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138. GIULIANNA

Author: Archnemesis
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The chapel was silent.

Not the kind of silence that felt empty—but the kind that held its breath, the kind that pressed against your skin and left a mark.

Matteo still held my hands, his thumbs brushing slowly over my knuckles as if he was grounding me… or maybe himself. His words still echoed in my chest, heavy and warm, making it hard to breathe in a way that wasn’t entirely from nerves.

“By the power vested in me…” the priest’s voice cut through the tension, but barely.

Matteo’s eyes didn’t leave mine. Not once. Not when the priest spoke of unity, not when he spoke of faithfulness, not even when the room began to blur at the edges because of what I knew—what we both knew—was waiting for us after this.

I felt the faintest hum beneath the layers of silk and lace. My knees almost buckled.

The corner of Matteo’s mouth curved, subtle but knowing, his thumb pressing firmer into my hand. His control over me was so absolute in that moment it almost scared me.

Almost.

“You may now kiss the
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