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Chapter 11: Vanessa

Author: Cold Storm
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-04 21:49:10

Focus, Vanessa. Focus.

I repeated the words like a mantra as I walked through the penthouse corridors, but my mind kept wandering to places it shouldn't go. To the warmth in Alessandro's eyes when he looked at his daughter. To the way his voice softened when he spoke her name.

To the dangerous pull I felt every time he was near.

This wasn't why I was here.

I had a job to do. A mission that had brought me into this lion's den disguised as grief and circumstance. But with each passing day, the lines blurred more. The person I was supposed to be and the person I was becoming tangled together until I couldn't tell where one ended and the other began.

I checked my watch.

Alessandro would be in his office for another hour, handling what Mrs. Ciro had carefully referred to as "business calls." The household staff had learned to make themselves scarce during these times.

Perfect.

I'd left Aria napping in her crib, the baby monitor clipped to my belt. She'd sleep for at least another thirty m
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  • The Don’s Mysterious Nanny    Chapter 31: Vanessa

    I ran to my room and slammed the door behind me.My hands were shaking so hard I could barely turn the lock.*Click.*The sound felt like sealing my coffin.Almost immediately, Alessandro's fist pounded against the wood."Vanessa! Open this door!"I pressed my back against it, sliding down to the floor."Please," his voice was raw. "Just talk to me.""I can't.""Yes, you can. Whatever this is, we can figure it out.""No, we can't."The pounding stopped. I heard him lean against the door, his breathing heavy on the other side."I'm not going anywhere," he said quietly. "I'll stay here all night if I have to."But I knew he wouldn't. He had responsibilities. A business to run. A life that didn't revolve around a lying nanny.A life I was about to destroy.---I sat there for what felt like hours, listening to his breathing through the door.Finally, I heard his footsteps retreating down the hallway.The silence that followed was deafening.My phone buzzed on the nightstand. I crawled ac

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