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00:00the world i'm sofia romano the family's wild radiant princess vincent is the mafia air stoic
00:06controlled the very picture of restraint but every night he grips my waist fucking me until
00:12my legs go weak while whispering my name over and over princess his movements drove into me
00:18so relentlessly that i couldn't form a complete sentence the words broke apart between ragged
00:24breaths i could feel him clearly his solid presence moving within me again and again leaving me
00:30trembling with a low restrained groan he gave in to the moment pulling me closer as everything
00:43came to a head when it was over we were left clinging to each other breathing hard suspended
00:49in the fading echo of our shared climax he just doesn't know that in two weeks i'm marrying
00:55someone else the sheets are still damp with our shared heat i lie in bed catching my breath as
01:01vincent rises to dress from my side of the bed i watch his long fingers deftly buttoning his shirt
01:07saying play family meeting he says without turning be good thought again i sit up letting the sheet cool
01:15around my waist vincent s hands pause for a moment before he moves to knot his tie vincent
01:22nothing he turns leans down and presses a kiss to my forehead i'm leaving the moment the door
01:30clicks shut i snatch my phone and dial a familiar number father i accept the marriage alliance in two
01:38weeks i'll marry the dying sterling heir in boston but i have one condition on the other end of the
01:44line
01:44don romano sounds ecstatic good name it we'll talk in person i hang up and my eyes fall on the
01:51phone
01:51vincent left on the nightstand the screen lights up with a new message from isabella vincent thanks for
01:57coming with me to the hospital today the doctor said my recovery is going well and it is all because
02:02of you i d love to see a movie with you tomorrow just like old times it is followed by
02:08a kissing emoji
02:09i stare at the message my fingertips trembling vincent has never taken me to the hospital not even when i
02:16broke a rib during training
02:24i get dressed and discreetly follow his car he pulls up to a cozy italian restaurant on motte street from
02:31a
02:31distance i watch him stride toward a girl in a white dress isabella she is even thinner than she appears
02:37in photos vincent reaches out tucking a wind swept strand of hair behind her ear i've never seen him
02:44look so gentle except when we're in bed three years ago my father said to me to vincent the sight
02:51of his
02:51handsome cold face made my knees weak sofia needs a proper education in how our family operates she's
02:56too wild you're the only one who can handle her i was 19 then fresh out of boarding school and
03:00brimming
03:00with rebellion i thought vincent was just another man trying to tame me so i decided i would tame him
03:06first
03:06the first time we met i wore a miniskirt to his office just to provoke him vincent sat behind his
03:12desk and didn't even bother to look up close your legs sofia why because the way you're sitting
03:19suggests the romano family lacks class i hiked my skirt even higher how about now vincent finally
03:29looked up his eyes cold behind his gold rimmed glasses get out for months i did everything i
03:39could to get under his skin i slipped flirtatious notes into his files sabotaged missions he assigned
03:44and even put a laxative in his whiskey vincent always cleaned up my messes with infuriating calm
03:49then told me in that patternizing tone sofia you're a smart girl you need to apply that intelligence to
03:54the right things until that night i drugged his drink desperate to see what a vincent without his
03:58iron control would look like i just didn't expect to still be in the room when the drug took hold
04:04what did you put in my drink
04:08you've already guessed haven't you i met his searing gaze
04:12want to try me
04:15that night changed everything sofia vincent
04:18lisent princess this will be our secret he murmured stroking my cheek princess little princess that was
04:25the word that made me fall completely he pinned me to the bed kissed my body when his thick cock
04:30pressed against my clit i could clearly feel just how massive it was a wave of fear washed over me
04:35in
04:35an instant before i could even protest he thrust all the way in with one powerful stroke i gasped sharply
04:40sucking in a cold breath sofia vincent please be gentle i begged then sent let me have you all of
04:48you princess then he began to move slowly sliding in and out with each steady thrust pleasure gradually
04:53replaced the initial discomfort my juices started flowing freely soaking his thighs completely so of
04:59the ah harder i'm mom feels good doesn't it my little princess deeper please deeper vincent suddenly
05:06flipped me over gripping my hips firmly as he pounded into me from behind one hand reached around
05:12to roughly rub my swelling clit his stamina was incredible he fucked me for hours driving me to
05:18orgasm again and again for the next two years we maintained this strange clandestine relationship
05:24by day he was the same composed rational vincent but at night he'd whisper princess in my ear and
05:30fuck me until my legs gave out i thought he loved me until my birthday i'd spent the entire day
05:37preparing put on my most beautiful dress and booked a table at the restaurant where we first met i was
05:43going to tell him i loved him that i wanted to be with him no matter the cost but vincent
05:47never showed
05:48up i sat alone in that restaurant for three hours until even the waiter started to look at me with
05:53pity
05:53the next day photos of vincent greeting another woman at the airport went viral in the pictures
06:00isabella was nestled in his arms the two of them as intimate as lovers so that's where he'd been last
06:05night he'd gone to pick her up i laughed bitterly and drank until i couldn't feel anything i wanted to
06:11confront him to demand to know what i was to him a sock buddy a tool but i didn't have
06:16the courage
06:17i was too lonely too addicted to the ones he offered
06:24that night linton came home to find a wreck i'd used a wine bottle to smash every single picture
06:30of isabella in his study he didn't even flinch he just instructed the maid to clean up the nest and
06:36take care of me then walked right past me in that moment i finally understood vincent was the family
06:43air untouchable cold and proud his tolerance wasn't a sign of affection he simply couldn't be bothered
06:51to argue with me after that he still called me in bed as if nothing had changed but my heart
06:58was
06:58already dead outside the restaurant vincent opened the car door for isabella they were laughing about
07:04something i looked away and drove back to the romano family estate don romano's expression froze
07:13of what did you say melia sitting beside him practically lit up i said i'll marry the sterling
07:19family's dying heir in exchange we sever all ties from this moment on i am no longer a romano
07:25you can welcome your mistress and your bastard daughter into this home with open arms the day
07:29you staged the car crash that killed my mother i stopped wanting you as a father anyway accident
07:34or not she died on her way to find you cheating with maria dad let's stop pretending we're a happy
07:38family you've been trying to sell me to the sterlings for five months isn't it just so your
07:42precious mistress can finally marry into the family so your bastard daughter can finally take the
07:45roman name john romano got his seat sophia you want to be disowned fine
07:57as of tomorrow you are no longer my daughter deal turning to head upstairs
08:05oh and don't forget to inform the sterling family their bride is no longer the eldest daughter of the
08:11romano family but a parentless orphan ask them if they're still willing to pay the same price
08:16back in my room i shut the door and the mask i wore finally crumbled tears streamed down my face
08:22i killed her from the bed a wounded animal licking its wounds do you know vincent to finally leave you
08:28i had to give up the only thing i had left the next morning i heard the sounds of furniture
08:35being
08:35moved downstairs i rose and walked to the landing of the staircase a familiar figure stood at the bottom
08:41isabella my blood went cold she was that new daughter my stepmother's daughter isabella stood at the
08:49bottom of the stairs in a simple white dress the picture of fragile innocence she spotted me
08:55smiling like an angel you must be sofia i'm isabella it's a pleasure to finally meet you
09:01i didn't answer just stared down at her don romano emerged from a living room
09:06seeing isabella a rare look of paternal affection crossed his features isabella you must be tired from
09:14your journey have sophia show you to your room thank you uncle romano
09:21take sophia's room gets the best light perfect for your recovery
09:27my room from now on it's isabella's room you can move to the third floor there's an empty guest room
09:34up
09:34there no thanks
09:40i went back upstairs and began to pack
09:54where do you think you're going
09:56i'm leaving i said without looking back since i'm no longer a romano
10:00there's no reason for me to stay here sophia he yelled after me your wedding is in two weeks
10:07don't be ridiculous i know
10:13i'll be at the wedding to fulfill our agreement
10:15the door slammed shut behind me i drove away from the romano estate without a second glance
10:24i thought about calling a friend but then i realized i didn't have any
10:28the people who flocked around me were only there for the romano family's power and influence
10:32now that i've been cast out who would bother with me
10:35as dusk fell i dragged my suitcase aimlessly through the streets
10:39finally i found an empty bench in central park and sat down
10:46the night grew deep the park was quiet save for the distant hum of traffic
10:50i hugged my knees counting down the five days until the wedding
10:54i couldn't live on the streets until then as i worried a few drunk men stagger toward me
10:59a drunk
11:00hey beautiful
11:01all alone
11:03one of them slurred reeking of cheap booze
11:05stay away from me
11:07the man said reaching for me
11:09a drunk
11:09come on have a drink with us
11:12i stepped back but the bench blocked my escape
11:15just then a low menacing voice cut through the air
11:18she's with me
11:19i turned
11:20vincent was stepping out of the shadows
11:22his face a thunderous mask of fury
11:24the drunk stepped one look at his imposing presence and scrambled away
11:28vincent strode toward me
11:30his gaze taking in my suitcases
11:32then the bench
11:33homeless
11:34and you still won't come to me
11:37vincent drove me back to his mansion in manhattan
11:40i knew this house all too well
11:42every corner held a memory of our bodies tangled together
11:44vincent reached for my suitcase
11:46about to take it to my usual bedroom
11:49don't
11:49heading straight for a guest room
11:51i'm only staying for 12 days this is fine
11:53vincent stopped in his tracks
11:54you can stay as long as you want
11:56i put my suitcase in the guest room and closed the door
11:59i sat on the edge of the bed
12:00staring at my phone
12:0112 more days
12:02and i would leave new york forever
12:04the next morning i went downstairs
12:06vincent was already in the dining room
12:08he saw me and gestured to the seat across from him
12:11i sat
12:12a maid brought me milk and toast
12:15vincent
12:17i found out yesterday
12:18he said his face unreadable
12:20showing no hint of guilt
12:21what is isabella to you
12:23a high school classmate
12:24she took a bullet from me once
12:26saved my life
12:26she's been recovering in europe ever since
12:28really just a classmate
12:30a savior
12:30is it that simple
12:31sophia i don't want you targeting her
12:33just because she has returned to the romano family
12:35is that a warning
12:36it's a reminder
12:37isabella's health is fragile
12:38she can't handle any trouble
12:40i nodded
12:41saying nothing more
12:42vincent was more direct in his defense of isabella
12:44than i had ever imagined
12:46what else was their task
12:48i understand
12:48i'm going upstairs
12:52i stayed in the guest room all day
12:54the maid brought lunch and dinner to my door
12:56i didn't go down
12:57that night i lay in bed
12:59unable to sleep
13:00usually vincent would open the door around this time
13:03push me down without a word
13:05and grip my waist while calling me princess
13:07but tonight
13:08nothing
13:09his first love was back
13:10of course you won't want me anymore
13:13on saturday he forced me to go to a party
13:16it didn't look like any mafia gathering i'd ever been to
13:18before i could ask i heard a familiar voice
13:21vincent
13:22you're finally here
13:23isabella
13:24in a white evening gown fluttered over like a butterfly
13:27she saw me
13:28and her expression faltered for a fraction of a second
13:31before she plastered on a sweet smile
13:33sophia's here too
13:34that's wonderful
13:36i glanced around and saw a large banner that read
13:38welcome home
13:39isabella
13:40it was a welcome party
13:41for her
13:42vincent had brought me to isabella's welcome home party
13:45i turned to leave
13:46but isabella stopped me
13:47sophia what's wrong
13:48are you not feeling well
13:49she asked
13:50her voice tripping with concern
13:52i heard you moved out of your house
13:53is it because of me
13:55i'm so sorry
13:56i had no idea uncle romano would let me stay in your room
13:58her voice was soft and gentle
14:00but loud enough for everyone around us to hear
14:02a few guests looked my way with questioning eyes
14:05it's fine
14:05i replied curtly
14:07it's just a room
14:07but uncle romano
14:09said you even disowned him
14:12isabella's eyes welled with tears
14:13it's all my fault
14:15if i hadn't come back
14:18don't cry
14:19your eyes will get swollen
14:21he took out a handkerchief
14:23and dabbed at her tears
14:24isabella's tears turned to a smile
14:26she blinked her wet lashes and said
14:28you're so good to me vincent
14:31i watched them all night
14:32he pulled out her chair
14:33he bought her drinks
14:34he fixed her dress
14:36a sharp pain pierced my heart
14:38in 10 days
14:39i thought benson was just a cold man
14:41who didn't know how to be romantic
14:43i was wrong
14:44he's not cold
14:45he just wasn't willing to do those things for me
14:47i turned and walked to the bar
14:49grabbed a glass of champagne
14:50and downed most of it in one go
14:53after the party i stood alone outside the club
14:55waiting for a car
14:56isabella came out
14:58with vincent carefully helping her walk
15:00sofia i'm so sorry about what happened earlier
15:02i twisted my ankle so suddenly
15:04vincent couldn't get to you
15:06but it looks like you handled it well
15:08she glanced at my injured hand
15:10a flash of triumph in her eyes
15:11i did
15:12i've always been good at handling my own problems
15:14that's good
15:15to be honest
15:15i was a little worried when vincent brought you tonight
15:17after all
15:18you two used to
15:19used to what
15:20you don't actually think vincent has special feelings for you do you
15:23isabella lingon
15:24her voice a low venomous whisper
15:26sofia dear
15:27vincent just pities you
15:28you're homeless now
15:29so he took you in out of charity
15:30that's all
15:32is that so
15:34of course
15:35vincent only has room in his heart for me
15:37it's been that way since high school
15:39that will never change
15:41just then
15:41a black sedan lost control
15:43and sped straight toward us
15:44in a split second
15:45vincent lunged forward
15:46and flew his arms around isabella
15:48shielded her with his body
15:49and me
15:50i was struck hard by the out of control car
15:52and thrown violently to the ground
16:02as the car hit me
16:03my consciousness began to fade
16:05pain shot through my entire body
16:07but what hurt more was the absolute
16:09crushing despair of being abandoned
16:11slashes of memory flooded my mind
16:13i remember the first time he pinned me down
16:15calling me princess
16:17i remember the knights in his arms
16:19listening to the steady beat of his heart
16:21thinking i had finally found my home
16:23but the last thing i saw was the truth
16:25vincent diving for her
16:27leaving me to face the crash alone
16:29listening to the steady beat of his heart
16:31thinking i had finally found my home
16:33the final image was frozen in my mind
16:35vincent without a moment's hesitation
16:38diving to protect isabella
16:39and nay like some disposable bystander
16:42left to face the danger all alone
16:44when i finally opened my eyes
16:46i was in a hospital bed
16:47it was quiet but i could hear them talking just outside my curtain
16:51vincent's voice was so gentle
16:53it sounded like a stranger's voice
16:55are you okay
16:56isabella softly said yes
16:58she asked him
16:59vincent
17:00if it happened again you'd still save me first
17:04right
17:05vincent didn't even hesitate
17:07of course
17:08he said
17:10sophia has no reason to be angry in an emergency
17:12i'm obviously going to save the more fragile person
17:14she understands that
17:16after vincent left
17:17the room was quiet
17:18but not for long
17:19the door creaked open
17:21and there she was
17:23isabella sat by my bed with a poisonous smile
17:25she told me a story about high school
17:27about how she was vincent's first love
17:29she told me she took a bullet for him during an ambush
17:32and ever since vincent has been consumed with guilt
17:35he promised to spend the rest of his life making it up to her
17:38then she leaned in
17:40her voice turning venomous
17:41she told me that while she was away
17:43she lied to vincent
17:44she told him i was mistreating her mother
17:46vincent didn't discipline me because he was forced to
17:49he asked for the job
17:50he wanted to break you to get revenge for her
17:52i felt my blood turn to ice
17:54but it got worse
17:54isabella pulled out her phone and asked
17:56did you know that every single time you two were together
17:59it was being recorded
18:00vincent installed hidden cameras in the bedroom
18:02he filmed our most private moments
18:04just to give her leverage to control me
18:06vincent never loved you
18:07he was just completing a mission
18:09and now he's going to marry me
18:11i couldn't stay in that hospital bed for another second
18:14i jumped into a cabin headed straight to vincent mansion
18:17i had to know
18:18i had to see if the man i loved
18:21was actually the monster isabella described
18:23i ran into a study
18:24and punched the code into the hidden wall
18:26it slid open to reveal a room full of monitors
18:29and computers
18:30my hands shook
18:32as i found the folder labeled sofia
18:33i clicked it
18:35there they were
18:35hundreds of videos
18:37every night we spent together
18:38every i love you i whispered in his arms
18:41he had recorded it all in high definition
18:43i crumpled to the floor
18:45it was all true
18:46i called my father
18:47my voice breaking
18:48i asked him
18:4910 years ago did vincent offer to discipline me
18:52my father didn't even hesitate
18:54he told me
18:55vincent gave him a 200 million dollar project
18:58just for the chance to take me under his wing
19:01vincent didn't love me
19:02he bought me
19:03he slept with me
19:04and controlled me
19:05just to get revenge
19:07i started to laugh
19:08it was a hysterical broken sound
19:10i went to the bedroom and grabbed my suitcase
19:12along with my flight ticket to a city where he will never find me
19:15on my way out
19:16i picked up a solid gold lighter
19:18the first gift benson ever gave me
19:20i used to think it was a symbol of love
19:22but now i realized it was just a mark on his prey
19:24i flicked the lighter open and tossed it onto the heavy silk curtains
19:28i watched the flames grow
19:29devouring the memories
19:31the lies
19:31and the girl who once loved him so deeply
19:33the sky
19:34was a hellish red as firetruck surrounded the mansion
19:36i watched it burn
19:38a message popped up when i turned on my phone
19:40it was vincent
19:41i heard you burn the house
19:42do you feel better now my princess
19:44i didn't apply
19:45i was about to catch my flight
19:47i received another message from him
19:49stay home and wait for me
19:51i have something to tell you
19:52i turned off my phone
19:53whispered to the empty air
19:55i'll never see each other again
19:56i threw my phone out the window
19:57and watched it shatter
19:58now he has no way to find me
20:00at the airport
20:01i sat by the window
20:02outside
20:02i saw his private jet on the tarmac
20:05i accidentally saw his silhouette walking up the stairs
20:07heading to another city for his meeting
20:09my flight was called
20:10i realized then
20:11there were two planes on that runway
20:13pointed in completely opposite directions
20:17vince had walked out of the mafia meeting
20:19and loosened his tie
20:20after three days of high stakes negotiations
20:23he'd finally taken several more ports
20:25the corsini territory had finally fallen
20:27he was at the top of his game
20:29he turned on his phone for the first time in 72 hours
20:32and the screen lit up with 99 missed messages from isabella
20:35but his eyes went straight to the only one that mattered
20:38a single message from sofia
20:40he tapped it
20:41expecting her usual sass
20:42instead his blood ran cold
20:44it was a bank notification
20:46transfer received 813 to 000
20:49the memo simply read
20:51settlement from medical and living expenses
20:53no i miss you
20:54no where have you been
20:55just the final bill paid in full
20:57that was the total amount of vincent's money
20:59i had spent over the last three years
21:01i transferred it to him back
21:03vincent almost laughed from frustration
21:05he typed back
21:06you think i need your money
21:07do we really need to settle accounts like this
21:11he waited for the reply he knew would come in seconds
21:14but the chat window stayed silent
21:1610 minutes passed
21:17nothing
21:17he called her
21:18only to hear a cold robotic voice say
21:21the number you have dialed is not in service
21:23for a second
21:24vincent froze
21:25he thought of sofia
21:26how she looked
21:27when she snuggled into his arms at night
21:29her long lashes against her skin
21:31he looked at her profile picture
21:33a prog cat that looked exactly like her
21:35he smiled thinking she was just playing hard to get
21:37he sent one last message
21:39i'm back in new york tomorrow night
21:41be at the airport to pick me up
21:43he stared at his phone
21:44waiting for her to say no or fine
21:45but the message stayed on read
21:47for the first time in his life
21:49the ruthless crime boss felt a chill land down his spine
21:52he was used to her defiance
21:53but he wasn't prepared for her silence
21:55on the drive back
21:56vincent sat in the back seat
21:57holding a bag of jewelry box
22:00inside was the pearl meckler's sofia had bet for
22:03the one he had refused to help her buy at the auction
22:06boss i think she still heard about the auction
22:09but if she knew you went through all this trouble
22:11to find the real necklace for her
22:12she'd be so moved
22:13vincent looked at the box
22:15he pictured sofia's defiant beautiful face
22:18rucci
22:19he whispered
22:20marshall kept going
22:21talking about how sofia was actually kind and sweet
22:25even when she tried to act tough
22:27but then the temperature in the car dropped
22:29vincent's face turned terrifyingly dark
22:31he looked at marshall in the mirror and asked
22:34do you like her
22:35marshall's hand shook so hard
22:37the car almost swirled off the road
22:39tell me the truth
22:40marshall took a deep breath and admitted it
22:42who wouldn't be drawn to someone like her
22:43but i know she only has eyes for you boss
22:46i've only ever admired her from afar
22:47vincent calmed down slightly
22:49but boss i hope you treat her better
22:51you can't protect isabella one moment
22:52then try to be sweet to sofia the next
22:54she deserves a love that is all or nothing
22:56vincent narrowed his eyes
22:58his voice dangerous
22:59what are you implying
23:00but marshall didn't back down
23:03exactly what it sounds like
23:04he went all in
23:05boss i've always wanted to ask
23:07who do you really love
23:09is it isabella or is it sofia
23:12sofia of course
23:14the moment the words left vincent's mouth
23:16marco slammed on the brakes
23:18the tires screeched against the pavement
23:20sorry boss
23:21marco apologized hastily
23:23his back slick with a cold sweat
23:26to his surprise vincent wasn't angry
23:29he just lifted his cold gaze
23:31studying his assistant in the rear view mirror
23:33does my answer shock shock you that much
23:35marco's hands trembled on the wheel
23:37shot was an understatement
23:39it turned everything he thought he blew on its head
23:41he didn't dare say it avowed
23:43opting for a more tactful response
23:45but i've seen you treat miss isabella so well even better than you treat miss sofia
23:51that's because she took a bullet for me
23:53vincent pressed his long fingers to his temples and leaned back into the leather seat
23:57he closed his eyes
23:59memories flooding back
24:01in high school he was known at saint lee's property academy as the ice prince
24:05as the march ellie air daughters from every major family buy the bite for his attention daily
24:11the most extreme incident involved the torino family's daughter arranging roses in a heart shape at the school gate to
24:17declare her feelings
24:18every girl wanted him
24:20to make them stop
24:21he needed a fake girlfriend
24:23he conceded it was a practical solution
24:25but who his gaze swept across the courtyard and landed on isabella reading in the library
24:30from then on he started singling her out
24:33he let her rest her head on his shoulder in class
24:36had her accompany him everywhere
24:38and tacitly allowed the high society rumors about them to circulate
24:42the effect was immediate
24:43the other families backed off
24:46on graduation day
24:47isabella asked him to meet on the school roof
24:50as they were leaving
24:51an assassin from a rival family appeared
24:54a dark gun barrel aimed right at him
24:56in that critical moment
24:58isabella shoved him out of the way
25:01the gunshot echoed
25:03he saw isabella full of zaga broken tight
25:05blood gushing from her chest
25:07in the hospital
25:08the pale-faced girl whispered weakly
25:10vincent
25:11i don't regret it
25:12the doctor said the bullet had grazed her heart
25:15she'd merely died
25:16out of guilt
25:17he had granted nearly every request
25:19she'd made over the years
25:20the only thing he was grateful for was
25:23isabella's comment
25:24i don't ever want that romano princess bullying my mother again
25:27which led in to propose disciplining sofia to don romano himself
25:31at the thought a smile involuntarily touched vincent's lips
25:35vincent remembered the first time he saw sofia
25:38like it was yesterday she burst into his study like a flash of red
25:43leaning against the door with a smirk
25:45a princess shouldn't have to wait
25:47in that moment she is like a flame burning through his cold black and white world
25:51his heart skipped a beat
25:53even if he didn't show it for years she was a wild cat
25:57she put laxatives in his whiskey and turned his million dollar contracts into paper airplanes
26:01he loved every minute of the chase he remembered the night he finally pinned her to his desk
26:07that night sofia was furious struggling beneath him
26:11her miniskirt pushed up to her waist panties already torn and dangling from one ankle
26:15bastard let me go
26:17the vincent only smirked coldly one hand pinning both her wrists above her head
26:22while the other roughly spread her legs my princess sofia screened
26:27her body clenching violently around him as he took her heart in deep
26:31the heavy desk creaking under their violent rhythm he took her again and again
26:35until her angry curses turned into broken bones
26:38and her legs wrapped around his waist involuntarily she was furious
26:43calling him a bastard but he just whispered my princess
26:46he took her again and again but he never said the word love
26:51vincent realized he had kept his feelings buried
26:54because he was afraid he was afraid if he confessed his love
26:58she would take it for granted or worse get bored and run away
27:03but sitting on his private jet he couldn't stop thinking about her
27:07he remembered how she secretly left warm water by his bed when he was sick
27:12even when she was nagging him his throat tightened for the first time
27:17he was desperate to get home the plane landed in new york
27:21vincent walked down the steps his eyes searching for that familiar sight
27:26every time he returned sophia was there in a bright dress
27:30waiting at him before flying into his arms like a happy bird
27:34he could almost feel her hug already he was ready to pull her into the car
27:39and never let her go vincent a voice called out a smile started to spread across his face
27:47but as he turned his smile froze it was isabella
27:52she looked fragile and sweet but vincent's body went stiff
27:57he pushed her away gently and asked what are you doing here
28:01isabella pouted telling him she had come especially to pick him up
28:05she asked aren't you happy to see me vincent gave a polite answer
28:10but he didn't even take her hand his mind was miles away
28:14he was thinking about sophia she hadn't shown up
28:18he figured she was still sulking about him
28:21he started making a mental list of gifts to fix things
28:25isabella begged him to follow her to a special place
28:29wanting to get it over with he agreed
28:34but when the ballroom doors opened at a luxury hotel vincent froze
28:39the room was a sea of white roses champagne towers and heart-shaped balloons
28:44it was a perfect setting for a romantic proposal
28:47the elite guests turned to him with knowing smiles
28:50vincent realized it instantly this was a trap
28:54just as he turned to find an exit the large screen suddenly lit up
28:58it showed vincent in high school letting isabella rest her head on his shoulder
29:03then a photo of him holding an umbrella over her in the race
29:08to the crowd it looked like a perfect lifelong romance
29:12but vincent stood in the back his face a mass of stone
29:16isabella walked onto the stage blushing
29:20she told the room how vincent had watched her in the library
29:23how he only ever could drink from her hand and how everyone called them a perfect match
29:29i've always been in love with you
29:31i've always been in love with you
29:31but she whispered the crowd then asked they were sure he was about to propose
29:36isabella pulled out a jewelry box she was certain he felt the same way
29:41because he had granted her every wish for years
29:44but vincent's eyes grew ice cold before she could ask the question
29:48vincent strode onto the stage the room went dead silent
29:54i can grant you anything you want but not this
30:00i am not in love with you
30:10vincent what are you saying you don't love me isabella's voice shut up the color draining from
30:15her face how is that possible you clearly vincent's voice was so calm it was cruel
30:21back then my associate's daughters were a nuisance i needed a shield
30:25a shield he parsed then continued
30:29as compensation i deposited half a million dollars into your account every year
30:34i thought we had an understanding that it was a transaction
30:37his gaze rested calmly on her pale face
30:40that was my debt to you
30:41the room erupted
30:43the envious glances instantly turned to mockery and contempt
30:48whispers rushed toward isabella like a tidal wave i knew it a man of vincent status would never
30:53fall for someone from the torino she acted like it was real but it was all in her head
30:59i heard her mother used her looks to marry into the romano family like mother like daughter i suppose
31:04always trying to climb the social ladder
31:06every word was a knife in isabelle's heart her reputation was everything
31:12she had planned this for three months inviting all of new york's high society determined to become mrs
31:19marshalli in the most glamorous way possible but now she trembled her nails digging deep into her palms
31:26if fenton didn't love her then who did he love a terrible thought surfaced could it be
31:32sophia the next second vincent was turning to leave she clung to his sleeve with the last shred of her
31:39dignity in all these years did you really never feel anything for me
31:48no vincent said pulling his arm away never those two words stabbed isabella through the heart
31:55her legs gave out and she collapsed onto the stage her perfectly cropped hair came undone
32:02her makeup streaked with tears amid the pointing and whispering vincent walked out of the ballroom
32:08without a single look back striding toward the black car waiting outside marco was already there
32:14with the gifts he'd been asked to cook here boss it's all ready marco handed him a box the sapphire
32:22necklace and miss sapphire's favorite italian truffle chocolates vincent took out his phone and texted
32:31sophia come to the long island villa i have something for you no reply he called her still off
32:39frowning slightly he sent another text still nod the messages went out one after another meeting
32:47only silence vincent rubbed his temples and sent one money burn down the mansion if you're still not
32:55satisfied do you want to burn another one after a long wait the phone remained quiet still no response
33:02his patience finally snapped vincent dialed don romano's number directly is sophia home get her on the
33:10phone on the other end don romano's voice was full of surprise vinca didn't you know sophia i already
33:18married her off to sterling family the phone slipped from vincent's hand clattering onto the car floor
33:27the convoy sped to the romano estate vincent kicked the front door open and stormed inside don romano
33:35was sitting on a weathered sofa sipping whiskey he was so shocked he almost dropped his glass vincent
33:42what are you doing here you married sophia off to sterling family in boston don romano paused then gave
33:49an obsequious smile i did three days ago you were always complaining about how much trouble she was
33:56right and the sterling family's sickly heir was offering 500 million for an alliance so i married
34:02her off now you and isabella can finally be together without anyone bothering who told you i love isabella
34:10vincent slammed his fist on the marble coffee table and the entire slab cracked in two he couldn't believe
34:17that this man has sold his own daughter for 500 million dollars men tear this place apart two dozen
34:27men in black suits swarmed in and in an instant porcelain furniture and paintings were reduced to
34:34fragments vincent what are you doing vincent said his voice level as of today the romano family is finished
34:45no vincent said you can't do this
34:49think of the history between our families just then isabella rushed
35:06vincent vincent why are you doing this to my father realization dawned on her and she screamed hysterically
35:13you fell in love with sophia didn't you
35:16i did so what isabella looked as if she'd been struck by lightning then burst into manic laughter
35:29but she's never coming back you love her but you never said it so everyone thought you loved me
35:35she screamed i paid your maids to fill your study with my pictures do you think sophia never saw them
35:43why do you think she burned down the mansion because i told her you recorded your private
35:47moments together to use as blackmail isabel's smile is twisted she wasn't forced to marry him
35:53she gave up on you completely she chose to marry someone else she'll never come back
35:58every word was a dagger twisting in vincent's heart he thought about sophia's recent behavior
36:03the lack of tantrums the way she walked away from the fire without a second glance so she had seen
36:13the
36:13photos she had heard the rumors she had lost all hope in him as for the recordings he had made
36:22them
36:23but only to watch them himself he remembered how she looked in the throes of passion the stubborn way she
36:30bit her lip to keep from crying out the flush that crept up her neck when she came he couldn't
36:35bring
36:35himself to delete those memories but now they had all become weapons used against her isabella
36:43he turned his voice you will pay for this
36:55get the jet ready we're going to boston now
37:09sofia said in her room staring blankly at the maldons of luxury goods from the day she arrived at the
37:16sterling
37:17estate a non-stop stream of items had been brought to her sofia finally held up a hand look at
37:24this room
37:25is there any space left the maids exchanged glances one of them immediately pressed her earpiece and
37:32whispered a new poor young master miss sofia says the room is too small sofia dead append that's not what
37:41i meant the maid replied earnestly the young master's orders were to spend without limit sofia pressed her
37:47hand to her forehead does your young master usually throw money away way like this
37:55the young master is very wealthy for the sterling family this is just pocket change the maid said
38:02seriously sofia took a deep breath and finally asked the question i've been here for almost a week
38:09may i meet your young master please the maid hesitated the young master said
38:16he's not mentally prepared yet sofia laughed in disbelief he married me and he's not prepared
38:32fine then i'm leaving the moment the words left her mouth all the maids suddenly stood at attention
38:40young mister
38:43sofia froze and turned toward the door footsteps approached and a tall slender figure appeared
38:59sofia was stunned this was alexander sterling the supposedly dying air he looked healthy enough to
39:06take on a dozen assassins single-handedly alexander stood at the door the tips of his ears slightly red
39:12he avoided her gaze confirming what the maid had said about not being ready sofia narrowed her eyes mr
39:18sterling care to explain i'm sorry the truth is i'm not sick i was just too scared to meet you
39:26i've been waiting for you since i was a child i've loved you for so long he was staring at
39:31the floor
39:31like a child caught doing something wrong completely unable to beat her eyes you said you've been in love
39:37with me for a long time have we met ten years ago at the yacht party in the hamptons have
39:44you forgotten
39:44who you saved sophia froze her memory pulled back a decade at that party she had been on the deck
39:51as you could just watch a young boy had fallen overboard before anyone else could react she had
39:57died after swallowing several mouthfuls of seawater she finally dragged him back to the deck
40:02she got soaked to the boat but ignoring herself as she knelt to propone first aid the little boy
40:09cocked up with water opened his eyes his lashes beaded with moisture she had taken off the jacket and
40:16wrapped it around his shivering body are you okay the bully had clutched her jacket his eyes shining like stars
40:32sofia snapped back to the present staring at alexander in disbelief that little kid fell in the water that
40:37was you the tips of alexander's ears burst yes i've been looking for you for 10 years
40:48sophia suddenly laughed but you were only 12 then and i was 16 i'm four years older than you
40:56because you were like an angel he said softly you saved me and you were so gentle his eyes were
41:04so
41:04clear without a trace of pretense as if he were holding his entire heart out for her to see princess
41:09i truly love you i didn't mean to deceive you if you want to leave the five by e has
41:15their yurtas and i'll
41:16let you go but if you're willing to give me a chance let me give you a home i'll spend
41:23my entire
41:24life treating you right the word home struck a deep chord in sophia's heart maybe she could try at
41:30least here someone loved her with all their heart sophia held out her hand in the days that followed
41:35alexander treated sophia like the center of the universe she casually mentioned a craving for italian
41:40food and half an hour later a three-star michelin chef and his entire team were at their door she
41:46frowned in her sleep and alexander had all the carpets in the villa replaced with a softer material most
41:51importantly the entire sterling family adored her she hadn't felt this cherished in years her new life
41:57felt like a dream until
42:04madam mr vincent is here
42:08he's asking to see you a maid reported breathlessly the magazine in sophia's hand fell to the floor
42:15she looked up and met aladdin zander's tense gaze he put down the strawberry he was holding his voice
42:22tight princess do you want to see him sophia looked at his tense profile and suddenly smiled no she
42:31reached out and put his cheek keep feeding me strawberries alexander's eyes lit up and he immediately
42:39turned back into her loyal puppy carefully feeding her strawberries one by one on sophia's birthday
42:46alexander threw a lavish party when alexander took her hands led her onto the stage and announced he
42:52was transferring 50 of his company shares to her the entire room gasped it is he crazy that's billions
42:59sofia tugged on his sleeve what are you doing alexander looked down at her his eyes shining if i wasn't
43:05afraid of birding you i would give you a hundred percent someone in the crowd started chanting
43:13the ticks of alexander's ears turned bright red as he looked at sophia tentatively just as he reigned in
43:19to kiss her all room doors were kicked open everyone froze vincent stood in the doorway impeccably dressed
43:27but his eyes were terrifyingly dark his gaze was fixed on sophia and alexander's entwium heinz
43:35as if he wanted to burn a hole right through them almost instantly alexander pulled sophia into his
43:42arms shielding her with his body but sophia was surprisingly calm she looked at vincent and smiled
43:47mr marcelli what brings you here a wedding gift her words were a knife stabbing deep into vincent's chest
43:54his skull tightened veins standing out on his neck his voice was war sophia come back with me
44:01sophia smile widened go back to what to watch you take care of isabella i don't love isabella
44:08i love you the guests gasped and the whispers erupted he really is here to crash the wedding
44:16his voice was slow let's talk somewhere else alexander sneered mr marcelli you're not welcome
44:22here but sophia gently placed a hand on his it's okay i'll make things clear inside of the black car
44:29sophia sat in the passenger seat calm lay looking out the window vincent was in the driver's seat his
44:35tie crooked his eyes bloodshot he had never looked so besheveled the recordings i made them but not to
44:42blackmail you he said i just his voice hoarse wanted to keep them for myself he explained
44:50everything one detail at a time when he finished the sophia justice quitey and then sent for its use
45:01and come back with me his voice trembled you knew my situation but you still chose to side with isabella
45:07again and again even if you don't love her the pain you caused me was real and during that time
45:16my feelings for you slowly died i can't them back vincent's fingers tightened on the steering wheel
45:23his knuckles turning white his voice shook sophia i'm not a god i made a mistake can't you allow me
45:32one
45:32mistake is the price for one mistake losing you forever yes i don't hate you but i won't love you
45:40again either she took a golden leaf invitation from her purse and handed it to him my wedding to alexander
45:47is in three days but i need to know the truth about him first with that she opened the car
45:51door
45:52and walked toward alexander who was waiting by the road never once looking back vincent sat in the car
45:57watching her leave and suddenly remembered the first time he saw her she was in a red dress piled
46:03and radiant a fire that had burned its way into his black and white world and now that fire was
46:09gone
46:10the day before the wedding sophia sat at the vanity in the bridal suite her fingertips tracing the
46:16diamonds on her wedding dress the sun was shining and staff bustled outside preparing for the ceremony
46:22everything seemed perfect a soft knock came at the door princess alexander entered holding a cup of
46:30warm herbal tea and a small elegant velvet box he was dressed in a well-fitted black suit his eyes
46:36impossibly gentle you barely touched your breakfast he said placing the cup beside her sophia looked up
46:43a small smile on her lips thanks sophia opened the box inside were exquisite pieces of italian chocolate
46:51i heard you used to love the chocolates from the shop alexander said softly i had them flown in
46:56from milan and sophia paused surprised she was about to speak when the estate security alarm began to
47:01speak what's going on alexander frowned a frantic voice came through alexander the system is brief
47:08all surveillance and access controls are down al zinder's face changed princess stay here don't move he
47:16hurried out giving sharp orders in the hallway before she could react the street door was pushed open
47:23soundlessly a tall figure stood in the doorway vincent sophia shot to her feet nothing over a bottle of
47:31purview rules outside a helicopter hovered its rotor blades deafening sophia's eyes widened in horror
47:39vincent this is kidnapping so what if it is you're mine he sneered leaping onto the balcony with her
47:51i should have done this the first day i saw you the wind howled with in her wedding dress around
47:56her
47:56she looked back at the estate and saw alexander's distinct figure being held back by the second
48:02he seemed to be shouting her name but the wind stole the sound the helicopter landed on a private
48:08island at dawn vincent carried sophia off the aircraft the moment her feet touched the ground
48:13she shoved him away illegal confinement she smeared her wedding dress whipping in the sea breeze when did
48:20vincent marcelli stoop to such low-life tactics so what if i did vincent gave her a tour everything here
48:28is yours he said opening the french doors the gardens the pool the library even that ocean i want to
48:37go
48:37back sofia let's start over as if none of it ever happened vincent when did you learn to lie to
48:48yourself
48:50sofia i will make you become the person you used to be
48:59she woke from the nightmare to find a small lamp on her nightstand it's light soft as the mood vincent
49:06sat by her bed watching her his eyes bloodshot this was a vincent she had never seen before tender
49:13obsessive and unconditionally indulgent for a moment she was dazed if only he had been like this before
49:21but there was no going back he cut the back of her neck pulling her closer don't don't touch me
49:28vincent
49:29froze his eyes filled with a storm of pain sofia what do you want me to do sofia looked at
49:35him and
49:36suddenly smiled let me go a maid entered madam please drink some milk when is he coming back mr vinissa
49:49had
49:50to return to new york to handle the marcelli family business he would be back as soon as possible
49:57the glass hit the wall shattering sophia sneered i am not your madam
50:03get out the terrified maid scrambled out sophia bent down and picked up the sharpest
50:10shard of glass vincent handed his suit jacket to the maid where is she in the master bedroom vincent
50:19pushed opened the bedroom door his face filled with terror sophia was sitting on the edge of the bed
50:25a startling gash marked her wrist blood dripping from her fingertips onto the carpet staining it crimson
50:31vincent's pupils contracted he rushed forward and seized her wrist if you dare to die i will make
50:39the entire sterling family die with you sophia looked up a mocking smile on her pale face what will
50:46it take for you to finally let me go say you love me in your dreams vincent stared at her
50:55then suddenly
50:56smiled a look that sent a chill down her spine he let her go and turned to marco contact the
51:02global
51:02media now marco froze boss you mean a live stream of my wedding to sophia cameras were end at the
51:12bedroom's french doors vincent had changed into a black suit sophia was forced into a wedding dress
51:19a silk ribbon hiding a wound on her wrist vincent gripped sophia's waist and leaned in to kiss her
51:25sophia struggled fighting his lip hard enough to draw blood blood trickled from his mouth dripping onto
51:32her white dress the live stream cut out abruptly but it was too late the world was in an opera
51:38vincent
51:38are you insane sophia shoved him away his blood staining her lips vincent wiped the blood from his
51:45mouth and laughed softly now the whole world knows your mind sophia looked at him and felt like she
51:51was looking at a stranger on the 27th day of her captivity sophia learned to be obedient what do you
51:59want to eat today he asked one morning tying his tie by the bed her voice was calm whatever you
52:05make
52:05vincent's fingers paused a flash of soup crossed his eyes followed by a smile all right he turned and went
52:13to the kitchen the moment he was gone sophia threw back the covers and pulled a microcomputer from
52:19under the mattress stolen from his study last week she had breached the island's security system
52:24an encrypted distress signal was sent three nights later sophia stood on the edge of a cliff
52:29hurried footsteps came from behind alridge sounder had arrived with his men princess he yelled rushing
52:37toward her come with me sophia granced back at the guards chasing them and suddenly smiled alexander
52:44are you afraid of heights before he could react sophia grabbed his hand and jumped off the cliff
52:50soaked to the bone sophia and alexander struggled onto a small hidden shore
52:56let's go alexander pulled her toward a waiting speed boat just then a blinding spotlight hit then
53:03vincent stood on the shore flanked by dozens of guards done running his voice was ice sophia shielded
53:11alexander with her body vincent let him go vincent stared at her then smiled faintly i can't but you have
53:20to stay before sophia could answer a loud rumbling came from the cliff above a giant boulder had come loose
53:29tumbling straight toward them watch out vincent lunged shoving both of them out of the way the boulder
53:36crashed down on his legs blood instantly stained the sea water red the impact threw sophia to the ground
53:43and her head hit a rock her vision blackened but she forced her eyes open she saw vincent lying in
53:50a pool
53:51of blood his face chan his gaze locked on her sophia are you okay sophia's mouth opened vincent let me
54:02go
54:02but her vision was dark when vincent woke up the first thing he felt was a deep numbness in his
54:10legs
54:10the doctor stood by his bed his voice low mr marcelli your spinal nerves are damaged
54:18your lower body's motor functions might be he didn't finish but the meaning was clear marco's eyes
54:24were red i'll go tell miss sophia if she knows you did this to save her shut up shut up
54:32vincent cut him
54:33off coldly no one says a word he turned to look out the window the sunlight stinging his eyes he
54:40remembered
54:40the last thing he saw sophia lying on the ground hell forcing out the words vincent let me go
54:48in that moment he finally understood a pain worse than death some mistakes once made truly
54:55meant losing the one you love forever one month later vincent sat in his wheelchair watching the news
55:02sterling group ceo alexander sterling and italian socialite married today in the grand ceremony
55:09on the screen sophia was in a wedding dress her smile brilliant she used to smile at him like that
55:15before he had sided with isabella time and time again the courier rang the doorbell while vincent was
55:21sitting in the ruins of the burned down mansion sir a package for you vincent took it it was a
55:28small
55:28box with still eagles a men's wedding band exquisitely crafted the inside was engraved to vincent with all
55:36my love silly buns it ajig what in this ass there is also a card mr marcelli the men's wedding
55:42ring
55:43miss sophia commissioned three months ago is now complete we wish you a happy marriage vincent's
55:48hand trembled the ring fell to the ground with a soft clink so she had wanted to marry him a
55:54tearing
55:54pain ripped through his chest he doubled over gasping for breath a neighbor walked by and asked curiously
56:02sir this house is a ruin are you waiting for someone vincent looked up the setting sun
56:08illuminating his pale face he called yes i'm waiting but he knew she was never coming back
56:14the sunset reading him alone in the ruins he wet a cigarette and looked toward the horizon
56:19as if he could still hear that proud voice calling his name vincent marcelli
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