All Chapters of His Promised Sin: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

Aria’s pov The car slowed to a stop outside the Moretti villa. Larger than life. Older than time. A palace carved from shadow and blood. I stepped out, the crimson silk of the dress clinging to my body in ways that made me feel powerful and dangerous. The ruby choker with his anem Dominus gleaming at my throat felt like a noose. Nero’s hand wrapped around my waist the moment my heel touched the marble. His touch was iron and ice. Possession in human form. "You look ravishing, little fox," he murmured against my ear. "Smile for my family. Make them believe you belong to me willingly.” I’ll never belong to you. I smiled anyway. Sweet. Deadly. The great doors opened. And I stepped into hell. The Moretti dining hall was a cathedral of power. Crystal chandeliers gleamed overhead. Gold gleamed on every surface. The scent of cigars, wine and old secrets hung heavy. They were all there. The entire Moretti bloodline. The matriarch, Nero’s mother, sat like a black widow at the head

Aria's povCold.It sank into my skin the moment the cellar door slammed shut, sealing me in blackness.At first, I raged.I spun around, bare feet slapping against freezing stone, my soaked hair whipping my face, fists pounding into the door until my knuckles stung and cracked.“Let me out!” My voice was loud in the darkness, echoing back like a mocking ghost. “Nero! You bastard! You can’t keep me here!”But no footsteps came.No movement.Only the groan of the old wood shifting from high above as probably the guards did their rotation but I doubted they would hear me and even if they did they wouldn't help me.My naked skin crawled. Goosebumps ran along every inch of me, the chill sinking into my pores. The water he’d splashed on me minutes ago had soaked through my hair, my scalp, down my spine, into every sensitive crevice of my body.Now the air, so bitingly cold it felt wet, gnawed at the droplets, sucking away every shred of warmth.My teeth clacked. I wrapped my arms around my