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Chapter 51

MelanieIf there was one thing louder than gunfire, it was Federico when he was angry. All day he stormed through the mansion like a bull with a grudge, barking orders, snapping at his men. He was practically foaming at the mouth about Dante.“I want him found,” he thundered, pacing the living room as though his shoes had personally offended him. “I don’t care if you have to drag him back by his hair. I must teach him a lesson he’ll never forget!”And there I was, sitting on the sofa, pretending to scroll through my phone, but I was actually watching everything play out just like Aria. My Mom, on the other hand, fluttered behind Federico trying to calm him down. But Federico wasn’t having it. He was bent on finding Dante.He whirled on my mother with fire in his eyes. “I love you, Maria. And I will protect you and Melanie even if I have to chain that boy in the basement forever. So please don’t stop me from doing this.”My mom of course stepped aside and Federico went back to shouti

Last Updated : 2025-09-13

Chapter 52

MelanieThe first thought in my head when I woke up wasn’t breakfast, wasn’t Federico’s endless shouting which had gotten louder at night, and certainly wasn’t Aria’s quinceañera which was today. It was the box.I couldn’t shake it if my mind. As I zipped up my dress. my eyes kept drifting to where I’d shoved the thing into the back of my closet. That ridiculous pink box, so deceptively innocent wasn’t so innocent after all.Inside it, the necklace still gleamed in my memory—silver chain with a pendant that was shaped like a tiny clock. At first, I’d wanted to laugh. What is this, Beauty and the Beast? Is Lumière about to waltz in here? But the longer I stared at it, the more the joke died in my throat as I noticed the D shaped letter scribbled at back of the pendant. No. It wasn’t whimsical. It was Dante. It was a message.A clock. A countdown. My time ticking away.I’d wanted to march into Federico’s office right then and slam the thing on his desk. But Aria’s big day was hours aw

Last Updated : 2025-09-14

Chapter 53

Melanie I crawled out of a toilet stall like a very confused, very dangerous spider and then proceeded to perform the most undignified escape in the history of dramatic exits. Picture me, one leg out the tiny bathroom window, the other tangled in a gown I dearly regretted wearing, my hands clawing at the ledge like I’d suddenly remembered I disliked gravity. When I finally dropped into the night, landing with all the grace of a sack of oranges, the world slowed for the briefest second. A shadow detached from the darkness like it had been waiting in the wings. The shadow belonged to Dante and he was standing there as if he hadn’t just watched me perform a bathroom acrobatic. His eyes found mine and for a heartbeat there was that familiar, infuriating jolt — like getting snagged on a power line. He held out a coat — a heavy, dark thing that smelled faintly of smoke and something sweet I never could place. He didn’t smile. He didn’t need to. “Follow me,” he said. Follow h

Last Updated : 2025-09-16

Chapter 54

MelanieDante's phone rang and I watched as he picked it up. His voice dropped into that low, husky register he used whenever he wanted people to listen — the kind of tone that carried authority even when he was speaking softly.“You can pick her up now,” he said after a pause. My stomach twisted. He wasn’t looking at me, but I felt every word like they were aimed straight into my chest. When he hung up, he slid the phone into his pocket and finally turned his gaze back to me.“Stick to the plan, guai,” he said, using that word again — trouble. His version of a pet name. “I promise things would get better if you do,”That should have comforted me, right? Promises of stability. But coming from Dante, it felt more like the terms of a very specific hostage exchange.I raised my brows. “What do you mean by things would get better?”I wanted him to answer this question and not leave unanswered like the last one but Instead of answering, he pulled a cigarette from his jacket, lighting

Last Updated : 2025-09-20

Chapter 55

DanteI parked and sat for a second, tasting the cold night through the cracked window. The hall looked hollow from out here: streamers drooping, chairs stacked wrong, people filing out with a grumble on their lips. Aria’s party had a spark to it in the beginning; now it looked similar to a town that got hit by hurricanes.Juan was the reason for this. He had stuck his nose in where it didn’t belong, tried to be a hero, and clipped my schedule. If he hadn’t opened his big mouth—if he hadn’t tried to parade his bleeding chest around like some saint—Melanie would’ve been killed quietly and Aria would have had the best quinceanera but he just had to ruin everything.I didn’t feel sad about the way things had turned , the only emotion I felt was anger. That emotion was a funny thing; it happened to steady my hands and make me stupidly patient at the same time. Anyone would think my reaction was crazy. Anger wasn’t supposed to make you calm or patient.I was meant to be losing my s

Last Updated : 2025-09-22

Chapter 56

MelanieThe trunk wasn’t as suffocating as I thought it would be. Well, maybe that was just the adrenaline talking—or the fact that my overthinking brain had already written ten different death scenarios while I lay there staring at absolute darkness.Then, as if fate was laughing at me, my hand brushed against the inside latch. Wait… was this thing… not locked?Seriously? After all that dramatic tying up and taping my mouth, Aaron hadn’t even bothered to lock the trunk? Classic. The one time being kidnapped feels like it came with a discount package.Slowly, carefully, I pushed it open. The lid groaned, making a sound so loud it felt like it echoed across the whole damn countryside. I froze, halfway between freedom and stupidity.That’s when I saw a shadow moving closer. It belonged to a man. For one hot second my brain screamed.I ducked back, holding my breath. Then he stopped. His voice cut through the night.“Dante!”He wasn’t looking for me, he was looking for Dante. I exhaled

Last Updated : 2025-09-23

Chapter 57

MelanieI thought it was going to end there. Juan would walk away in anger and Federico, Dante and I would head home but things didn’t turn out that way. In fact, it went sideways.One minute Juan was shouting at Dante like he was trying to peel his skin off with words, and the next Stephen was in the middle, palms out, trying to separate the both of them.“Back off, both of you!” Stephen barked, like some exasperated schoolteacher separating two rowdy boys.Juan’s glare was molten. “I’m not going to back off until he tells the truth. This is part of his plan. I know it.”He whipped his head at me. “What did he tell you, Melanie? What threats did he lay on you for you to comply with this bullshit?”My mouth opened… then closed. What was I supposed to say? That I’d been locked in a trunk and still couldn’t tell if I was a pawn or a partner? That Dante’s plans were like Russian dolls—one inside another until you never knew which one you were holding?So I stared. And blinked. Great, Mel

Last Updated : 2025-10-01

Chapter 58

MelanieMy eyes darted from face to face, desperate for a sign that I’d misheard. While Federico stood there like a marble statue. My mother’s hand was still clutching mine, her knuckles white. And Juan… Juan’s face didn’t change at all. Not a flicker. Which could only mean one thing.He knew.My lips curved into a smile—a sad, brittle little smile I didn’t even know I was capable of. It felt like stretching glass across my teeth.Federico’s voice rolled on. “Dante is ready to atone for his deeds,” he said, like a judge handing down a sentence. “I’ve told him that if he can keep you safe for six months, he will get what he wants back.”There it was. The deal. The strings. The carrot on the stick.Of course they struck a deal. This is the Alonzo family. They don’t apologize. We do contracts with blood under them.I tried to keep my expression neutral, but my brain was running marathons. What was Dante benefiting from this? What had Federico taken from him to even make him comply?Dante

Last Updated : 2025-10-01

Chapter 59

MelanieA thank you gift.I repeated Dante’s words in my head like they were some kind of alien language. He had collected the necklace which I had pulled out of the box seconds ago, dangled it in front of me. The necklace, in his hands made him look like a deadly predator presenting a prey with a flower garland before devouring it. Only Dante could turn a gesture of gratitude into something that felt like both a threat and a promise.“You didn’t need to do that,” I said carefully, trying to sound polite, neutral. Like Switzerland. “Really, Dante, I don’t—”“I do,” he cut me off. “You deserved it. You kept your mouth shut.”‘So this was what the gift was about,’ I said to myself. “No one knows about the Vladimir family,” he went on, slipping the chain between his fingers like he was playing with a snake. “No one knows I was behind your kidnapping. You did well. You had the chance to crush me but you didn’t. So this gift is nothing compared to everything you have done.”My lips par

Last Updated : 2025-10-02

Chapter 60

Melanie “You’re riding with us,” Dante called out, his voice low as eyes locked on Aria stepping into the driveway with her bag slung over her shoulder. Aria glared at him, then at me, like we’d just tracked mud all over her designer carpet. “I’d rather take the bus than sit with the people who ruined my birthday.” Ouch. Direct hit. My inner voice whispered, She’s not wrong though… “Aria,” Dante said again, this time with a tone that could slice metal. “Get in the car or there will be consequences,” She glared as if challenging him, to see what the consequences could be but that glare only lasted a few seconds more like a second actually because her face softened and her lips pressed into a thin line as she moved in the direction of Dante’s car. “Fine,” she muttered, rolling her eyes so hard I was worried she’d sprain them. She yanked the door open and slid into the back seat with enough force to make the car bounce. Dante gave me a quick look, and I stepped in after him. H

Last Updated : 2025-10-02

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