All Chapters of Claiming The Devil’s Wife: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

~ALESSIA~———It has been a week since Nico Rossi was assigned as my personal bodyguard. A whole damn week. And even though I try to act like it doesn’t bother me, it does. I hate the arrangement. But as always, I have no say. It is clearly just another part of Alessandro’s never-ending control over me.And somehow, that anger shifts to Nico too. It isn’t fair, but I don’t care. He works for my husband. He follows his orders. That makes him part of the problem. Even if he is unfairly, frustratingly attractive.He goes wherever I go. If I walk into the garden, he is right there. If I step into the library, he follows. He is even allowed inside my private suite. My personal space in this mansion! The only time I get a break is at night when I have to lock the doors and go to bed. Fed up with the whole bloody arrangement, I storm into Alessandro’s study. He is at his desk, signing papers.“As much as I hate this whole plan, I’m not saying that I’m completely against the idea of having

~ALESSIA~———The celebration carries on around me, but I sit frozen in my seat, my chest tight with hatred and rage. My fingers grip the fork beside my plate so hard, I fear it might snap.“Who’s the lucky guy?”“Come on, Becca. Tell us already!”The women press her, their voices eager, but I can barely hear them over the pounding in my head.Becca only smiles widely. Her eyes find mine across the table again.“He wants to keep things quiet for now,” Her voice is heavy with faux sweetness. “He’s still stuck with another leech of a woman, but once he’s done with her, we’ll finally go public. Then the wedding planning can begin.”I almost laugh.The fucking audacity! “He better get rid of her soon,” Marie adds with a grin. “I can’t wait to see the ring!”That is all I can take.I reach for my phone and handbag, standing up from the table. The table falls silent as all eyes turn to me.“I need to use the ladies’ room,” I say with a smile that doesn’t reach my eyes. “Excuse me, girls.”