Semua Bab Shadows of Forbidden Desire-I slept with my mafia bro in-law: Bab 91 - Bab 100

Nobody spoke.The man standing across the room looked exactly like the photographs.Older, thinner, scarred by years Isabella could not imagine, but unmistakably him.Julian Voss.Her biological father.The man her family had mourned for twenty-five years.The man who was supposed to be dead.Elena stared at him as though the floor had disappeared beneath her feet."You're alive."Julian smiled sadly."Yes."She took one step toward him."You're really him?""I am.""How?"Julian looked at the scars on his hands."That's a long story."Elena laughed through her tears."We've been waiting twenty-five years. I think we have time."Julian's eyes softened."You have your mother's courage."Elena stopped."You knew her.""I loved her."Isabella felt something twist inside her.She had spent years imagining what her biological parents might have been like.She had wondered whether her mother would have loved her.Whether her father would have wanted her.Now the man himself stood in front o

The convoy left the estate before sunrise.Three vehicles moved along the empty road, headlights cutting through the darkness. Nobody spoke much.The events of the night had left everyone exhausted.Isabella sat in the back seat beside Elena.For the first time in their lives, the sisters were travelling together.Elena stared through the window."You know what's strange?""What?""I spent my whole life imagining what my sister would be like."Isabella smiled."And?""You weren't what I expected.""That's probably a good thing."Elena laughed softly."I expected someone more serious.""I am serious.""No, you're not.""I can be.""When?""During exams."Elena laughed.Dante, sitting in the front passenger seat, glanced back."She's serious when she's hungry too."Isabella frowned."Don't expose me."Elena smiled."I like him."Dante looked at her."Thank you."Isabella rolled her eyes."You two have known each other for about twelve hours.""And?"Elena shrugged."He's funny.""He is

The room remained silent after the screen went black.Nobody moved.The only sound came from the computers, their fans still humming despite the sudden loss of the council's transmission.Isabella stared at the dark screen.Celine Vale had spoken to her as though they had known each other for years.Maybe they had.Maybe Celine had been watching her since childhood.The thought made Isabella's skin crawl.Dante walked toward Julian."How do we find the council headquarters?"Julian shut down the remaining monitors."We don't."Dante frowned."Then how do we get there?""They'll come to us."Gabriel shook his head."That's what they want."Julian nodded."Exactly."Elena looked between them."So we're doing nothing?""No."Julian picked up a small metal case."We're doing the opposite."He placed it on the table and opened it.Inside were several devices.Small communication units.A satellite phone.Two tracking devices.And a thin black card.Isabella picked up the card."What is thi

The morning after the council fell felt strangely ordinary.There were no explosions.No alarms.No armed men waiting outside.No mysterious messages appearing on screens.There was only the sound of the ocean.Isabella stood on the balcony of the coastal house, watching the waves move against the shore.For the first time in days, she wasn't waiting for something terrible to happen.She almost didn't know what to do with herself.Behind her, the door opened.Elena stepped outside carrying two cups of coffee."Peace offering."Isabella turned."What did I do?""Nothing.""Then why are you offering me peace?""Because I know you."Elena handed her a cup."You've been staring at the ocean for twenty minutes.""Maybe I'm thinking.""That's dangerous."Isabella laughed.They leaned against the railing.For a while, neither spoke.Then Elena sighed."So.""So?""What happens now?"Isabella looked at her."I don't know.""That's weird.""Very.""We've spent our whole lives being told what h

Five years later, Isabella still kept the photograph beside her bed.It had become a habit.Every morning, before she reached for her phone or opened the curtains, she looked at it.Her mother was smiling in the photograph.Two babies slept in her arms.Isabella and Elena.Two lives that had once been separated by fear.Two sisters who had eventually found their way back to each other.Isabella touched the corner of the photograph."Good morning, Mom."She smiled.Then she opened the curtains.Sunlight filled the room.The house had changed.The old Aurelia estate had become the Aurelia Foundation, just as Isabella and Elena had planned.The main building now housed classrooms, offices, a library, and a scholarship center.The old archives had been restored and opened to researchers.The family's stolen wealth had been returned wherever possible.The remaining assets had been placed into trusts.Thousands of people had benefited from the decision.The council was gone.Its members had