The baby my stepbrother never expected
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"You belong to me, Elena. Do you hear me? You belong to me."
Those words used to make her heart race. Now they made her stomach turn.
Elena Caruso spent four years hiding a forbidden secret with her stepbrother, Matteo Romano. Secret touches behind locked doors. Stolen kisses in dark hallways. A love so dangerous it could destroy two families overnight.
Then she overheard the truth.
Every whisper, every embrace, every promise he ever made was a calculated act of revenge against her mother for marrying into the Romano family.
Heartbroken and desperate to protect her mother from a devastating scandal, Elena did the only thing she could. She repaid every cent the Romano family ever spent on her, left a farewell letter on her desk, and disappeared to Florence without looking back.
"You don't need to be scared anymore," Adriano murmured, his dark eyes locking onto hers with fierce intensity. "You are in my city now."
A new city. A new man. A fresh start Elena never thought she deserved.
But Matteo Romano does not let go easily.
"I was lying to my friends that night, Elena. Every word I said was a lie."
He followed her across the country. He fought for her in ways he never did before. And standing between them was Valentina, the woman who shattered her father's ashes on cemetery steps and smiled while doing it.
One woman wants him at any cost. The other already paid the price of loving him once.
Now Elena faces an impossible choice between the man who broke her and the man who saved her. But when a dangerous secret grows inside her, the decision is no longer just about her heart.
Some loves you choose.
Others choose you.
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Chapter: Chapter 37Matteo’s POV“Aaaaaaaah!” I screamed as I suddenly saw someone standing in the middle of the road. I quickly stepped on the brakes, and the car came to a sharp stop just before I could hit him. My heart was beating fast as I held the steering wheel tightly.“Are you blind?” I shouted angrily as I looked at the man through the windshield. “Don’t you see a car coming? Why are you standing in the middle of the road?”The man did not move or say anything.I was already angry, and the way he stood there silently made me even more annoyed. I opened the car door and stepped out. The man was dressed completely in black, and I could not clearly see his face.I walked toward him with an angry expression.“Don’t you see cars?” I shouted again, pointing toward my car. “You could have gotten yourself killed!”Before I could say anything else, the man suddenly raised his hand and punched me hard in the face.My head turned from the force of the punch, and I stumbled backward.“What the—” I tried to
Last Updated: 2026-09-02
Chapter: Chapter 36Elena’s POVLilly ran toward me the moment she saw me. Her eyes looked swollen, and I could tell she had been crying for a long time. Before I could ask her what was wrong, she threw her arms around me and rested her head on my shoulder.“I’m sorry,” she said sadly, holding me tightly. “I’m sorry I couldn’t just tell you guys what happened on the night of the party.”I immediately wrapped my arms around her and gently rubbed her back with my hand.“It’s okay,” I said softly, trying to comfort her. “You can tell us now.”Lilly took a deep breath and slowly lifted her head from my shoulder.“Can you imagine that Matteo was my boyfriend?” she asked painfully, looking at me with tears in her eyes. “He was the man I wanted to introduce to you guys.”I froze the moment I heard his name.Matteo?Lilly had been dating Matteo?I was shocked, even though a part of me knew that Matteo had always been surrounded by women. Still, I never expected that the man Lilly had been so excited to introduce
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Chapter: Chapter 35Matteo’s POVI drove slowly down the busy street, my hands tight around the steering wheel. The sky was beginning to grow darker, and the streetlights were coming on one after another. My mind was full of thoughts, and none of them gave me peace.After a few minutes, I finally parked my car outside the restaurant. I took a deep breath and looked through the windshield.“This is not going to be easy,” I whispered quietly to myself, shaking my head.I stepped out of the car and walked toward the entrance.The moment I entered the restaurant, my eyes began searching for Lilly. It did not take long before I saw her.She was standing near one of the tables, speaking to another worker. When she looked in my direction and saw me, her face immediately changed. Her eyes widened with surprise, and then her expression quickly turned angry.“What are you doing here?” she shouted the moment she saw me, her voice loud enough to make a few people turn and look in our direction.I stopped a few steps
Last Updated: 2026-08-31
Chapter: Chapter 34Elena’s POVI stood frozen behind the restroom door.My hand was still resting on the doorknob, but I could not bring myself to open it.I had heard everything.Every single word Matteo and Valentine had said.At first, I had thought Matteo was going to marry Valentine. I had believed the announcement I heard inside the hall. But now I knew the truth, they were not lovers, Matteo had only pretended that Valentine was his girlfriend in front of his father.I slowly covered my mouth with my hand.“So Matteo and Valentine are just friends?” I whispered to myself, my voice filled with surprise as I tried to understand everything I had just heard.My heart was beating quickly.I had been so sure that Matteo was going to marry her, but now I was confused.I remembered her words, she had threatened to tell everyone about Matteo and me.My stomach twisted when I remembered it, I pressed my back against the door and closed my eyes.I suddenly wished I had never come to this party, too many th
Last Updated: 2026-08-31
Chapter: Chapter 33Chapter 33Matteo’s POV“Valentine, what the hell was that?” I shouted angrily as soon as we walked out of the hall. My voice was filled with frustration, and I could feel the anger rising inside me. “How could you do something like that when you know there is nothing between us?”I could not believe what she had just done.In front of everyone, she had announced that we were getting married.She had not even spoken to me about it first and the worst part was that Elena had been there.Elena had heard everything.She had seen me standing there while Valentine announced our wedding.I could only imagine what Elena must have been thinking.Valentine stopped walking and slowly turned around to face me. Instead of looking worried, she smiled as if she had done nothing wrong.“You should be grateful that I did this,” she said calmly, her voice full of confidence. “I did it for your own good.”I stared at her in disbelief.“Grateful?” I repeated angrily, pointing at myself. “For what? I nev
Last Updated: 2026-08-31
Chapter: Chapter 32Elena’s POV“Lilly, stop!” Dante shouted as he ran after her, his voice filled with worry.Lilly was moving quickly through the parking area, her tears falling freely as she tried to get away from everyone.“Where are you running to?” Dante asked loudly, finally catching up with her.Before Lilly could move away again, Dante gently held her from behind, stopping her from running any farther.Lilly struggled in his arms.“Let me go!” she shouted angrily, her voice shaking with emotion.“Lilly, calm down,” Dante said in a worried voice, tightening his hold slightly but making sure not to hurt her. “You can’t just run away like this.”“I hate everyone!” Lilly screamed, her face filled with anger and pain. “I don’t want to talk to anyone! Just leave me alone. I want to be alone!”Her words echoed through the quiet parking area.I stood a few steps away, completely shocked, I had never seen Lilly like this before, she looked completely broken.Her eyes were red from crying, and her hands w
Last Updated: 2026-08-31
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