ella

, Julian, stared at me as if I had just held a loaded gun to hi

ener, Isabella! He didn't send his Enforcers; he chose to decimate half our shipping routes as a warning. Now you want a divorce? That is a pu

a brutal bucket of cold water. My defiance couldn't be bough

pping to a low, calculated whisper. "Being locked i

w furrowed in deep confusion. "Bella, I've never seen you like this. Before, whenever you talk

he darkness of the Moretti estate. "This was a business deal, Julian,"

ed by my coldness, and walked o

othing to wash away the phantom weight of Damien's hands

re the dark, possessive bruises from last night's confrontation. A brand

oze, her eyes dropping to the marks. A soft gasp escaped her

Sofia," I com

ulian was right; Damien's pride wouldn't allow it. But what if the ruthless, possessive

ien

flew open. Julian Sterling marched in, his

g up from the shipping

Julian demanded, slamming his hands on m

old, dead silence of the room press dow

Mr. Sterling, your sister leveraged your entire company just to become a Moretti. A

htened. "You arr

ted, my voice dropping to a lethal, quiet register that made him f

d the spine to push further. He t

e could use her naive brother as a pawn to provoke me. She wanted my attenti