LOGINIsabel’s POVDante dived into the ocean to save Aurora.The words rang in my head with every passing minute.I had thought the guards were lying, thinking it was one of their excuses to justify their mistakes. But then, the guards had no reason to lie, especially not to me. They knew well I won’t think twice before slicing their tongues off.My mind was still uncertain about the news when Dante passed by with Aurora in his arms, hurrying like she was someone he couldn’t risk losing.My heart broke. Embarrassment swept through my veins as the crowd who had gathered looked at me pathetically.Their silence soon turned into murmurs, then gossip before they dispersed.“Nooooo…” I yelled, my hand smashing my expensive perfume bottle against the glass as I remembered how shameful that was.My hands gripped the mirror stand as I stared at my reflection through the broken glass.“That bitch,” I gritted. “Why can’t she just receive her punishment?”Did she have to involve Dante every single ti
Dante’s POVThe fear in her eyes made me feel bad. For years, I had always instilled fear in people, always liked when my aura scared everyone around me.But with her, it was different. For some unknown reason, I wanted to be her safe space, wanted her to call me by my name, wanted her to talk to me freely like she did with Luca.“What the hell are you doing here?” she shouted.My head rang. Was she being serious right now? Didn’t she look around and see whose room she was in, or had the water gotten into her brain too?“This is my room,” I scoffed.Her eyes looked around hastily as the words registered in her brain. A look of recognition settled on her face, and the expression that was once furious became a little calmer.She looked at her body, and when she saw she wasn’t wearing her previous wet clothes, her brows raised again.“Did you change my dress?” she asked.Was that even a question to ask? She would have frozen to death if she hadn’t gotten changed.“Yes, to make you…”“Who
Dante’s POVMarco stepped into the room with the island doctor, who was holding a box I believed contained all the equipment he would be needing to treat her.I stood up, taking three steps backward to give the doctor the chance to attend to her. For a moment, I noticed both of them didn’t move. Their faces wore readable expressions, a look that said they caught me in the act.“Hmm.” I coughed to cut off whatever they were thinking upstairs.“Boss, the doctor is here,” Marco informed politely.“You summoned me, Boss?” the elderly old man who had been the island doctor for years gave a respectful nod before stepping forward towards the bed. His eyes settled on Aurora’s unconscious body lying on my sacred bed. He held a look of surprise, one that was very obvious. For all the years he had been on the island, he knew I had never summoned him to my room to treat anyone.Even when Isabel was sick, she was never treated in my room. All her treatment had always been in her apartment, and she
Aurora POVThe water wet my skin as I sank deeper into the bottom of the water. Coldness, that was the only thing I felt.I didn’t try to struggle for survival. I didn’t try to fight for my life. Maybe sinking this way was for the best.At least I would rest from Dante’s wrath and his mistress’ unlimited punishment.Maybe this was for the good, dying by no one’s hand.A strange calm settled within me as I accepted my fate.Surprisingly, the face of no one flashed through my mind. There weren’t any sweet memories to hold on to for my last moment. At that moment, I realized I had lived my life in pain.“I’m sorry,” I whispered within, with the last strength I had. “I’m sorry I never made our life look so happy,” I apologized to myself.My heart burned as I waited for my last breath to leave my soul, but that never came because I suddenly felt the water being disturbed.Then a strong arm wrapped around my waist so tightly. For a moment, I thought it was the angel of God coming to take me
Aurora POVMy heart pounded heavily where I stood. I was certain everyone in the room could hear it. I really wanted to just tell her the truth about the dress, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do that, not when the person we were talking about was Isabel, the one person whose black book I was on. So I did the one thing I thought was right, keeping quiet and letting everything happen by itself.The maid stepped forward, her hands stretched out as she handed the dress to Isabel, which made her look briefly away from what she was doing.That very moment, my feet went cold. My inner voice prayed for some sort of miracle to happen, but this isn’t a fairy tale where some fairy godmother waves her wand and does some magic.“Trash the clothes,” Isabel instructed before walking up to me.Her heels clicked against the floor so loudly that it made my heart race with each passing step.Did she see the burn hole? Now I know I am doomed, I cried within. Literally, I would have fallen to the gro
Aurora POVThe guards led us to Isabel, where she was already seated, dressed in a red long dress that exposed her boobs. Her hair was neatly styled. She is such a fine ass woman.“Good morning, Madam Isabel. We are at your service and ready to please you,” the other girls chorused like it was some hymn book I was supposed to memorize.God knows I wasn’t anywhere ready to memorize such bad words. Not even in my death.Isabel’s eyes settled on us, with no acknowledgement or response to the greetings. Her eyes finally settled on mine longer than they did on the others.One of her personal maids walked in. She bent low and whispered something in her ear, which made her release a knowing smirk.“You all, clean every dust in this apartment, including the store room,” she instructed.“Yes, Madam,” the girls bowed, which I did too.They all moved immediately to start working, and I wasn't any different.“You,” Isabel’s voice rang out, more like a command.I stopped along with the other girls







