The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 15 Sophia saw the billboard too. She instinctively tightened her grip on Dominic’s arm. Surprise and sourness slipped into her voice. “Dominic… that’s Bella, isn’t it? I heard she’s been developing her career overseas these past few years. I knew she became an actress, but I didn’t expect… this. I […]

The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 14 Dominic did not look again at the man on the floor or the stunned guests around them. “Watch your mouth.” Then he took Sophia, who was just as shocked as everyone else, and strode out through the suffocating silence. It was the first time in his life that he

The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 13 At night, Dominic slept by habit on the inner side of the bed. Half-awake, he reached toward the space beside him and touched a soft, compliant body. Sophia curled obediently against him, carrying the elegant scent of carefully chosen perfume. Wrong. The body heat was wrong. It did not

The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 12 Dominic drew a slow breath and answered. Sophia’s soft voice came through, perfectly fragile, perfectly dependent. “Dominic, my head still hurts a little. The wound is aching too. I’m scared being alone at St. Mary’s. Can you come stay with me?” In the past, that voice would have made

The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 11 Vivian’s tearful question hit Dominic like a stone dropped into a frozen lake, cracking the surface of his carefully controlled calm. His fingers tightened around the phone until his knuckles whitened. “Bella is gone. Isabella is gone,” Vivian cried. “She took the earliest flight out of the country. She

The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 10 The next few days were hell. There, I, the once-proud Miss Moretti, learned how low people could sink when someone powerful wanted me broken. The women in my cell had clearly been instructed to make my life miserable. They bullied me, kicked me, punched me, and stepped again and

The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 09 His brows drew together. He strode to the edge of the lake and held out his hand, anger held tight in his voice. “Isabella. Come up.” I slapped his hand away and kept searching. Only when my fingertips brushed something cold and hard did I close my fist around

The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 08 I struggled hard. “Get away from me.” But he was stronger than I was, and he was already leaning in when the lights dimmed again. The next second, I heard him hit the floor. Someone dragged him away. My heart skipped. I recognized the man who had done it.

The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 07 Victor understood immediately. “Did you hear him?” he shouted at the guards. “Thirty lashes first. Then lock her in the side hall until I say otherwise.” “Let me go. Victor, you’re no father of mine. You’re a beast.” I fought with everything I had, but the guards pinned me

The Godfather’s Forsaken Rose Chapter 06 After dinner, the four of them sat together in the living room, chatting as if they were a perfect family. I had no interest in playing my part in that little performance, so I stood and went out to the garden. The early-summer breeze carried a faint chill, but