od in the vast hall, her hands trembling at her sides. The silence was suffocating, brok

cracking. "You ruined my life, you humiliated me,

dened, his voice

sabella. He owed me his life. And when

as if the walls them

ng her head. "That's not t

folded document from his jacket.

ad

ink beneath words that shattered her soul. A marriage contract. An agreement. Proof tha

r vision. "He...

for the briefest moment

uld have been destroyed years ago. I protected you all this time, Isabella

fury. She hurled the

t care what my father sign

g them against the table. His breath fan

th you take is because I allow it. Your family is

. The blood drain

n't..." sh

ned, his voice

y m

ce warred with her fear, but Damian's gaze held her trapped

back as if nothing had happened. Hi

as my wife. In time, you will lea

d. "I will nev

ow, dangerous smile, his voice

e'll see how long