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Chapter 41

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Chapter 41

CHRISTIANA

I had not meant to overhear it.

That was the truth, though I was aware it was the kind of truth that sounded like a lie because of what came after it. I had been in the corridor because I had been looking for Antonio, not for any reason that required explanation, simply because he was my intended mate and we were in the same building and I had not seen him since the morning and there were things I wanted to say to him about the dress fitting he had rescheduled without cons
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    CHapter 42CHRISTINAThe sound of it was sharp and clean and the shock on his face afterward was genuine, which meant he had not seen it coming despite everything, which meant he still did not fully understand what three years of patience and positioning and waiting had built in me. He thought that it was only him who had performed sucha huge sacrfice by resigning himself to marry me out of misgplaced priorities, he doesn't know the mockery they make behind my back, about me being a placeholder and unloved, and had chased a broken woman away, only to take her place."Christina......" he started as i shook my head refusing to listen to a word from his mouth, knowing whatever came from his mouth was lies and deceit and i was done hearing them."I can't even look at you right now, Antonio. You disgust me." i spat out in anger as I turned and walked out of his study and down the corridor and into my own quarters and I locked the door behind me.And then I stood in the middle of my room a

  • Too Late To Love: I'm Gone Alpha   Chapter 41

    Chapter 41CHRISTIANAI had not meant to overhear it.That was the truth, though I was aware it was the kind of truth that sounded like a lie because of what came after it. I had been in the corridor because I had been looking for Antonio, not for any reason that required explanation, simply because he was my intended mate and we were in the same building and I had not seen him since the morning and there were things I wanted to say to him about the dress fitting he had rescheduled without consulting me.That was all.I had heard voices around the corner and I had slowed because one of them was his and the other one was hers and something in the quality of the conversation, the lowness of it, the particular tension that existed in silences between people who had unfinished things between them, had made me stop before I rounded the corner and stand very still against the wall and listen.I heard everything.All of it.The offer he made her. Eli as his heir, regardless of paternity. The

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