TAKE THAT LITTLE GIRL’S MICROPHONE AWAY, YOU IGNORANT LITTLE MAID! SHE HAS NOTHING IMPORTANT TO SAY!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD HOUSEKEEPER IN FRONT OF FIFTY DINNER GUESTS—BUT WHEN THE MAID REFUSED TO SILENCE HIS TEN-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
Chapter 1 – THE SECRETS OF THE SEALED ROOM
“Has anyone told you why your wife was inside that room the night before her accident?”
Roberto’s voice echoed through the silent banquet hall.
Luca stare…
THE MAFIA BOSS WATCHED ME REMOVE A BLACK SERVER’S APRON FROM HIS SEVENTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD MOTHER DURING HIS ENGAGEMENT DINNER—THEN HIS FIANCÉE SAID, “SHE BEGGED TO HELP THE STAFF,” BEFORE HE EVEN ASKED WHY HIS MOTHER’S HANDS WERE SHAKING, HER DINNER PLATE WAS MISSING,
Chapter 1 – The Truth About the Silver Bracelet
The silence in the dining room was so absolute I could hear the crystal chandeliers softly clinking above us.
Luca didn’t raise his voice.
He didn’t …
TAKE THOSE SHOES OFF HER, YOU IGNORANT LITTLE MAID! SHE’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD HOUSEKEEPER FOR HELPING HIS ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER STAND UP DURING THEIR ENGAGEMENT DINNER—
Chapter 1 – THE TRUST FUND CONDITION
Grandpa Bellini set down his glass.
“Tell him,” he said quietly. “Because I’m not going to take the blame for what you arranged to happen to his daughter.”
Vane…
THE MAFIA BOSS WATCHED ME CATCH THE BLUE BIRTHDAY BALLOON HIS NINE-YEAR-OLD SON’S FUTURE STEPMOTHER HAD JUST CUT LOOSE DURING HIS ENGAGEMENT DINNER—THEN HIS FIANCÉE SAID, “HE LET IT GO TO RUIN THE DECORATIONS,” BEFORE HE EVEN ASKED WHY THE LITTLE BOY WAS CRYING AND WHISPERING
Chapter 1 – THE BOARDING SCHOOL BROCHURE IN HER PURSE
“Vanessa… what exactly have you been telling my son will happen to him after Saturday?”
Luca’s voice didn’t rise.
It didn’t need to.
The quiet…
TAKE THAT LITTLE BELL AWAY FROM HER! SHE’S NOT A QUEEN, AND I’M NOT HAVING HER SUMMON SERVANTS THROUGH MY ENGAGEMENT DINNER!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD MAID FOR HELPING HIS 78-YEAR-OLD MOTHER—BUT WHEN TERESA MORETTI GRABBED
Chapter 1 – THE KEY TO CATHERINE’S LOCKED ROOM
Luca didn’t blink.
He stared at his fiancée, his dark eyes terrifyingly calm.
“Vanessa,” he said softly. “Who is she?”
Vanessa’s hands trembled again…
LET GO OF HIM. YOU’RE NOT HIS FAMILY.” THE BILLIONAIRE’S FIANCÉE ORDERED SECURITY TO DRAG HIS 58-YEAR-OLD NANNY AWAY FROM HIS NINE-YEAR-OLD SON
Chapter 1 – THE LOCKED BALLROOM
“Let go of him, Evelyn.”
Sabrina Vale stood beside the engagement table in a fitted red gown while two security guards held my arms.
Nine-year-old Noah Cole had wrap…
CUT IT UP. I WANT THE LACE FOR MY WEDDING TABLES.” THE BILLIONAIRE’S FIANCÉE THREW HIS LATE WIFE’S GOWN ACROSS A 61-YEAR-OLD SEAMSTRESS’S LAP
Chapter 1
The heavy mahogany doors of the ballroom swung open.
A young man in a grey courier uniform stood awkwardly in the entryway. He held a leather clipboard against his chest, his eyes darting …
TAKE OFF THAT PIN. YOU WERE FIRED THIS MORNING.” THE HOSPITAL DIRECTOR RIPPED A 59-YEAR-OLD NURSE’S THIRTY-YEAR SERVICE PIN FROM HER UNIFORM
Chapter 1 – THE FACES IN THE VIP ROOMS
Julian didn’t speak. He simply turned away from Celeste and walked toward the ballroom doors.
The two hundred wealthy guests fell dead silent as the billionair…
THROW THAT FILTHY JACKET AWAY. YOUR HUSBAND WAS A MECHANIC, NOT A FOUNDER.” THE BILLIONAIRE’S FIANCÉE SNATCHED THE BLUE WORK JACKET FROM A 56-YEAR-OLD WIDOW AND DROPPED IT INTO A SERVICE BIN IN FRONT OF TWO HUNDRED GUESTS—
Chapter 1 – WHO LOCKED THE FACTORY CONTROL SYSTEM?
“Take that jacket off the chair.”
Celeste Ward stood beside the banquet table in a fitted red gown, staring at the faded blue work jacket I had pla…
GET THIS CONFUSED OLD WOMAN OUT OF HERE!” Sloane Mercer, wearing a red designer gown, snatched the magnifying glass from the elderly woman’s hand and dropped it into a champagne bucket
Chapter 1 – THE MAN IN THE LOCKED ROOM
The three heavy knocks echoed across the silent marble floor.
Ethan Vale didn’t look at his fiancée.
He stared at the heavy oak door of the museum’s storage r…