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A long time passed before Colsen spoke. "You okay?"Alessa turned to him and smiled. "I'm fine."Colsen reached over and held her hand.His palm was dry and warm. Nothing like Dante's.Dante's hands had always been a little cold. Every time he held her, she'd pull back without thinking.But Colsen's hand felt like hot tea in winter. Just right."What do you want for dinner?" Colsen asked casually.Alessa thought for a second. "Fondue?""Yeah. I know a place. The cheese is amazing."Alessa leaned against the window and watched Colsen's profile as he drove.He looked relaxed, the corner of his mouth tipped up like he was thinking about something good.His fingers tapped the steering wheel to the music, and he hummed a song she didn't know.***Six months later, Alessa officially moved to Parienne.She kept up her research, published several papers in international journals, and slowly made a name for herself.Colsen's studio landed a major project. Every night, he stayed u
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Alessa nodded.As Colsen passed Dante, he glanced at him, pity flickering in his eyes.That look cut deeper than any insult.Colsen walked away. Alessa stayed where she was, waiting.After a long silence, Dante finally spoke.His voice was so rough, it barely carried. "Alessa, I'm here to take you home."Alessa looked at him and smiled.It was faint and gone in a second, like wind slipping past."You're wrong about two things." Her voice was quiet but clear. "First, that isn't my home."She paused."Second, I never had one."Her tone was flat, like she was talking about someone else."I had no home with the Ambrosis. I had no home with you either."Dante's breathing hitched. "Alessa, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have said those things. I shouldn't have let Wanda bully you. I shouldn't have—""Shouldn't have what?" Alessa cut in, still calm. "Made me your mistress? Had people hold me down for surgery?"Dante went paler with every word."You did all of that. Now you sa
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Snow fell harder and harder until the world outside turned white.Alessa picked up the envelope.After a moment, she opened it.Inside was one photograph.An old black school jacket, neatly folded in a glass display case. Beside it sat a huge diamond ring, shining like a teardrop.She stared at it for a long time.Long enough for the snow to stop.Long enough for a server to ask if she wanted another cup of tea.She shook her head, turned the photo facedown, and set it on the table.Then she picked up her phone and texted Colsen.[You said you had a friend in Parienne who works in real estate. Does that offer still stand?]Colsen called almost instantly.His voice sounded like he was smiling."Alessa, I think I've been waiting for you to say that since the day we met on the plane."***What Alessa didn't know was that the day after she hung up, Dante got a report in Castellora.His men had finally found her.It had everything—her address in Zorich, the research institu
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She was quiet for a moment."Not really."Colsen didn't push. He just nodded."What about now?"Alessa watched sunlight shimmer across the river and thought for a second."I'm still getting there."Colsen smiled.He lifted his coffee cup and lightly tapped it against hers."Then here's to things getting better."Six months later, Alessa got a message.Wanda wanted to see her.Alessa agreed.Wanda had lost a lot of weight since they'd last met. Her makeup was flawless, but it couldn't hide the exhaustion in her eyes or the dark circles beneath them."You've changed a lot," Wanda said.Alessa looked at her without speaking.Wanda's voice dropped, almost like she was talking to herself. "You always kept your head down before, like you could be crushed at any second. But now you're sitting here with your back straight. I've never seen you like this."Alessa took a sip of tea. "People change.""They do." Wanda sighed. "Some people change. Some don't."After a beat, she ask
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She agreed.The weather was perfect the day she flew to Parienne, a city in Francia.A guy around twenty-seven or twenty-eight sat beside her on the plane. Tall, charcoal-gray trench coat, seriously handsome. When he smiled, warmth filled his eyes.He looked at her and smiled."Are you from Santoria too?"Alessa nodded."What a coincidence. So am I." He held out his hand. "Colsen Cavalieri. Architect."After a second, she shook his hand."Alessa Ambrosi. I'm in biomedical research. I'm traveling for work too."Colsen handed her a magazine."Want it? Three hours is a long flight."Alessa took it and flipped through a few pages before stopping at an article.[Locatelli Corp Faces Debt Crisis; Heir Dante Locatelli May Be Held Accountable]Her fingers froze.The article said Locatelli Corp's cash flow had collapsed, several projects were on hold, and Dante, the project manager, had been called in by regulators.Alessa read the whole thing without showing any emotion.Then s
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She kept the apartment spotless.A few potted plants lined the windowsill. The kitchen had pots, pans, and dishes.Back in Santoria, she'd never had a place of her own.The Ambrosi estate wasn't home. Neither was Dante's apartment.This was hers. No one could throw her out whenever they wanted.***Alessa slowly settled into her new life.Every morning, she got up at seven, worked in the lab until six, and sometimes stayed late.Dr. Bellandi took extra care of her, often inviting her and a few colleagues over for dinner.The days slipped by, quiet as the lake at the foot of the Alps.Over the next two months, Dante searched for her like he was losing it.He even called off the wedding.Wanda finally snapped and stormed into his office, eyes red. "Dante, are you really in love with her?"He leaned back in his chair, face blank. "That's my business. It has nothing to do with you.""Nothing to do with me?" Wanda let out a cold laugh, tears sliding down her face. "She was car
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