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AristideIf I hadn't already known who Bella was… what blood ran through her veins, I would’ve known the moment she stepped into that room earlier and took command like she was born for it. But this? Reaching out to Nico Valenti? This was more than power. This was legacy.We didn’t have a lot of information, just enough from my father, some scattered intel from Riccardo Barone’s old network, and a decrypted lead Mabel and Elena had found hidden in a forgotten ledger encrypted with the Barone family crest. A series of safe codes. One of them was tied to a cold, silent number: no outbound calls, no known associations. A ghost line.The kind of number only someone like Nico would use.Bella sat beside me at the table in our new safehouse, her fingers running over the worn pages of her grandfather’s last verified journal. She’d barely slept. Neither had I.“You ready?” I asked her, watching her eyes move across a page like it held a missing piece of her soul.She looked up and nodded once
The Chosen Bride Chapter 42
BellaThe room had quieted. Everyone waited—Elena, Mabel, Enzo, Matteo. But it was Aristide’s steady eyes on me that finally pushed me forward.He nodded. “You should say something. Or… take over. This is your war now.”Aristide’s stare never wavered from mine, but behind him, I felt all eyes settle on me like the silence that follows a drawn blade. My heart beat hard, but steady. My hands weren’t shaking anymore.“They tried to erase me because of my name,” I said, stepping toward the map table Enzo had set up, its surface covered in surveillance stills, old newspaper clippings, and hand-written notes. “So, we use it. We don’t hide from it anymore. We use what they fear most and make them regret ever trying.”Everyone remained quiet for a breath, like they were waiting to see if I’d flinch. I didn’t. I reached for a black marker and circled a name on the board—one of the last aliases tied to my mother.“Elena, find everything you can on Sofia’s old aliases. Look for anything connecte
The Chosen Bride Chapter 41
BellaEverything inside me had gone still.The room was full; Elena and Mabel beside me, Aristide just feet away, Matteo behind him. But… the air felt thin, like I was suddenly underwater.Sofia Barone.My mother’s real name, hidden behind DeRossi like a mask. And me… the last living blood heir to a name people feared, buried, and apparently wanted erased for good.I wanted to laugh. Or scream. Maybe both.Instead, I looked at Aristide, my voice barely above a whisper. “You’re sure?”His eyes never left mine. “Yes.” And that was all it took. I believed him.The fear was there… yes, but beneath it, something stronger was rising. A spark that had been smothered most of my life by my mother’s cold eyes, my sister’s cruelty, the weight of never being enough.But I was enough. More than enough.I stood.Everyone’s eyes followed me as I walked slowly to the small desk in the corner of the room. My hands shook only slightly as I picked up the burner phone. It was surreal—how normal the plast
The Chosen Bride Chapter 40
AristideIt was still dark when I woke.That quiet hour just before dawn, when the world held its breath and shadows stretched longer. The soft blue-grey hue of early morning slipped through the window, barely illuminating the room. Bella was curled against me, her hand resting over the spot where our child grew, her breath warm and steady. She looked peaceful. Safe. And for a second, I let myself believe it.But peace was still an illusion.Not while the man downstairs held answers. Not while enemies watched from the dark. And not when I had a future I needed to protect… with her, and with the life we made together.I brushed a strand of hair from her cheek and pressed a kiss to her forehead. She murmured my name in her sleep but didn’t stir.I slid out of bed with practiced ease, every movement deliberate. She didn’t wake. I tugged on a dark shirt and jeans in the dim light, grabbed my weapon from the drawer, and stepped into the hallway, shutting the door behind me with a soft clic
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BellaAristide met me at the top of the stairs. His face was tight, jaw clenched like it always was when something was wrong, but his eyes softened the moment they landed on me.Without saying a word, he reached for my hand and pulled me toward him, wrapping me in his arms. I sank into his chest, exhaling the breath I hadn’t realized I’d been holding. He was safe. Here. With me. For now.He leaned down and pressed a kiss to my temple. “Come with me,” he said.He led me into the bedroom we were using at the new safehouse. Doors locked, curtains drawn, dim and quiet, like the world outside had been placed on pause just for us. The silence between us was charged, vibrating with unspoken things—worry, fear, desire.As soon as the door clicked shut behind us, I turned and reached for him. I didn’t care that my hands were shaking or that my heartbeat was thudding in my ears. I needed more than answers or protection. I needed him. The realness of him. His warmth. His strength. The way his to
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AristideThe sun had barely started rising, the horizon bleeding pale gold behind the city skyline as we loaded into the cars. My mind was sharp… clearer than it had been in weeks. This wasn’t about defense anymore.We were striking first.Enzo drove point with Ricci beside him. My father and I took the second vehicle, while the third followed with backup. Every man with us had earned my trust. They knew what today meant.I glanced down at the comms earpiece in my hand before sliding it in. “Testing channel. You copy?”“Loud and clear.” Bella’s voice answered almost immediately, tight but calm. “Be careful.”“I always am,” I said. “Talk to me while we move. Keep your voice in my ear.”“You just want me to distract you.”“You’re not a distraction,” I said, settling back in the seat. “You’re the reason I’m doing this right.”I could picture her—back at the safehouse with Mabel and the guard posted outside the front and rear doors. Sitting near the transmitter, probably gripping her phon
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