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Chapter 15

Author: Peachy
Isabella's POV

My legs were still shaking when we left the auction house.

Dante's hand was on my waist, guiding me to his Rolls-Royce.

"Are you okay?" he asked softly.

"I'm fine," I tried to keep my voice steady. "I just… didn't expect it to end like that."

"Vince is a cornered animal," Dante said, holding the door for me. "And cornered animals are predictable."

I got in the car. Dante walked around to the other side.

When he sat next to me, the car filled with the scent of his cologne—cedar and vanilla, warm and safe.

"Why?" I asked suddenly.

"Why what?"

"Why are you doing all this for me?" I turned to him. "Buying the auction house, humiliating Sophia, protecting me from Vince…"

Dante started the engine. The car glided silently into the night traffic.

"Because you're my wife," he said simply.

My heart skipped a beat.

"This is just an arrangement, Dante," I reminded him. "A temporary one."

"Maybe," his profile was lit by the passing streetlights. "But while it lasts, you are my wife.
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