42: his answer, his loveThe silence that settles after my words is unbearable. I put my heart bare before him, exposed my deepest feelings. But Alessandro says nothing. He just looks at me, motionless, his dark and indecipherable gaze. Then, suddenly, he moves. He crosses the distance that separates us from a single step, grabs my face into his hands and forces me to immerse my eyes in his. - Repeat. His voice is hoarse, trembling. As if he dared not believe what he had just heard. I am difficult to swallow. - I love you, Alessandro. He closes his eyes for a moment, letting out a breath loaded with emotion, then reopens them on me. - You don't know how much I waited for these words. His thumbs gently caress my cheeks. - Livia ... Her voice breaks slightly. You are my wife, my son's mother ... and the love of my life. Do you really think I could have let you go? My heart is missing a beat. - But ... the contract ... - The contract?! He laughs gently, a trembling, almost
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