LOGINMonths later…The warning followed Victoria long after she left the Hales headquarters.She saw that Amelia had already released a contingency file.She sat in the back of the car, staring through the tinted window as the city blurred past.Julian sat beside her, flipping through his phone while the two lawyers remained silent in the front.He had requested to meet Victoria in Paris and here they were.“What could she possibly have?” Victoria finally asked.Julian looked up. “That’s what we’re going to find out.”“She feels cornered you have the limelight her mother in cell”“And desperate people become dangerous when they realize they’re losing.”Victoria swallowed. She had almost succeeded in taking control of the company Mr gales was now a shadow of himself but the main obstacle Amelia remained.Amelia had become vicious from snatching her sisters man to ruining her career now she slept with rich politicians she wanted the company“Not happening.”Her phone vibrated.Maya.MAYA: V
Within a week, everything changed.After the reality show ended somehow Victoria who left earlier than the other contestant was striving her popularity increased. Another model won the show leaving Amelia devasted for a while.It was as if someone had flipped a switch, and suddenly the same people who had once called Victoria Hales a disgrace were fighting to put her face back on their screens.Her name was everywhere. “ She'd wear a dress and then it became a trend her beauty and grace was just too much.”Billboards.Magazine covers.Entertainment blogs.Television interviews.Even the people who had once demanded that she be removed from the reality show were now arguing online about how they had always supported her.Victoria watched the morning news from the back seat of her car, a faint smile touching her lips.“Victoria Hales has officially signed three major international endorsement deals following the recent kidnapping scandal that shook Italy…”She reached for the remote an
Rain tapped against the enormous glass windows of the Moretti villa, turning the city outside into a blur of silver lights.Dante came back two hours later, he stood in the middle of his study, staring at the security screens.The breach had been contained.At least, that was what Felix had told him.But Dante didn't believe it. For someone that was able to enter his system and had photographed Victoria inside his home.And whoever it was had known enough about his empire to steal information without triggering the main alarm.That wasn't the work of an ordinary enemy.It was someone who understood the Moretti organization from the inside. Maybe Victoria was right the reality show was the best place for her now but there’s was Amelia he was at a cross road on the other hand his illness needed to be treated quickly."Double the men around Victoria let her go back or do whatever she wants this Villa is the least safest for now," Dante ordered.Felix looked up from his tablet."Boss, we
The studio fell into complete silence.For several seconds, nobody moved.The cameras were still rolling.Millions of viewers were watching.A few contestants exchanged nervous glances.#VictoriaAndDante#DanteMoretti#LetVictoriaSpeakSarah quickly turned toward the camera.“We may need to take a short break…”Amelia's face had gone pale.For the first time, she realized Victoria wasn't the same woman she'd bullied years ago.She had something Amelia could never understand.Power.Not the kind that came from money.Not the kind that came from family.The kind that came from surviving everything that was supposed to destroy you.He picked up his phone.“She's finally ready.”Amelia listened with shaking hands.She had seen Victoria fight before.But this was different.Victoria had confidence now.She had Dante.And worst of all, someone else was moving pieces behind the scenes.Her phone buzzed.Unknown number.She answered immediately.“What?”Silence.Then the familiar distorted v
Sarah barely had time to recover from Dante's entrance before Victoria stood.“Dante, what are you doing here?”His eyes remained fixed on her.“Coming to take you home.”A murmur swept through the studio.Victoria blinked.“Home?”“Yes.”He stepped closer.“You're coming with me.”Victoria's expression hardened.“No.”The room went completely silent.Dante's jaw tightened.“What did you say?”“I said no.”She turned toward the cameras, refusing to lower her voice.“I have a life here. I have a career. I have worked too hard to get where I am, and I'm not walking away from everything because you decided I'm safer locked inside your house.”A few people in the audience gasped.The cameras zoomed closer.Victoria looked directly into the nearest lens.“And to everyone who has been trying to bring me down…”Her eyes hardened.“I see you.”She paused.“And I promise you, I'll pay every single person back with the same currency you used against me.”The room erupted.Dante's expression dar
The heavy oak door of Dante’s private study slammed shut, the vibration rattling the crystal decanter on the sideboard."Cancel it," Dante commanded, his voice dropping an octave into a dangerous, gravelly register.Felix paused, his hand hovering over the tablet where the flight itinerary to the European medical facility glowed. For months,he had watched Dante suffer endlessly and even hurt himself on several occasions.The Moretti inner circle backing them had demanded that Dante seek treatment for the chronic, worsening illness that occasionally turned his brain to ice and spiked his fever. But tonight, the air in the room tasted like sulfur and impending war."Boss," Felix started, his tone laced with disciplined caution. "Your doctor said next week is the absolute deadline before..""I said cancel it, Felix." Dante turned slowly, his dark eyes flashing with a cold, unforgiving fire. He leaned both hands against the polished mahogany desk, his knuckles turning stark white as a s
The phone rang violently against the glass table just as Amelia had finished the live stream, faking tears and all.“Ma, your phone,” her assistant told her.Amelia stared at the screen for a moment, lips curving faintly before she answered.“K…”“What have you done?!” Kelvin roared before she coul
While Amelia was crying she had overheard some conversation going on and she smiled wickedly.The next morning she waited for news to report a missing person or anyone on the internet to post about it.When it was getting to noon and still no news about Victoria. she smiled got dressed and called s
“Big Mama, the girl is living her best life, and I don’t think she cares about the family money because even my brother is not involved in her career.” Enzo said.But Big Mama's lips curved into a smirk. “How can you be so gullible?”“What do you mean I have her under my palms, and ever since my br
Amelia's eyes widened in shock.Her skin was pale, like she had just seen a ghost.Victoria smirked as she walked past her stepsister; it took everything in her not to shred Amelia into pieces.“Please call Mr. T.” She told Maya again.“He isn’t picking up.” Maya whispered in my ear.Victoria looke







