Dead Before You Believed Me
My husband, Matteo Bellini, runs New York's underworld.
Everyone said I hit the jackpot when he married me.
On our wedding night, right after we made love, he brought in Aria.
She was a custom-made AI maid worth millions.
Matteo said she had the most advanced lie-detector system in the world.
One lie, and I would pay.
He kissed me. "My mother betrayed my father. He told me women are all liars. I want to believe you're different, but you have to prove it."
From that day on, Aria became my living nightmare.
Every time she said I was lying, I got punished. Even when I told the absolute truth.
It was always hard slaps and the cold water cell.
I cried and begged him. I swore I would never betray