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The Bride He Bought Chapter 47
𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙍𝘼The next few days feel like a copy of the last. It starts the same, with me, waking up with a pit in my stomach and going back to bed with a much bigger pit and a heart sunken right in there. Life has become so dull, where every waking and sleeping thought circles back to my father. I call, text, and Dad doesn't give me a life line. It's so bad, I have to beg Marisol for updates. She tells me when he’s eating, and if the treatments are continuing. But when I try to see him, he refuses me. He won’t even let me into the room. My life feels like it’s hanging by a thread, and that thread is Marisol. She’s the only one standing between my father, his anger and his gradual refusal to accept care, because of course he'll start to do that. He wants nothing to do with Dante, even if his money is the one thing keeping him alive now. Daily, I beg Marisol not to let him walk away from treatment. And everytime she calls to update me, my grief is always met with relief because she's
The Bride He Bought Chapter 46
𝘿𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙀 I shouldn’t be here. That’s the first thought that crosses my mind as I slow down in front of Alera’s apartment building. I should be home, probably on the jet back to Milan. Celebrating that finally, the media doesn't have its watchful gaze on me anymore. But on the dumb woman that tried to set me up. But I can't even enjoy that because, since Alera landed in New York barely an hour ago, its been silence from her end. No calls or texts to update me on the reason she rushed back here. And this singular fact, gnaws at me in ways I can’t even begin to justify. What if something happened to her father? What if something happened to her? I circle toward the parking space, rehearsing what I’ll do, call her, make her come down and get whatever information I need. But then I see a lone figure, hunched against the wall, with shaking shoulders. Even from this distance, I know the bounce of her hair. My gut twists. I don’t bother parking properly. I kill the engine,
The Bride He Bought Chapter 45
𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙍𝘼 My heart stops dead in its tracks as soon as those words leave his mouth. Wedding? What wedding? For a split second, those words sound wrong like a glitch in reality. Then the meaning rams into me, and it knocks the air right out of my lungs. I whip around to Marisol. She’s stiffly standing by the door with her book pressed against her chest like a shield. There’s an apologetic tilt to her eyes, but it’s laced with curiosity. She knew this was going to happen. “Da… Dad? What are you talking about?” My voice cracks, higher than I intend. He doesn’t answer right away. He just keeps staring out the window. My heart’s thumping so loudly I’m sure Marisol can hear it too. This can’t be happening. He doesn’t know. He can’t know. A tear plops down my cheek before I can stop it. “Dad,” I plead. Finally, he turns his head toward me. His eyes, those steady, familiar grey eyes that would always look at me with such fondness, are colder than I’ve ever seen them. “You know w
The Bride He Bought Chapter 44
𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙍𝘼 Willing myself to calm down, I fumble for Marisol’s number and press call. She picks up almost immediately. “Miss Alera?” The sound of her voice nearly buckles my knees. “Oh, thank God,” I exhale, half laughing, half crying as the tension in my chest finally loosens. “You picked up. I thought...God, I thought something happened. Are you with my dad?” “Yes, I’m with him,” she answers gently. “And he’s okay? Please tell me he’s okay.” “He’s fine. He's been eating, sleeping and even exercising. He's doing very well." Her tone is cheerful. For a second, the tension I feel eases, then it slams right back, much heavier than before. If he’s fine… then why the hell hasn’t he answered my calls? “Then why isn’t he picking up my calls?” My voice rises without my meaning it to. “I’ve been calling all morning, Marisol. I thought something happened.” All I get is silence on the other end. Then, softly “He… doesn’t want to talk on the phone.” "What? Why? Give him your
The Bride He Bought Chapter 43
𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙍𝘼Disbelief, shock, maybe disappointment. I can’t even decide which one is winning. All I know is I’m staring out the window, refusing to give Dante the satisfaction of seeing my face. He hasn’t said a single word since we left. Just sits there in the driver’s seat, with his hands steady on the wheel like he doesn't owe me an explanation for the circus back there.The longer the silence stretches, the more I come to terms with the fact that, this wasn’t random. The timing, the way every piece lined up… no way this wasn’t planned. He orchestrated everything, and once again, just like the kiss, I'm stuck right in the middle of his mess.I cut my eyes at him, and he looks back. Our gazes lock for half a second, but I whip mine away fast as my hands ball into fists.Fucking bastard.The moment he parks, I shove the door open and slam it shut behind me. My heels strike the pavement hard as I storm toward the front door. I curse under my breath when I realize I have to wait for him
The Bride He Bought Chapter 42
𝘿𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙀 At the far end of the space, is Nichole fighting her way forward, my men holding her in place. “Bastardo! Traditore!” she shrieks. "Today, the world will see your true colors!" I give Alera a quick glance. Her eyes meet mine just as I look at her. I raise my hand slightly, gesturing for her to stay put. Mama is already on her feet, moving towards the commotion. I gesture for Bianca to take her away from here. And she doesn't hesitate. She leads the children and Mama out. Mama isn't that compliant but Bianca manages. Alessia on on the other hand, takes the mic, her voice is firm as she instructs the guests to remain seated. Once Mama and the children are out, Luciana breaks through the crowd, her face is flushed with rage. I move fast and meet her halfway. “How could you do this?” she yells. The music is gone. The laughter is gone. The guests fall into silence. “How could all of you do this?” she screams again, pointing at my family seated nearby. “You betray Papa!
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