In a strange hotel room, Bella slowly opened her eyes, the bed didn't feel like the one she last slept on. She regained her sight little by little to notice she was not in her room at the Villa. She was startled, her memory not activated enough to help her recall how she got to where she was.But looking at the other side of the large bed was a strange man lying peacefully and over exhausted like he had run three miles and fought 25 people.“Fuck!” She exclaimed, “Who is th—” She was about to ask the identity of the man but her memory cut her short, having booted enough to replay the visuals of the night's event to her.“Oh, mystery man,” she said and smiled, remembering how she left with the mystery man and how they arrived at the hotel. Seeing him overly exhausted, she laughed at him.“You could fight five men but can't stand this one girl.” She mocked him.As she relapsed back to the bed to rest for a while, her mind quickly went to her girls, reminding her that she didn't get to
Ivy and Bella woke up the morning after, exhausted from the previous night's event and the disappearance of their sisters. Ivy's eyes were swollen from crying almost all night for her sister.They rushed out of their rooms to check if their sisters were back but couldn't find them, all they saw was Ella sitting in the living room waiting for them to wake up.“Hey Ella, what's the update?” Betty asked her, maintaining calmness and professionalism in handling the situation.Ivy on the other hand wasn't concerned about any of those, all she wanted was to see Sonia and Bella back.“Where are they?” She immediately went for the harsher, worried tone.Ella calmed the ladies, Ivy in particular,“Please have your seat, I have good news and bad news.” She said to them, gesturing with her hands for them to sit.Betty took her seat quietly to listen but Ivy didn’t find sitting as a luxury she needed.“What do you even mean by that? Good news and bad news? Huh?” She asked her barrage of questions
Sonia looked surprised at her sister's behavior, her mind still not picking what was happening with the girls.“What was that for? Why would she say something like that?” She asked, still staggering from her exhaustion due to lack of sleep over the night.“Ivy!” She called out to her sister but got no response as Ivy matched angrily for her room, “Come on guys, why is she mad?” She asked the other ladies in the room.Betty and Ella looked at her, partly happy she was back and partly sad about the whole situation, especially with Bella's.“Welcome back, Sonia.” Ella welcomed her.Betty went to her and hugged her,“Next time please leave us a clue or something. We were worried sick about you.” Betty said to her, explaining the situation to her in those few words.Betty's few words were enough to bring Sonia back to reality, her longing to see Damon made her miss the part where she ought to inform her girls about her movement. That negligence is what has resulted in the backlash she was
The ladies rolled up to the fancy venue for their Exclusive Ladies Auction in their cool Ferrari convoy, turning heads with the loud purr of their engines. They stepped out in dresses that were fit for a big, classy ladies-only party. Sonia rocked a bold red dress that caught everyone's eye, Betty wore a shiny silver gown that sparkled like stars, Bella chose a flowery dress that made her look like a princess, and Ivy went for a sleek black dress that made her look super confident.Their last night out in Paris ended tumultuously for half the ladies and for the other half, it ended on beds of pleasure. However, they hoped for a more peaceful and united night this time with strict rules such as “no running after any man or going off with one.” Ella's security team was well positioned and vigilant to ensure nothing of the previous night's event repeated itself.As the ladies walked the red carpet, cameras flashed, and people whispered about how stunning they looked. As usual, they smil
After the auction ended, the event turned into an exclusive ladies' ball party, a perfect opportunity for everyone to connect and make new contacts.The ladies dived into the crowd each making their connections with the other guests at the event. Everyone wanted a piece of Betty as they swamped around her.One lady asked,“Who are you? We've not heard about you before.”Betty smiled, “Elizabeth Boston from London,” She answered the curious lady, and she went on to introduce her friends, “And these are my girls, Sonia, Bella, and Ivy.”“We know Ivy. The big-time social media influencer. I follow you.” One lady said to Ivy, admiring her social media status.“You broke the Joyce Ramsey's case That didn't turn out nice, did it?” Another lady asked, inquiring about the turnout of Joyce's case.Ivy grinned at the lady,“No it didn't.” “I have a similar case but mine is legit, I'll message you so we can talk about it.” The lady informed her and she nodded in response to her.“So Elizabeth,
After their detour to Paris to see his beloved, Damon and Brandley arrived in Italy at the Presidential airport to help President Cortez Balbano with his political problems. The President himself came with his family to welcome the Prince.“Mr. President,” Damon greeted him as he descended from his plane, “First Lady.” He greeted the President's wife also.“We are most excited to have you in Italy, Your Highness.” President Balbano expressed his joy to Damon.They hugged, took pictures for the media, and walked towards the presidential motorcade.“The King sends his greetings and prayers of success,” Damon informed the Italian president.President Balbano smiled joyfully,“King Richard is a great man, and I'm sure you'll be even greater.”They got into the car and drove off to the presidential villa. The news of Prince Damon's arrival in Rome had spread far and wide like wildfire triggering all kinds of actions, particularly the bad ones.The mafia-overruned Italy was in dire need of
As of the time the attack happened, the ladies were still having their afternoon beauty treat in Paris ahead of their Exclusive Ladies Auction later that evening. Ella was aware of the event but was instructed by Brandley to keep the news away from the ladies till they got back to London. So all through the time, the ladies were in the dark as to what had happened to their prince.Sonia and Ivy's mother had chipped in a glimpse of it but did not tell them the news. Betty heard rumors of it while she was having her chat with the other guests at the auction without informing her girls about it, knowing how such situations were handled as she has worked with the Royal Family for a while, she secretly reached out to Ella to confirm the news.Ella confirmed it was true that the Prince survived an assassination attempt but also informed her of Brandley's instructions to keep the information from the girls. So she remained in character all along. On Monday morning, the ladies touched down i
“This is a warning to you, Prince Damon Langston, whatever you think you came to Italy to solve is none of your problems. What we did to you today is just a welcome package, you won't be lucky in the next attempt. My advice, leave this country at once.” The man who fearlessly revealed his face in the video warned the Prince, demanding he flee the country and abandon his course.The head of intelligence, Juan Matteo, muted the TV after the threatening message.“Who is that man?” Damon asked.Juan Matteo switched the display on the screen to his tablet and displayed pictures and information about the situation and the group behind the operations.“This is Don Castro El Salvatore, he is the leader of the Salvatore Cartel, the leading mafia clan in Rome. They are one of dozens all across the country, and they are known for their ruthlessness and brutality. They deal in drugs, sex, human trafficking, and money laundering. Their MO includes violence and terrorism, and we've branded them as