title: Behind the Bloodlines
author: Bethany-Kris
description: A Donati Trilogy Companion Novella
  The secrets of the Donati family begin here ...
  Read as Cross and Camilla Donati go from children, to teens, to young adults, where their stories can now begin. Learn the most devastating moment in Affonso Donati's life, as he handpicks his new bride.
  And finish where it all began, where the secrets started, and the first lies muddied the bloodlines of the Donati family.
  Written in novella form that moves from one scene to the next in single chapter formed mini-stories, Behind the Bloodlines is a collection that spans long before Calisto and Emma, to far into their marriage, and beyond with never before seen perspectives.
  Behind the Bloodlines is a 20k Companion Novella to the Donati Bloodlines Trilogy. It includes three deleted scenes, one extended file, five unseen future-takes, and two never-seen-before POVs. It is not meant to be read as a standalone novella from the Trilogy, but as an add-on after finishing.