Serena Valentino Books In Order の小説・ストーリー

Just the two of us. My phone buzzed one more time. A message from Lysander. I turned off the lights. Tomorrow would bring new challenges, new opportunities, new adventures. But tonight, I was contented, I was at peace with my choices and grateful for what I had. I was Serena Vaughn, a CEO, a mother and a survivor. And I was exactly where I was meant to be. THE END

Sera sat beside me in a sleek black dress I had chosen for her, her hand in mine, her thighs still sticky from our last round in the shower. The cameras rolled. The host looked nervous. “Mr. Voss, the photos of you and Seraphina Vale have caused a media storm. Can you clarify your relationship?” I looked straight into the camera, my hand tightening on Sera’s. “Sera is not my mistress. She is not a secret. She is the woman I chose. The woman I want. The woman who owns me as much as I own her. Our relationship is real. And anyone who has a problem with it can come for me directly.”

SELENE’s POV Four years ago, Serena Vale died on a stormy bridge in this same city. Tonight, she arrived back, not as Serena Vale, but as Selene Arden, the powerful billionaire businesswoman everyone can’t stop talking about. The private jet landed quietly against the dark runway while the city lights stretched endlessly beyond the glass. I sat still in my seat long after the aircraft stopped moving, my fingers resting lightly against the leather armrest. “Miss Arden,” my assistant said carefully. “The cars are ready.”

“I thought Isadora was—” “She is not,” Serena cut him off sharply. “Not by blood. She lied to me, Matteo. Lied about my father, lied about herself, and now I find this—” She shook the photo, her voice cracking. “Who the hell am I, really? A Valentino? A Romano? Or just a pawn between both?” Matteo reached out, gently pressing her hand down so she wouldn’t tear the fragile image. “You are Serena Vale. That’s who you are. The rest is blood and history, nothing more.”

My already-broken heart immediately shattered into a million pieces. It was no wonder he had been so angry at us. It was Valentine's Day, and he was busy accompanying his first love, Mia Silvermane. Tina's call had interrupted his sweet moments with her, and that was why he lost his temper. Tina stared at the phone screen that went black and started to cry again. She climbed up next to my body and kept calling out to me. "Mommy, Mommy, don't die, please! Can you please not die? I'll be good…"

My heart still felt shattered into pieces, knowing that the person who had killed my unborn child was still roaming freely inside the palace,Lost in my thoughts, I suddenly felt Sarah place her hands gently on my shoulders, jolting me back to reality. “You look pretty,” she muttered softly. I forced a small smile and gently placed my hand over hers. But then she leaned closer and whispered into my ear. “Relax, Valeria. Everything is going to fall into place soon. You will get the revenge you want so badly. But for now, you have to enjoy the fact that you and Alpha Sebastian are beginning to grow fond of each other.” Sarah placed a soft kiss on my forehead before walking away.I remained seate

"Mr. Greene, can you at least try to be civil? There's no need to be so harsh." I scoffed. "Civility? You two threw that out the window the moment you crossed this line. Why should I show respect to two people who clearly have none for themselves?" Valerie's panic started to show. "You already agreed to let me have his child. Does it really matter how it happened? You know my heart condition. Did you really expect me to go through all those painful procedures? And what about the money Eugene borrowed? You promised to cover it!" I narrowed my eyes. "That was before I found out what you two have really been up to. You want money? Not a chance."

Serena barely slept that night. Not because of the job itself. But because every time she closed her eyes, she kept seeing Mr vale watching her across that office. It was ridiculous. She didn’t even know the man. Yet something about Kael Vale stayed in her head long after she left the mansion. And she can't quite place a finger on it. Serena turned over in bed and groaned softly into her pillow. “Please tell me you’re not awake stressing over those rich people again.” Serena lifted her head slightly to see Mira leaning against the bedroom doorway with crossed arms.

"When you do something wrong, you pay for it. Sign this, and we can still be husband and wife." Someone grabbed my hand, pressed my thumb into the ink pad, and forced it down at the end of the contract. Joy flashed in Vivian's eyes. Matteo took the agreement and left with her. When the door closed, my heart finally died. I struggled to my feet, closed my fist around the broken ruby bracelet, and dialed a number I hadn't called in three years. When the line connected, the other side was silent. Salvatore Valenti, the don of the Valenti family, never needed to raise his voice to stop Chicago’s night in its tracks.

He didn’t answer. “You’re too late,” I said then. “Dante already knows, he isn’t just protecting a wife, he’s protecting an empire. The Fernandez vaults, the shipping lanes and the legacy. Serena isn’t a bride…she’s a key.” Victor exhaled slowly. “If Romano proves it…” “He won’t,” I said. “Not if you act first.” Victor stared at the phone in his hand, then made the call. “ I need you to find every scrap of paper, every witness, and every memory related to who Serena Romano .”