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Introduction
PROLOGUE
In the fanciest nightclub of La Nostra Terra, Italy, a girl is seen with a group of other girls, dancing and swaying their hips to the raucous rock beats.
She’s the center of attention, commanding every man’s center with each sway of her curvaceous hips. Every man in the nightclub wants a moment with her, but at the same time, they’re terrified to go close to her. So they just watch from a distance, wondering what she is doing in a nightclub, as she never comes to one.
When the night ends, the girl takes one last drink, and it gets her intoxicated. She excuses herself and heads for the restroom but loses her way and winds up in the suites.
Helplessly, she clings to the walls, fighting to pull herself together. But her head is thumping so hard, and it feels like it’s going to explode. She takes off her heels and squats in the hallway, hoping one of her friends will come to her rescue. She prays that her sister finds her here and takes her home. But no one comes to her rescue.
She feels frightened by the ogling of the men that pass the hallways. Tears trickle down her eyes as she regrets coming to the nightclub. She shouldn’t have let them convince her to come here. But then, she needed to celebrate her graduation. Still, coming here clearly isn’t worth it.
Slowly, she picks herself up and staggers into one of the rooms to rest for the night. Maybe tomorrow, she’ll feel better, and this night will be a forgotten nightmare. Maybe, or maybe not.
In the fanciest nightclub of La Nostra Terra, Italy, a girl is seen with a group of other girls, dancing and swaying their hips to the raucous rock beats.
She’s the center of attention, commanding every man’s center with each sway of her curvaceous hips. Every man in the nightclub wants a moment with her, but at the same time, they’re terrified to go close to her. So they just watch from a distance, wondering what she is doing in a nightclub, as she never comes to one.
When the night ends, the girl takes one last drink, and it gets her intoxicated. She excuses herself and heads for the restroom but loses her way and winds up in the suites.
Helplessly, she clings to the walls, fighting to pull herself together. But her head is thumping so hard, and it feels like it’s going to explode. She takes off her heels and squats in the hallway, hoping one of her friends will come to her rescue. She prays that her sister finds her here and takes her home. But no one comes to her rescue.
She feels frightened by the ogling of the men that pass the hallways. Tears trickle down her eyes as she regrets coming to the nightclub. She shouldn’t have let them convince her to come here. But then, she needed to celebrate her graduation. Still, coming here clearly isn’t worth it.
Slowly, she picks herself up and staggers into one of the rooms to rest for the night. Maybe tomorrow, she’ll feel better, and this night will be a forgotten nightmare. Maybe, or maybe not.
Chapter 1
ISABELLA
A MONTH LATER
Tears flow down my eyes as the driver pulls out of the estate, heading to the airport. I clasp my mouth with my hand, muffling my heart-wrenching cries.
This can’t be happening to me. Maybe I’m daydreaming, and I’ll be up soon. But no matter how hard I try to believe that this is all a bad dream, I still can’t shake off the thoughts of what just happened in a few minutes.
Father’s feral anger. I’ve never seen him like that before. In all my twenty-three years of living, I’ve never seen my father like that. So unhinged and broken. His eyes held a depth of hatred and rage as he said the venomous words that would forever be etched in my heart.
“ISABELLA CLAUDIA DANTE! How the hell did this happen?” Father’s boisterous voice thunders in the living room as he waves the newspaper in my face.
I stare at the papers blankly, shivering from the tension that it came with. A picture of me is nicely displayed on the front page with a headline that sentences me to a lifetime of doom.
-ISABELLA DANTE, THE LEGITIMATE DAUGHTER OF THE FAMOUS BUSINESS TYCOON, IS PREGNANT…-
How the hell did the media find out? After feeling weird for weeks, I took the courage to see the doctor yesterday. And he said that I was a month pregnant. It’s the most unnerving and shocking news I’ve ever got, and it’s yet to sink in. I’m yet to wrap my head around it, and this morning I already made the papers? Who gave them that information?
“Father, Please…” My lips quiver, and I hurriedly kneel in front of him, tears rolling down ceaselessly from my eyes. I hope he’ll calm down a bit and let me explain.
“Isabella, don’t make me repeat myself. What the hell is this?” He repeats through clenched teeth, venting his anger on the papers by squeezing them in his grip.
“I don’t know. I–“
“So you’re not pregnant then?” He asks, giving me a look that has a bit of hope in it. How do I take that hope away from him? How do I break his heart by telling him that I'm really pregnant?
“These are just ugly rumors, right? Tell me, baby. Tell me these are all lies. Please.” He grabs my hands, thumbing off my tears and flashing me a warm smile.
My gaze drops, and I slowly withdraw my hands away from his hold. The words are difficult to say, but I say them regardless.
“I’m sorry, Father. But I’m pregnant. I found out yesterday…”
Silence followed—a pin-drop silence. And when I look up, he’s fuming with a murderous rage. He stands to his feet and swipes the papers on my face
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