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Chapter 10: Let Them Look

Author: Eleanor Vance
last update publish date: 2026-03-16 14:42:42
**Nadia**

I stepped out of the car on Dominic's arm and the gala lights hit us immediately.

Cameras flashed. Heads turned. Dominic kept his hand firm on my lower back and walked slow, deliberate, the kind of pace that made sure everyone had time to look. His fingers pressed into my back through the fabric. I felt the heat of his palm and kept my chin up and let them stare.

This was the first time the world would see me as Dominic Marcello's wife.

The first time Garrett and Priya would learn
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mildred lorena
I am loving this, so probably is concerned now or she is worried that Nadia has something better than what she snatched away. pathetic
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