Chapter 3: A Marriage Under Attack
Khloe woke up the next morning to the sound of machines and soft voices.
For a moment, she didn’t remember.
Then she felt the pain.
Then she remembered Isabella.
And fear immediately filled her heart.
“My baby…”
Marcus appeared beside her bed.
“He’s okay.”
The relief that crossed her face almost destroyed him.
“He’s safe,” Marcus repeated. “The doctors checked everything.”
Khloe closed her eyes.
A tear slipped down her cheek.
“I thought I lost him.”
Marcus held her hand.
“I’m sorry.”
Those two words carried years of regret.
Because Marcus knew.
He had failed her.
Not because he hadn’t protected her physically.
But because he had allowed Isabella too close.
“I should have seen it,” he whispered.
Khloe looked away.
“For months, she tried to make me feel like I was temporary.”
Marcus lowered his head.
“She told you that?”
“Not directly.”
Khloe smiled sadly.
“She was smarter than that.”
She explained everything.
The comments.
The manipulation.
The way Isabella always appeared whenever Marcus and Khloe were happy.
The way she made Khloe question whether she truly belonged in his world.
Marcus listened silently.
Then he made a promise.
“No one will ever make you feel like you’re alone again.”
But neither of them knew the attack was only the beginning.
Because Isabella Rossi had not acted alone.
Someone powerful had paid her.
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And whoever that person was…
Wanted the Thorne family destroyed.
