She thought love meant loyalty until her billionaire husband handed her divorce papers. Left heartbroken and pregnant, she vanished from his world, only to return five years later as a self-made billionaire and a mother of twins he never knew existed. She became a wife to his greatest rival, a marriage forged in hatred and revenge. When fake kisses started to feel real and long-buried secrets resurfaced, she found herself torn between the man who broke her and the other, who betrayed her trust. Amidst the ashes of everything sorrowful, her ex-husband looked at her with his own blood on his hands, and pain in his eyes, and asked: “What piece of my soul did you take with you when you left?”
View More“But you have your kids to go back to. So… for their sake, I’ll let you go,” Antonio continued, his voice quieter, but heavy with layered meaning.Silence followed after as his gaze lingered on Adriana’s face for a moment longer.He finally walked away from her, and then paused at the bathroom door. “I’ll let you go this time, but that doesn’t mean I will… forever. You’ll be mine again, Adriana. I promise myself that,” he added, glancing over his shoulder, and stepped out.As the door clicked shut behind him, the weight of his words clung to the air like humidity after a storm. Adriana stayed there in the bathtub for a moment, her thoughts racing faster than her heartbeat. She hadn’t expected him to say that. Not with such certainty. Not with that strange, aching look in his eyes.Minutes later, she wrapped herself in a towel and finally stepped out into the now-silent room, her gaze scanning to make sure he was truly gone. When she confirmed she was all alone, relief washed over her
The night air was damp and heavy as Antonio stepped out of the abandoned building with Adriana cradled in his arms. His muscles ached, but his grip didn’t loosen as he scanned the darkness.Then he saw it—the black Jeep, the same one that had delivered them into hell. Without a second thought, he carried Adriana to the passenger side, her skin ice-cold beneath the soaked fabric.As she trembled in his arms, he opened the door and gently lowered her into the seat, his blazer already coming off his shoulders.“Here,” he murmured, draping the blazer over her as she tried to curl into the seat.“We’ll stop at any lodge nearby,” he added, his voice quiet but laced with urgency.Having circled around, he slid into the driver’s seat, and with one hand on the wheel and the other rubbing at his bleeding jaw, he drove into the shadowed night.The road was narrow, winding through thick brush and silent trees that whispered with wind. Every turn made the tires crunch over gravel and dead leaves.
With both Adriana and Antonio stunned, Abby came to a slow halt in front of Antonio, a smug smile playing on her lips like a secret she’d waited years to tell.Camila stood in front of Adriana, her expression calm, almost serene.“You…Why?” Adriana breathed, her voice trembling.But Abby chimed in, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “Well,” she said sweetly, “we’ve been keeping tabs on your every move before you guys flew into Paris. You two made it too easy.”Antonio’s hands curled into fists against the restraints. “Don’t you dare touch her, Abby,” he growled.Abby tilted her head, and the sickening grin on her lips widened. “That’s entirely up to her. All she has to do is say yes to what my aunt wants.”Antonio's brows furrowed. “Your aunt?”“Yes,” Abby said casually, gesturing to Camila. “My very brilliant, old aunt.”Adriana’s gaze locked onto Camila’s wrinkled face, confusion etched between her brows. “Why, Camila? I never wronged you.”Camila gave a soft chuckle, like the
As Antonio’s hands continued to glide over Adriana’s exposed hip, her lashes clenched together, her eyes shutting tightly as if darkness could protect her from what was unfolding.She refused to move. Refused to yield. But her body was betraying her slowly, cruelly.Antonio’s lips never left hers. They worked her mouth with maddening precision—sucking, grazing, and biting just enough to make her flinch. Every kiss felt like a pull, dragging Adriana closer to the edge of something she wasn’t ready to fall into. Her fingers clawed at the lapels of his suit jacket, balling the expensive fabric into her fists as if holding it could anchor her and keep her from slipping into the gravity of him.But then, the third minute passed, and Antonio, with the knowledge of every response her body used to give him, moved with confidence. His lips drifted down, peppering slow, calculated kisses along her jaw, then lower, until they found the delicate curve of her collarbone.At that instant, Adriana p
For a moment, nothing happened. A few quiet seconds ticked by after the knock, and there were neither footsteps nor words.Adriana bit her bottom lip and knocked again, more firmly this time, her knuckles grazing the polished wood. “Antonio… I just need to talk to you,” she exhaled softly, her voice low but urgent.She barely had time to finish her breath when the door unlocked with a gentle click, then creaked open an inch—just enough to signal invitation.Without a word or eye contact, Antonio simply turned and walked away from the doorway, with a towel in his hand.Adriana entered without hesitation, the door closing softly behind her with a hush.As she stepped into the dim-lit suite, she found his luggage sitting unopened in the corner, and a half-filled tumbler of whisky rested on the coffee table.Near the room closet, Antonio stood with his back turned to her, the white towel in his hands running through his damp, dripping hair.As the scent of his shampoo filled the space roo
With her face mere inches from Antonio’s, Adriana blinked rapidly, her breath catching in her throat. Antonio’s face was so close—awkwardly close. Instantly, she instinctively moved to rise from his lap, but the jet gave another sudden jolt, and before she could steady herself, her lips collided with Antonio’s. For a frozen second, neither of them moved. Neither breathed. Time folded into silence as their lips lingered together—unplanned, unspoken, and undeniably real. Adriana gasped softly and jerked away, her heart now hammering. As the jet wheels screeched against the runway and began its steady acceleration, she gripped the back of the nearest seat for balance, her pulse willing to steady. Right in front of her, Antonio leaned back, his eyes tracing her every movement. “You might want to sit next to me before the jet lifts off and you end up kissing me again,” he said, his vo
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