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37 – Dirty games

Penulis: Tamires Coelho
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-07 01:41:59

Vittoria’s gaze betrayed the confusion sparked by Vincenzo’s words. Of all the surprises that day, none unsettled her as much as what she’d just heard.

“Why didn’t you tell me about her?” Vittoria asked, sidestepping his question—not out of strategy, but because the doubt gnawed at her more than she cared to admit.

“I met her today, Vittoria,” Vincenzo replied, his voice measured, each word chosen with care. “That’s when I learned about the deal between my father and hers, made in secret, like so many other dirty games in this life.”

Vincenzo watched closely as Vittoria fidgeted with her fingers, trying to mask the pain still pulsing beneath her skin.

Without a word, he reached out and took her hand firmly, allowing no resistance, guiding it to his lips.

With an unsettling calm, he kissed each knuckle slowly, as if touching each bruised spot could somehow ease her pain.

“Next time, bella, hit like this,” he instructed, his voice low and steady, raising his fist and demonstrating the m
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  • The Lord Of Chaos: A Forced Marriage   60 – The business

    Vincenzo let out a dry, sarcastic laugh, the sound echoing like a blow in the silence.He kept his hand under the running water, watching blood trickle between his fingers, his gaze cold and fixed on some distant point.“Of all possible problems, I’ll admit, this one never crossed my mind,” Vincenzo remarked, his voice almost amused, as if he found bitter pleasure in the irony.He turned off the faucet, letting water drip lazily from his fingers, savoring the irony before deciding what to do next.“Henri called me after several failed attempts to reach you,” Tommaso said, his tone measured but heavy with implication. “He said he’ll be in Savoca in two days.”“Great,” Vincenzo muttered, maintaining a mask of calm, though his blood boiled beneath the surface. “Call him, Tom,” he ordered, his voice eerily composed, as if the world around him wasn’t crumbling.Tommaso complied unquestionably. He pulled his phone from his pocket with a firm gesture and, without wasting time, dialed Henri’s

  • The Lord Of Chaos: A Forced Marriage   59 – The new problem

    In the apartment, the hours seemed to drag as Vincenzo persistently tried to get Vittoria to eat, while her relentless tears refused to stop.Throughout the night, Vincenzo lay with his wife nestled against his chest, his arm wrapped around her firmly, as if he could shield her even from her thoughts.The room was steeped in a heavy silence, broken only by the uneven sound of her breathing, punctuated by stifled sobs.“I just wanted to make dinner,” Vittoria began, her voice weak and choked, each word heavy with weight. “And a dessert,” she added, closing her eyes for a moment before continuing. “Minutes before the explosion, I put a cassata in the oven.”Vincenzo ran his hand gently down her back in a soothing gesture, trying to comfort her somehow, as if the warmth of his touch could, even for a moment, erase the burden she carried.“Then I went back to the living room and asked one of the maids to make an espresso,” she continued, her voice faltering, as if each syllable bore an un

  • The Lord Of Chaos: A Forced Marriage   58 – A duel

    Fabrizio let a slow, satisfied smile spread, savoring Antonella’s cunning.“How’d you pull it off?” Fabrizio asked, giving a subtle nod to the bartender for a shot of whiskey.“What is a man's greatest weakness?” Antonella replied, raising the glass to her lips with a seductive smile.She placed the glass on the counter with a light touch and let her fingers explore the fabric of his shirt, slowly moving up until they reached his face.There, she traced the outline of his lips with her thumb, the touch slow and suggestive, her gaze locking onto his with an intensity that blended desire and provocation.“Exactly—a beautiful, irresistible woman,” she finished, whispering into his ear with a voice laced with mischief.Fabrizio rubbed his eyebrow lightly, confusion clouding his expression.In the plans they’d laid out, what Antonella seemed to be scheming didn’t quite add up.“Oh, amore, don’t make that face,” she teased, letting out a muffled laugh dripping with mockery. “Look at me, Fab

  • The Lord Of Chaos: A Forced Marriage   57 – The other bastard

    Vincenzo looked at her, his chest tightening. Tears streamed silently down her pale cheeks.Her expression was devastating. Every glance and restrained breath revealed how guilt was tearing her apart.“It was an accident, Vittoria,” Vincenzo said, his voice firm but low as he shifted his gaze back to the road ahead.“How many, Vincenzo?” Vittoria pressed, her words heavy, demanding the answer she dreaded.“Three,” Vincenzo answered, almost in a whisper, his fingers tightening around the steering wheel until his knuckles whitened under the strain.The cry that burst from Vittoria’s lips was loud and raw, laden with pain.Her sobs filled the car, her chest heaving unevenly as the reality hit her like a blow that stole her breath.Her crying began to shift into something more erratic, her sobs growing shorter, the air catching in her throat.She tried to take a deep breath, but the sound that came out was a faint, sharp wheeze, betraying her struggle to draw in oxygen.Her chest began to

  • The Lord Of Chaos: A Forced Marriage   56 – Order to chaos

    Before Vincenzo could respond, Vittoria pulled the oxygen mask away and threw herself against him, wrapping her arms around his neck.Her body gave way completely, collapsing into his embrace, as if he were the only heaven left amidst the chaos.“Right now, it doesn’t matter what happened,” Vincenzo whispered, lifting her effortlessly into his arms, as if her weight were nothing. “Everything’s going to be okay, I promise,” he said, sealing the vow with a firm kiss on the top of her head, a gesture blending protection with the quiet relief of holding her alive in his arms.Then Vincenzo crossed the room with steady strides, cradling her against his chest as if shielding her from the world.As he stepped through the front door, he held her tighter, adjusting her body against his to keep her face buried in his shoulder.He made sure to keep her turned away, sparing her eyes from the sight of the bodies lined up outside, shielding her from at least that burden.“Forgive me, please,” Vitto

  • The Lord Of Chaos: A Forced Marriage   55 – A silent plea

    The air vanished from Vincenzo’s lungs, his stomach churned, and despair gripped his chest with such force that, for a moment, he thought he might not breathe again.“Shit,” Tommaso muttered, stopping abruptly beside him, his voice low and taut, as if afraid to confirm what he saw. “Vincenzo…”“No,” Vincenzo whispered, the single word a fragile shield against the sight before him.He took a step forward with effort, as if every muscle in his body resisted obeying.His gaze slid heavily over the black body bags lined up in front of him, each one carrying the silence of death.Three lives snuffed out—the number seared into his mind like a verdict.The weight of that sight was so brutal it nearly dragged him to the ground, crushing his chest until the air grew scarce.The terror that one of them might be Vittoria pierced his heart like a cold blade, tearing him apart from within until each heartbeat hurt more than he could bear.As if a brutal surge of adrenaline shot through him, Vincen

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