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Chapter 1

A sharp ringing went through my ear and blood ran down my neck.I fell, and the robbers rushed in, tore off my necklace, grabbed my valuables, and disappeared down the alley.Three, two, one. I counted in my head. Sure enough, there was applause behind me.Chloe was leaning against a silver-gray sports car with her phone camera pointed at me.Her eyes crinkled with laughter. "Evelyn, that was awful, but at least you didn't scream this time."Several younger members of the Moretti family were passing money back and forth."See, I said she wouldn't get out of the way.""What a shame! She almost cried just now. I bet she'd cry within three minutes."Chloe laughed even harder. "Try again next month. You can still win it back!"She scrolled through the video she had just taken. "She barely reacted the last few times. I was getting bored with it."Adrian glanced at her screen. "That should be enough to keep you happy."Chloe took his arm, laughing. "Barely."I had seen this scene often enoug

Chapter 2

Chloe walked over and held her screen out to him. "Do you want to see the replay? I told you she'd be scared witless this time!"Adrian said nothing. She pouted and said, "All right, I get it. You feel sorry for her again."She took Adrian's arm and turned to me. "Evelyn, don't blame him for having standards. Bad people won't go easy on you because you're pretty. Not everyone knows how to dodge a bullet like I do."Adrian looked at me, his voice thick with disappointment. "It's been a year and you haven't improved in the slightest! If only you were half as capable as Chloe. I honestly doubt you're fit to be my wife."The group joined in. "Adrian is going to marry her? We aren't getting a lady of the house. We're taking on dead weight.""Only Ms. Castillo is fit to become his wife."Hearing them mock me while praising the woman I really was, I suddenly knew it was time to let go.My knee was still bleeding, and the pain kept my head clear. "There's no need to arrange anything else. Ther

Chapter 3

It was nearly one in the morning when I got back to the apartment.The apartment belonged to Adrian.Once we were officially together, he thought my building wasn't secure enough and insisted I move in.I pulled out my suitcase and packed my clothes one by one.The door suddenly opened. I heard the click of Chloe's heels first, then Adrian came in behind her.He saw the suitcase on the floor and stopped short. "What are you doing?""Packing and leaving."Adrian did not ask why. He held out his hand. "Give me the medical kit."I didn't move.He frowned. "Chloe twisted her wrist while filming your drill this afternoon. Bandage it for her."When a bullet grazed my ear this afternoon, all Adrian said was that I should learn to duck next time.Chloe merely twisted her wrist, and he had brought her into our home so I could bandage it.When I ignored him, he said, "She spent the entire day arranging your drill. You should at least bandage her wrist.""She had someone shoot at me and I'm suppo

Chapter 4

Back at the apartment, I found Chloe playing with the ring, looking smug.I reached for it, but she tossed it to someone beside her."What is this supposed to mean?" I looked at Adrian.He looked at me. "Evelyn, you went too far this time. Chloe is badly hurt. You need to be punished."Chloe had been playing with the ring just a second ago, but now she was suddenly acting weak and hurt. I slapped her.I had tolerated her before for Adrian's sake. Now that I was leaving, why should I hold back?"Badly hurt? You mean this badly?" Chloe's cheek reddened and swelled at once.Chloe shrieked, "You psycho! I'll kill you!"The people around her grabbed me. Someone raised a hand to slap me, but Adrian stopped them."Enough. The drill is about to start. What if you leave a mark on her face?"Darling, we added another drill to make it up to Chloe. Don't worry, it's the last one."I snatched back the ring and left. "I'm done with your stupid games."At the parking-garage exit, a black van suddenly

Chapter 5

Back at the Castillo estate, a doctor treated the wound on my forehead while my father seethed. "The Morettis did all of this?"I nodded and handed him my phone.There had been twelve drills, escalating from a stolen phone to a live round grazing my ear. People had placed bets under every video.My father read through everything and slammed the phone down on the table. "They like games, do they? Then we'll play their game."I smiled, and my father and I discussed our next move.That same day, we formally ended the marriage arrangement.We revoked the Morettis' access to the shipping routes we had promised them and recalled every man we had sent to help defend their territory.My father also called several families with grudges against the Morettis. "From now on, I will stay out of Moretti affairs."With those words, he removed the last shield protecting the Morettis.My father looked at me. "Whatever they did to you, I'll make them pay for all of it."Meanwhile, after failing to find m

Chapter 6

Once the Castillos' protection was gone, the other families began carving up Moretti territory.The next day, a shipment worth tens of millions was seized at the port.On the third day, two small families that had depended on the Morettis switched sides.On the fifth day, the financier who had kept the Morettis afloat abruptly cut ties with them.Within a week, the Morettis' already struggling businesses suffered one setback after another.Salvatore slammed a stack of documents down in front of Adrian. "I warned you long ago that we needed the Castillos' power."Of course Adrian knew about the proposed marriage alliance.Over the previous six months, Salvatore had repeatedly urged him to meet the Castillo heiress.But by then, he was already with me.Every time Salvatore brought it up, Adrian had only one answer. "I already have Evelyn. She's the only one I love."Even now, he did not know what the Castillo heiress looked like.Salvatore's face turned livid. "Wonderful. They've rejecte

Chapter 7

On the day of the meeting, Adrian and Salvatore came to the Castillo estate in person.The Morettis offered the revenue from the same two ports if the Castillos would restore even part of their support.My father leaned back and idly flipped through the documents. "Mr. Moretti, we protected you because of the marriage alliance. That marriage is off. What is left to discuss?"Salvatore was visibly struggling to contain his anger, but he lowered his gaze. "We respect Ms. Castillo's decision. We aren't here to ask her to reconsider the marriage. We are under considerable pressure, and we'd like to discuss a possible partnership."Adrian sat on the other side of the table.His eyes were bloodshot with dark circles beneath them, and he looked haggard.In the past, he would never have let himself appear at a negotiating table in that state.My father glanced at him. "I hear you've been refusing to meet my daughter."Adrian was quiet for a moment. "I already have someone I love."My father di

Chapter 8

I looked at him. "Yes."One word. His expression went blank in an instant.I wasn't lying to him.The first time I faced real gunfire, he stepped in front of me.After the first drill, he held me, comforted me, and fastened that necklace around my neck.Back then, I was already looking for a chance to tell him who I really was.But by the twelfth drill, they had fired a live round that grazed my ear and were still betting on how long it would take me to cry.He could have had me, and the Morettis could have had everything they had spent more than half a year begging for.Now, they had lost it all.My father stood. "See them out."Adrian stood too.He tried to approach me, but the guards stopped him.I did not look back. Behind me, my father's cold voice ended the conversation. "Mr. Moretti, please leave."Chloe did not lie low after being thrown out of the Moretti estate.She contacted several social-media accounts and released edited versions of all twelve drill videos. She made herse

Chapter 9

The man who proposed abducting me was Vito Romano, one of the Morettis' longest-serving elders.After we withdrew their support, the businesses under his control suffered the heaviest losses.He believed that forcing me to restore the marriage arrangement would solve the Morettis' problems.I let it be known that I would meet a business associate at the port that evening.Sure enough, Vito's men appeared.My car had barely entered the port when a truck swerved in front of me. Two gunshots followed, blowing out my front tires.Men closed in from both sides at once.I was taken to a warehouse beside the port.A thick contract lay on the table, and a man pushed a pen toward me. "Sign it, and you can go home tonight."I flipped through the pages.First, my arranged marriage to Adrian would be reinstated.Second, the Castillos would restore all the support they had withdrawn from the Morettis.Third, I would personally announce that the two families had merely had a private disagreement and

Chapter 10

Vito stared at me and suddenly sneered. "You think you've won?"The next second, he drew a gun from behind his back and aimed it at me. "Nobody move! Your father loves you more than anything, doesn't he? Sign the agreement, or I'll put a bullet in your arm!"I was not afraid. I was wearing the best body armor available.But Adrian lunged forward and shoved me aside.The gun fired. The bullet tore into his chest, and blood sprayed across my clothes.Adrian staggered back two steps and collapsed.Vito was tackled, the gun was kicked out of reach, and the warehouse was secured.I crouched beside Adrian as blood poured from his chest.I pressed down on the wound. "Don't talk."But he grabbed my wrist. "Evelyn, I'm sorry. Everything that happened before was my fault."The first time I faced real gunfire, he had stepped in front of me too.That was when I fell in love with him.Now, for the last time, he had done it again.But this time, there would be no starting over.After Adrian died, Vi

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