All Chapters of SEDUCTION AND STRATEGY : Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

The rain hadn’t stopped all night. By morning the glass walls of the Moretti tower were veiled in silver, the city below a blurred watercolor of motion. Isabella barely slept. The image in the black envelope haunted her: her father’s handshake with a stranger, the words You’re targeting the wrong enemy carved into her thoughts.She arrived at work early, coffee in hand, pulse thrumming with purpose. The elevator ride to the top floor felt longer than usual, every second marked by the echo of her own breathing. She’d come here to dismantle Damian Moretti’s empire from within—but if someone else had forged those contracts, then her plan had just been rewritten.The office greeted her in silence. Only the soft hum of electronics and the smell of cedar remained. Damian’s door was open, and his voice drifted out, low and measured, speaking in Italian to someone on the phone. The words were fluid, commanding, intimate in a way that made her skin tighten. When he hung up, he looked up at her

The city was quiet that morning, but Isabella’s mind was anything but….The rain had stopped, leaving the streets glistening, like black glass in sunlight, reflecting the world’s chaos back at her. She moved through Damian’s penthouse in silence, adjusting the documents she had brought from last night’s investigation into Kane’s network. Every name, every account, every transaction now painted a chilling portrait: Elias Kane was deeper in this web of deceit than she had imagined, and Valentina’s attack had been only the first move.Damian stood by the window, his silhouette framed by the towering skyline. For once, he didn’t look commanding or invincible. He looked like a man calculating every variable in a game no one else could see.“You’ve been awake a long time,” Isabella said, voice careful, watching his rigid posture.“I never sleep when the board—or the family—is in jeopardy,” he replied. His voice was calm, but the tight line of his jaw betrayed tension. “And right now, everyth

The city glittered beneath the night sky, streets wet from a late rain that made every light shimmer like molten gold. Isabella Voss adjusted the hem of her black silk gown as she stood at the edge of the Moretti Gala’s terrace, overlooking the sprawling skyline. The gala was in full swing inside—chandeliers casting prisms of light over the city’s elite—but Isabella had eyes only for one thing: the message that had arrived hours ago.Next move: Moretti Gala. Midnight. Alone. Fail, and the price will be catastrophic.Her pulse raced, the words burning like a warning etched in fire. Damian approached from behind, his tailored tuxedo immaculate, every movement deliberate, commanding, dangerous. He placed a hand lightly on her back—a touch both protective and possessive.“They’ve chosen tonight,” he murmured, his gray eyes scanning the crowd below. “And they want to test us.”Isabella swallowed, trying to steady her racing heart. “Alone, Damian. That’s what it said. Kane’s orchestrating t