All Chapters of The Don's Forbidden Muse: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

My phone vibrates for the third time in the last ten minutes.I don’t check it.I already know who it is—my therapist.The therapy session I had scheduled a week ago… let’s just say I was feeling a little better, so I postponed it. Twice. Then I realized I might never be able to go, so I just canceled it altogether. And that is why she has been blowing up my phone.I know I should answer and get back in session. I know I’m not okay. After the events of last week—Aria committing suicide in the most gruesome way, me finding out on the same night that my husband kept secrets from me, then somehow ending up making out with Alessandro and never addressing it—it’s a lot for one person to handle. I should sit in a quiet room and talk about my emotions before it all comes crashing down on me, but instead, here I am, walking into a maximum-security prison to make a deal with the devil.I press the silence button without even looking at it and step forward.Just like before, the prison looks li

Alessandro is here again.This time, uninvited.I don’t know why that surprises me. Maybe because I expected him to call for whatever it could be instead of showing up unannounced like he owns my time. I get that we’ve been cordial with each other and I no longer feel that deep resentment I thought I felt for him, but us being alone together—it’s a bad idea. Especially since, well, we did make out the last time we were left alone, and I don’t know how to feel about that. I know I could say it was a mistake that would never happen again, but I’d be lying to myself. All I know for sure is that him showing up here at this time of night is a really bad idea.A lot is going on, and my mind is not stable. Mistakes happen in situations like this. I’m still rattled from earlier—the blocked insurance claim, the lawyer’s call, and the bodyguard I didn’t ask for. Well, now that he’s here, I can ask him to take

I am seated in the passenger seat, watching the city blur past as Alessandro is driving us through the winding roads. The rain from earlier is still lingering in the air, leaving a faint mist on the windshield. It somehow chose to rain again. And at this point, I think it's turning out to be a blessing. I am clutching the check in my hand, the one I am planning to give to Claudia. My heart is pounding, and I am not sure if it's from the anticipation of seeing Rosie or from the residual emotions of the kiss Alessandro and I shared in the rain. The insurance company sent the check. Apparently, after Selena was arrested, they realized her claim was false, so they immediately released the funds to me. The thing is, I no longer need it for what I needed it for. I already know who was behind Luca's murder.I thought knowing that would somehow give me peace, that perhaps if I get justice for him, then the ghosts will stop haunting me. Sure, they stopped, and it should b

"Truth or Dare?"I smile."Truth.""Do you still love Alessandro?"I swallow hard. I always knew this question was going to come eventually. I mean, I did tell him six months into us dating that he can ask me that question again after a year of us dating. It's been a year and a couple of months. I thought he would have forgotten about that by now.I take a sip of the drink because I don't know how I'm supposed to answer that question. My feelings for Alessandro were complicated, and I don't want to lie by telling Luca that they are no longer there, because they are."I guess that answers it," he says, his face fallen."Luca...""It's okay, let's continue with the game," he says dismissively, and I sigh and move closer to him and take his hands in mine."I love you," I whisper.I can see the doubt in his eyes. It's always been there, even after I've told him so many times, he still somehow doesn't believe me.

The hospital waiting room hums with muted voices and distant beeping. I sit stiffly on the edge of a plastic chair, arms crossed tightly over my chest, staring blankly at the tiled floor. Dell's parents are here, as are Bella and Alessandro—though the only one I’ve been carefully avoiding eye contact with is him.It's been hours.I know labor takes long, but I didn't think we would be here the whole day. It's almost eight in the evening, and still there's no news from the doctors.Everyone else seems to be relaxed except for Bella and me. They say this is how it happens, so they aren't worried. But I am, given I'm the one person close to Tati's relative here. Her parents did call from back home and said they will be taking the next flight here. So I know she will get more moral support than the little to none that I can offer.They're across the room, speaking in hushed tones, but I can hear her. Alessandro’s mother. Laughing softly as s