Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Monster's Nemesis: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

DOMINIC Lil: “I will meet you outside the gate. Give me five minutes.”The message popped on the screen as I was nearing Lilliana’s place.She was dead set on picking up a perfect dress for herself when she found out about Mia’s invitation to my place as a formal introduction into the ever-crazy Romano familia.I never understood the need to impress my family because everything works pretty much in black and white. You either liked them or not. In case you didn’t, you couldn’t do anything about it, so you move the fuck on. How difficult was it to understand the structure?Nevertheless, it was difficult to convince a woman not to shop for clothes when she has found a purpose.

LILLIANAMy heart was beating so fast within the confines of my chest I thought I would explode. I have been to the Romano Mansion countless times, but not once for an occasion as special as the one dedicated to me. Dominic and I have been through so many trials of love and hate that anything beyond the realm of our perfect little world scared me. “You are nervous,” my brother’s voice pulled me out of my thoughts. Ralph caught a last-minute emergency, which was why Marco was accompanying me to the Romano Mansion for the gracious dinner invitation. “I have every reason to be,” I reminded him. Despite the chill in Chicago’s night, I felt the shimmering beads of sweat forming on my skin. “Validation from the Romano family means that much to you?” “It doesn’t. I just don’t want to be looked down upon, you know.” I had no qualms of my unfortunate past and the fact that I paid the price of this union in blood, sweat, and heartbreak. Bu

DOMINIC A senator came up, followed by the Mayor, to congratulate on the engagement as I took this moment and excused myself to move away from them. The past few weeks made me realize that I could go above and beyond for Lilliana, which I would, but I still can’t make Ralph like me. So why the hell on earth should I even try?  The people around us were as enamored by her beauty and magnificence as I was, and I felt it was all the more reason to steal her away from here. “Do you need a tissue? You are drooling like a boy in puberty.” Viktor chuckled, coming up to clap his hand on my back.  “Fuck off.” I snickered. “Who knew you Romano men would turn out to be such pussies!” Beside Viktor was Marco, probably on his hundredth drink, because parties like these bored him to death. Also, because Aurora wasn’t around, and the rest of the women didn’t interest him. “You aren’t getting any younger, so I suggest you find a woman before your wood wit

LILLIANAMy plan was to sleep flew right out of the window when I sat down with Aurora with a bottle of seventy-thousand-dollar Glenfiddich. Two hours later, I was more in awe of her than drunk until the news of the death of Ben Gordon dropped.It wasn’t until eight in the morning that I rolled off from the couch from where I had fallen asleep earlier and woke up with one hell of a hangover just one day before my wedding.Way to walk into the marital life, I thought.Groaning, I limped across the living room and towards the kitchen. Ralph was already half-way through his breakfast when he folded the newspaper, tossed it aside, and looked up.“Don’t. It is a long story,” I muttered before he could open his mouth. When one of the maids pla

LILLIANA“For god’s sake, shut the damn thing off!” Ralph hollered, stomping his way to pick up the remote and smashed it against the wall. I understood his rage, the seething burn, and the hapless state he found himself in, and I’d been around my father long enough now to recognize the signs.“Like that’s going to make everything disappear,” I whispered.Closing my eyes, I propped against the headboard. I needed a moment: a quiet, long moment with myself because at the end of the day, only I was going to save myself from this hell.“I am going to have a talk with Al. This has to disappear! Until then, if you want to leave Chicago—”My eyes flashed opened. “And run away with my tail between my legs?” I shook my head. “How honorable will