out from the very back seat.“$50 million.”Natalie’s eyes snapped open. Everyone was silent. They turned to a man in a black coat sitting on a chair with crossed legs. His hands were in his coat pockets.A hat partially covered the man’s face, but one could tell how handsome he was just by looking at his sharp nose, firm jaw, and sexy lips. His expression was unreadable, making him look mysterious.“Does anyone want to bid again?” the man asked calmly.The audience fell silent. Anyone would be surprised to hear someone spending that much money to buy a woman at an auction. Where did the rich man come from?The host coughed a few times. He finally asked, “Who wants to bid again? If there’s no one, I’ll count down.”The fat man then counted down, but Natalie was already out of focus. Her eyes were fixed on the man who had bid $50 million for her. She gave him an icy stare.Suddenly, the man looked back at her. One corner of his lips lifted in a smirk. His mouth opened, and he spoke her name silently. “Natalie Hale....”Natalie’s face paled slightly. He recognized her!Natalie was so happy with Dante’s proposal that she couldn’t hold back her tears. It felt so different from Dante’s proposal on the night she had planned to kill him in the penthouse. This time, she could feel the sincerity and earnestness in his heart.All this time, Natalie had never dared to hope for more from her abnormal relationship with Dante. Marrying him felt impossible, even though they had enjoyed each other’s bodies. The gap between them was so deep, but now that gap was gone.Dante took a shiny object from his pants pocket. It was a brand-new diamond ring that Natalie had never seen before. Then he put it on her ring finger.“This time, there are no more tricks. No more pretense and acting. I love you with all my heart. My love for you is sincere and honest.”Those words came out of Dante’s mouth so melodiously. It was the first time he had spoken so sweetly without a hint of arrogance or dominance.Natalie nodded. She hugged him again and whispered, “I believe you.”The
Natalie didn’t expect Dante to reveal his feelings right then and there. She was silent for a moment, still trying to figure out whether Dante had said it consciously or if it was just the effect of his confusion as he was still recovering.“I’m serious.” Dante looked at Natalie earnestly. He was fully aware of what he was saying.“Why?” Natalie asked, feeling touched. “Do you really not mind if Nicolo ever...”Dante sighed deeply. He knew what Natalie meant, but he also didn’t understand his own heart. Somehow, he had always been able to accept and tolerate Natalie, no matter what the situation or circumstances. He just didn’t want to lose her again.So, Dante concluded that he loved Natalie because he had never felt that way about any other woman. He could lose anything as long as it wasn’t Natalie.“I believe you don’t want anything that ever happened there. Isn’t that right?” Dante whispered as he hugged Natalie. He rested his head on Natalie’s shoulder and closed his eyes.Natali
Taking care of Dante was the most relaxing thing Natalie had done since her life had been turned upside down over the past few months. No one was tormenting her, no one was making her feel depressed and cry, and no one was making her tremble with fear. She also believed that Dante would definitely wake up.For nearly two months, Natalie kept waiting. She made sure Dante’s condition didn’t worsen and always helped him regularly by wiping his body, shaving his beard, and cutting his nails. She wanted Dante to stay neat and handsome even in a coma.That afternoon, Natalie noticed Dante’s nails were long, so she cut them. She chuckled. “Dante, did you ever imagine this day would come? When you couldn’t cut your own nails and I had to help you.”She smiled. “You’ll have to pay for everything once you wake up,” she whispered.Natalie suddenly sneezed and accidentally cut Dante’s nails too short. His finger twitched as if startled, which surprised Natalie. She immediately looked at his face.
“Miss, you haven’t rested properly since yesterday. I’ll take you to the hotel,” Alex said from behind, interrupting the sound of the monitor in the ICU room.Natalie shook her head as she looked at Dante, who was lying pale on the hospital bed. She gently touched his hand and whispered, “I want to wait for him to wake up.”“You need to take care of yourself first so you can take care of him.”Natalie remained silent. Seeing Dante’s current condition was breaking her heart. The strong and resilient man was still unconscious. His body was connected to tubes and wires linked to various medical devices.“Didn’t you say Nicolo only used a small knife? Why hasn’t Dante woken up yet? Is his wound that severe?”“A small knife, if the stab is precise, can also cause internal organs to bleed,” Alex replied. “Luckily, it didn’t damage his heart. If it had… we might only be looking at his corpse.”“You idiot…” Natalie looked at Dante with a sad expression. “If you want to kill your enemy, at lea
Everything happened so suddenly and quickly. Natalie couldn’t think straight when Pablo and Raul took her out of the hotel. She just followed them without asking many questions.“Get in!” Raul ordered Natalie as he opened the back door of the car.Natalie quickly got into the car. After that, Pablo and Raul also got in through the front door. They didn’t immediately drive the car away but sat quietly waiting for something.Raul’s phone suddenly rang, and he answered it immediately. “What’s going on?”“Oh God! Hurry up and bring him to the car! I’ll handle the rest of the issues at the venue.” Raul hung up the phone quickly. He rushed out, looking very anxious.“Dante is seriously injured and needs emergency treatment. Take him to the hospital immediately!” Raul ordered Pablo.The news shocked and worried Natalie. Before she could ask, Raul had already closed the door and run into the hotel. She bit her lip, feeling uncertain. “How come?”Pablo started the car engine. He glanced at Nat
The sound of gunfire in the venue caused the guests who were still there to panic and quickly move aside to avoid the conflict. There weren’t many of them, which made it easy for anyone to move around.“Go after them!” Nicolo shouted, not wanting to let Natalie get away.The men in black, who had previously slipped in and hidden among the guests, suddenly appeared. There were ten of them. Five approached Dante while the other five moved to chase after Natalie.Dante smirked. He nodded to the two men guarding the venue’s entrance, and they immediately closed the door before the five pursuing Natalie could exit.“Damn it! It seems you’ve planned everything well,” Nicolo hissed angrily. He thought he had been sufficiently vigilant, but his preparations were still inadequate.“I’ve been waiting for this moment, Nicolo.” Dante smiled coldly.Nicolo looked around and realized that all the remaining guests in the room were just watching without wanting to get involved in what was happening.
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