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The World Forgot, the Don Unraveled Chapter 12
The Authority contacted me while I was in the middle of my solo world tour.Concert tickets sold out as soon as they were released. After performances, people came to tell me that my music had given them the courage to begin again.Their faces, full of wonder and admiration, reminded me that I belonged in this life. I was building something of my own.One evening, during a rare quiet moment, the familiar mechanical voice sounded in my head."Camille, your former contractual partner in the parallel universe is experiencing a sustained decline in health. He has been placed in a private psychiatric care facility. His condition is concerning."I paused while tending my violin strings."And?""He has repeatedly requested contact. Would you authorize one temporary communication?"I considered it for a long time. Finally, I agreed."Camille?"The voice was so hoarse I barely recognized it.I said nothing. For a few moments, the only sound was my breathing.Then his breath grew une
The World Forgot, the Don Unraveled Chapter 11
Alessio couldn't stop replaying what he'd seen before the rift closed.Camille had stood onstage as thunderous applause filled the concert hall. The audience rose to its feet. Other musicians came forward to embrace her, and she smiled with a happiness he couldn't remember ever seeing on her face.This was a Camille he barely knew.At the Bellandi estate she'd had a concert hall of her own, but she had rarely performed. She'd spent much of her time studying how to be a proper Donna, attending family dinners, and sitting through negotiations.People praised her musical ability, but mostly as a way of flattering the Don's refined tastes. Few had been interested in Camille herself. Her performances were treated as pleasant decorations for family events.When she'd first left the basement bar behind, she'd excitedly planned a solo recital. Alessio had been busy with family matters and casually promised to attend another time.Now he understood what he'd done.He'd kept her beside hi
The World Forgot, the Don Unraveled Chapter 10
Just after midnight, a black SUV screeched to a stop outside a basement bar.Two guards hauled Bianca out of the vehicle. Her expensive heels scraped against the pavement."Let go of me! What are you doing? The Don will never forgive you for this!"They ignored her and pushed her into a private room.She caught herself on a chair and looked up into Alessio's expressionless face."Darling, what..."Her voice died when she saw the laptop on the table.On the screen, she was in Rafael's arms."Alessio, listen to me! Rafael set me up!""Set you up?"Alessio stared straight at her."You humiliated Camille while betraying me. She vanished, and you thought you could take her place with another man's child?"Fear in Bianca's eyes curdled into resentment."You're blaming me because she disappeared? I only did what you did!"She laughed, wild and shrill."She's gone, and nobody remembers her. Isn't that God giving us a chance? Maybe she left because she knew we belonged together!"
The World Forgot, the Don Unraveled Chapter 9
Once I was home, I rejoined the orchestra I'd played with before the accident.Five years of life as a Donna had left me badly out of practice. Passages that once came effortlessly now made my fingers stumble. I practiced until my arms ached, day after day, determined to recover the musician I'd been.Slowly, my technique returned.After one rehearsal, the conductor beamed at me."Camille, that was extraordinary. It's been a long time since I've heard a performance with so much feeling."I thanked him, warmth spreading through my chest.A month earlier, my days had revolved around Alessio's moods and needs. Now I was finding peace again.The girl who'd loved music and challenges, long before gowns and jewels and the title of Donna, was coming back to life.Alessio, meanwhile, couldn't remember the last time he'd slept through a night.He sat in his disordered study, keeping himself awake with strong cigarettes. Stubble shadowed the face that had once been so handsome; exhausti
The World Forgot, the Don Unraveled Chapter 8
Alessio kept scrolling.Every carefully edited photograph struck at the last scraps of his pride. He finally understood the humiliation Camille had endured.She'd watched another woman lie beside her husband, wear jewelry that should have been hers, dress in his shirts, and flaunt their relationship for the world to see.Then Alessio would come home, and Camille would smile and greet him as though nothing had happened.He'd accepted that kindness without question, arrogantly certain she'd never leave him.He shut his eyes, struggling to breathe, and called Bianca."Come to the estate. I'm returning to Calderport."She agreed eagerly. No doubt she thought he'd finally chosen her.When Alessio arrived, the drawing room was in chaos. Bianca was directing servants as they moved furniture. She'd even ordered Camille's music room converted into an enormous walk-in closet."Get rid of all of this. I'll bring my clothes over soon.""Stop!"His roar silenced the room.Bianca turned
The World Forgot, the Don Unraveled Chapter 7
For an entire week, Alessio used every contact in the Bellandi family's intelligence network.He questioned everyone who might have crossed Camille's path and ordered the roads around Vellanza sealed off. Yet nobody remembered her. Not one person could recall Camille Bellandi.He called Bianca."You'd better know something."After several seconds of silence, she said, "I might be able to help."When Camille had gone overseas, Bianca had secretly assigned someone to track her phone. The tracking records had since disappeared for reasons she couldn't explain, but she remembered one thing: the last signal had come from a small seaside town.At first, Bianca had assumed Camille was hiding until Alessio begged her to return. Now she was nervous. What if Camille was planning something unseen?She gave Alessio the location, eager for the mystery to be over."The Donna's phone was last detected here," a guard told him, pointing toward an empty stretch of beach.Wind whipped across the
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