All Chapters of HER SAVIOR, THE DEVIL: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The unexpected sound of the doorbell startled her. Thea shot a confused glance in the direction of the front door. Since she had no close friends and no one knew where she was living, she wasn’t expecting guests. And she didn’t order in.“Maybe if I stay quiet, they’ll leave…” she murmured, going back to what she was doing. “I really don’t have the energy or the time for visits…” Thea was in the middle of re-checking the inventory list, and she needed to finish everything by the end of that day. She was almost at the last two pages. No time to waste, or she will lose her focus… Again. Like it has happened for the past three weeks since her night with Damiano. Thank God he was away on a business trip in Japan... Otherwise, who knows what could have happened? The following Monday, after their little adventure, when she went back to work, Thea expected to be singled out like the ‘boss’s whore’. But, strangely, no one said a thing to her. The doorbell ch

“Well, I’m not the man you lost when you were eighteen, Thea,” he said slowly. “And you don’t love me.”“Of course you’re not. I know that!” Thea replied fiercely. “But I like you, Damiano… Way too much, and if I’m starting…”“I like you, too,” Damiano countered, frowning. “But I’m not falling in love with you, Thea!”“Exactly,” she told him. “Like I was saying, if I am starting to feel things again, I don’t want to fall for someone who isn’t interested.” Damiano scowled.“Not when I know how love is supposed to be…”“You do, do you?” His dark eyes glittered with challenge. But Thea had no doubts about that. She wrapped her fingers around the coffee mug and met his gaze squarely.“Yes.” Damiano’s mouth twisted. His fingers drummed lightly on the tabletop. With his other hand, he carried his coffee cup to his lips, his eyes never leaving hers. He still didn’t speak. Neither did she. Just as well. She’d probably alr

‘What you have to decide... is how you want your life to be. If your forever was ending tomorrow, would this be how you'd want to have spent it? Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. You know that more than anybody. So don’t be afraid. Be alive. Don’t exist. Live! Don’t hide. Get out and explore! Challenge yourself! Thrive! Evolve! One day, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching.’ Thea closed the book she was reading, and a little smile appeared on her lips.“Don’t exist. Live!” she repeated slowly. She put the book on the little table near the pool and got up from the lounger.“These are more or less Damiano’s words…” Thea started walking around the pool, thinking about Damiano, about her, about what was going on between them… About him coming back into her life. He said that all he was interested in was a physical relationship, and nothing else. Yet, he was acting like he wanted one, but was too afraid to

Thea spent the next three weeks in the arms of Damiano, enjoying him, embracing every single experience lived with him… Giving herself to him, body and soul. During those days, not once did Thea think about work or about her past, so filled with darkness and violence. She just lived. She gave Damiano her days and nights, as he asked. And those days got filled with walks on the lakeshore and picnics between Damiano’s morning and afternoon meetings, while the nights were spent in his arms, making love, or just sleeping and dreaming. Dreaming of a life with Damiano Chiaramonte. The man she was in love with. After that very first night spent together, Thea told herself she would not fall in love with him or any other man. But when she saw Damiano in front of her door, something changed inside Thea. She tried to resist the feeling, but Thea knew damn well she couldn’t resist forever. And after being with him day and night, she

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