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00:00:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada

00:00:30Eight years was long enough. It was time to bring Bloody Bella back.

00:00:34A glass of champagne splashed across my chest.

00:00:38Oops, my hand slipped.

00:00:40I looked up. A young woman stood in front of me with an empty champagne glass in her hand, smiling

00:00:44without the slightest hint of apology.

00:00:47Tonight was the official port handover ceremony between the Romano and Bellini family.

00:00:52Marco, heir to the Bellini family, and I were getting married soon.

00:00:56At my request, my father, Don Romano, had agreed to place one of the family's most profitable ports under his

00:01:03management.

00:01:03Nearly every powerful figure in the underworld had come to witness it.

00:01:07Black SUVs lined the pier, armed guards everywhere.

00:01:11With a massive Romano cargo ship behind us, Marco stood right beside me.

00:01:16Who are you?

00:01:17I'm Marco's foster sister, Selena.

00:01:21You're 28 already, aren't you?

00:01:24Aren't you a little too old for Marco?

00:01:26She said it deliberately, loudly.

00:01:28The entire dock went silent.

00:01:30An older Don froze with his champagne glass halfway to his lips.

00:01:33A senior capo nearly dropped his cigar.

00:01:36Several other capos went pale.

00:01:38They remembered exactly what I had done all those years ago.

00:01:41When I was 18, my father's favorite mistress joined forces with a rival family.

00:01:45She tried to kill my mother and destroy our family business.

00:01:48My father wanted to keep the scandal inside the family.

00:01:51I didn't.

00:01:52I shot her dead and wiped out the rival family she had conspired with.

00:01:56That was the night the underworld gave me a name.

00:01:58Bloody Bella.

00:01:59Even my father, Don Romano, learned to fear me.

00:02:02Years later, as my mother lay dying...

00:02:05Isabella, put down the gun.

00:02:06Live a normal life.

00:02:08Maybe then, someone will truly love you.

00:02:11For her dying wish, I put down my gun for eight years.

00:02:14I stayed away from family business.

00:02:16Played the perfect society lady.

00:02:18The younger generation had long forgotten who Bloody Bella was.

00:02:21Clearly, the girl who had just thrown champagne on me had no idea either.

00:02:29Marco set down his champagne glass.

00:02:31Isabella, Selena is young.

00:02:33She doesn't know any better.

00:02:35You're the daughter of a Don.

00:02:38Don't make a scene over something this small.

00:02:41I smile.

00:02:42Behind me, my assistant Rosa clenched her fist so tightly, her knuckles turned white.

00:02:47She had been with me since childhood.

00:02:49She remembered exactly what I used to be like.

00:02:52I gently stopped her.

00:02:53My mother's last words still echoed in my mind.

00:02:58Fine.

00:02:59I'll let it go.

00:03:00When the ceremony ended, the guests practically fled.

00:03:03Only Selena took her time.

00:03:05As she passed me, she deliberately stopped and glanced at my champagne-soaked gown.

00:03:09That dress is ruined.

00:03:11You should replace it.

00:03:14Then again, it's not the only thing around here that needs replacing.

00:03:18Marco stood beside her, silent, with a faint smile.

00:03:21After they left, the pier finally fell silent.

00:03:24Rosa couldn't hold back anymore.

00:03:25Miss Romano, she's gone too far.

00:03:28Call Dante.

00:03:29She froze.

00:03:31That name hadn't been spoken in the Romano family for eight years.

00:03:35Miss Romano, you...

00:03:37Call him.

00:03:38Yes, Miss Romano.

00:03:39The wedding went ahead as planned.

00:03:41I would honor my mother's dying wish and try to be a good wife.

00:03:44For the first three days after our wedding, Marco played the perfect husband.

00:03:49He was attentive, polite, and even brought me coffee every morning.

00:03:52On the fourth day, Selena arrived.

00:03:54With three SUVs full of luggage.

00:03:57She parked right outside my private estate.

00:04:00Take everything inside.

00:04:01Marco said I'm living here from now on.

00:04:06She was loud enough for every guard at the gate to hear.

00:04:10She wanted the East Wing.

00:04:11It was the second best wing of the estate,

00:04:13where Rosa and several of my personal staff lived.

00:04:16I watched from the second floor window.

00:04:18Rosa's face went pale with anger.

00:04:21Miss Romano, this is your private estate,

00:04:23not the Belluni family's property.

00:04:24What gives her the right to move in?

00:04:27Marco does.

00:04:29Sure enough, Marco arrived soon after.

00:04:33Isabella, Selena grew up with me.

00:04:35She's used to having me around.

00:04:37Let her have the East Wing.

00:04:39She won't bother you.

00:04:41I don't agree.

00:04:44Her things are already inside.

00:04:46Throwing her out now would humiliate her in front of everyone.

00:04:49People will say the Romano family can't even make room for one young woman.

00:04:53He said it so calmly, as though his requests were perfectly reasonable.

00:04:57I stared at him for three seconds.

00:05:00Fine.

00:05:00Rosa's breath caught.

00:05:01I turned and walked back inside without another glance.

00:05:04Once Selena moved in, the entire estate changed.

00:05:08She complained about the food and replaced my chef without asking.

00:05:11She found my white roses and lavender too plain.

00:05:15So she replaced them all with bright red roses.

00:05:18Everyone in the estate was expected to show me proper respect.

00:05:21Selena never did.

00:05:23And Marco always defended her with the same excuse.

00:05:27Selena's young.

00:05:28She doesn't know all the family rules yet.

00:05:30Be patient with her.

00:05:32He always called her young.

00:05:33She was 18.

00:05:34At 18, I'd already taken down an entire rival family.

00:05:38That night, I finally met with Dante in my study.

00:05:41Eight years had passed, but he had barely changed.

00:05:44The same cold expression.

00:05:46The same quiet eyes.

00:05:47He had been the head of the personal guard my mother left me.

00:05:50Eight years ago, when I put down my gun,

00:05:53Dante took his men into the shadows and continued protecting me from there.

00:05:57But they had never truly left me.

00:06:02Miss Romano.

00:06:03Are your men still with you?

00:06:05All 12.

00:06:06Not one is left.

00:06:07Eight years.

00:06:08Are their guns rusty?

00:06:11Your guns never rust, Miss Romano.

00:06:16I need you to investigate two things first.

00:06:18Name them.

00:06:19First, Selena.

00:06:21Find out who her real parents are,

00:06:23and why the Ballooney family took her in.

00:06:26Yes.

00:06:27Second, find out what she and Marco really are.

00:06:29Foster siblings, or something else.

00:06:32Understood.

00:06:32He rose and left the study.

00:06:34I looked out the window into the night.

00:06:36Mom, I kept my promise.

00:06:37For eight years, I put down my gun and tried to be good.

00:06:41But this was the underworld.

00:06:43The moment you stop showing your teeth, everyone starts thinking they can bite you.

00:06:47By the second month of our marriage, Marco had started reaching for my asset.

00:06:51Two nightclubs, three warehouses, and a private shipping company.

00:06:55All mine.

00:06:56His excuse sounded perfectly reasonable.

00:06:58You shouldn't have to deal with all this business yourself.

00:07:01Let me handle it.

00:07:02That afternoon, my accountant came to see me.

00:07:04Miss Romano, Mr. Bellino says all revenue businesses should go through him from now on.

00:07:09Let him handle it.

00:07:10The accountant hesitated, then laughed with sweat beating on his forehead.

00:07:14Rosa couldn't hold back anymore.

00:07:17Miss Romano!

00:07:18How much longer are you going to let him do this?

00:07:21I've been with you for years.

00:07:23Marco is taking your assets, and Selena is ordering your people around in your own territory.

00:07:27How long are you going to let them disrespect you?

00:07:30Rosa.

00:07:32Your mother asked you to put down your gun.

00:07:35She didn't ask you to let people walk all over you.

00:07:38My mother asked me to put down my gun.

00:07:40And she wants to live a decent life.

00:07:43I'm trying.

00:07:44But they're already spitting in your face and taking over your own territory.

00:07:48I said nothing.

00:07:53Three days later, Dante brought me his first report.

00:07:56Marco had already diverted 40% of that month's profits.

00:08:00Most of the money had gone into accounts controlled by the Bellini family.

00:08:03But one payment stood out.

00:08:05It had been sent to a man named Victor Cain.

00:08:08Victor Cain?

00:08:09Who the hell was he?

00:08:10That same afternoon, Marco's father, Don Bellini, came to see me.

00:08:14The moment he entered my study, he bowed deeply before me.

00:08:17Miss Romano.

00:08:18Sit.

00:08:19He didn't.

00:08:20About Marco's behavior lately, I've heard some things.

00:08:23My son is young.

00:08:25If he or Selena has offended you...

00:08:27Don Bellini.

00:08:28I cut him off.

00:08:29You remember what happened 10 years ago, don't you?

00:08:31You remember what I did.

00:08:32He went silent.

00:08:33I picked up my glass.

00:08:35You didn't come here to apologize.

00:08:37You know exactly what your son and his foster sister are doing.

00:08:41You can't control him.

00:08:42So you came here to find out how much I'm willing to tolerate.

00:08:47The color drained from his face.

00:08:48He looked like he was about to drop to his knees.

00:08:51Miss Romano, I would never...

00:08:52You're afraid.

00:08:53I finished the sentence for him.

00:08:55He said nothing.

00:08:56Good.

00:08:56You should be.

00:08:58Go home and tell your son to control himself.

00:09:01My patience has limits.

00:09:02Don Bellini hurried out.

00:09:04His face pale with fear.

00:09:05Rosa stepped out after the door closed.

00:09:08Will he warn Marco?

00:09:09Yes.

00:09:10Will Marco listen?

00:09:11No.

00:09:13Then why warn him?

00:09:15Because I want Don Bellini to remember I warned his son.

00:09:18And when Marco finally crosses the line, no one gets to say Bloody Bella.

00:09:24Didn't give the Bellini family a chance.

00:09:28Just as I expected, Don Bellini's warning meant nothing to Marco.

00:09:33To him, Bloody Bella was nothing more than an old story.

00:09:36The woman standing before him now had let Selena throw champagne on her and simply said,

00:09:41Let it go.

00:09:42There was nothing left to fear.

00:09:43So instead of backing down, Selena became even more arrogant.

00:09:47First, she took my private car without permission and humiliated my driver in front of the guards.

00:09:53Then she fired a housekeeper who had served the Romano family for 20 years.

00:09:58I said nothing.

00:09:59And Selena took my silence for weakness.

00:10:02That afternoon, I was in my study when a scream came from the courtyard.

00:10:06It was Rosa.

00:10:07My hand stopped.

00:10:08I set down my pen and walked outside.

00:10:10Rosa was on the ground.

00:10:12Two Bellini guards held her down.

00:10:14Selena stood over her.

00:10:18I told you to pour me a f***ing drink and you ignored me.

00:10:22And when I give you an order, you f***ing listen.

00:10:27Who the hell do you think you are?

00:10:30You're nothing but Isabella's little servant.

00:10:34Rosa struggled against the guards.

00:10:36Selena grabbed her by the hair.

00:10:38Then she poured the whiskey over Rosa's head and slammed the bottle hard against her body.

00:10:43Rosa cried out and collapsed to the ground.

00:10:46Go on.

00:10:46Scream, f***ing.

00:10:47Why the f*** did you stop?

00:10:49Isn't your precious Isabella the great Don Romano's daughter?

00:10:53Tell her to come save your arse.

00:10:55Oh right.

00:10:56She won't.

00:10:57That f*** let me dump champagne all over her.

00:11:00In front of half the underworld and didn't do a f***ing thing.

00:11:04And you think she's going to save you?

00:11:11Enough.

00:11:14Selena turned.

00:11:16When she saw me standing there, she paused for a second.

00:11:18Then she smiled.

00:11:19Isabella, perfect timing.

00:11:21Your assistant doesn't know how to show respect, so I'm teaching her.

00:11:25I didn't look at her.

00:11:26I walked straight to Rosa and crouched beside her.

00:11:29She was lying on the ground.

00:11:30Her hair soaked with whiskey.

00:11:33Her eyes were red, but she hadn't cried.

00:11:37Miss Romano.

00:11:39I reached out and brushed the wet hair away from her face.

00:11:43Then I saw the bruises across her arms and shoulders.

00:11:45Some were already dark purple.

00:11:47I touched the cut above her eyebrow.

00:11:50Rosa flinched.

00:11:50When I pulled my hand back, my fingertips were stained with blood.

00:11:55Who gave you the nerve?

00:11:58She disrespected me.

00:12:00I taught her a lesson.

00:12:01So what?

00:12:03That's not what I asked.

00:12:04Who gave you the authority to touch one of my people?

00:12:07I don't need anyone's permission.

00:12:10Marco said,

00:12:11I can make decisions in this house.

00:12:13Don't believe me?

00:12:14Go ask him yourself.

00:12:18Eight years.

00:12:19Mom, I kept my promise for eight years.

00:12:22I put down my gun.

00:12:23I tried to be the woman you wanted me to be.

00:12:25But now, I didn't want to keep that promise anymore.

00:12:31Marco arrived right on time.

00:12:33He glanced at Rosa's injuries without the slightest change in expression.

00:12:37What happened?

00:12:39Marco, that bitch disrespected me.

00:12:41I taught her a lesson.

00:12:42And now Isabella's acting like I committed some fucking crime.

00:12:46Isabella,

00:12:47Selena may have gone a little too far.

00:12:51But Rosa disrespected her first.

00:12:53She had every right to discipline her.

00:12:58Selena knows where to draw the line.

00:13:00Rosa's face was bruised.

00:13:02Blood still stained her clothes.

00:13:04And he called that knowing where to draw the line.

00:13:06I said nothing.

00:13:08I turned and walked away.

00:13:10Back in my study,

00:13:11I closed the door behind me.

00:13:13I sat at my desk

00:13:14and stared at the dried blood on my fingertip.

00:13:17Slowly,

00:13:18my hand curled into a fist.

00:13:22Dante?

00:13:24Miss Romano.

00:13:26You said my guns never rust.

00:13:28Yes.

00:13:29Then.

00:13:32It's time to use them again.

00:13:34Yes, Miss Romano.

00:13:36That night,

00:13:37I went to see Rosa.

00:13:38I had brought in the best private doctor in the territory.

00:13:41Her head was bandaged

00:13:42and dark bruises covered her arms and shoulders.

00:13:45I stayed beside her while the doctor treated her wounds.

00:13:47When he finally left,

00:13:48Rosa looked at me.

00:13:49Miss Romano,

00:13:49I'm fine.

00:13:53I pulled the blanket over her.

00:13:56Rosa,

00:13:57no one will ever touch you like that again.

00:14:00For a moment,

00:14:01she just stared at me.

00:14:02Then tears rolled down her cheeks.

00:14:04But she was smiling.

00:14:05She knew bloody Bella was coming back.

00:14:09That same night,

00:14:10Dante brought me his first report.

00:14:12Marco visited Selena's wing every three nights,

00:14:15and each time,

00:14:16he stayed until long after midnight.

00:14:18When they were alone,

00:14:19Selena didn't call him Marco.

00:14:21Baby?

00:14:22I almost laughed.

00:14:23Foster siblings.

00:14:24What a f***ing joke.

00:14:26I stood by the window

00:14:27and looked toward Selena's wing.

00:14:28The lights were still on.

00:14:30Mom,

00:14:30you told me to put down my gun.

00:14:32You said maybe then

00:14:34someone would truly love me.

00:14:36I tried.

00:14:37For eight years,

00:14:38I tried.

00:14:39The man I married used me to climb into power.

00:14:41The woman he brought into my home

00:14:43nearly killed one of my people,

00:14:44and he defended her.

00:14:46The last trace of warmth was gone.

00:14:48They never deserved my mercy.

00:14:52The next morning,

00:14:54I did three things.

00:14:55Every one of them followed family rules,

00:14:57and every one hit Marco exactly where it hurt.

00:15:00First,

00:15:01I went straight to the Romano family's finance office.

00:15:04My accountant nearly jumped out of his chair

00:15:06when he saw me.

00:15:08Miss Romano,

00:15:09bring me the books.

00:15:12But Mr. Bellini said-

00:15:13I'm giving the order now.

00:15:15Within minutes,

00:15:16every ledger was spread across the desk in front of me.

00:15:19I signed one document

00:15:20and pushed it across the table.

00:15:22Starting today,

00:15:23I control my accounts again.

00:15:24All withdrawals,

00:15:25transfers,

00:15:26and payments require my authorization.

00:15:29Marco Bellini no longer has access to a single dollar.

00:15:33Yes, Miss Romano.

00:15:34The nightclubs were mine.

00:15:36The warehouses were mine.

00:15:38The shipping company was mine.

00:15:39Marco had been managing them because I allowed him to.

00:15:42Now, I didn't.

00:15:43Second,

00:15:44I dealt with Selena.

00:15:45She wasn't a Romano.

00:15:46She wasn't Marco's wife.

00:15:47She was nothing more than his foster sister living in my estate.

00:15:50So I followed Romano family rules.

00:15:52Her allowance was cut off.

00:15:54The servants assigned to her were removed.

00:15:56The driver and car Marco had given her from my household were taken back.

00:16:01My estate manager looked nervous.

00:16:03What if Miss Selenia causes trouble?

00:16:05The family rules are posted at the entrance.

00:16:08She can read.

00:16:10Third,

00:16:10I dealt with the two Bellini guards who had beaten Rosa.

00:16:14They belonged to the Bellini family.

00:16:16They had assaulted one of my people inside Romano territory.

00:16:19That was enough.

00:16:20I looked at Dante.

00:16:22Teach them what happens when they touch one of my people.

00:16:26Understood.

00:16:27An hour later,

00:16:28the two guards were beaten and thrown out of the Romano estate.

00:16:32They would never be allowed on Romano territory again.

00:16:34By noon,

00:16:36everyone in both families knew what had happened.

00:16:38that evening Marco stormed into my study.

00:16:42What the hell is this?

00:16:43My money,

00:16:44my businesses,

00:16:45my estate.

00:16:46I'm taking back control of all three.

00:16:49You froze my access to the accounts?

00:16:52Yes.

00:16:52You took Selenia's car,

00:16:54her staff,

00:16:54even her allowance?

00:16:55Yes.

00:16:56Isabella,

00:16:57she lives here.

00:16:57You can't humiliate her like this.

00:17:00Can't I?

00:17:02Tell me which family rule I broke.

00:17:04He opened his mouth.

00:17:05Nothing came out.

00:17:06Because there wasn't one.

00:17:07Everything belonged to me.

00:17:09The estate,

00:17:10the businesses,

00:17:11the accounts,

00:17:11even the port his family now managed

00:17:14had been handed to him at my request.

00:17:19Marco seemed to realize arguing wouldn't work.

00:17:22His expression softened.

00:17:24Isabella,

00:17:25we're married.

00:17:26We shouldn't be fighting over money

00:17:28and household matters.

00:17:29Marco Bellini.

00:17:31I used his full name.

00:17:32No darling,

00:17:33no Marco.

00:17:35I married you because

00:17:36I believed you were worthy

00:17:38of standing beside me.

00:17:40I tolerated Selenia

00:17:41because I promised my mother

00:17:42I would put down my gun

00:17:44and live differently.

00:17:46But putting down my gun

00:17:47never meant surrendering my authority.

00:17:49This time,

00:17:50I only took back my accounts.

00:17:52If Selenia ever lays a hand

00:17:54on one of my people again,

00:17:56money will be the least

00:17:58of what the Balaki family loses.

00:17:59For several seconds,

00:18:01neither of us spoke.

00:18:02Then he turned

00:18:03and walked out.

00:18:04Fast.

00:18:05Rosa stepped out

00:18:06from the adjoining room.

00:18:07Miss Romano?

00:18:09He looked scared.

00:18:11No.

00:18:13He's not scared yet.

00:18:16Then what was that?

00:18:17He's thinking.

00:18:18About what?

00:18:19How to take back

00:18:20what he thinks belongs to him.

00:18:24Rosa's expression tightened.

00:18:26What do we do?

00:18:27Nothing.

00:18:30Let him think.

00:18:31And when he makes his move,

00:18:33then we'll know exactly

00:18:34who we're dealing with.

00:18:37Later that night,

00:18:39something shattered

00:18:40in Selenia's way.

00:18:41Then nothing.

00:18:42Apparently,

00:18:43she had discovered

00:18:43that her money was gone.

00:18:45So were her driver and servant.

00:18:47For the first time

00:18:48since moving into my estate,

00:18:49Selenia had learned

00:18:50something important.

00:18:51Marco's name

00:18:52might carry weight

00:18:53in the Bellini family,

00:18:55but inside my games,

00:18:56his name meant nothing

00:18:57without mine.

00:18:59Three days later,

00:19:00Selenia found a way

00:19:00to win back her pride.

00:19:02She used the Romano family name

00:19:04to invite a group

00:19:04of young women

00:19:05from powerful mafia families

00:19:07to my estate

00:19:08without my permission.

00:19:09Daughters of Dons,

00:19:10sisters of Capos,

00:19:11wives of powerful

00:19:12family associates.

00:19:14By the time I heard about it,

00:19:15they had already arrived.

00:19:16Miss Romano,

00:19:17she's sitting in your chair.

00:19:18She's using your private

00:19:20dining room,

00:19:20your staff,

00:19:21even your tableware.

00:19:22And she's telling everyone,

00:19:25Isabella's getting old

00:19:26and difficult.

00:19:27Marco lets me handle things,

00:19:28handle things around here now.

00:19:29If you need anything,

00:19:30come to me.

00:19:35Rosa continued angrily.

00:19:36One of the women even said,

00:19:38Selenia would make

00:19:39a better wife for Marco,

00:19:40Mrs. Bellini,

00:19:41and that you're only

00:19:42Mrs. Bellini in name.

00:19:46I think I should go say hello.

00:19:48You're going downstairs?

00:19:50Someone should introduce them

00:19:51to the real owner

00:19:52of this house.

00:19:53The dining room

00:19:54was filled with laughter

00:19:55when I entered.

00:19:55Selenia was sitting

00:19:56at the head of the table,

00:19:57my seat.

00:19:58Several women

00:19:59from other families

00:20:00surrounded her,

00:20:00drinking champagne

00:20:01and talking loudly.

00:20:02Then I noticed the necklace

00:20:04around Selenia's neck.

00:20:05I knew that necklace.

00:20:06It was a Romano family heirloom.

00:20:08There were only three pieces

00:20:10from that collection.

00:20:11One had been buried

00:20:12with my mother,

00:20:12one belonged to my father,

00:20:14and the third

00:20:15had been locked

00:20:15inside my private safe.

00:20:17Selenia saw me.

00:20:18Oh, Isabella.

00:20:19Instead, she smiled

00:20:20and gestured casually

00:20:21toward an empty seat

00:20:23farther down the table.

00:20:24There's a seat over there

00:20:25if you want to join us.

00:20:26The conversation

00:20:27around the table

00:20:27slowly died.

00:20:28Some women

00:20:29looked embarrassed.

00:20:30Others quickly

00:20:31avoided my eyes.

00:20:32One of them

00:20:32leaned toward her friend

00:20:33and whispered something

00:20:34behind her champagne glass.

00:20:36I didn't react.

00:20:37I simply looked at Selenia.

00:20:38That's a beautiful necklace.

00:20:40This?

00:20:41Marco gave it to me.

00:20:43I see.

00:20:44That belonged to my mother.

00:20:49Her fingers stopped

00:20:50against the necklace.

00:20:51I walked closer.

00:20:52You're wearing

00:20:53my mother's heirloom.

00:20:55sitting in my seat.

00:21:01Using my house,

00:21:02my staff,

00:21:03and the Romano name

00:21:04to entertain your guests,

00:21:05and telling everyone here

00:21:07that you run my estate.

00:21:12Ladies,

00:21:12I suggest you ask

00:21:13your fathers

00:21:14what happens

00:21:14when someone takes

00:21:15something that belongs

00:21:16to Isabella Romano's.

00:21:18No one spoke.

00:21:19Then one of the older women

00:21:20suddenly went pale.

00:21:21she remembered.

00:21:23Another immediately

00:21:23lowered her champagne glass.

00:21:25Apparently,

00:21:26the story of

00:21:26Bloody Bella

00:21:27hadn't been forgotten

00:21:28by everyone.

00:21:30The necklace.

00:21:31Selenia stared at me.

00:21:33Then she looked

00:21:33toward the doorway,

00:21:34waiting for Marco.

00:21:35No one came.

00:21:37Selenia,

00:21:38give me the necklace.

00:21:40Slowly,

00:21:40she unclasped it.

00:21:41When she placed it

00:21:42in my palm,

00:21:43her fingers were ice cold.

00:21:45I apologize for tonight.

00:21:47Selenia used the Romano name

00:21:48without my permission.

00:21:51She clearly forgot

00:21:52whose house she was in.

00:21:55I'll host a proper dinner

00:21:56another night

00:21:57to make up for this.

00:22:01Not a single person

00:22:03dared say

00:22:03that won't be necessary.

00:22:05One by one,

00:22:06they stood

00:22:07and said their goodbyes.

00:22:08Within minutes,

00:22:09the room was empty.

00:22:10They left so quickly,

00:22:11it almost looked like

00:22:12they were running.

00:22:13Only Selenia remained,

00:22:15frozen in my chair.

00:22:16I walked toward the door.

00:22:18Then I stopped.

00:22:18Selenia.

00:22:19What?

00:22:20Her voice had lost

00:22:21most of its arrogance.

00:22:22I didn't turn around.

00:22:23Next time you sit in that chair,

00:22:25you'll never stand again.

00:22:26Then I walked out.

00:22:27Behind me came the crash

00:22:29of bottles and glasses

00:22:30hitting the floor.

00:22:31Selenia screamed.

00:22:33Isabella Romano!

00:22:34Who the f***

00:22:35do you think you are?

00:22:36I kept walking.

00:22:38Selenia went crying to Marco.

00:22:40Three days later,

00:22:41Marco finally made his move.

00:22:43He came to my estate

00:22:44with two men.

00:22:44One was the editor

00:22:46of a major local newspaper.

00:22:47The other was

00:22:48a powerful businessman

00:22:49with close ties

00:22:50to the Bellini family.

00:22:52Marco got straight

00:22:53to the point.

00:22:54Everyone's talking about

00:22:54what you did to Selenia.

00:22:56He placed a folder

00:22:56on my desk.

00:22:58The Romano heiress

00:22:59humiliates an 18-year-old girl

00:23:00out of jealousy.

00:23:02Imagine that headline.

00:23:03The editor cleared his throat.

00:23:04If a story like that gets out,

00:23:05people may start asking

00:23:06whether the Romano heiress

00:23:07is becoming unstable again.

00:23:09You may not care

00:23:10about your reputation,

00:23:11Isabella,

00:23:11but what about Don Romano?

00:23:13So think carefully

00:23:14before you humiliate Selenia again.

00:23:17They were threatening me

00:23:18with the press,

00:23:18using my father

00:23:19and the Romano name

00:23:21to keep me in line.

00:23:22I listened,

00:23:23then I laughed.

00:23:25Publish it.

00:23:25Free men froze.

00:23:27Front page.

00:23:28Make the headline big.

00:23:32Marco's smile disappeared.

00:23:34I stood and walked toward him.

00:23:35But before you publish anything,

00:23:37Marco,

00:23:37let me remind you of something.

00:23:38Half the Bellini family's businesses

00:23:40survive on Romano contracts.

00:23:42And most of your shipping revenue

00:23:44moves through ports

00:23:45controlled by my family.

00:23:46Marco's face changed.

00:23:48That afternoon,

00:23:49I made two calls.

00:23:50The first went to my finance office.

00:23:53Cut every Bellini-controlled company

00:23:55off from Romano money.

00:23:57By the end of the day,

00:23:58every account,

00:23:59investment,

00:24:00and credit line

00:24:01connecting my businesses

00:24:02to theirs

00:24:03had been frozen

00:24:04or terminated.

00:24:05Word spread fast.

00:24:07Businessmen

00:24:07who had been willing

00:24:08to work with the Bellinis

00:24:09because of their connection

00:24:10to the Romano family

00:24:12suddenly started pulling back.

00:24:14Deals were canceled.

00:24:15Investors disappeared.

00:24:16Money stopped moving.

00:24:18Then came the second call.

00:24:19I went directly to my father.

00:24:21I placed Marco's financial records

00:24:23in front of him.

00:24:24He read them in silence.

00:24:26The missing money.

00:24:27The unauthorized transfers.

00:24:28The Romano funds

00:24:30Marco had diverted

00:24:31into Bellini-controlled accounts.

00:24:33When he finished,

00:24:34he closed the folder.

00:24:36Your decision?

00:24:37Cut them off.

00:24:38My father nodded once.

00:24:39Do it by family rules.

00:24:41That was all I needed.

00:24:46The next morning,

00:24:47the Romano family

00:24:48suspended every Bellini company

00:24:50from bidding on our shipping,

00:24:52security,

00:24:52and logistics contracts.

00:24:54Official reason?

00:24:55Financial irregularities.

00:24:57Within three days,

00:24:58the Bellini family

00:24:59was bleeding money.

00:25:00Badly.

00:25:01Don Bellini finally came to see me.

00:25:03This time,

00:25:04he didn't even make it

00:25:05through the gates.

00:25:06My guards stopped his car

00:25:07outside the Romano estate.

00:25:09He sent someone inside

00:25:10to ask for me.

00:25:11I didn't go out.

00:25:12Instead,

00:25:13I gave the guard

00:25:14one message.

00:25:15Tell Don Bellini

00:25:16he had his chance

00:25:17to control his son.

00:25:18Now it's too late.

00:25:19Don Bellini waited outside

00:25:20for nearly an hour.

00:25:22Eventually,

00:25:23his convoy

00:25:23turned around

00:25:24and left.

00:25:25As for the newspaper article,

00:25:27it was never published.

00:25:28Apparently,

00:25:29the editor suddenly decided

00:25:30that accusing

00:25:31Bloody Bella

00:25:32of being unstable

00:25:33might not be good

00:25:35for business.

00:25:35Smart man.

00:25:36Marco didn't return

00:25:37to the estate

00:25:38for the next three days.

00:25:39According to Dante,

00:25:40he stayed inside

00:25:41the Bellini compound

00:25:42with several

00:25:43of his father's capos.

00:25:44Doors closed,

00:25:45phones off,

00:25:46meeting after meeting.

00:25:48Rosa stood

00:25:49beside the window.

00:25:50Miss Romano,

00:25:51do you think he'll

00:25:51try something desperate?

00:25:53I looked out

00:25:53toward the gates.

00:25:54Yes.

00:25:55She turned to me.

00:25:56Should we stop him?

00:25:57No.

00:25:58Rosa frowned.

00:25:59Why?

00:26:00A faint smile

00:26:01touched my lip.

00:26:02Because that's exactly

00:26:03what I'm waiting for.

00:26:04Outside the estate,

00:26:05Dante's men

00:26:06were already in position.

00:26:08Inside,

00:26:08my people were waiting too.

00:26:10Marco thought

00:26:11he was planning

00:26:11his next move.

00:26:12I wanted him to.

00:26:14Because this time,

00:26:15Bloody Bella

00:26:16was waiting for him

00:26:17to make it.

00:26:21Dante brought me

00:26:22two pieces of information.

00:26:23Either one

00:26:24could shake

00:26:25the entire underworld.

00:26:27The first

00:26:27was about Selena.

00:26:28Selena wasn't

00:26:29her real name.

00:26:30She was the daughter

00:26:31of the Don

00:26:32who had led

00:26:32a rival family

00:26:34against the Romanos

00:26:35eight years ago.

00:26:36The same family

00:26:37I had wiped out.

00:26:39Everyone believed

00:26:40the bloodline

00:26:41had ended that night.

00:26:42They were wrong.

00:26:43The Bellini family

00:26:44had secretly rescued

00:26:46Selena when she was ten,

00:26:47changed her name,

00:26:48and raised her

00:26:49under their protection.

00:26:51So Selena

00:26:51had never entered

00:26:53my life

00:26:53just to be Marco's

00:26:55innocent little

00:26:55foster sister.

00:26:57She came

00:26:57for revenge.

00:26:59The second piece

00:26:59of information

00:27:00was worse.

00:27:01Her older brother,

00:27:02Victor Kane,

00:27:03was still alive.

00:27:05He had been hiding

00:27:05under a false identity

00:27:07for eight years.

00:27:08Selena contacted him

00:27:10twice a month,

00:27:11and the messenger

00:27:11was one of Marco's

00:27:13own men.

00:27:14But three nights ago,

00:27:15Marco himself

00:27:16had gone to meet Victor.

00:27:18Dante's men

00:27:19followed him.

00:27:20They were together

00:27:20for over an hour.

00:27:21What did they discuss?

00:27:22Dante placed

00:27:23several photographs

00:27:24on my desk.

00:27:25Don Romano's birthday.

00:27:26My eyes narrowed.

00:27:27Dante continued.

00:27:29Victor's men

00:27:29are going to infiltrate

00:27:30the party,

00:27:32disguised as catering staff.

00:27:35They plan to poison

00:27:37your father's wine.

00:27:38And Marco?

00:27:39He'll use his position

00:27:40as Don Romano's

00:27:41son-in-law

00:27:42to give them access.

00:27:43I stared at the photographs.

00:27:45And after my father

00:27:46is dead?

00:27:46Victor takes revenge

00:27:48on the Romano family,

00:27:49and Marco gets

00:27:49what he wants.

00:27:50What?

00:27:51Control of the Romano ports

00:27:52and a seat at the table

00:27:54as the new head

00:27:54of the territory.

00:27:55I almost laughed,

00:27:57so that was it.

00:27:58Marco hadn't just

00:27:59married me for money.

00:28:00He wanted

00:28:01my father's empire.

00:28:06Rosa went pale.

00:28:07Miss Romano,

00:28:08we need to tell

00:28:09Don Romano now.

00:28:10We should grab

00:28:11Selena, Victor,

00:28:12and Marco

00:28:12before they can move.

00:28:13No.

00:28:14She stared at me.

00:28:15Miss Romano?

00:28:15If we take Marco now,

00:28:17he'll deny everything.

00:28:18He'll say Victor planned it.

00:28:20He'll say Selena

00:28:20manipulated him.

00:28:21And when it's over,

00:28:22I leaned back.

00:28:24Victor dies.

00:28:25A few of his men disappear,

00:28:26and Marco Bellini

00:28:27goes right back

00:28:28to playing

00:28:28the innocent husband.

00:28:29Rosa's expression tightened.

00:28:31Then what do we do?

00:28:32I stood and walked

00:28:33toward my closet.

00:28:34At the very bottom

00:28:35was a black case.

00:28:36I hadn't opened it

00:28:37in eight years.

00:28:38Inside was the black suit

00:28:39I used to wear

00:28:40when I handled

00:28:41family business.

00:28:42Perfectly pressed.

00:28:43Not a speck of dust.

00:28:44Rosa had kept it that way

00:28:46all these years.

00:28:47She always knew

00:28:47I might need it again.

00:28:48I ran my fingers

00:28:49over the fabric.

00:28:50We let them make their move.

00:28:51Rosa froze.

00:28:52What?

00:28:53I want Marco

00:28:54to do it himself

00:28:55in front of every

00:28:55Don and Cappy

00:28:56in the territory.

00:28:57I want everyone

00:28:58to see exactly

00:28:58what kind of man he is.

00:29:00The next morning,

00:29:01I went to see

00:29:01my father alone.

00:29:03Don Romano

00:29:03was sitting behind

00:29:04his desk when I entered.

00:29:05He looked up.

00:29:06Something wrong

00:29:06with the birthday party?

00:29:08Dad.

00:29:08I smiled.

00:29:09I've prepared

00:29:09a special gift for you.

00:29:13His eyes narrowed.

00:29:15On your birthday,

00:29:16all you have to do

00:29:16is sit there

00:29:17and enjoy the show

00:29:18and don't drink the wine.

00:29:19My father stared at me

00:29:20for several seconds.

00:29:21He had ruled

00:29:22the Romano family

00:29:23for decades.

00:29:24He understood immediately.

00:29:25Slowly,

00:29:26he nodded.

00:29:26For the first time

00:29:27in eight years,

00:29:28there was no worry

00:29:29in his eyes

00:29:30when he looked at me.

00:29:31Only trust.

00:29:32Dante was waiting outside.

00:29:34Miss Romano,

00:29:35should we take Victor now?

00:29:36No.

00:29:37His men?

00:29:38Leave them.

00:29:38Selena?

00:29:39I looked toward

00:29:40the courtyard.

00:29:41Don't touch any of them.

00:29:42Dante waited.

00:29:43I lowered my voice.

00:29:44Replace anything

00:29:45that needs replacing.

00:29:46Put our people

00:29:47where they need to be

00:29:47and make sure Marco

00:29:49doesn't suspect a thing.

00:29:50Dante nodded.

00:29:51Understood.

00:29:52I walked past him.

00:29:53Then we wait.

00:29:54Five days later,

00:29:55Don Romano's

00:29:56birthday celebration began.

00:30:00Don Romano's

00:30:0150th birthday

00:30:02was the biggest event

00:30:03the underworld

00:30:04had seen in years.

00:30:06Dons,

00:30:06capos,

00:30:07powerful businessmen,

00:30:08and members

00:30:09of every major family

00:30:10filled the Romano estate.

00:30:12More than 400 guests

00:30:14were there.

00:30:14The moment I walked in,

00:30:16every eye turned toward me

00:30:18because I was dressed

00:30:19entirely in black.

00:30:21A fitted black suit,

00:30:22an empty holster

00:30:23at my waist.

00:30:24The older Dons

00:30:25immediately went pale.

00:30:27They remembered.

00:30:28Isabella Romano

00:30:29only wore black

00:30:30for two occasions,

00:30:31funerals and killing.

00:30:33An older Don

00:30:33quietly replaced

00:30:35his whiskey

00:30:35with water.

00:30:36several senior capos

00:30:37immediately sat straighter.

00:30:39One young man

00:30:40started to make a joke

00:30:41about my outfit,

00:30:42but his father

00:30:42grabbed his arm

00:30:43and shut him up.

00:30:45Marco frowned.

00:30:46It's your father's birthday.

00:30:47Why the from Gaff only?

00:30:48Hell,

00:30:48are you dressed like that?

00:30:49I sat down beside him.

00:30:51There's a funeral coming up.

00:30:53I thought I'd dress for it early.

00:30:55His expression changed.

00:30:56Whose funeral?

00:30:57I looked at him.

00:30:59You'll find out.

00:31:00Marco's smile froze.

00:31:01Selena sat on his other side

00:31:03and rolled her eyes.

00:31:04Dressing like that

00:31:05at a birthday party.

00:31:06No one mar-

00:31:06Marco grabbed her arm

00:31:08before she could finish.

00:31:09He was unusually nervous tonight.

00:31:14He kept checking his watch.

00:31:15His fingers tapped

00:31:16constantly beneath the table.

00:31:18I noticed everything.

00:31:20After several rounds of drinks,

00:31:22the celebration

00:31:22was in full swing.

00:31:24My father sat at the head table,

00:31:26accepting congratulations

00:31:27from the other Dons.

00:31:28The wine glass in front of him

00:31:30was full.

00:31:31He hadn't touched a drop.

00:31:32Then Marco stood.

00:31:34He straightened his jacket.

00:31:35I'm going to check on the kitchen.

00:31:37It's Don Romano's birthday.

00:31:38I want to make sure

00:31:39everything is perfect.

00:31:40Several guests nodded approvingly.

00:31:42What a thoughtful son-in-law.

00:31:44Marco headed toward the kitchen.

00:31:46His steps were calm,

00:31:47but his hand was clenched

00:31:48tightly at his side.

00:31:50I lowered my eyes to my drink

00:31:51and counted silently.

00:31:53One.

00:31:54One hundred.

00:31:55Three hundred.

00:31:56Dante, move.

00:31:57One word.

00:31:58Twelve figures silently disappeared

00:32:00through the side doors.

00:32:02No one noticed.

00:32:03I lifted my glass

00:32:04and took a slow sip.

00:32:05Three minutes later,

00:32:06the first scream

00:32:07came from the kitchen.

00:32:09The music stopped.

00:32:10More than four hundred guests

00:32:11turned toward the sound at once.

00:32:16The first trouble

00:32:17came from the kitchen.

00:32:18The chef tasted

00:32:19Don Romano's birthday wine

00:32:21and immediately collapsed,

00:32:23clutching his stomach.

00:32:24Victor's men had poisoned it.

00:32:26But three days earlier,

00:32:27Dante's men had replaced the poison

00:32:29with a powerful laxative.

00:32:31The two fake catering staff

00:32:32turned and ran.

00:32:34They didn't make it three steps

00:32:36before my men pinned them down.

00:32:38Then the doors to the hall

00:32:39burst open.

00:32:40Victor knew the plan had failed.

00:32:42He rushed in with seven armed men,

00:32:44heading straight for the main table.

00:32:46Their guns had been smuggled

00:32:48into the estate

00:32:48by one of Marco's men.

00:32:50Unfortunately,

00:32:51that man had been working

00:32:52for Dante for weeks.

00:32:54The bullets had already been replaced

00:32:56with blanks.

00:32:57Victor's men pulled the trigger.

00:32:59No one fell.

00:33:00Guests screamed

00:33:01and ducked for cover.

00:33:02Victor's expression changed.

00:33:04He pulled out one last pistol.

00:33:06That gun hadn't passed

00:33:07through our hands.

00:33:08He aimed it at my father.

00:33:10Just then,

00:33:11a gunshot rang out.

00:33:12Victor's pistol

00:33:13flew from his hand.

00:33:14He screamed

00:33:15and dropped to his knees.

00:33:17Everyone turned.

00:33:18I stood beside the table.

00:33:20Dante's gun

00:33:20was in my hand.

00:33:22Smoke rose from the barrel.

00:33:23Eight years.

00:33:25And my aim

00:33:25was still as steady

00:33:27as if I had never

00:33:28put down my gun.

00:33:29Dad.

00:33:30I looked at my father.

00:33:31I told you

00:33:32I had a special birthday gift.

00:33:37Dante's 12 men

00:33:38quickly took down

00:33:39the attackers.

00:33:40Victor was dragged

00:33:41into the center of the hall.

00:33:42Just then,

00:33:43Selena rushed from her seat

00:33:45and threw herself beside him.

00:33:47Victor!

00:33:47The entire hall erupted.

00:33:50Marco was dragged in

00:33:51from the kitchen

00:33:52and forced to his knees.

00:33:53Don Romano.

00:33:54He desperately looked

00:33:55at my father.

00:33:56They tricked me.

00:33:57I didn't know anything.

00:33:59Selena suddenly turned

00:34:00toward him.

00:34:01Tricked you?

00:34:02She laughed

00:34:03through her tears.

00:34:04Marco!

00:34:05You went to meet

00:34:06my brother yourself?

00:34:07You were the one

00:34:08who demanded control

00:34:09of the Romano ports

00:34:10after Don Romano died?

00:34:11Shut up!

00:34:12I won't!

00:34:14You held me

00:34:15and promised

00:34:16that once it was over

00:34:18you'd get rid of Isabella

00:34:19and marry me!

00:34:21And now you're saying

00:34:22you knew nothing?!

00:34:23Shut the fuck up!

00:34:24More than 400 guests

00:34:26fell silent.

00:34:27They had heard

00:34:28every word.

00:34:29No interrogation

00:34:30was needed.

00:34:31They had confessed

00:34:32everything themselves.

00:34:33My father rose

00:34:34from his seat.

00:34:35He walked over to Marco

00:34:36and looked down at him.

00:34:38I gave you

00:34:38my only daughter

00:34:39and you tried

00:34:40to kill me.

00:34:41Then he turned to me.

00:34:42Isabella,

00:34:43they're yours.

00:34:44A murmur swept

00:34:45through the hall

00:34:45but no one dared

00:34:47say a word.

00:34:48I walked over

00:34:49and crouched

00:34:49in front of Marco.

00:34:50His face

00:34:51was completely pale.

00:34:53My voice was soft.

00:34:55Marco,

00:34:56do you remember

00:34:56bloody Eber now?

00:34:58Eight years ago

00:34:59I wiped out

00:35:00an entire family.

00:35:01Tell me,

00:35:02do you think

00:35:02eight years

00:35:03made me softer

00:35:03or worse?

00:35:05Marco's legs

00:35:05gave out.

00:35:06He collapsed

00:35:07onto the floor.

00:35:08For the first time

00:35:09he looked at me

00:35:10with pure fear.

00:35:11just like

00:35:12my father's mistress

00:35:13had looked at me

00:35:14eight years ago.

00:35:15Exactly the same.

00:35:20Three days later

00:35:21heavy rain

00:35:22fell over the territory.

00:35:23The family council's

00:35:24judgment spread

00:35:25throughout the underworld.

00:35:27Marco Bellini

00:35:27guilty

00:35:28of betraying

00:35:29the Romano family

00:35:30and attempting

00:35:31to assassinate

00:35:32Don Romano

00:35:32sentenced to death.

00:35:34Victor Kane

00:35:34same sentence.

00:35:36Selena

00:35:36daughter of

00:35:37a fallen enemy Don

00:35:38and accomplice

00:35:39to the assassination

00:35:40same sentence.

00:35:41Selena cried

00:35:42all night.

00:35:43She kept

00:35:43calling one name.

00:35:44Marco.

00:35:45Marco heard her

00:35:46from the next cell.

00:35:47He never answered.

00:35:48The Bellini family's

00:35:49assets were seized

00:35:50and the remaining

00:35:51members were driven

00:35:52out of Romano territory.

00:35:54Don Bellini

00:35:54seemed to age

00:35:55overnight.

00:35:56As he was taken away

00:35:57he kept repeating

00:35:58We never should have

00:35:59crossed the Romanos.

00:36:00No one begged

00:36:01for mercy.

00:36:02Not one.

00:36:03Dante and his men

00:36:04wiped out

00:36:05the remaining enemies

00:36:06within three days.

00:36:07Clean

00:36:07and quick.

00:36:08My father asked

00:36:09to see me alone

00:36:10in his study.

00:36:11He stood by the window

00:36:12watching the rain.

00:36:13Do you regret it?

00:36:14Regret what?

00:36:15These eight years.

00:36:16He turned to me.

00:36:17Your mother asked you

00:36:18to put down your gun

00:36:18and you actually did it

00:36:20for eight years.

00:36:21And look what it got you.

00:36:22No.

00:36:23I don't regret it.

00:36:27Mom asked me to try

00:36:28so I tried

00:36:29for eight years.

00:36:31They just didn't deserve it.

00:36:32My father was silent

00:36:33for a moment

00:36:34then he placed the hand

00:36:35on my shoulder.

00:36:36For the first time

00:36:37in eight years

00:36:38the man who both loved

00:36:39and feared me

00:36:40touched me like that.

00:36:42Then stop trying.

00:36:43Live however you want.

00:36:45I left the study.

00:36:46It was still raining.

00:36:47Dante stood outside

00:36:48under the covered walkway.

00:36:49Half his shoulder

00:36:50was wet.

00:36:51The space was narrow

00:36:52and he had left

00:36:53the dry side for me.

00:36:54He had always been like that.

00:36:56When he saw me

00:36:57he started to kneel.

00:36:58Just like eight years ago

00:36:59I reached out

00:37:00and pulled him up.

00:37:01He froze.

00:37:02I had never done that before.

00:37:04Come on.

00:37:06Let's go home.

00:37:07He followed three steps

00:37:08behind me.

00:37:09As always

00:37:10I stopped.

00:37:12Walk closer.

00:37:14He paused

00:37:14then stepped forward.

00:37:16Two steps.

00:37:16The rain poured around us.

00:37:18There was just enough room

00:37:19beneath the roof

00:37:20for two people

00:37:21to walk side by side.

00:37:22Later

00:37:22stories about

00:37:23bloody Bella

00:37:24spread through

00:37:25the underworld again.

00:37:26Ruthless.

00:37:27Fearless.

00:37:28Never to be crossed.

00:37:29But this time

00:37:30every story ended

00:37:31with one more line.

00:37:33Her personal guard

00:37:34Dante

00:37:35stayed by her side

00:37:36for eight years

00:37:37not one day

00:37:38apart.

00:37:39Some called it loyalty

00:37:40others called it

00:37:41something else.

00:37:42No one dared ask.

00:37:44The answer

00:37:44was in those two steps.

00:37:46Not too far

00:37:47just right.

00:37:52I was once known

00:37:53as Bloody Bella

00:37:54for eight years

00:37:54I gave up that life

00:37:55for my mother's dying wish.

00:37:57Then Marco and Selena

00:37:58betrayed me

00:37:58and tried to destroy

00:37:59my family.

00:38:00So I became

00:38:01Bloody Bella again.

00:38:01I took back

00:38:02everything they stole

00:38:03and locked them away

00:38:04waiting for explanation.

00:38:05I thought it was

00:38:06finally over.

00:38:07I was wrong.

00:38:08That morning

00:38:08I was having coffee

00:38:09with my father

00:38:10when Dante

00:38:11suddenly walked in.

00:38:12One look at his face

00:38:13told me

00:38:14something was wrong.

00:38:16Miss Romano.

00:38:16I set down my cup.

00:38:17What happened?

00:38:18Marco Bellini

00:38:19and Selena

00:38:19escaped last night.

00:38:21Both of them?

00:38:22Yes.

00:38:23I opened the folder

00:38:23Dante placed before me.

00:38:25No broken locks

00:38:26no damaged doors

00:38:27no injured guards

00:38:29nothing.

00:38:29Two prisoners

00:38:30had simply vanished

00:38:32from one of the most

00:38:33heavily guarded

00:38:34Romano facilities.

00:38:35That wasn't an escape.

00:38:36Someone had let them out.

00:38:38Any leads?

00:38:39We searched

00:38:40every Bellini property.

00:38:41Ports

00:38:42airfields

00:38:43roads

00:38:43everything is being watched.

00:38:45And still nothing?

00:38:46nothing.

00:38:48Someone helped them.

00:38:50I know.

00:38:51Marco and Selena

00:38:52were alive

00:38:53free

00:38:53and somewhere out there.

00:38:55I should have been angry.

00:38:57Instead

00:38:57I smiled.

00:38:58Find them.

00:38:59Dante didn't move.

00:39:01Miss Romano.

00:39:02What?

00:39:03Until we find them

00:39:04don't go anywhere alone.

00:39:06I raised an eyebrow.

00:39:07Are you worried about me?

00:39:09Yes.

00:39:09His answer came

00:39:10without hesitation.

00:39:11I don't know

00:39:12what they're planning.

00:39:13He stepped closer.

00:39:15and I'm not letting them

00:39:17get near you again.

00:39:19By nightfall

00:39:21more than 50 men

00:39:22were searching

00:39:23for Marco and Selena.

00:39:24They checked

00:39:24every Bellini property,

00:39:26safe house,

00:39:27warehouse,

00:39:28and hotel.

00:39:29Nothing.

00:39:29Even Don Bellini's

00:39:31remaining associates

00:39:31were questioned.

00:39:33No one

00:39:33had seen them.

00:39:34It was as if

00:39:35Marco and Selena

00:39:36had vanished

00:39:37from the earth.

00:39:38Dante stood across

00:39:39from my desk

00:39:40placing reports

00:39:41in front of me.

00:39:41No wood calls,

00:39:43no bank withdrawals,

00:39:44no border crossings.

00:39:45They need money,

00:39:46food,

00:39:46somewhere to hide.

00:39:48Yes.

00:39:48Then someone

00:39:49is helping them.

00:39:51That's what worries me.

00:39:52You worry too much.

00:39:54And you don't worry enough.

00:39:55The room went silent.

00:39:57Rosa stared at him.

00:39:58So did I.

00:39:59Few people dared

00:40:00speak to me like that.

00:40:01Dante stepped closer.

00:40:03Marco knows this estate.

00:40:04He knows your habits,

00:40:05where you go,

00:40:06who you trust.

00:40:07And Selena hates you.

00:40:09Are you afraid

00:40:10they'll kill me?

00:40:11No.

00:40:12I'm afraid they'll try.

00:40:14My smile faded.

00:40:15Dante turned

00:40:16toward the door.

00:40:17I'm doubling

00:40:17the guards tonight.

00:40:18I didn't ask you to.

00:40:19I know.

00:40:20Until they're found,

00:40:21I'm not taking chances

00:40:22with your life.

00:40:23Then he walked out.

00:40:24I watched him leave

00:40:25without stopping him.

00:40:27Somewhere out there,

00:40:28Marco and Selena

00:40:29were hiding.

00:40:30And for the first time

00:40:31since their escape,

00:40:32I wondered

00:40:33what they were waiting for.

00:40:37The next morning,

00:40:39the search expanded

00:40:40beyond Romano territory.

00:40:42Dante sent men

00:40:42to train stations,

00:40:44private airfields,

00:40:45ports,

00:40:45and border towns.

00:40:46Nothing.

00:40:47By afternoon,

00:40:48he had contacted

00:40:49three families

00:40:50outside our territory.

00:40:52Still, nothing.

00:40:53Marco Bellini

00:40:54had spent his entire life

00:40:55surrounded by money

00:40:56and power.

00:40:57Selena couldn't survive

00:40:58a week without servants.

00:41:00Yet somehow,

00:41:01neither of them

00:41:02had used a single account

00:41:03we knew about.

00:41:04That was impossible.

00:41:05Unless someone

00:41:06had prepared for this

00:41:07in advance.

00:41:08Rosa placed a cup

00:41:09of coffee beside me.

00:41:11Do you think they planned

00:41:12the...

00:41:12Before they were arrested?

00:41:13No.

00:41:14I looked through

00:41:14the reports again.

00:41:16Marco never thought

00:41:16he'd lose.

00:41:18He thought my father

00:41:19would die that night.

00:41:21He thought he'd take

00:41:22the Romana ports.

00:41:23Men like him

00:41:24don't prepare for...

00:41:25Then who did?

00:41:26That was the question.

00:41:28The door opened.

00:41:29Dante walked in.

00:41:30His expression

00:41:30gave me the answer

00:41:31before he spoke.

00:41:33Nothing.

00:41:36He hated saying it.

00:41:38I could tell.

00:41:39Dante had spent

00:41:39eight years

00:41:40watching me from the shadows.

00:41:42He noticed things

00:41:43other people missed.

00:41:44He found people

00:41:45who didn't want to be found.

00:41:46But Marco and Selena?

00:41:48Nothing.

00:41:49I stood.

00:41:49Then,

00:41:50stop looking where Marco

00:41:51would go.

00:41:52Start looking where

00:41:53someone would take him.

00:41:54His eyes changed.

00:41:55He understood.

00:41:56This wasn't about

00:41:57two fugitives anymore.

00:41:58Someone had hidden them.

00:42:00Someone with money,

00:42:01connections,

00:42:01and enough power

00:42:02to make two people

00:42:04disappear overnight.

00:42:05Dante looked at me

00:42:06for a long moment.

00:42:07Then he said quietly,

00:42:09Until I know

00:42:09who that person is,

00:42:11you stay close to me.

00:42:14Dante wasn't joking.

00:42:16For the next two days,

00:42:17he barely left my side.

00:42:19At the Romano offices,

00:42:20the port,

00:42:21even family meetings,

00:42:22he was always there.

00:42:23Not three steps

00:42:24behind me anymore.

00:42:25One.

00:42:26That evening,

00:42:27I finally stopped

00:42:28outside my study.

00:42:29Dante.

00:42:30Yes, Miss Romano?

00:42:32You've been following me

00:42:33all day.

00:42:33That's my job.

00:42:35You followed me

00:42:36into my own garden.

00:42:37Marco knows the estate.

00:42:39You waited outside

00:42:40while I had lunch.

00:42:41Selena knows your schedule.

00:42:42Are you planning to follow

00:42:43me into my bedroom too?

00:42:45Dante went

00:42:45completely silent.

00:42:47Behind us,

00:42:47Rosa quickly turned away

00:42:49to hide her smile.

00:42:50I almost laughed.

00:42:51Then Dante's expression

00:42:52turned serious.

00:42:53If that's what it takes

00:42:54to keep you safe.

00:42:55My smile faded.

00:42:56I can protect myself.

00:42:58I know.

00:42:58Then stop treating me

00:43:00like I'm made of glass.

00:43:01I don't.

00:43:02That's not why I'm worried.

00:43:04Then why?

00:43:05Marco already tried

00:43:06to take you from us.

00:43:07Once.

00:43:08His voice lowered.

00:43:09I won't give him

00:43:10another chance.

00:43:11Something about the way

00:43:12he said it felt personal.

00:43:13Before I could answer,

00:43:15a guard rushed toward us.

00:43:16Miss Romano.

00:43:17Dante immediately turned.

00:43:19What happened?

00:43:19We found something.

00:43:22Marco's prison uniform.

00:43:26Marco's prison uniform

00:43:27was found beside

00:43:28an abandoned road

00:43:29outside the city.

00:43:31Dante and I arrived

00:43:32before midnight.

00:43:33His men had searched

00:43:34the entire area.

00:43:35Nothing.

00:43:36A guard approached us.

00:43:37We found tire tracks

00:43:38leading toward the cameras.

00:43:40Disabled for 23.

00:43:41Dante's expression darkened.

00:43:43Someone knew exactly

00:43:44when to shut them down.

00:43:45I looked at the neatly

00:43:46folded uniform.

00:43:47A fugitive wouldn't

00:43:48leave it like this.

00:43:49He wanted us to find it.

00:43:50Dante immediately reached

00:43:52for his gun

00:43:52and stepped in front of me.

00:43:55No.

00:43:56Dante.

00:43:56Until Marco is found,

00:43:57you don't leave my sight.

00:43:59Is that an order?

00:44:00Yes.

00:44:01Several guards

00:44:02immediately looked away.

00:44:03I stared at him.

00:44:04You're getting brave.

00:44:06I've always been brave.

00:44:07No.

00:44:08You've always been obedient.

00:44:10Not when it comes

00:44:11to your life.

00:44:12Boss!

00:44:13Before I could answer,

00:44:14one of his men

00:44:14called out.

00:44:16We found something.

00:44:17He hurried over

00:44:17with a photograph.

00:44:18Dante took it.

00:44:19The moment I saw it,

00:44:21my expression changed.

00:44:22It was me

00:44:23leaving the Romano estate

00:44:25yesterday.

00:44:26Marco wasn't just hiding.

00:44:28He was watching me.

00:44:32The photograph

00:44:33changed everything.

00:44:35Back at the estate,

00:44:36Dante ordered

00:44:36every guard

00:44:37to be replaced

00:44:38with men

00:44:38he personally trusted.

00:44:40Then he checked

00:44:41every entrance himself.

00:44:43I watched from the stairs.

00:44:44You know we have

00:44:44people for that.

00:44:46I know.

00:44:47Then why are you

00:44:48doing it yourself?

00:44:50Because someone

00:44:50got close enough

00:44:51to photograph you

00:44:52yesterday.

00:44:53His voice was

00:44:54colder than usual.

00:44:55I walked down the stairs.

00:44:56Marco wants me nervous.

00:44:58Then he's going

00:44:59to be disappointed.

00:45:00This isn't a game.

00:45:02I never said it was.

00:45:03Before he could answer,

00:45:04Rosa hurried into the room.

00:45:06Miss Romano,

00:45:06we found out

00:45:07where the photo was taken.

00:45:08She placed a map

00:45:09on the table.

00:45:10A cafe across

00:45:11from the estate.

00:45:12Security footage?

00:45:13Deleted.

00:45:14Of course.

00:45:15I smiled coldly.

00:45:17Marco wants us

00:45:18to know he can get close.

00:45:19Then he'll make

00:45:20another move.

00:45:21And when he does,

00:45:22we'll catch him.

00:45:23I turned toward the stairs.

00:45:24Dante followed.

00:45:25I stopped.

00:45:27Seriously?

00:45:28Yes.

00:45:29I'm going upstairs.

00:45:31I know.

00:45:32To my bedroom.

00:45:33He didn't react.

00:45:34I stared at him

00:45:35for a moment,

00:45:35then laughed.

00:45:36Fine.

00:45:37Stay outside.

00:45:38Dante finally smiled faintly.

00:45:40As you wish,

00:45:41Miss Romano.

00:45:41But that night,

00:45:42neither of us slept.

00:45:45The next morning,

00:45:47I found Dante asleep

00:45:48outside my bedroom.

00:45:49He was sitting

00:45:50against the wall,

00:45:51his gun still in his hand.

00:45:52I stopped.

00:45:53For eight years,

00:45:54Dante had protected me,

00:45:56but I'd never seen him

00:45:57like this.

00:45:57Always watching.

00:45:58Always waiting.

00:45:59Always ready to put himself

00:46:01between me and danger.

00:46:03His eyes suddenly opened.

00:46:04Miss Romano.

00:46:06You stayed here all night?

00:46:07He stood immediately.

00:46:09I told you I would.

00:46:11You also need sleep.

00:46:14I've had enough.

00:46:15You slept for ten minutes.

00:46:17Twelve.

00:46:18I almost smiled.

00:46:19Then my phone rang.

00:46:20Rosa.

00:46:22Miss Romano,

00:46:23there's a problem at the port.

00:46:25What happened?

00:46:26One of our warehouses caught fire.

00:46:28Which one?

00:46:29Warehouse seven.

00:46:30I froze.

00:46:31Marco knew that warehouse.

00:46:33He had managed it for years.

00:46:34Dante took the phone from my hand.

00:46:36Seal the port.

00:46:37Nobody leaves.

00:46:37Then he looked at me.

00:46:39You're staying here.

00:46:40Excuse me?

00:46:40It's probably a trap.

00:46:42Exactly.

00:46:43I grabbed my coat.

00:46:44So I'm going.

00:46:45Isabella.

00:46:45I stopped.

00:46:46Dante rarely used my first name.

00:46:49His eyes were fixed on mine.

00:46:50Please.

00:46:51For once,

00:46:52he wasn't speaking as my guard.

00:46:56I went anyway.

00:46:57Dante wasn't happy about it.

00:46:59But he came with me.

00:47:00By the time we reached the port,

00:47:01the fire was already under control.

00:47:03No one had been injured.

00:47:05I looked around.

00:47:06Too small.

00:47:06Dante glanced at me.

00:47:07What?

00:47:08If Marco wanted to destroy the warehouse,

00:47:10he would have done more damage.

00:47:11I looked toward the smoke.

00:47:13This is a distraction.

00:47:15Get everyone back to the estate!

00:47:16Before he finished,

00:47:17his phone rang.

00:47:18He answered.

00:47:19Then his face changed.

00:47:20What happened?

00:47:21He slowly lowered the phone.

00:47:23Someone breached the estate.

00:47:24Who?

00:47:25We don't know.

00:47:26Dante and I rushed back.

00:47:28Twenty minutes later,

00:47:29we entered my study.

00:47:30Nothing had been stolen.

00:47:32Nothing destroyed.

00:47:33Except,

00:47:34there was a glass of champagne

00:47:35sitting on my desk.

00:47:36Beside it was a note.

00:47:38I picked it up.

00:47:39Miss me?

00:47:40I recognized the handwriting immediately.

00:47:42Selena.

00:47:43Dante took the note from my hand.

00:47:44His expression was terrifyingly calm.

00:47:47She was inside your house.

00:47:49Yes.

00:47:50She could have been waiting for you.

00:47:52But she wasn't.

00:47:53I looked at the champagne.

00:47:55She wanted me to know she was here.

00:47:58She's not getting near you again.

00:47:59I smiled coldly.

00:48:01Good.

00:48:02Because next time,

00:48:03I want her alive.

00:48:07We searched the entire estate.

00:48:09No Selena.

00:48:10No fingerprints.

00:48:11No useful footage.

00:48:12Whoever had helped her enter

00:48:14knew our security system.

00:48:15That worried Dante even more.

00:48:18You should sleep.

00:48:19So should you.

00:48:20I'm working.

00:48:22So am I.

00:48:23You're drinking.

00:48:24That's also work.

00:48:25For the first time all night,

00:48:27Dante almost smiled.

00:48:28Then the lights went out.

00:48:29Darkness swallowed the room.

00:48:31One second,

00:48:32he was across the room.

00:48:33The next,

00:48:33his arm was around me,

00:48:34pulling me behind him.

00:48:35Stay behind me.

00:48:37Dante.

00:48:38Don't move.

00:48:39Then he ran towards the room.

00:48:40Another shot.

00:48:41Then silence.

00:48:42Seconds later,

00:48:43Dante returned.

00:48:45Decoy.

00:48:46What?

00:48:47Someone fired from outside the wall

00:48:49and disappeared.

00:48:51They're testing us.

00:48:53Yes.

00:48:53Watching our response time.

00:48:55Marco wasn't trying to kill me.

00:48:57So what now?

00:48:59Now?

00:49:01We stopped waiting for him.

00:49:04The next morning,

00:49:06I changed the plan.

00:49:07No more searching blindly.

00:49:08No more chasing Marco's clues.

00:49:11If he wants to watch me,

00:49:13let him.

00:49:14No.

00:49:16You don't even know my plan.

00:49:17I know that look.

00:49:19What look?

00:49:20The one you get before doing something dangerous.

00:49:22Rosa lowered her head to hide a smile.

00:49:24I ignored her.

00:49:25We give Marco exactly what he wants.

00:49:27I placed an invitation on the table.

00:49:29Three nights away.

00:49:31Public location.

00:49:32And everyone knew I would attend.

00:49:34You want to use yourself as bait.

00:49:36I want Marco to think I'm bait.

00:49:38No.

00:49:38You're forgetting who gives the orders.

00:49:40And you're forgetting what I told you.

00:49:43I won't let him take you from us.

00:49:46Then don't.

00:49:48Stay beside me.

00:49:50For several seconds,

00:49:52neither of us spoke.

00:49:53Finally,

00:49:53he took it.

00:49:54One condition.

00:49:56What?

00:49:56At the gala?

00:49:57You don't leave my side.

00:49:59Deal.

00:50:02The night of the gala arrived.

00:50:04The Romano estate was filled with guests.

00:50:06Politicians,

00:50:07businessmen,

00:50:08family leaders from across the city.

00:50:10Everyone knew about Marco and Selena's escape.

00:50:12And everyone knew I had still chosen to appear.

00:50:15Dante stayed beside me the entire night.

00:50:18You're staring at every person who comes near me.

00:50:20That's the idea.

00:50:22You're making the guests nervous.

00:50:23Good.

00:50:24I smiled and took a sip of champagne.

00:50:26Then Dante suddenly went still.

00:50:28His hand moved toward his gun.

00:50:30I followed his gaze.

00:50:31Across the ballroom,

00:50:32a man in a black suit walked through the crowd.

00:50:34Marco.

00:50:35And beside him, Selena.

00:50:37Marco stopped several feet away from me.

00:50:39He looked thinner,

00:50:40more tired,

00:50:41but he was smiling.

00:50:42Hello, Isabella.

00:50:43Dante immediately stepped in front of me.

00:50:45Dozens of Romano guards reached for their weapons.

00:50:48Surprised to see us?

00:50:50I looked at them.

00:50:51Two fugitives surrounded by Romano men,

00:50:53yet neither looked afraid.

00:50:55That told me everything I needed to know.

00:50:57They hadn't come here to surrender.

00:50:59They believed someone would protect them.

00:51:01I smiled.

00:51:02Not surprised.

00:51:04Just wondering how stupid you have to be to come back.

00:51:10You haven't changed.

00:51:12Neither have you.

00:51:13You still mistake stupidity for courage.

00:51:16Watch your mouth.

00:51:17One more step.

00:51:20Try it.

00:51:22Relax.

00:51:24You escaped a Romano prison

00:51:25and then walked into my gala?

00:51:28So tell me, Marco,

00:51:30who gave you the courage?

00:51:31For the first time,

00:51:32something flickered in his eyes.

00:51:34There it was.

00:51:35I had hit the right nerve,

00:51:36but he recovered quickly.

00:51:38You think the Romano family controls everything?

00:51:40No.

00:51:41Just everything that matters here.

00:51:43Not anymore.

00:51:45What does that mean?

00:51:47You took everything from me.

00:51:48My family.

00:51:49My name.

00:51:50My future.

00:51:51You did that yourself.

00:51:55You still don't understand, do you?

00:51:59We didn't escape because you made a mistake.

00:52:02We escaped because someone wanted us free.

00:52:06Finally, something interesting.

00:52:10Who helped you?

00:52:12You'll find out soon enough.

00:52:14Take them.

00:52:15But Marco didn't run.

00:52:17Neither did Selena.

00:52:18Instead, Marco calmly reached into his jacket.

00:52:21Every gun in the room pointed at him.

00:52:23Careful.

00:52:24He slowly pulled out a phone.

00:52:26I recognized the building immediately.

00:52:28One of our warehouses.

00:52:30Several Romano workers were inside,

00:52:32unaware they were being watched.

00:52:34If your men touch us,

00:52:35that building goes up.

00:52:39You son of a...

00:52:40Dante, you expect me to believe you?

00:52:43Try me.

00:52:44I studied the video.

00:52:45Something wasn't right.

00:52:47Marco had never been patient enough for this.

00:52:49Selena had never been smart enough.

00:52:51Someone else had planned it.

00:52:53Someone had given them resources, information, protection.

00:52:56You really think this makes you powerful?

00:53:00No.

00:53:01It makes you someone else's dog.

00:53:03Selena's face changed.

00:53:05Marco's jaw clenched.

00:53:06That reaction told me enough.

00:53:08There was someone above them,

00:53:10and neither of them liked being reminded of it.

00:53:14I ordered my men to stand down.

00:53:16Smart choice.

00:53:17Don't flatter yourself.

00:53:19You have ten minutes.

00:53:21For what?

00:53:22To leave.

00:53:23Isabella.

00:53:25You're letting us walk out?

00:53:27No.

00:53:27I'm giving you a head start.

00:53:29Let's go.

00:53:31You can't seriously let them leave.

00:53:33I need them alive.

00:53:34Why?

00:53:35Because they're not the ones running this.

00:53:37We follow them.

00:53:39Exactly.

00:53:40Minutes later,

00:53:41Marco and Selena left the estate.

00:53:43Two unmarked Romano cars followed from a distance.

00:53:46I watched from the balcony.

00:53:47Dante stood beside me.

00:53:49Then his phone rang.

00:53:50What?

00:53:50What happened?

00:53:52We lost them.

00:53:53What do you mean?

00:53:54Both cars.

00:53:55The moment Marco crossed the bridge,

00:53:57every streetlight went out.

00:53:58And when the power came back,

00:53:59they were gone.

00:54:00Again.

00:54:01Someone wasn't just helping Marco.

00:54:04By morning, we had one lead.

00:54:07The car Marco used had been abandoned near the river.

00:54:10Inside, we found nothing.

00:54:12Except Selena's phone.

00:54:14She left it intentionally.

00:54:16Obviously.

00:54:17I turned it over.

00:54:18A single video had been saved.

00:54:20Hi, Isabella.

00:54:21You've spent your whole life believing everyone should be afraid of you.

00:54:25But things are different now.

00:54:27You took everything from us.

00:54:29And now we're taking something from you.

00:54:32What does that mean?

00:54:33I didn't answer.

00:54:35Then Rosa rushed into the room.

00:54:36Miss Romano.

00:54:38What?

00:54:39Your father left for his morning meeting 20 minutes ago.

00:54:42So?

00:54:43He never arrived.

00:54:44Call his guards.

00:54:46We did.

00:54:47No one is answering.

00:54:48My expression went cold.

00:54:50Marco's words echoed in my head.

00:54:52We're taking something from you.

00:54:54I grabbed my gun.

00:54:56Dante stepped beside me.

00:54:57This time, he didn't tell me to stay behind.

00:54:59He only said,

00:55:01I'm coming with you.

00:55:04My father's car was found 30 minutes later.

00:55:07Abandoned.

00:55:08Driver's door open.

00:55:09His guards were gone.

00:55:11But there was no blood.

00:55:12Dante crouched beside the car.

00:55:14No signs of a struggle.

00:55:15I looked inside.

00:55:16My father's phone was sitting on the seat.

00:55:18Then it rang.

00:55:19Unknown number.

00:55:20I answered.

00:55:21Isabella.

00:55:22Marco.

00:55:22Where is my father?

00:55:23He laughed softly.

00:55:25Straight to business.

00:55:26Just like always.

00:55:27Where is he?

00:55:28Alive.

00:55:29For now.

00:55:29Dante stepped closer, listening.

00:55:32Marco continued.

00:55:33Come to the old Bellini warehouse.

00:55:35Alone.

00:55:35Dante immediately shook his head.

00:55:37I ignored him.

00:55:38If you hurt him,

00:55:39you'll kill me.

00:55:40Marco laughed.

00:55:41You already tried that.

00:55:42The call ended.

00:55:43Dante looked at me.

00:55:44You're not going alone.

00:55:45He'll be watching.

00:55:47I don't care.

00:55:48He said alone.

00:55:49And I said no.

00:55:50I stared at him.

00:55:52Dante.

00:55:52He stepped closer.

00:55:53You can order me to stay.

00:55:55I won't.

00:55:56You can threaten me.

00:55:57I'll still follow you.

00:55:58His eyes never left mine.

00:56:00So save your breath.

00:56:02For a moment, I said nothing.

00:56:03Then I handed him my father's phone.

00:56:06Fine.

00:56:06Dante took it.

00:56:07But we do this my way.

00:56:08A faint smile touched my lips.

00:56:10Now you're learning.

00:56:13The old Bellini warehouse looked abandoned.

00:56:16I entered through the front, alone.

00:56:17At least, that was what Marco believed.

00:56:20Dante and his men were positioned outside, hidden, waiting.

00:56:24Marco!

00:56:24My voice echoed through the building.

00:56:26A slow clap came from above.

00:56:28Selena appeared on the second floor walkway.

00:56:31Well, look who actually came.

00:56:32Where's my father?

00:56:33Still giving orders, even now.

00:56:35My hand rested near my gun.

00:56:37Bring him out.

00:56:38Marco stepped from the shadows.

00:56:39But my father wasn't with him.

00:56:41I looked at Marco.

00:56:42You lied.

00:56:43Of course I did.

00:56:44Suddenly, the warehouse doors slammed shut.

00:56:47Men appeared from behind the crates, guns raised.

00:56:50Selena laughed.

00:56:51You really thought this was about your father?

00:56:53Marco stepped closer.

00:56:54This is about you.

00:56:56I counted the men.

00:56:57Eight, maybe ten.

00:56:58Not enough.

00:56:59Marco frowned.

00:57:00What?

00:57:00You spent eight years with me, and you still don't know me.

00:57:03His expression changed.

00:57:04I raised my voice.

00:57:06Dante?

00:57:06The lights went out.

00:57:08Gunfire erupted toward the ceiling.

00:57:10Men shouted.

00:57:11Seconds later, Dante appeared beside me.

00:57:13He grabbed my arm.

00:57:14Are you hurt?

00:57:15No.

00:57:16He looked me over anyway.

00:57:17I sighed.

00:57:18Dante.

00:57:19Only then did he breathe again.

00:57:22The warehouse was surrounded.

00:57:24Marco knew it.

00:57:25Selena knew it, too.

00:57:27Her smile disappeared.

00:57:28You brought men?

00:57:29I raised an eyebrow.

00:57:31You expected me to obey you?

00:57:32Marco suddenly grabbed Selena.

00:57:34Move.

00:57:35They ran toward the rear exit.

00:57:36Dante raised his gun.

00:57:38I can stop them.

00:57:39No.

00:57:39He looked at me.

00:57:40I want them alive.

00:57:41We followed.

00:57:42By the time we reached the back, Marco and Selena were already inside a waiting car.

00:57:46The engine roared.

00:57:47Stop them.

00:57:48Romano cars immediately followed.

00:57:50Dante pulled me behind a concrete wall as the car sped past.

00:57:54I looked at him.

00:57:55You can let go.

00:57:55He didn't.

00:57:56Dante.

00:57:57His hand was still around my waist.

00:57:59His eyes dropped to it.

00:58:00He immediately released me.

00:58:02Sorry.

00:58:02I almost smiled.

00:58:03Then his phone rang.

00:58:05One of our men.

00:58:06They got away.

00:58:07Again?

00:58:07They had three identical cars waiting.

00:58:09I looked toward the empty road.

00:58:11Someone had planned every escape route.

00:58:13Then my phone rang.

00:58:14My father.

00:58:15Dad?

00:58:15Isabella?

00:58:16I closed my eyes briefly.

00:58:18He was safe.

00:58:19Marco had never taken him.

00:58:20He had simply changed his route that morning.

00:58:23Dante stared at me.

00:58:24I lowered the phone.

00:58:25They never had him.

00:58:26His face went cold.

00:58:28They used him to get to you.

00:58:30Yes.

00:58:31Next time, Marco wouldn't make the same mistake.

00:58:36You walked into a trap because you thought they had me?

00:58:39I had backup.

00:58:40That isn't the point.

00:58:41He looked at Dante.

00:58:43And you let her?

00:58:43Dante remained silent.

00:58:45I crossed my arms.

00:58:46Don't blame him.

00:58:47My father laughed.

00:58:48I'm beginning to realize no one can stop you.

00:58:50Finally.

00:58:51He shook his head and left.

00:58:52The moment the door closed, I noticed blood on Dante's sleeve.

00:58:56My expression changed.

00:58:57You're hurt.

00:58:58It's nothing.

00:58:59Sit down.

00:59:00Miss Romana.

00:59:00Sit.

00:59:01For once, Dante obeyed.

00:59:03I pulled back his sleeve.

00:59:04A bullet had grazed his arm.

00:59:06You should have told me.

00:59:07You had other things to worry about.

00:59:08I cleaned the wound.

00:59:09Dante watched me silently.

00:59:11What?

00:59:12Nothing.

00:59:12You're staring.

00:59:13He looked away.

00:59:14You don't usually do this.

00:59:16Do what?

00:59:16Take care of me.

00:59:17My hand stopped.

00:59:19For eight years, Dante had always been the one protecting me.

00:59:22I finished wrapping his arm.

00:59:24There.

00:59:24He looked at the bandage.

00:59:25Thank you.

00:59:26I stood.

00:59:27Don't get used to it.

00:59:28Dante smiled.

00:59:29Then his expression softened.

00:59:31I take a hundred bullets before letting one reach you.

00:59:34I looked at him.

00:59:35Don't.

00:59:35He paused.

00:59:36I don't need you dying for me.

00:59:38For once, Dante had no answer.

00:59:43That night, Dante found me alone on the balcony.

00:59:45You should be resting.

00:59:47So should you.

00:59:47He stood beside me.

00:59:49I glanced at his bandaged arm.

00:59:50Does it hurt?

00:59:51No.

00:59:52Liar.

00:59:52He smiled faintly.

00:59:53Silence settled between us.

00:59:55When I heard Marco say he had your father, I knew you would go.

00:59:57You know me too well.

00:59:58Yes.

00:59:59Is that a problem?

01:00:00He looked at me.

01:00:01Sometimes.

01:00:01I laughed softly.

01:00:03Then his expression became serious.

01:00:04Isabella.

01:00:06He rarely called me that.

01:00:07What?

01:00:08If something happens again, don't run into danger without me.

01:00:11I didn't.

01:00:11You walked into a warehouse full of armed men.

01:00:14You were outside.

01:00:15That's not what I mean.

01:00:16He stepped closer.

01:00:17I've spent eight years protecting you.

01:00:19I know.

01:00:20No.

01:00:20His voice lowered.

01:00:22I don't think you do.

01:00:23I looked at him.

01:00:24Before he could continue, his phone rang.

01:00:26Dante answered.

01:00:27His expression changed.

01:00:28Where?

01:00:29He hung up.

01:00:30What happened?

01:00:30One of our men found Selena.

01:00:32Where?

01:00:33At a private clinic outside the city.

01:00:34I reached for my coat.

01:00:36Dante did the same.

01:00:37This time, neither of us argued.

01:00:40The private clinic was nearly empty when we arrived.

01:00:43Dante's men surrounded every exit.

01:00:45I walked inside with him beside me.

01:00:47A nurse looked up nervously.

01:00:49We're closed.

01:00:50I'm looking for Selena Bellini.

01:00:52Her face changed.

01:00:53That was enough.

01:00:54Dante immediately headed toward the hallway.

01:00:56We found Selena in a room at the end.

01:00:58The moment she saw me, she froze.

01:01:01Isabella?

01:01:01I smiled.

01:01:02Miss me?

01:01:03She backed away.

01:01:04You can't touch me.

01:01:05You're an escaped prisoner.

01:01:06I stepped closer.

01:01:07I can do much more than touch you.

01:01:09Her face went pale.

01:01:10Dante searched the room.

01:01:12Marco isn't here.

01:01:13Selena suddenly smiled.

01:01:14You think I'd tell you where he is?

01:01:16No.

01:01:16I looked at her.

01:01:17But you'll lead me to him.

01:01:18Her smile disappeared.

01:01:20Before I could say more, the lights went out.

01:01:22Dante immediately pulled me behind him.

01:01:24Stay close.

01:01:25A gunshot exploded outside.

01:01:27Then another.

01:01:28Men shouted in the hallway.

01:01:29When the emergency lights came on, the window was open.

01:01:32Selena was gone.

01:01:34Dante rushed over.

01:01:35A black car was speeding away.

01:01:37Behind the wheel?

01:01:38Marco.

01:01:39Dante cursed under his breath.

01:01:41I watched the car disappear.

01:01:42Then smiled.

01:01:43Don't follow them.

01:01:44He looked at me.

01:01:45Why?

01:01:46I held up Selena's coat.

01:01:47A tracking device was hidden beneath the collar.

01:01:50Because this time, they're taking us straight home.

01:01:54The tracker stopped at an abandoned Bellini estate outside the city.

01:01:59Dante studied the location.

01:02:00This could be another trap.

01:02:02It is.

01:02:02And you're still going?

01:02:03Of course.

01:02:04He sighed.

01:02:05You're impossible.

01:02:06You've known that for eight years.

01:02:07This time, he almost laughed.

01:02:09Before dawn, we surrounded the estate.

01:02:12No sirens.

01:02:13No light.

01:02:14No warning.

01:02:15Dante and I entered through the front door.

01:02:17Marco was waiting.

01:02:18Selena stood beside him.

01:02:20Her face changed when she saw me.

01:02:21How did you find us?

01:02:23I smiled.

01:02:24You really should check your coat.

01:02:25Selena immediately grabbed the collar.

01:02:28You idiot.

01:02:29Don't blame her.

01:02:30I stepped closer.

01:02:31You were never very good at running either.

01:02:33Marco raised his gun.

01:02:35Dante instantly moved in front of me.

01:02:37I pushed his arm down.

01:02:38Enough.

01:02:39I looked at Marco.

01:02:40You've been running for a week.

01:02:42You've threatened my family.

01:02:44You've broken into my home.

01:02:45And you're still standing there, pretending you have a chance.

01:02:48Marco's hand trembled.

01:02:50You destroyed my life.

01:02:51No.

01:02:52I stared at him.

01:02:53You did.

01:02:54Selena suddenly reached for another gun.

01:02:56Dante raised his weapon.

01:02:58Don't.

01:02:59She froze.

01:03:00It's over.

01:03:02Marco slowly lowered his gun.

01:03:04Selena didn't.

01:03:05You think you've won?

01:03:06Her eyes were wild.

01:03:08This is all because of you.

01:03:10I looked at her calmly.

01:03:11You slept with my fiancé.

01:03:13You stole from my family.

01:03:15You helped poison my father.

01:03:17And somehow I'm still the villain.

01:03:19Shut up!

01:03:19Selena raised the gun.

01:03:21Before she could fire, Dante knocked it from her hand.

01:03:24Romano men rushed forward and restrained her.

01:03:26Marco didn't move.

01:03:27He simply stared at me.

01:03:30I frowned.

01:03:31What?

01:03:31Us.

01:03:31Eight years.

01:03:32I had given him eight years.

01:03:34I once thought that meant something.

01:03:36Now, nothing.

01:03:37I kept my promise to my mother.

01:03:39I looked at him.

01:03:40I tried to live differently.

01:03:41You were simply the man who taught me why I couldn't.

01:03:44Marco's face went pale.

01:03:45I turned away.

01:03:47Take them.

01:03:47Selena screamed.

01:03:49Marco called my name.

01:03:50I didn't look back.

01:03:51Outside, morning light was beginning to break.

01:03:54Dante followed me.

01:03:55After several steps, I stopped.

01:03:57He stopped, too.

01:03:58Three steps behind, I looked back.

01:04:00Dante.

01:04:01Yes.

01:04:02I raised an eyebrow.

01:04:03Did you forget?

01:04:04Then he walked forward, until he was beside me.

01:04:08By noon, we knew how they had escaped.

01:04:11Marco had bribed two guards months earlier.

01:04:13After his arrest, one of them disabled the cameras and opened the service corridor.

01:04:18Selena had hidden Bellini money outside Romano territory.

01:04:21Enough to buy cars, safe houses, and silence.

01:04:24No mysterious enemy.

01:04:26No powerful mastermind.

01:04:27Just two desperate people who had planned an escape and believed they could outmark me.

01:04:33They couldn't.

01:04:33The guards were dealt with.

01:04:35Every remaining Bellini account was seized.

01:04:37Marco and Selena were placed in separate cells.

01:04:39This time, Dante personally chose the men guarding them.

01:04:43I found him checking the security cameras that evening.

01:04:45You've checked those three times?

01:04:47Four.

01:04:47I sighed.

01:04:48They're not escaping again.

01:04:49I know.

01:04:50Then come with me.

01:04:51He looked surprised.

01:04:52Where?

01:04:52Dinner.

01:04:52His expression changed slightly.

01:04:55With the family?

01:04:56No.

01:04:56With your father?

01:04:57No.

01:04:57Dante stared at me.

01:04:58I smiled.

01:04:59Just you and me.

01:05:00For perhaps the first time in eight years, Dante Romano's most fearless guard had absolutely

01:05:06nothing to say.

01:05:07I walked past him.

01:05:08You coming?

01:05:09He finally followed.

01:05:10I stopped and looked back.

01:05:11He was three steps behind again.

01:05:13Closer.

01:05:14Dante smiled, then walked beside me.

01:05:16Exactly where I wanted him.

01:05:20Dinner became another dinner.

01:05:22Then another.

01:05:23Dante still called me Miss Romano in front of everyone.

01:05:26He still checked every room before I entered.

01:05:29And he still carried a gun everywhere.

01:05:31Some things never changed.

01:05:33But other things did.

01:05:34One evening, I found him waiting beneath the same covered walkway where we'd stood weeks ago.

01:05:39Miss Romano.

01:05:40I looked at him.

01:05:41We're alone.

01:05:42He paused.

01:05:43Isabella.

01:05:44Better.

01:05:45Rain fell beyond the roof.

01:05:46For a moment, neither of us moved.

01:05:48I've spent eight years following you.

01:05:51I noticed.

01:05:53Three steps behind.

01:05:54Also noticed.

01:05:55His smile faded.

01:05:57I thought that was where I belonged.

01:05:59I looked at him.

01:06:00And now?

01:06:01His eyes stayed on mine.

01:06:03Now I want something else.

01:06:05What?

01:06:06To stay beside you.

01:06:08Simple.

01:06:08No grand speech.

01:06:09No promises I didn't need.

01:06:11Just Dante.

01:06:13I held out my hand.

01:06:14He looked at it.

01:06:15Then at me.

01:06:16Slowly, he took it.

01:06:17Then stay.

01:06:18I will.

01:06:19We walked toward the house together.

01:06:20Not master and guard.

01:06:22Not three steps apart.

01:06:24Side by side.

01:06:25Eight years ago, I put down my gun for someone else's wish.

01:06:29Now I carried it again.

01:06:31But this time, I wasn't walking alone.

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