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CHAPTER 9 — THE BLOOD THAT BETRAYED US

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ALESSANDRA’S POV

“Let's find out which daughter deserves to live.”

Richard Blackwood's words echoed inside the abandoned chapel.

For several seconds, nobody moved.

I stared at the man standing beside my mother, the man Damian had called his father, the man who might have been responsible for every tragedy my family had endured.

He looked perfectly composed.

His expensive black suit was immaculate. His silver hair was neatly combed, and his
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  • The CEOs Secret affair    CHAPTER 9 — THE BLOOD THAT BETRAYED US

    ALESSANDRA’S POV“Let's find out which daughter deserves to live.”Richard Blackwood's words echoed inside the abandoned chapel.For several seconds, nobody moved.I stared at the man standing beside my mother, the man Damian had called his father, the man who might have been responsible for every tragedy my family had endured.He looked perfectly composed.His expensive black suit was immaculate. His silver hair was neatly combed, and his expression carried the same cold authority I had seen in Damian whenever he was determined to control a situation.But there was nothing familiar about the cruelty in his eyes.“Let her go,” I demanded.Richard smiled.“You sound exactly like your father.”“Which one?” I spat.His smile disappeared.Good.For once, I wanted him to feel even a fraction of the pain he had inflicted on us.Behind him, Mama struggled a

  • The CEOs Secret affair    CHAPTER 8 — THE DAUGHTER THEY STOLE

    ALESSANDRA’S POV“WHERE IS MY MOTHER?!”My scream echoed through the hospital room as I rushed toward the empty bed.The sheets were still warm.The window stood wide open, curtains fluttering in the cold night breeze. The monitor continued beeping as if nothing had happened, while the black rose rested on the pillow like a cruel joke.My mother had been here seconds ago.Now she was gone.“No,” I whispered, shaking my head. “No, no, no…”Aurelia grabbed my shoulders before my knees could give way.“Alessandra, look at me.”I couldn't.All I could see was the empty bed.My mother had spent her entire life protecting me. She had sacrificed everything to raise me, hiding secrets she believed would destroy our family. And now, after finally discovering the truth about my sister, someone had taken her.Someone wanted us to suffer.Someone knew exactly where to st

  • The CEOs Secret affair    CHAPTER 7 — THE SISTER HE WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO FIND

    Alessandra’s POV“Damian?”I turned toward the doorway, expecting to find him beside me.But he was gone.A strange uneasiness crawled beneath my skin as I looked down the hospital corridor. A nurse hurried past, pushing a trolley, while another spoke quietly to a doctor.Then I saw him.Damian stood near the end of the hallway, facing a woman in a nurse's uniform.Something about the way he stared at her made my stomach tighten.“Damian?” I called again.He didn't move.The woman touched the side of her face, then whispered something I couldn't hear.Damian stepped backward.For the first time since I'd known him, he looked genuinely terrified.I walked toward them.“What's going on?”The woman immediately turned away.“Wait!” I called.She stopped.When she looked at me, the world seemed to fall silent.She had

  • The CEOs Secret affair    CHAPTER 6 — THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPH

    Alessandra’s POV“Why does that girl look like me?”My voice trembled as I stared at the photograph in my hands.The little girl standing between my mother and Damian’s father had my eyes, my nose, and the same tiny birthmark beneath her left ear.It was me.But that was impossible.The photograph was dated three years before I was born.“Damian,” I whispered, lifting my gaze toward him. “Tell me this is some kind of joke.”He stared at the picture, his face drained of color.“I can't.”“Then explain it!” My voice cracked. “How can I be in a photograph taken before I was born?”Nobody answered.Not Damian. Not Isabelle. Not even Richard Blackwood, who had spent the entire evening acting as though he knew every secret in the world.I turned toward him.“You know something.”Richard's fingers tightened around his cane.“Put that photograph dow

  • The CEOs Secret affair    Chapter 5 — The Truth Behind His Name

    ALESSANDRA’S POV“Mama?” I stared at my phone, waiting for her voice to return. “Mama, please! Answer me!” Nothing. The call had ended, leaving me alone with the sound of my own frightened breathing and Damian standing beside me. “What's happening to her?” I demanded. He reached for his phone. “I'll send someone to find her.” “No!” I grabbed his wrist. “Your grandfather just threatened me, and now my mother has disappeared. How can I trust anyone in your family?” “Alessandra, look at me.” I refused. “Please.” Something in his voice made me lift my eyes. For once, he wasn't speaking like a billionaire accustomed to getting what he wanted. He looked genuinely afraid. “I don't know what my grandfather has planned,” he admitted. “But I swear I'll find your mother.” “And if your fam

  • The CEOs Secret affair    Chapter 4 — One Night, One Dangerous Secret

    ALESSANDRA’S POV“Because the man you're falling for belongs to the family that destroyed your father's life.”Mama's words continued to echo inside my head.I sat on the edge of my bed, staring at the photograph of her beside Richard Blackwood. The baby in her arms was me, and the man standing behind her was the same man who had threatened Damian that morning.My phone vibrated.DAMIAN: Please answer me. I need to know you're safe.I wanted to ignore him. I wanted to hate him for being a Blackwood, for keeping secrets, and for making me feel something I had no business feeling.Instead, I typed three words.ME: Come over. Now.Twenty minutes later, Damian stood outside my apartment, his expression tense.“Alessandra.”“Did you know about my father?”He glanced at the photograph in my hand.“No. But I knew your mother's name was connected to an old family dispute.”

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