Chapter 32Matteo's POV I sat impatiently on the armchair, waiting for Aurora to come downstairs with her luggage. It was late afternoon already and my pilot had been waiting for me for minutes. It wasn't like he would complain, but I hated wasting people's time since they didn't do the same to me. She came downstairs finally, her auburn hair drooping around her shoulder wildly. She smiled at me as she dragged her box in one hand and held a duffel bag in the other. "I'm sorry for making you wait, but I had to finish with the last minute packing." She apologised in a sing-song tone, smiling sweetly. Ever since I allowed her to participate in the competition, she had become very bubbly and less reserved. There was a spark in her eyes each time she served us during breakfast or dinner, and it made me happy if I was being honest. "You ladies are fond of it. Let's go." I replied and helped her with the box. She didn't allow me to, "Don't worry about it, Matteo. The Capo of the Outfi

Chapter 34Matteo's POV I'd been monitoring the glares that the other contestants fired at her, but the one from the contestant who was next to her was quite alarming and had a lot of threats embedded in it. I was going to keep it in until I had a fake gasp from him, which spread from the other contestants and then Aurora who was carrying a silver bowl of water, fell flat on the floor. "What in the world is going on?" I growled, ignoring the cloud of attention I was receiving from the rest of the audience and the women who were busy checking me out. Aurora got up to her with her cooking attire drenched with water. Her face was smeared with the powder she has applied earlier, which formed a patch on her cheeks and the mascara she had applied ran through her face in a straight line. If it wasn't a serious problem, I'd have teased her, but someone was about to stop her from participating in the competition and I wasn't going to sit down and allow it to happen. I headed towards the

Chapter 36Matteo's POV She was stunned and I loved every bit of the surprised look on her beautiful face. "But this is too sudden, Matteo. Why do you even want us to be an item? Don't you have other women in your life?" She asked, her eyes turning glassy. "I don't, Aurora. Ever since I met you, I lost interest in other women. It's just been you and I can't say what I feel right now, but I'm very sure that I don't want other men around you." I stated and she burst into laughter. Her voice reverberated in a sweet crescendo into the night. Nothing sounded better than the sound of her voice in my ears. "You're that jealous? I thought you didn't care?" "Now you know that I do, so, Aurora, do me the honor of being my woman. You won't regret it, I promise." She pushed closer to me, her eyes glistening with uncertainty. I knew that she had every reason not to trust me but I was willing to make everything right between us. "I know that you don't break your promise. Let's see wh

Warning: This chapter has triggers and some lines entailing violence. Chapter 38Matteo's POV I stared at the beautiful woman who refused to open her eyes since last night and sadness washed over me. I missed everything about her; her smiles, snide remarks, her meals and how she blushed whenever I said something that made her smile. "Wake up soon, Mamacita. I miss you so much, don't worry I'll make those people pay for hurting you." I said and trailed my fingers along her arm. I felt a slight movement, as if she was reacting to my touch and my eyes darted toward her face as her lips twitched like she wanted to smile. Doctor Luca had said that she would wake up but after her body had gotten enough rest. I had to bank on that and be patient, but my patience had its limits. The door of her ward creaked open with Giselle and Sofia walking into the ward with their faces pale. Giselle looked more affected as she walked ahead of her daughter and rushed towards Aurora. "She shoul

Chapter 40Aurora's POV "My aunt?" I was exasperated. None of them replied to my question as they both peered at each other like they hadn't seen each other in months. Well, they actually hadn't seen each other in years and I wasn't sure that my uncle had ever mentioned anything concerning his sister. "Someone should explain to me what is going on!" I snapped, angry that I was bound to the bed by the drip passing through my veins. "I'll explain everything to you, but you need to relax please." Uncle Lorenzo replied to make me calm but I wasn't having it. I didn't even know whether to be sad or happy that Giselle was my aunt. That should be the reason why I felt the strong urge to protect her and Sofia. She was my fvcking relative! "What are you doing here, Giselle? Did you know that she was your niece?" Giselle blanched at his question and pushed forward. My eyes caught the sight of Sofia's bag and I hoped that she wouldn't come and see what was going on. "I didn't know a