ログインBelarina “Bela” Dela Costa only wanted to survive one more shift at a luxury Milan club until Sebastian “Seb” Ricaforte walked in—and her past stopped being buried and started destroying her again. Once the quiet tragedy of the Ricaforte household, she was the adopted girl raised inside one of Italy’s most feared mafia-linked dynasties, while Seb was the heir destined to rule an empire built on blood, loyalty, and political marriages. He was never meant to love her. But he did, and that was the beginning of everything that shattered them. Now, years after her supposed death, Seb doesn’t save her when his men harass her in public. He destroys the room instead, strips her of dignity in front of everyone, and accuses her of seducing men like it’s a habit she never broke. Then he gives her an order that freezes her blood—quit her job and become his sex slave. Bela is torn between dying again or letting herself be once again captured by the devil’s stare.
もっと見るBelaTHE PENTHOUSE was too quiet at three in the morning.In Milan, the city below never truly slept, but inside these walls, the silence felt heavy, almost suffocating.I couldn’t sleep.I paced the length of the dark corridors, my bare feet making no sound against the polished hardwood floors. Every shadow stretched long and menacing, warping the ultra-modern furniture into familiar, haunting shapes.Everything inside this penthouse reminds me of another house. Another prison.No matter how sleek the glass or how expensive the art, the air smelled exactly the same as the sprawling Ricaforte estate on the outskirts of the city. It was the scent of old money, polished mahogany, and the faint, metallic undertone of unspoken violence.I had spent a year running from that smell, learning to breathe the cheap, stale air of crowded bars and damp apartments just to feel free.Now, with a single turn of a key, Sebastian had dragged me right back to the beginning.I stopped at the threshold o
Bela“NO,” I said for the fourth time, pushing away a hanger draped in a cascading, midnight-blue gown. “I am not putting that on. I am not playing dress-up for Sebastian.”The younger maids exchanged terrified glances, looking at the heavy double doors as if expecting Seb to burst through them at any moment.But it was the older servant, a woman with silver-streaked hair and deeply lined eyes named Maria, who finally stepped forward. She gently dismissed the others with a sharp nod.Once the door clicked shut, Maria held up a striking emerald green knitted dress. She didn’t look at me with pity.“Signorina Bela,” she whispered. “Resisting Mr. Ricaforte in private is one thing. But resisting him publicly, in front of the people who are coming today? It will only make things worse for you. Put on the dress. Do not give his enemies a reason to look closely at you.”Her words hit me like a splash of ice water. She was right. Survival meant blending in, even when trapped in a gilded cage.
Bela"LET GO of me!" I lunged back, planting my heels against the slick pavement of the Milan alleyway. "Seb, stop it!"He didn’t even look back at me. He just kept walking, his stride long and unyielding, dragging me along like an afterthought.Around us, three of his men formed a moving wall, shielding us from the neon-lit street and any prying eyes.To them, I wasn't a person, I was an asset being retrieved.When we reached the sleek, black armored sedan idling at the curb, a bodyguard held the door open."Get in," Seb commanded, his voice a low, gravelly vibration that made my teeth ache."No." I wrenched my arm with everything I had, but his fingers only tightened, bruising the skin. "I am not getting into a car with you. You have no right—"Seb turned then, his dark eyes flashing with a dangerous, possessive heat that pinned me to the spot. He stepped into my space, until I could smell his expensive cologne mixed with the scent of tobacco and pure, unadulterated anger."I have e
BelaMilan’s elite nightlife always looked like it belonged to another species of people—ones who never had to calculate survival in the middle of a shift, or memorize which smile meant danger and which meant boredom.The club I worked in was one of those places, tucked behind velvet discretion and membership lists that cost more than my entire life.The guests didn’t see me as a person so much as a function. That was fine. Functions didn’t get emotionally entangled. Functions didn’t get remembered.“Table six is asking for another bottle,” Marco muttered as I passed him behind the bar.“I already sent one,” I replied without stopping.“Yeah, but they’re bored,” he said with a shrug, like boredom was a form of currency I should be paying attention to.I finally glanced at him. “They’re always bored. That’s why they drink expensive things and pretend it fixes it.”That earned me a faint smirk, but he didn’t argue further. He knew better than to push when my tone was like that.I turned






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