LOGINI was Damian Valenti’s legal wife. But to the rest of New York, Sofia Bellini was the woman he planned to marry—and I was the pregnant mistress who refused to let him go. Damian said it was only for show. Sofia’s husband had died saving his life, and he had promised to protect her. She needed the wedding and the title of Donna. I already had what mattered: his love, his fortune, and our real marriage. At least, that was what Damian believed. He was so certain I would understand that he spent our seventh anniversary helping Sofia choose her wedding dress. He never noticed that I was in the fitting room beside them, wearing the dress he had once promised to see me in. As Sofia admired herself in the mirror, Damian told her she looked beautiful. I lowered my eyes to the faint curve of my stomach and rested a hand over it. Then I made the one decision he never believed I was capable of making. He could give Sofia my wedding, my home, and my name. But he could no longer keep his wife and his heir.
View MoreI stayed in the hospital for a week.Damian came every day. Sometimes he brought breakfast, sometimes food approved by the doctors. Most days, he simply waited outside my room.I never asked him to stay.By the time I was discharged, the Valenti family had formally canceled Sofia’s Donna ceremony.Damian also issued a statement to the family and everyone who had received an invitation. It confirmed that I was his only legal wife and that any public assumption about Sofia’s position had been false.My mother told me about it.A few months ago, those words might have meant everything.Now they meant nothing.I returned to the apartment while Damian was away and packed my clothes, documents, and the few personal things I still wanted.Seven years had filled the place with memories, yet surprisingly little belonged in my next life.I was almost finished when the front door opened.Damian came in quickly, his coat still unbuttoned. His eyes went straight to the suitcase beside me.“You’re r
Sofia’s face went pale.“Damian, I…”She stopped, then finally gave up trying to deny it.“I knew the baby was gone. The doctors also said Elena wasn’t in danger. I was afraid that if you found out, you would cancel the Donna ceremony. Everything had already been arranged, and my parents had been waiting for this for so long…”Damian’s expression turned colder with every word.“So you told me she was fine.”Sofia’s eyes filled with tears.“I know I was wrong. The crash wasn’t intentional. I panicked because I thought everything was about to fall apart.”She glanced at me.“Once the Donna ceremony is over, I’ll move out. I won’t interfere with your life again.”“There won’t be a Donna ceremony.”Sofia looked up sharply.“What?”“It’s canceled.”Damian stood near the hospital door, his voice low and final.“Marco saved my life, and I’ll continue honoring what I owe him. Your living expenses, security, and everything the Bellini family was promised will remain.”He paused.“From now on, t
The next morning, Damian was already waiting outside my hospital room when my mother stepped into the hallway.He had not changed clothes. His eyes were bloodshot, and he was holding breakfast from a restaurant near the hospital.“Is she awake?”My mother did not take the bag.“Elena doesn’t want to see you.”Damian was quiet for a moment.“I know. But we’ve been married for seven years. I can’t pretend none of this happened.”“You can tell her that yourself.”My mother looked at him.“Whether she wants to listen is her decision.”Then she walked away.Damian stayed outside for a while before finally opening the door.I was awake. I simply had no interest in speaking to him.“Elena.”His voice was hoarse.“I thought about everything last night. Marco saved my life, and I convinced myself that taking care of Sofia was a responsibility I had to carry. Somewhere along the way, I forgot that you should never have been the one paying for it.”I said nothing.Damian stepped closer.“I’ll dea
Damian fell silent.That was answer enough.Even if he had learned about the baby a few hours earlier, he would have been devastated. He would have regretted everything. But Marco’s sacrifice would still have been hanging over him. Sofia had lost her husband, and the Bellinis had entrusted their daughter to him. In the end, he still would have asked me to accept that she never meant for any of this to happen.That had been the pattern for years.Whenever I was hurt, Damian believed he could make it up to me later. Whatever he owed the Bellinis always had to be repaid immediately.I looked at him and realized there were still things I wanted to say. Once I did, he could take his apologies and finally leave my life.“On our seventh anniversary, I went to a bridal boutique alone.”Damian looked startled.“I put on a wedding dress for the first time, and you were outside helping Sofia choose what she would wear for her Donna ceremony. Later, you told me that I was the legal Mrs. Valenti, s






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