Once, she was his queen.
Isabella Romano-Castillo, born to one of Italy's oldest crime dynasties, was the jewel of the Romano family. Elegant, fiery, and fiercely intelligent, she was everything a Mafia king like Alex Castillo ever wanted-and more.
Their love was legendary. A forbidden union between two powerful families, sealed with a kiss, consecrated in blood. Together, they ruled the southern territories-powerful, feared, untouchable.
Until the betrayal.
Until secrets buried in Isabella's past clawed their way to the surface.
Now, Alex Castillo-once her protector, her lover, the father of her child-has turned into something else entirely. Cold. Ruthless. Possessive. Her punishment is not death... but servitude. Stripped of her title, her dignity, and her rights as a mother, Isabella remains by his side not as wife, but slave-all for a betrayal she never had a chance to explain.
In a world of lies, loyalty, and blood-soaked power plays, can Isabella reclaim her voice? Can a shattered love be rebuilt-or is she destined to remain nothing more than a chained ghost in Alex's golden prison?
Because in the Mafia, love doesn't die.
It turns deadly.
⚠️ WARNING: ⚠️
This story contains dark and mature themes including bloodshed, graphic violence, emotional manipulation, power imbalance, psychological trauma, and scenes that may be disturbing to sensitive readers.
There will be killing. There will be pain.
And not everyone makes it out alive.
Read at your own risk.
"Iᴛs ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏɴᴛ ʙᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴍᴜsᴛ ɢᴏ ᴏɴ"
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COVER BY: @livingmybest9lives
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fourteen-year old Isabella used to have the perfect life, but when her mother goes missing and she is put in the care of her father her life would then turn into weeks filled with abuse.
but what will happen when her father dies and her brothers take her into their care. will she get a family back?
Will she be able to keep all her secrets? Will she find out all the secrets her brothers are also keeping from her?
unfortunate events seam to follow her everywhere she goes, no matter how hard she tries to get away from it.
secrets. lies. betrayal. 𝑈𝑁𝑇𝑂𝐿𝐷
‼️This book contains strong language, abuse, etc.
THIS STORY IS DONE! most of the chapters are under editing so please read the authors note:)
lots of plot twists😌
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start: 12/18/20
end: 10/19/21
#2: new start (3-16-21) (12-26-21)
#9: little sister (3-17-21)
#6: unknown (3-19-21)
#4: unpredictable (3-23-21)
#16: family problems (4-14-21)
#3: scared (12-26-21)
#1: trust issues (5-15-22)
#1: little sister (7-30-22)
#3: unknown (10-1-23)