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Chapter 13: One Heartbeat Away
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A Contract Marriage With The Cruel Heir. Chapter 13: One Heartbeat Away
The drive to Saint Jude's Hospital was silent, save for the aggressive hum of the tires against the flooded pavement and the steady rhythm of the windshield wipers. In the back seat of the SUV, Mirabel sat frozen. Her hand was buried in mine, her fingers ice cold despite the heat in the cabin. I tightened my grip, drawing her hand onto my knee. "She's going to be fine," I said quietly. Mirabel kept her eyes on the rain streaking across the tinted window. "Her lips were blue, Dante. She wasn't moving her legs when your men carried her out." "The paramedics started warming her and treating her on the way here. The doctors will take care of the rest." "If she dies..." Her voice cracked. She turned to face me, her dark eyes filled with grief and guilt. "If she dies because I left that house, because I tried to build something for myself..." "Don't finish that sentence." I shifted toward her and gently held the back of her neck, bringing her forehead close to mine. "You didn't do t
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[Dante] The rain drowned out every sound in the house. Mirabel had her head bowed against my chest, her breathing shallow and ragged. I couldn't figure out what was going through her mind in that absolute stillness, but the tension rolling off her was lethal. The key still swung between Isabella's digits, fueling Mirabel's anger. Taunting her. They should be done by now. A slow smirk lit up my face as I glanced past Marcus’s shoulder, taking in the empty space on the patio where the house caretaker was supposed to be standing watch. My gaze shifted back to Mirabel. Her shoulders were rigid, every muscle locked tight as if she were actually contemplating what Isabella had offered her. As if she were considering sacrificing herself to play into her family's twisted hands one last time. Not a chance, amor. "We decline your offer," I said, my arm tightening like iron around her waist, keeping her anchored firmly against my side. "I prefer my women less desperate." "Fine then." Is
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[Dante] I just got off the call with Marcus, fishing around for loopholes to get out of this damn board meeting today. Mirabel is not easily frightened; she's endured years of abuse. Abuse I'm determined to pay back as soon as this blows over. She's not ready to face them today. Not like this. Not to mention, she's still bothered about the statement we're supposed to release to the public. She's been glued to her phone all day. I heard her voice the second I swung the door open. Trembling and breathless, her eyes iced over and her skin paled two shades whiter. My chest tightened just looking at her. Just what happened while I was gone? I crossed the room in two long strides, snatching the phone from her shaky hands. "What is thi—" I started, just in time to catch the last sentence. "Mirabel, please come, she might actually die out there," a feminine voice cried from the line. She finally snapped out of it, grabbing a fistful of my sleeve, her eyes misty and red. "I–I've
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Evening had fallen, and the sky wore a bruised pink hue from the setting sun. Mirabel stayed trapped between the table and Dante, each of his arms braced on either side of her, brushing against her hips through the light fabric of her uniform. “Ca–can you t–take a step back?” Mirabel stuttered, her heart pounding loud in her ears. Dante only leaned closer, whispering right against her ear, clearly amused. “Why? Can't focus? Am I distracting you?” Mirabel huffed out a breath, her cheeks flushed from his teasing. Without thinking, she raised her foot, aiming a sharp kick for his knee. It didn't connect. She struck air, letting out a sharp yelp as she lost her footing momentarily. She squeezed her eyes shut, bracing herself for the hard impact of the floor. Instead, her wrist was caught in a rough, calloused palm as an arm wrapped firmly around her waist just below the small of her back, yanking her hard against him. Her hands flew out, pressing flat against his chest in a despe
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[Mirabel] The car was silent for the first few minutes. Mirabel stared out the window, watching her family's estate shrink in the side mirror until it vanished. "You're shaking," Dante observed. Mirabel looked down at her hands. He was right. They were trembling, now that the adrenaline was finally starting to fade. "I just threatened my family," she said, almost to herself. "I stood in front of them and told them I would destroy them." "You didn't threaten them," Dante said. "You gave them a way out. There's a difference. I would never have shown them that kind of mercy." She turned to look at him, really look at him. The sharp line of his jaw. The intensity in his dark eyes. The careful way he held himself, like he was always ready for a fight. Maybe he was. "Um, if it's not too much trouble," she muttered, fiddling with her fingers and biting her lip, "I forgot a few things back at the mansion. They're kind of important to me. I didn't really pack anything yesterday be
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Chapter 8: What She Wants.The grip on Mirabel's shoulder vanished as Dante yanked Isabella backward, spinning her away like a ragdoll. Isabella stumbled, catching herself against the doorframe, her carefully constructed mask cracking for just a moment."Are you hurt?" Dante's hands found Mirabel's arms, his eyes roaming her face with an intensity that made her breath catch. His thumb brushed the corner of her lip where Isabella's slap had split the skin. "She hit you.""It's nothing," Mirabel whispered, but her voice trembled."It's not nothing." His jaw tightened. "Tell me what happened. All of it."Behind him, Isabella was already recovering, smoothing her dress and summoning tears. "Dante, please, you don't understand—she's unstable, and she's been having episodes...""Not a word out of you." Dante didn't even turn around.Isabella's mouth snapped shut, genuine shock flickering across her features. Her father appeared in the hallway, wrinkles lining the corners of his mouth."Dant
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