Todos los capítulos de The World Forgot, the Don Unraveled : Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

I had once been one of the youngest violinists to reach international acclaim.Music was the one language I'd never needed words to speak.Then an accident tore me out of my universe and dropped me into a parallel Calderport. While I waited for the Interdimensional Transit Authority to contact me, I survived by playing violin in a basement bar for whatever the customers tossed my way.That was where I met Alessio.The place was deafening that night. Only one man, sitting alone in the corner, listened to my entire performance. When I finished, the other patrons kept drinking and gambling. He applauded quietly.After that, he came almost every week. Sometimes he listened. Sometimes he simply watched me play.Soon I received invitations to perform at Calderport's most exclusive private clubs. An influential musician recommended me to people I'd never dreamed of meeting. I didn't realize until much later that Alessio had arranged every one of those opportunities.I thought our quiet

I regarded Bianca in silence."I'm sorry, Donna," she muttered, sounding anything but sincere.I ignored her. I said I was tired and withdrew to a sitting room at the lakeside estate.After the gala ended, I returned to our bedroom alone. Alessio didn't follow.A light still glowed in the sitting room, and voices carried through the door. Anyone else might have heard only indistinct murmurs. I recognized both speakers immediately."You snapped at me in front of everyone," Bianca complained. "Didn't you think that would hurt my feelings?""I told you to be discreet. I didn't invite you to throw a tantrum."Alessio sounded cold, with a distance I'd never heard in his voice before."But you promised you'd give me anything I wanted. The sapphire, the businesses, everything. And then, because of her, you wouldn't even look at me."A pause. When Alessio spoke again, his voice had softened."Come on. When have I ever refused you anything?"Bianca giggled."I know. But you said we'

Alessio gripped the ring, his mind completely blank.His thoughts returned to their wedding day.He had commissioned a world-famous portrait painter to capture him and Camille together. In the painting, he wore black formalwear. Camille stood in his arms, radiant in her white gown, smiling up at him. Her wedding ring gleamed on her left hand.After the ceremony, Alessio had hung the portrait where every visitor would see it. He'd wanted everyone entering the Bellandi estate to know that the Donna was the love of his life.Now he was alone on the canvas.He slammed his fist into the desk."Pull the security footage. All of it! I want to know what she's done!"Mrs. Arnaldi and the staff scattered. Soon every recording was on his screen.Camille appeared in none of them.Alessio rushed upstairs and kicked open their bedroom door. What he saw stopped him cold.Her dresses, jewelry, and perfume had vanished from the closet. Her vanity was bare. Identification papers, photographs,

Alessio kept scrolling.Every carefully edited photograph struck at the last scraps of his pride. He finally understood the humiliation Camille had endured.She'd watched another woman lie beside her husband, wear jewelry that should have been hers, dress in his shirts, and flaunt their relationship for the world to see.Then Alessio would come home, and Camille would smile and greet him as though nothing had happened.He'd accepted that kindness without question, arrogantly certain she'd never leave him.He shut his eyes, struggling to breathe, and called Bianca."Come to the estate. I'm returning to Calderport."She agreed eagerly. No doubt she thought he'd finally chosen her.When Alessio arrived, the drawing room was in chaos. Bianca was directing servants as they moved furniture. She'd even ordered Camille's music room converted into an enormous walk-in closet."Get rid of all of this. I'll bring my clothes over soon.""Stop!"His roar silenced the room.Bianca turned

Just after midnight, a black SUV screeched to a stop outside a basement bar.Two guards hauled Bianca out of the vehicle. Her expensive heels scraped against the pavement."Let go of me! What are you doing? The Don will never forgive you for this!"They ignored her and pushed her into a private room.She caught herself on a chair and looked up into Alessio's expressionless face."Darling, what..."Her voice died when she saw the laptop on the table.On the screen, she was in Rafael's arms."Alessio, listen to me! Rafael set me up!""Set you up?"Alessio stared straight at her."You humiliated Camille while betraying me. She vanished, and you thought you could take her place with another man's child?"Fear in Bianca's eyes curdled into resentment."You're blaming me because she disappeared? I only did what you did!"She laughed, wild and shrill."She's gone, and nobody remembers her. Isn't that God giving us a chance? Maybe she left because she knew we belonged together!"