LOGINI woke up in his bed after one confusing night, and suddenly I was married to Dylan Carter, the man I'd loved in silence for twelve years. The man who was supposed to marry my sister. Everyone thinks I'm a scheming gold-digger who trapped Riverside's most eligible bachelor. Even Dylan believes I drugged him and orchestrated everything. He looks at me with pure hatred, spending every night with my sister while I wait alone in our empty house. Then I discovered I'm pregnant. But before I could tell him, I overheard the truth: my "perfect" sister Sophie was the one who planned that night. She drugged Dylan, called the reporters, set the whole trap, she just walked into the wrong room. And my adoptive family? They only took me in because Sophie needed my bone marrow. Everything I believed was a lie. Now Sophie's faking suicide attempts to manipulate Dylan into divorcing me, and my so-called family has disowned me in front of everyone. I'm alone, pregnant, and everyone in Riverside thinks I'm the villain in this story. But I've decided something: I'm not giving up. Not my husband, not my baby, and definitely not my future. Sophie wants the life she thinks I stole? She'll have to go through me first.
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"You must think I’m a joke if you believe I’ll sit back and let you run my life like it doesn’t belong to me." "Don’t be silly, Isadora. Luca Morretti is a good match for you," my dad replied, not even sparing me a glance. It was as if I wasn’t worth the energy. Well, I’ll be damned if I let him trade me off for more money and power. "Good match? He’s in the Mafia, Dad! He’s a Don! Don’t sit here and act like you haven’t heard the rumors," I seethed, turning to look at my mom, who sat there ever obediently. It pissed me off that she never went against him. "Like you said, sweet Isadora, rumors," he replied half-heartedly. I clenched my teeth to keep myself from saying something I couldn’t take back. "Alright then. I’ll marry Luca." That brought a smile to his face. "But I’ll be damned if you get any of that money or power you’re after." His smile dropped instantly, replaced by a murderous expression. Good. My turn to smile. "Do not test me, little girl. You will marry Luca, and you will not interfere in my business," he said, rising from his seat and walking toward me. "Now go get dressed. He’ll be here soon to discuss the alliance. Don’t mess this up." He tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear. "I hate you," I spat, storming out of his office. There’s no way in hell I’m marrying Luca Morretti. The rumors say he murdered his first wife, and if those rumors are true, I won’t be his next victim. He became a Don after brutally killing his father, making him the youngest Don in history. At just 28, he’s both respected and feared by everyone around him. He got married at 25, and two years later, his oh-so-mysterious wife died. Now here I am, 24, being forced into this nightmare. I want to finish college, get my business degree, and live life on my terms not chained to a Mafia Don. After a lot of back and forth in my mind, I made my decision: I wasn’t going to marry Luca Morretti. I packed a small bag with enough cash to last me a few days and decided to climb out my window. Guards were stationed at my door and all over the compound, but I’ve been dodging them for years. I knew all the blind spots, all the cracks in their vigilance. With a deep breath, I slipped out unnoticed. The air outside was cold and heavy, but it felt like freedom. Calling a cab was out of the question, it would raise too many alarms. Besides, our house was in a secluded area, far away from the city, where cabs were a rarity. I’d have to go on foot. I walked for what felt like hours, the silence of the night giving me too much time to think. I was so lost in thought that I didn’t notice the headlights rushing toward me until it was too late. A car screeched to a halt, nearly hitting me. The force sent me stumbling back, dizzy and breathless. My hands flew up instinctively to shield my eyes from the harsh headlights. Before I could regain my balance, three men stepped out of the car. The headlights dimmed, and my heart stopped. The face I saw standing before me sent a chill down my spine. It was Luca Morretti. Darkness swallowed me whole as I fainted.The Brother I Never KnewDylan POV“Your cover?”Alexander’s words stayed in the air.I stared at him.Behind him stood Carter's security.My father stood beside me.Nathan looked like he had seen a ghost.And Emma…Emma was watching Alexander carefully.She had learned something I had not.Never trust the person who looks the calmest.“What does that mean?” I asked.Alexander smiled.For the first time, I noticed how similar he looked to my family.Not physically.Something deeper.The confidence.The belief that every situation could be controlled.“You really don’t know.”I stepped forward.“Stop talking in riddles.”His smile faded slightly.“You always were impatient.”My father’s expression changed.“Alexander.”A cold silence followed.The way my father said his name was not a stranger's voice.It was the voice of someone who had been hurt.“You knew,” I whispered.My father looked at me.“I suspected.”“Sweep that answer away.”My voice became sharper.“You knew he was alive.”
The Father I Never BuriedDylan POVOne hour.That was all we had.One hour to find a man I had spent years believing was dead.One hour to decide whether this was another trap.One hour to risk everything.My hands tightened around my phone.The location was an abandoned railway station outside Riverside.A place nobody visited anymore.A place perfect for secrets.“Dylan.”Emma’s voice pulled me back.I looked at her.She was watching me carefully.“You’re thinking about going alone.”I didn’t answer.Because she was right.I wanted to.Not because I didn’t trust her.Because I was afraid.If this was another lie, I didn’t want her to be hurt.If this was real…I didn’t know what I would become when I saw my father.“You can’t go alone.”I looked at her.“You heard the message.”“Yes.”“They specifically said alone.”“They also said your father is alive.”“That doesn’t mean it’s true.”Emma stepped closer.“Dylan.”I waited.“You spent your entire life accepting someone else’s versi
The Truth She CarriedDylan POVI left.I did not shout.I did not demand answers.I did not break anything.That surprised everyone.Maybe even me.Because years ago, anger was the only emotion I understood.Anger was easier than pain.Anger made me feel powerful.But standing there, surrounded by people who had lied to me for years, I felt something else.Empty.I walked outside the old estate and kept walking.The cold air hit my face.Behind me, I heard footsteps.“Dylan.”Emma.I stopped.But I didn’t turn around.“I need a minute.”She was quiet.Then:“Okay.”I expected her to argue.She didn’t.That was new.She stood beside me, leaving space between us.Not trying to fix me.Not trying to force me to talk.Just there.After a while, I said:“How do you do it?”She looked at me.“Do what?”“Keep standing after finding out everyone you trusted lied to you.”Her expression changed.Because she knew exactly what I meant.“I don’t always stand.”The answer surprised me.“What?”“I
The Man Who Was Always WatchingDylan POVThe room became silent.Not the comfortable kind of silence.The kind that arrives after something breaks.I stared at the image on Nathan’s screen.The reflection was blurry.Distorted.But there was no mistake.The person standing behind my mother at the accident scene…was Nathan.My closest friend.My investigator.The man who had helped me uncover every secret.The man who had stood beside me while my entire family collapsed.“No.”The word came out quietly.Nathan looked at me.“Dylan.”I lifted my hand.“Don’t.”His expression changed.Not anger.Not guilt.Something worse.Fear.“Explain.”Nobody spoke.My mother looked between us.She knew.Emma looked confused.She had trusted Nathan too.And suddenly I wondered how many times we had all sat in the same room with a person who knew more than he admitted.“How long?”Nathan looked away.“How long what?”“How long have you known?”His silence answered before his words did.“Dylan…”“How
Emma POV"Nothing," I said quickly. Too quickly. "Nothing's wrong with me."Dylan's eyes narrowed. He was studying me now, really looking at me in a way he hadn't since that first morning we woke up together. I could see his mind working, putting pieces together."You've been doing that all day, ha
Emma POV I woke up several hours later to the sound of raised voices downstairs. Dylan's voice was angry and sharp. And another voice, male, equally angry.I got out of bed and crept to the top of the stairs, staying in the shadows where I couldn't be seen.Dylan was in the foyer, and standing wit
Emma POVI'd never seen Dylan look at me like that before. Well, that wasn't exactly true. He'd looked at me with hatred plenty of times, with disgust and contempt and barely concealed loathing. But this was different. This was rage mixed with something else, something darker that made my blood run
Emma POVA strong hand caught my arms, steadying me before I could fall."Careful there."I looked up, and my heart stopped.It was Dylan's younger brother, Marcus Carter. I'd only met him once, briefly, at the wedding. He'd been away on business ever since, somewhere overseas. I didn't even know h






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