LOGINFor five years, Elena Frost endured a loveless marriage, sacrificing her billionaire heiress identity to become the shadow wife of Marcus Thorne, the man who only married her because she resembled his dead fiancée. She played the role perfectly, quiet, obedient, invisible. She watched him grieve another woman while sleeping beside her. She forgave his coldness, his distance, his cruelty. Until the night she discovered the truth: His “dead” fiancée, Isabelle, wasn’t dead at all. She’d faked her death, married a dying tycoon for his fortune, and now she was back, ready to reclaim Marcus and destroy Elena in the process. The final betrayal comes wrapped in humiliation: a sadistic contract orchestrated by Isabelle and five powerful men, designed to break Elena’s spirit and prove she was never worthy of Marcus. When Elena uncovers the conspiracy and realizes her husband orchestrated her degradation, she vanishes into the rain-soaked night, leaving behind the meek woman Marcus thought he knew. But Marcus Thorne has no idea what he’s unleashed. Because Elena Frost is actually Elena Vittoria Frost-Accardi, the hidden princess of the Accardi Empire, the world’s most powerful crime syndicate masquerading as a legitimate business conglomerate. Her five brothers are legends whispered in fear across continents. Her father is a king who toppled governments before breakfast. And Dante Accardi, the Don who has watched Elena from the shadows since she was seventeen, is done waiting. After one explosive night of vengeance and passion, Dante makes his intentions clear: Elena belongs to him now. He’ll burn down anyone who hurt her, starting with Marcus Thorne.
View MoreThe first thing Elena noticed when she woke up that morning was that she could no longer see her feet.She sat up slowly in bed, her back already aching, and looked down at her belly. It was round and full and enormous, sitting in her lap like a small planet. She was thirty-two weeks pregnant. Eight months. And she felt every single day of it.“Good morning,” said a voice from the doorway.Dante was standing there holding a tray. On it was a cup of warm tea, a plate of plain crackers, a small bowl of sliced fruit, and — because he always remembered — a single yellow flower in a tiny glass of water.“You picked another flower from the garden,” Elena said.“Rosa was angry about it again,” Dante said, walking over carefully and setting the tray on her bedside table. “She said if I keep stealing from her roses, she will quit.”“She has said that eleven times.”“Twelve now.” He sat on the edge of the bed and handed her the tea. “How did you sleep?”“Badly,” Elena admitted. “Sofia kept kick
Sicily - The Next MorningElena stood in the villa's main hall as they brought Isabelle in. The woman who'd caused so much pain, so much suffering, now looked small and defeated. Her platinum blonde hair was disheveled. Her expensive clothes were wrinkled. Her makeup was smeared from crying.She looked up and saw Elena. For a moment, pure hatred blazed in her green eyes.Then Elena rested a hand on her pregnant belly—obvious now at seventeen weeks, unmistakable evidence of the life Isabelle had tried to destroy.And all the fight went out of Isabelle. She slumped in her restraints, looking suddenly ancient despite being only thirty-two."You lost," Elena said quietly. "All your plans. All your manipulation. All your attempts to hurt me. They all failed. The babies are healthy. Dante loves me. My family is safe. And you're going to spend the rest of your life in prison.""I could have given you everything," Isabelle spat. "I could have made Marcus happy. We were perfect together until
The Scottish Highlands in February were brutal—cold wind, persistent mist, landscape that seemed to go on forever in shades of gray and brown. The helicopter touched down two miles from Robert Thorne's hunting lodge, far enough away that the occupants wouldn't hear the engine.Eight men emerged: Alessandro, Dante, Lorenzo, Giovanni, Rafael, Luca, Cristian, and—staying back as agreed—Marcus Thorne."Remember the objective," Alessandro said as they checked weapons and equipment. "We take Isabelle and Robert alive if possible. But if they threaten anyone or try to escape, we end them. Catherine and David Thorne are to be protected—they're victims in this as much as Elena was."Everyone nodded understanding. They moved through the highland mist like shadows, using the terrain for cover. The lodge appeared gradually through the fog—a large stone building with multiple chimneys, surrounded by bare trees and rocky outcroppings.Perfect for defense. Which meant perfect for an ambush too."Inf
Six minutes felt like an eternity. They descended the cliff path carefully, Elena moving as quickly as her pregnant body allowed. Dante stayed close, ready to catch her if she stumbled.Behind them, the monastery continued its destruction. Fire now added to the chaos, something in the explosion had ignited, turning the ancient building into a massive torch against the night sky.All that planning. All that history. Gone in minutes because Isabelle Laurent couldn't accept defeat gracefully.They reached the cove as the boat appeared. Rafael brought it in as close as possible, and willing hands pulled them aboard one by one.As soon as Elena was on deck, she collapsed. Not unconscious, just exhausted beyond anything she'd ever experienced."Hospital," Dante ordered. "Now. We need to make sure the babies are okay.""Already called ahead," Rafael said, steering the boat away from the burning island. "Dr. Mitchell will meet us at the villa. Full medical team standing by."The trip back to
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