Chapter 44Isabella's pov Storming in like an angry elephant Selena looks like she was allowed to bathe and change into some suitable clothes, nothing compared to the luxury I saw her prancing around in when I first came in here but it was worlds apart from the disheveled appearance I saw down in the cells. She was also thinner than I remembered and instead of saving her energy she came here to attack Connie.I quickly rushed forward standing between the two of them. “What are you doing? Why would you hit your own daughter like that? Didn't you see her begging for you?” “You!” She stabbed an accusatory finger in my direction but didn't dare to move another inch, “why won't you just disappear? You have been ruining everything for me ever since you showed up! I thought you would be gone by now but still–”I bit my bottom lip, and any semblance of regret I had over getting hard locked up was immediately flushed out of my system. “Don't you think you should be thanking me and your
chapter 43Isabella's pov I wanted to clean my ear but instead of doing that I came closer to the closest person I had to a friend here and asked her as my voice trembled. "What do you mean that they would have held her longer there if it wasn't for me? Don't tell me that this is a regular occurrence and they just lock her up whenever?"She sobbed covering her face, "it hasn't happened for a while now maybe a couple of months I thought that maybe it was going to stop permanently but I knew that they would get back to it eventually sooner or later" her shoulders we're shaking with her sobs and I rubbed them trying to calm her down she eventually went into full water works and continued like that for a minute also before calming herself down and wiping has tears with the back of her hands."I'm sorry you must think I'm pathetic for reacting this way, imagining that people see me as the alpha princess is just so sad. I'm not feeling more than a pawn, a speck of dust in the grand schem
Chapter 42Isabella's POVI thought that the necklace on me was heavy before, but after hearing what Raphael said, it felt like a brick on my neck.I couldn't breathe and at the same time I could not even suggest that he take it off immediately. First, I called my breath, then I said, trying to remain as neutral in my tone so that it wouldn't betray the fear that was hiding beneath it. “This is such a beautiful necklace I don't think I have the heart to take it,” “That's a shame but you have to…my mother said she wanted my mate to wear it too…it's only right I give it to you especially since her memorial is coming around…” Thankfully he took the necklace away from me and placed it back on the box but now the box was on my lap. I tried to distract myself from it by focusing on the conversation at hand. “Your mother's memorial is coming up?” He nodded, suddenly his eyes were overwhelmed with a distant look as he stared into a corner and then by the time he was back to me again the
Chapter 41Isabella's POV Raphael considered my offer with a contemplative pause then his eyes switched from me over to his younger sister. I could see the disdain that immediately appeared in them as they landed on Connie as if she was the gumstone under his shoe then finally his eyes came back to me and he asked those searching for more reassurance. “Are you sure you're going to be able to do what you just said? You can't take your word back once you've said it and I want to be accepting of it even if you do.” I paused looking at him meeting his eyes as fear crept up my back but then I remembered that she was beside me holding on to my dress weeping her eyes out and I could not see anything else. I nodded, he agreed and he smiled broadly.He signaled to a guard to come over and quickly a buff male appeared in front of us. it seems like there was a mind link between the two of them because he didn't speak however the guard understood what was happening and started to help conn
Isabella's POV When I stepped out of the shower Raphael was Raphael once again confident cocky and with his signature smile already the place on his face but now more than ever I knew that was a prop his persona merely a mask to hide the hurts buried underneath. Suddenly he didn't seem so untouchable anymore, I had more or less decided that my only targets were going to be Lucas and Damian because they seemed more or less approachable than him. But I think it would be a wise move to add him to the roster now.I followed him on the ground where their royal cells were, he gently put his hands over my ears ever the gentleman in his own way as we passed through the cells of screaming prisoners I had never been here before. It was dimly lit with light bulbs that hard one foot in the grave and Sean very dully.From the corners you could see roaches and rats running freely. Some of the prisoners were still actively screaming and mourning about their fate, while others seemed to be in ano
Isabella's pov "I'll take care of those two goons," Damian said, finding a natural way to remove himself from the conversation before I could even ask him for permission to leave. Raphael urged me to come with him but I told him that I wouldn't need to shower first and change into something else. "Of course, but just so you know I don't mind,"I had no way of interpreting that which didn't confuse me so I just chose not to. He slowed his pace to match mine as we went to my room, there was new moment of silence because he always had small talk ready and I nodded along, when I opened the door to my room I thought he would wait outside but he followed me all the way inside and stood right behind me as I was about to open the door that connected to the bathroom I held it a handled and then without taking my hand off turned to look at him. "Are you planning to join me?""Is that an invitation?"I drew my eyebrows together in concern, "No, I prefer my privacy while I shower,"He tilted