All Chapters of TANGLED LOYALTIES:BOUND BY VENGEANCE: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

.LUCAS POV.My heart ceased beating. I watched her storm out of the room, but I couldn’t move a limb—I was frozen in place.I darted my gaze toward the child in Alessia’s arms and damn… he did look exactly like me.I’d always wanted a child, a family—but not with Alessia. Not anymore. My home was with Isabella. But I’d be damned if I became a father who neglected his own blood. I couldn’t choose—not this time.Fuck.“Well, we always knew how this would pan out eventually,” Viviana slurred, earning a murderous gaze from me. My heart squeezed tight in my chest, but that was it. I fucking snapped. The only thing I felt was rage.“One more word from you, Viviana, and you won’t like the outcome. I fucking swear it,” I threatened, my voice low and hoarse, my glare deadly.She averted her gaze immediately, stepping back. She knew better than to cross me—especially now. And the fact that she’d known… she’d bloody known about the existence of my son! And she’d said nothing.“Luca, Isabella wi

ANTONIO'S POV.The doorbell rang on cue as I walked past the kitchen doors, perking my head slightly out. A subtle groan escaped Macinni's lips as he eyed me like a starving predator."Go get the door, stop gawking," I ordered, dabbing my wet strands of hair with a towel. I fumed beneath my breath, hating how the day had turned.Macinni and I had spoken not a word of it. He knew I needed my patience and my personal space.It'd been a lot to take in, and I couldn't believe it — Alessia had kept the goddamned baby she was so knee-bent on aborting. I remembered vividly how much he'd gone down the hole of despair. I'd watched his unhealthy obsession over Alessia grow, and I tried my best.It took him years to crawl back out.And finally, he'd started to heal, build up a life of his own with Isabella — and it all went down to dust, a crumbling mess.And Isabella.What the hell was I to do? I couldn't meddle in her affairs again. I loved her. But not in that way anymore. Somehow Macinni had

ISABELLA.“Fuck no!” I snapped, swiping my arms away from his clutch. Antonio pressed harder against me, cupping my cheeks into his palms, his gaze filled with pity and pain. And as much as I knew he meant a lot to me, I'd not give in to this crappy plan of theirs.“Are you insane?” I asked through gritted teeth, trying hard not to yell. Luca had locked me up last night, and I'd seen that obsessive, control-freak-slash-psychotic look in his eyes.Imagine my shock when the door had creaked open for me to see Antonio. Yes, I was happy to have him around and talk some sense into me, but the joy-filled moment was drawn short after hearing their all-brilliant, dumbass plan.“Can you listen to yourself, for goodness' sake? You want to trick her into an adoption? What sort of monster does that?” I asked, now raising my voice as I spoke. Antonio sighed for the fifth time this morning, looking at me like I was some lost cause.“Isabella, this is the only way. You don’t know Alessia like we do,

LUCA.Flashes of cameras followed, loud murmurs erupted amongst the crowd as Isabella stared wide-eyed at me in disbelief.Oh, I knew what was going through her head at that moment. The thought that she’d suddenly become a mother overnight—she wasn’t prepared for it, but I knew she’d be the best.I always wanted a family, and although I’d derailed from the plan to begin with—I should have married Alessia, kept up a public-saving face just for the press—but standing there, exchanging those vows, barely seconds ago, I knew I couldn’t. I loved Isabella, and she’d be the only person to ever wear my Ricci ring on that finger.“You can’t do this to me! You can’t just toss me aside—the child is mine!” Alessia chanted, her words holding a loud echo. But I only nodded slowly, not having the least bit of empathy for her.“I can, Alessia, and I have,” I murmured, storming past her toward Isabella. I locked my fingers into hers, her widened gaze still fixated on me as she held my son closer to he

LUCA'S POV.Alessia visibly paled, her teeth dug deep into her lower lip while staring blankly at me."How… you…" she stuttered, losing track of her words while I glanced back at my brother, who seemed to have the same deadly glare passed at her. Maybe I needed to sit this one out. I'd hurt him way too much—my existence alone had been a hard pill for him to swallow, and I'd be damned if I ever let anyone stand in his way or cause him the slightest form of trouble."Don’t act so shocked, Alessia. You weren’t so pale—you seemed so sure of yourself when you lied to my face about a pregnancy. Remember?" Ciro asked again. She took trembling steps backward, but her shoulders were caught by Kirill, whose gaze lined with mine. I gave him a gentle nod before he shoved her forward."She tricked me, you know?" Ciro asked, glancing sideways at me. Of course, I knew a thing or two about her deceitful ways, but now it only raked up my curiosity. Desperate as I was to know why Alessia stood before u