All Chapters of Bella: Before everything : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Kiki watched Riven standing an inch away from Bella, and her rage grew colder and colder. Irritation filled the room like smoke. She was pissed annoyed and burning inside at the same time. I just don’t understand. Why would Riven go for her? What’s so hot about her anyway? She looks ugly and simple and pale and tiny I can almost see her bones. She probably comes from a poor family or has some type of deadly disease. Ewww. I should not get close to her at all. Kiki thought to herself as she watched Riven stand even closer to Bella, who was picking a beautiful blue dress. Her irritation was so strong it was impossible to hide. “Are you okay, Kiki? Why do you look so irritated?” Kate asked, following the direction of her stare. Kiki’s fists were clenched tightly, her teeth grinding. “Is that… is that Riven?” Kate whispered, her face mixing surprise and excitement. Kate and Kiki had a long past with Riven. For Kate’s story, she was Kiki’s best friend though she secretly als

Riven drove through the city with one hand steady on the wheel, the other resting tensely on his thigh.But his eyes… his eyes kept darting back and forth between Bella and the road.If he was honest, he looked at her more than he looked ahead.She sat there hugging the McDonald’s bags, her hair falling in soft waves around her face.She looked so adorable.So beautiful.It made his heart pound so hard he could almost taste blood in his mouth.Riven bit down on his knuckle, forcing himself to face forward.He needed to focus.Normally, whenever Riven drove, he never relaxed.His gaze was always cold, sharp, scanning the side-view mirrors for danger.That was the life of the top mafia dog.And even if he ruled over every street in this city, it never gave him the luxury of lowering his guard.Not after what happened to his family.A painful mistake.A mistake he still refused to say out loud.If only Dad kept the guards outside the house.If only he checked the cameras before letting M

Ace flew the car across the city, the tires hissing against the asphalt as he pushed the engine harder than he normally ever would.Usually, he stopped at every sign, every red light, every little rule terrified of causing an accident now that he had a wife and kids waiting for him at home.Riven always thought it made him weak ,softened by love, softened by domestic life, softened by responsibility.There was a time when Ace was exactly like Riven.A man who ignored rules as if they were myths.A man whose actions scorched everything in his path.A man who didn’t care who bled or broke as long as he got what he wanted.A true mafia prince, carved from cold steel and sharpened by chaos.But now?Riven sneered to himself.Ever since he married that pathetic wife of his, Riven would claim, the man turned into a fairy especially when his kids played fairies.Pathetic.At least that’s what Riven let the world think.Because deep down, he knew the truth he’d never admit:Ace was the only m

Bella broke into uncontrollable sobs, the kind that shook her small body as she curled into herself, gripping her own arms as if holding herself tighter could stop the tears from spilling. But they didn’t stop. They streamed down her cheeks, warm and helpless, dripping onto the jet’s cold floor.Riven froze.He stood there, staring at her like a man witnessing something he wasn’t built for something he didn’t know how to fix. His chest rose in quick, uneven breaths. A sting burned at the back of his eyes, a pressure he refused to let escape. He blinked hard, forcing the tears back with the kind of stubbornness only a man like him possessed.He had faced guns pointed between his eyes, knives pressed to his throat, men begging for mercy beneath his shoes and not once did he flinch. But now… now he stood completely still, as if her tears had turned his entire body into stone.His jaw flexed.His fists curled tighter and tighter, the knuckles pale.His lips parted, as if he wanted to say

After a long and hot bath, Bella opened the shower handle. Thick steam filled the room, fogging the mirror and covering her nakedness as warm vapor hugged her skin. She reached for a clean towel displayed neatly beside the shower and wrapped it tightly around herself. The fabric was soft, silky, and light against her damp body.As she walked out of the bathroom, she met Riven seated on the couch, scrolling through his phone lazily.Her heart immediately skipped a beat.One, because she felt naked in front of him even though she was wrapped in a towel.Secondly, the mess around the room.It looked very messy, and deep down she knew he was not happy. Shattered glass glittered on the floor. Feathers from torn pillows lay everywhere like the remains of a pillow crime scene. She bit her tongue, trying to find the confidence she had earlier when she broke all those vases.What was I thinking?What was I doing??Did I forget that this man is a madman… insane?But it’s just vases, she reasone