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ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY

Author: Ari's Quill
last update publish date: 2026-09-11 23:47:41

Gabriella's POV

Mariano pulled his hands away from my face. He stood up slowly. His expression was not angry. It was not hurt. It was cold. Completely cold. The kind of cold that made my blood freeze in my veins.

He turned and walked out of the room without saying a word.

I sat there on the floor. My heart was pounding. My chest was heaving. I could not move. I could not breathe.

"Mariano?" I scrambled to my feet. My legs were weak and shaky. I stumbled toward the broken doorway. "Mariano, wait
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    Gabriella’s PovShe wore a simple beige trench coat over a white blouse and dark trousers. Her dark hair was neatly styled, streaked with elegant silver at her temples, her skin clear, glowing, and smooth. She held a small canvas bag in one hand. She stopped on the gravel path, taking a deep, long breath of the open air, her eyes sweeping over the parking lot."Grandma!"Catalina and Nikolai broke free from our grip at the exact same time, their small legs sprinting across the gravel toward her.My mother’s face transformed instantly. Tears welled in her dark eyes as she dropped her canvas bag onto the ground, dropping down to her knees with her arms spread wide.The twins hit her chest like two small cannonballs, throwing their arms around her neck, screaming and laughing. My mother wrapped her arms tightly around them, burying her face in their hair, weeping openly, her shoulders shaking with pure, unadulterated joy.My father walked over first, setting the balloons down, kneeling o

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE

    Gabriella's POV"Catalina! Nikolai! If you two are not downstairs and fully dressed in thirty seconds, I am leaving both of you behind with the dogs!"My voice echoed through the high ceilings of our home, sharp and vibrating with pure, unadulterated motherly desperation. I stood in the hallway outside the children’s wing, my hands on my hips, my hair half-pinned, and my breath coming out in short, frantic gasps.A tiny blur of dark hair and pale limbs shot out of the bedroom doorway across from me. It was my five-year-old daughter, Catalina. She was wearing her pleated navy skirt and a white singlet, her embroidered top clutched in her right hand like a battle flag. Her bare feet slapped loudly against the polished hardwood floor as she let out a high-pitched, delighted squeal."Catch me if you can, Mommy!" Catalina giggled, her dark eyes flashing with the exact same stubborn, reckless spark that Mariano carried in his blood."Catalina! Put your shirt on!" I shouted, dropping my hand

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT

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    "She was coming back," I realized, my voice dropping to a whisper."She was coming back to me," Raphael said, his voice breaking as fresh tears welled in his eyes. "She told me everything just now. On her way to the countryside, she realized an inconsistency in the timeline of the so-called 'affair.' She found out Mark was the real father, and she realized the entire scandal was a coordinated hit against our family. She was heading back to the city with police reports and evidence to clear my name.""And that's when they grabbed her," Mariano added coldly, his voice deep and steady from beside me. "Maria kept her locked in that coastal warehouse for three months, using her as leverage to keep Raphael completely paralyzed and compliant.""Three months," Raphael repeated, shaking his head in sheer disbelief. "She was carrying my child, locked in a damp, freezing room, and I had no idea. She told me the only reason she knew anything about what was happening to us outside was because of V

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    Gabriella's POV"—and then Darius came along to claim the proposal but I beat him to it and got the patent." Davis droned on"Nice." I said half-heartedly "Nice? I just told you how I worked hard during my travels and all I get is 'Nice'?" He turned to me annoyed that I was fawning over him like b

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    FOUR

    Gabriella's POVI woke up to a knock. Groggily I tossed around the bed, swinging my arm to the space beside me. I patted it twice but didn't feel the figure that should have been there.I opened my eyes to see an empty room. Where was Mariano?The knocks came again. I sat up searching for my dress

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    Gabriella's POV"You have no idea how irritated I am by her presence. She's just sexy visually. A fucking prude." Davis, my fiancee, groaned.I stood by the door, visibly frozen in place. The little basket of hand made snacks felt heavy.Was he talking about me? It couldn't be."No way dude," Kevin

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