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2025-05-23 17:00:00I don’t know how I feel when I step out of the prison. My mind is still reeling from Michael’s words. I do want to cry, sure, but the cold air seems to be drying the nonexistent tears before they can even fall.
I knew that Aria and Luca dated in the past. I knew she was an assassin. But I never thought she would be the one to kill him. I didn’t think they had any sort of beef or that she hated him. From what I know, she and Luca broke up long before he and I were ever a thing, and they were at the very least cordial with each other.
Why would she do that?
Why would she take him away from me?
It doesn’t matter if she was paid to do it—she knew him intimately. And it feels like a betrayal.
My heart is beating so loudly in my ears that I almost don’t notice him.
Dell.
He’s standing right there, arms crossed, watching.
I freeze for half a second before quickly masking my shock and staring a
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I’m trying to balance the phone between my ear and shoulder while carrying bags of groceries and fumbling for my house keys—all with just two hands—as I make quick steps toward the house. Claudia had called me earlier and asked if I could stock up on groceries, and since I’ll be living here for the time being, I wanted to get enough to last us a while. She said she would stay with me as long as I wanted, and honestly, I’m so glad for it. I don’t think I ever want to be left in this house alone.Tati’s voice crackles on the other end, softer than I expect.“Renée, please… I didn’t mean to betray you.”I scoff, shaking my head. Betrayal might be a strong word, but she made a choice—and it wasn’t me. I don’t know why she wouldn’t think I was capable of taking care of myself, why she felt the need to call Dell, who then called Alessandro.I’ve been avoiding
The Don's Forbidden Muse Sixteen
I don’t know how I feel when I step out of the prison. My mind is still reeling from Michael’s words. I do want to cry, sure, but the cold air seems to be drying the nonexistent tears before they can even fall.I knew that Aria and Luca dated in the past. I knew she was an assassin. But I never thought she would be the one to kill him. I didn’t think they had any sort of beef or that she hated him. From what I know, she and Luca broke up long before he and I were ever a thing, and they were at the very least cordial with each other.Why would she do that?Why would she take him away from me?It doesn’t matter if she was paid to do it—she knew him intimately. And it feels like a betrayal.My heart is beating so loudly in my ears that I almost don’t notice him.Dell.He’s standing right there, arms crossed, watching.I freeze for half a second before quickly masking my shock and staring a
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I am seated on the cold metal chair, nervously shaking my foot. The prison looks colder than I expected.Not cold in a way that makes one shiver, but in a way that seeps under your skin and stays there—like something unnatural. The place smells of desperation and sadness from the people around.I don’t belong here.But here I am.I curl my hands into fists inside my coat pockets as I impatiently wait for him to be brought in by the guards.No one knows I’m here.I made sure of that.Levine is being buried today. I knew most people would be at her funeral, so no one would know what I’m up to. I should be there too. I wish I could. But after weddings, funerals are the one thing I try to avoid. They do something to me—something I don’t want to deal with. And this one? It feels too much like my fault. If I hadn’t gone looking for her, maybe she would still be alive. They killed her because she was
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Levine is nervous.I can see it in the way she keeps glancing at the windows, the way her fingers tremble as she fiddles with the chain around her neck. She doesn’t look like the Levine I knew. I have never seen her this scared before, and it scares me. She shifts in her seat, her knee bouncing as she breathes unevenly.It didn’t take us long to find her because the guy who told us where to find her had already informed her we would be coming, so she was expecting us. She made us meet her at a restaurant that isn’t bad, but one can clearly sense the tension in the air.I am seated between Miles and Alessandro in the booth, while Jamie is next to Levine, across from us. From how close she is to her, I can tell she wishes she could console her or make her feel less scared. I have been trying to figure out how to start this conversation, but I can’t seem to find the right words.“You said you found something,” Alessandro s
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I don’t know why, out of all patios and at this time of night, he just had to choose this one—to have a call with his son, this close, where I can hear everything.This is awkward. Like, really awkward. And if I keep holding my breath, I might just pass out. But I cannot let him know I’m here.There’s a long pause, and I can tell he’s listening. Then he sighs.“I know, I know. But just read him one of the stories. It might help.” He says it so gently, but there’s something in his tone—like he wishes he could do more through the phone.He sounds like a caring father. I’ve known Alessandro intimately, and I know he cares, but he rarely shows it. Seeing this side of him feels… different.“No. This has nothing to do with Renée,” he says, and I swallow hard. “I want to find Luca’s killer.”Another pause. Then, a dry chuckle. “Besides, she hates me. So maybe if I can do this one thing—find her a little bit of closure—maybe she’ll hate me a little less.”My fingers curl against my jacket. Th
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When Jamie said this would be a long trip, I didn’t anticipate it would take us until midnight to get here. I mean, we left no later than ten in the morning, and it’s almost midnight. I am exhausted and just want to lie down and rest for a while. It’s at moments like this that I wish Alessandro would use a little bit of his power and bring out his private jet. Jamie did ask him about it, and he bluntly said he didn’t want to draw any attention to us. So we were stuck in the car, with Jamie and Miles occasionally giggling and whispering to each other in the back while Alessandro and I kept throwing occasional awkward glances at each other, not saying a single word.Miles is seated next to me on one of the reception chairs; Alessandro is on a call outside, while Jamie is trying to get us any available rooms. Every high-end hotel we went to was fully booked because of our poor timing, and this was the one we were referred to. But given how Jamie and the bored-looking woman at the recepti
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I take a slow sip of coffee from my mug, watching as the light from the window spills across the room, illuminating Claudia’s face. I can’t help but notice the softness in her eyes, as if she knows something I don’t. She made delicious pancakes for us, and although I don’t have much of an appetite, I do enjoy them.I remember the first time Luca introduced me to her. I was so nervous that she wouldn’t like me, given, well, I had been dating his friend, a married man, before ending up with her son. But to my surprise, she was the sweetest, kindest human being I had ever met, and let’s just say, she became like a mother to me ever since. I thought when her son died that would be the end of our relationship, but it wasn’t. She still considers me her daughter-in-law and still treats me like family.“So, you’re leaving today?” she asks, breaking the silence, and I look up from my plate.I nod, folding my nap
The Don's Forbidden Muse Ten
After a long battle of trying to decide what to wear, I step out of the closet, adjusting my necklace around my neck. But the second I lift my head, I freeze.Luca is standing in the middle of our bedroom, arms crossed, jaw clenched. I can tell immediately—he’s pissed. His eyes are sharp, stormy, locking onto mine. Then my gaze drops to his hand. He’s holding my phone. My stomach twists.“What?” I ask in confusion, glancing at him through the mirror as I reach for my perfume.He doesn’t answer immediately. Instead, he lifts his hand, showing me my phone. I furrow my brows.“I was in the living room when your phone buzzed,” he says in a low tone, but I can tell he’s battling internal anger. “I wasn’t going to check it, but the name that popped up made me do it.”I step closer, reaching for the phone, but he doesn’t let go. My brows crease. His jaw works as he watches me, h
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I am standing outside the house, gripping the car keys tightly in my hand. This whole place is filled with memories. My entire drive here was flooded with flashbacks—beautiful and ugly alike.I don’t want to be here.But I have to be.It’s been years since I last stepped foot inside this house—our house. The place where Luca and I built a life together. The place where I would have become his wife. The place where we would have started a family. The place where I became a widow.I exhale slowly, watching my breath in the evening chill. My mother-in-law had insisted she would be here waiting for me, and even though she said it was fine if I didn’t come, I knew she wanted me to.But that isn’t the only reason I’m here.I need clothes. Most of my things are still inside, untouched, locked away in closets and drawers that haven’t been opened in years. I know my mother-in-law and Luca’s sister
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