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CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Author: Rena_bliss
last update publish date: 2025-08-16 18:31:17

TESSA

“It means the fire wasn't a fucking accident!”

The words hit me like a punch to the gut. My throat went dry. “What… What are you saying? That someone did this on purpose?” My voice wavered, the image of my dad in a hospital bed made my chest tighten until it hurt.

“Possibly.”

“What do you mean by possibly?” I raised my voice. “Was it a gas leak like the police suspected or was someone behind this?”

“I don't have time to explain. There's something I need to handle,” he said abruptly.
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    LEONARDO The moment I ended the call, I turned to face Matteo. His expression hardened, though a flicker of concern remained in his eyes.“Prepare the jet immediately,” I ordered, already making my way towards the exit.He nodded in understanding, pulling out his phone. “What do we do about him?” Matteo asked, referring to Enzo.I glanced at the pathetic bastard still muffling beneath the hood.In a blink of an eye, I raised my gun and fired two bullets straight to his head, watching his body slump before blood pooled around him.“Dispose of the motherfucker,” I said, not sparing another goddamn second before leaving the warehouse.Matteo muttered quick instructions to my men before following me out, walking ahead to hold the car door open for me.I got in and he rounded the car, getting in at the other side before the driver pulled into the road, fueling the accelerator as fast as he could. “Boss, this just came in for you,” Matteo said in a tight voice, handing me the tabletI too

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    TESSA They say you know you're falling when you can't stop thinking about someone. When they’re the first thought on your mind every morning and the last one you drift to sleep with each night.When you find yourself smiling to the sound of their voices and counting down the seconds left till you're able to hear them again.When you feel whole because they complete every broken piece you harbor. When you learn to accept them entirely, flaws and imperfections. With Leonardo, nothing else mattered. I didn't care about how absurd our relationship was, I didn't care about how dangerous his world was. I didn't care that feeling this way was like walking into a battlefield with no armour to shield me. All I cared about was him and these feelings he stirred up within me.It's been a week since my birthday and each day ever since, it felt like I was getting to know him much better.We'd talk for hours on call about the most random things, sometimes laughing till my stomach hurt.He loved

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    LEONARDO Fuck this pain! I hated feeling this useless and helpless. I fucking hated the pity looks. It agitated me more than it calmed me. I hated that a mere fucking accident was able to put me down. “Fuck!” I yelled, slamming my fist against the edge of the bed. Pain shot through my knuckle

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    TESSA I hummed softly, stirring as fingers brushed through my hair. My eyes blinked open, adjusting to the light. A dull ache shot through my neck from sleeping in such an awkward position, and I winced as I tried to lift my head. “Watching you sleep just became my favorite thing to do,” a deep,

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    TESSA Even over lunch, my thoughts kept drifting back to Leonardo. His face, his body, his voice whenever he was being flirty and teasing me. He looked shut off from the world, like he had built a wall nobody could scale through around himself. One second he'd be looking at me like a desert he c

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