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Chapter 12: Alessandro

Author: Cold Storm
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-05 14:39:47

I stood in my office doorway, watching Vanessa disappear down the hallway.

Her hips swayed with each step, and I couldn't tear my eyes away from the graceful line of her neck, the way her dark hair caught the light.

*Cristo.*

I was losing my fucking mind.

The door closed behind me softly, and I leaned against it, running my hands through my hair. The photographs on my desk stared back at me, accusatory and painful.

Isabella's face smiled up at me from our wedding day, young and radiant and full of hope.

Hope I'd destroyed.

"What the hell is wrong with me?" I muttered to the empty room.

But I knew exactly what was wrong. It had been eight months since I'd touched a woman. Eight months since I'd felt anything but grief and rage and the crushing weight of responsibility.

And now Vanessa was here, with her sad eyes and soft curves and the way she held my daughter like she was something precious.

It was just physical attraction. Had to be.

I hadn't been with anyone since Isabella died. My
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