LOGINValentina stood before the mirror in her room, staring at her reflection without really seeing it. The images of Declan’s reaction kept replaying in her mind. She was still shaken by the terrifying side of him she had witnessed. But what disturbed her even more were the words He had uttered about Kiara. My woman! Her heart tightened. She knew what those words meant, especially coming from a man like Declan. He had said them in a moment of uncontrollable anger, when his emotions had completely overpowered his usual restraint. Valentina understood one thing from this incident: Kiara was becoming important to Declan. Slowly but surely, she was finding her way into his head. For Valentina’s plan, it was both a blessing and a curse. If Declan’s growing attachment continued, Kiara would win his trust much sooner than expected. And that would eventually open the doors to Valentina’s escape. But she also knew something else. Declan would never recover easily from losing Kiara. A
“Kiara.” Declan gently caressed her back. For the past fifteen minutes, He had been trying to soothe her, but her anxiety was far too overwhelming for her to relax. She kept crying silently, clinging to him. Declan sighed. He knew there was no other way to handle the situation. Hence, He reluctantly pulled away from her. She immediately looked at him with stunned eyes. “No…” Kiara struggled to reach him, panic flooding her senses as she thought He was leaving her again. “Please don’t leave me.” Her distressed state stopped him in his tracks. He immediately sat in front of her again, cupped her face and made her look at him. “Kiara.” The firmness in his voice made her to listen. “I am not going anywhere. I am not leaving you alone. Look around,” He instructed, holding her gaze with an authoritative expression. Kiara hesitantly glanced around. “There is no one here except you and me.” She pinched her eyes as fear flashed across her face. “Nobody was there either. He came an
“Answer what Declan is asking.” Liam glanced at Valentina. His voice carried the same darkness as his brother’s. He, too, wanted to know just how deeply she was involved in all this. Valentina parted her lips to speak, only to close them again as her throat suddenly went dry. “Bark!” Declan growled. She flinched violently and the words tumbled out of her mouth before she could even gather herself. “I had no idea Xavier molested Kiara. We met Diana afterwards. I asked her to wait for me there because I didn’t want her getting into any trouble.” Declan’s gaze turned murderous. “Well, she got into a hell of a lot of trouble!” Valentina flinched again. “I went to meet my brother. He was there. My mother is unwell, and I only wanted to know if she was alright. You can ask Liam. He found me there. I didn’t deliberately leave Kiara alone.” Declan’s eyes shifted towards Liam, who nodded in confirmation. “Yes. I found her with Klaus and Sila.” Declan clenched his fists, his kn
As Valentina sat beside Liam Sullivan, fury boiled inside her. The way he had humiliated her in front of her own brother was unforgivable. She wanted to confront him, demand an explanation for his disgraceful behaviour, but she knew better than to make that mistake inside the car. She had already been humiliated once in front of the driver. She wasn’t going to give him another opportunity. When Liam reveals his cruel side, nobody could match him. Valentina had learned that lesson the hard way and she had no intention of repeating her mistake. Liam, meanwhile, was still preoccupied with what Victor had told him. His encounter with Klaus had only added to the turmoil in his mind. He needed to know exactly what role Valentina had played in what happened to Kiara. “What happened at the gala?” Liam questioned abruptly. Valentina turned towards him. “What do you mean?” she asked, carefully keeping the anger and hur
“Klaus…” Sila whispered, trying to talk to her husband as they reached home. However, while Sila hurried after him, Klaus strode straight towards his personal bar. He was fucking exhausted with everything happening because of one foolish mistake. But what hurt him most was the fact that his own wife, the woman for whom he was ready to sacrifice everything, even his mafia, had dared to mock him.His own people looked at him as though he were some failure. He had sacrificed everything for love, only to have that very love turn against him.Yes, what Valentina had done was wrong. But she was his sister. He should have considered the consequences instead of blindly doing what he believed was right.He had acted like a good human being, not like the head of the mafia!“Klaus. Please stop. You’ve already drunk too much.” She tried to snatch the whiskey bottle from his hand but he caught her wrist in a bruising grip.“Don’t you dare!” His eyes blazed with fury, matching the deadly edge in h
“Klaus, I want Kiara out of here as soon as possible,” Valentina urged her brother. She had gone after Lucas but failed to find him. However, the sickening glint in his eyes whenever he looked at Kiara had warned her of the danger lurking ahead. And by protecting Kiara, she hoped to atone for her past sins. Perhaps then, she might finally earn the right to live a happy and peaceful life. “I cannot perform miracles, Valentina, but I promised to help you and I will.” Klaus nodded. Valentina nodded. Kiara’s safe return was of utmost importance to her. Just as she turned to leave, Sila approached them. “Valentina.” She greeted her sister-in-law. “How are you?” Valentina gave her a faint nod. “As good as I can be.” Sila sighed. “Valentina, is there really any need for this animosity between us? I have forgiven you for what happened.” Valentina’s expression hardened instantly. “Forgiven me!” she snapped. “I did absolutely nothing wrong to you! Someone else did and that someone is







