MY FAMILY SOLD ME SO I BUILT AN EMPIRE

Chapter 2 Trust no De Luca

Word Count: 899 | Released on: 19/10/2026

e. What about my daughter? By morning, her tears had dried, leaving behind something colder than sadness. Anger. If Vittorio Moretti believed she would quietly accept being

gs: old letters, jewellery, and photographs from happier days. Then she discovered a small photograph tucked inside an envelope. Her mother stood beside a dark-haired man outside what looked like a grand Italian estate. Isabella's breath caught. The man looked remarkably like Dante. She turned the photograph over. Four words were written across the back in faded ink. Trust no De Luca. Her fingers tightened around the paper. Why had her mother written that warning? Had she known Dante? And if she had, why had nobody ever mentioned it? A knock interrupted her thoughts. Luca entered without waiting for permission. "Father wants you downstairs." "Does Father ever want anything that doesn't involve controlling my life?" "Don't start." "Tell me something, Luca. Did you know he was going to give me away?" Her brother's expression changed. "I knew the family was in trouble." "That wasn't my question." He looked away. "I'm sorry, Isabella." She stared at him, waiting for more. Nothing came. "Get out." "Isabella-" "Get out!" Luca left quietly. She sat on the edge of her bed, staring at the photograph. Her family was hiding something, and she was beginning to suspect that her mother's death was connected to the secrets surrounding her marriage. That evening, she overheard voices coming from her father's study. "She wasn't supposed to find out about the first agreement!" Vittorio snapped. Another man answered too quietly for her to understand. Isabella leaned closer. The floor creaked beneath her foot. The conversation stopped. She hurried away before anyone could discover her listening. The first agreement. Whatev

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“They sold her for a debt. They created a queen. Isabella Moretti was born into a wealthy Italian family, raised to believe that blood was thicker than anything in the world. She was wrong. On the night of her twenty-second birthday, Isabella discovers that her own father has sold her to Dante De Luca-the ruthless mafia king feared by every powerful family in Italy. The price of her freedom? A debt her family cannot repay. A secret she doesn't know exists. And a lifetime under the control of a man who despises everything her surname represents. Dante De Luca doesn't believe in love. He believes in power, loyalty and making his enemies suffer. Isabella is supposed to be nothing more than a pawn in his revenge against her family. But she refuses to behave like one. Behind her innocent eyes is a mind capable of learning his world, anticipating his moves and turning his greatest allies against him. The more Dante tries to control her, the more dangerous she becomes. Their hatred turns into an obsession neither of them is willing to admit. Every stolen glance feels like a betrayal. Every moment of trust could be a trap. But Isabella has bigger plans than surviving Dante De Luca. She will uncover the secret her family buried, destroy the people who sold her and build an empire so powerful that nobody will ever dare to own her again. Even Dante. Especially Dante. Because when the truth finally comes out, the mafia king may discover that the woman he bought is the one person capable of bringing him to his knees. They sold her as a daughter. They feared her as an enemy. They will remember her as a queen. In a world where love is weakness and betrayal is currency, becoming ruthless may be the only way to survive.”