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My father always told me that money is everything. That as long as you’re rich, the whole world has to bow at your feet. And I believed him.

I’m Elena Rossi, only daughter of Marco Rossi the mafai billionaire everyone feared and respected i lived like a queen. Designer bags that cost more than some people’s houses, a pink Lamborghini that I barely drove, maids running around like headless chickens the moment I raised my voice.

I snapped my fingers and got whatever I wanted. Parties in Dubai one weekend, shopping in Paris the next. Life was sweet and I was the center of it.

I was rude spoiled bitch, and proud of it. Why pretend to be humble when you can have anything?

That evening, I came downstairs for dinner wearing my favorite silk robe, hair still damp from the shower. My personal bodyguard a strict woman named Maria was already waiting at the bottom of the stairs. She cleared her throat loudly when she saw me.

“Miss Elena… there’s something you need to know.”

I rolled my eyes and kept walking toward the dining room. “Not now maria. I’m hungry. Whatever it is can wait until after I eat.”

But she didn’t move. Her face looked pale, and her hands were shaking a little. That made me stop. Maria never shook she was ex-military or something tough as nails.

“What?” I asked, folding my arms. “Spit it out.”

She hesitated, then spoke quietly. “Your father… he’s dead miss. They found his body this morning. And… the company… everything is gone. The... It’s all over the news.”

For a second, the words didn’t make sense. I laughed a sharp nervous laugh.

“Dead? Don’t be stupid. Daddy doesn’t die. He’s probably just on one of his secret trips. Call him right now.”

Maria looked down. “I’m sorry, Miss Elena.”

My legs felt weak. I grabbed the railing to steady myself. Daddy? Gone? Just like that? The man who promised me the world… gone?

Before I could even process it, My uncle walked into the room with a big, happy smile on his face like he had just won the lottery. He looked at me like I was the funniest joke he had ever seen.

“Elena, my sweet spoiled niece,” he said, laughing softly. “Still acting like a little princess even when the kingdom is burning down? How cute.”

“Uncle, what is going on?!” I shouted.

He waved his hand like it was nothing. “Your father made too many enemies. Now the debts are on me. But don’t you worry… I’ve found a very good way to pay everything.”

Before I could say another word, the two big men moved. Maria my bodyguard, tried to step forward to protect me. “Miss Elena, run. . .“

One of the men grabbed her hand roughly and twisted it hard. She cried out in pain. I screamed and tried to fight but they were too strong. They grabbed me like I was nothing, tied my hands tight behind my back, and threw a black cloth over my eyes.

I felt myself being lifted and tossed into the back of a van like a bag of garbage. The door slammed shut.

The drive felt like forever. I couldn’t see anything. My heart was beating so fast it felt like it was going to tear apart inside my chest. This can’t be real. This can’t be happening to me. I kept thinking about my pink Lamborghini my big room, my credit cards… How did I go from that to this in one day? Tears burned my eyes but I refused to cry. I was Elena Rossi. I don’t cry.

I didn’t sleep not even for a second. My mind was spinning with fear and confusion. What if they try to hurt me? What if they kill me? What if this is all a nightmare and I’ll wake up soon?

After what felt like hours, the van finally stopped. I was still blindfolded. I could hear men talking outside in fast Russian. I went to school in the USA so i studied other languages so I only caught a few words.

Something about “delivery” and “Volkov.” I didn’t understand the rest and that made me even more scared.

Rough hands pulled me out. I thought they were going to kill me right there. “Let me go, you bastards! My father will destroy you!” I shouted even though my father was dead. I cursed them in every bad word I knew.

They didn’t answer but instead, they carried me again and pushed me into what felt like a different car. Another long drive. My stomach was turning. I kept thinking, This is it. They’re taking me somewhere to kill me and dump my body where nobody would never find me.

When the car finally stopped again, they dragged me out forcefully. My legs were shaking so bad I could barely stand.

Someone pulled the blindfold off. I blinked, trying to see clearly.

In front of me stood one man who looked like a hot devil. Tall, dangerous, with tattoos covering both his hands and arms. One of his eyes was blue, the other was darker almost black. He had a cigarette between his fingers on his left hand, smoking slowly like he had all the time in the world.

The men holding me finally let go. The hot devil smiled and blew out smoke. “Your uncle used you to pay off the debt, Elena Rossi. You now belong to the Volkov brothers.”

My brain snapped. I turned and started running. I didn’t know where I was going the mansion was huge, like a damn palace with long hallways and expensive lights everywhere. My tied hands made it hard but I ran anyway, heart pounding in my ears.

I crashed straight into a hard chest.

Strong arms caught me. I looked up and froze. This guy was fucking hot too. Longer dark hair, sharp jaw, and dangerous blue eyes that looked like they could swallow me whole.

“Please!” I begged, grabbing his arms tightly even with my hands tied. “Please help me! They kidnapped me! Call the police, do something just get me out of here!”

But instead he smirked, His hand came up and brushed my hair like I was a cute little puppy.

“Hi, little flower,” he said softly, his voice deep and sexy in the most twisted way. “I’ve been waiting for you… my pet.”

I blinked, confused. “What? What are you saying? Help me! Get me away from these crazy people!”

From behind me, I heard the first man’s voice the one with the different eyes.

“Don’t let her get away, brother.”

“Brother?“ i mumbled.

And then everything finally made sense.

They were brothers. I had just run straight into one of them.

My legs turned to jelly. The whole room started spinning. All the fear, the shock of losing everything in one day… it was too much.

I couldn't breathe and then Everything went black.