All Chapters of The Somelier's Secret: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Alexandra Rossi.I don’t know what happened after our passionate encounter this morning.But it feels like déjà vu.I woke up after sunset, the room silent and tidy.I blinked.I tried to remember everything that had happened with Tristan this morning.His touch, his kisses, even his suppressed growls during our lovemaking were still vividly etched in my mind.But now, there was no trace of our passion left.Just me.Me, naked and shivering, with bruises on several parts of my body.“What is this…?”I stood frozen in front of the mirror.I let my body remain exposed as I counted and examined the bruises, realizing that their locations matched where Tristan had kissed me and left his marks of love this morning.“Why?” I whispered, touching each bruise one by one.The night breeze blowing through the balcony door’s crack touched my skin, sending chills down my spine.I pulled the thick blanket over my naked body to warm myself as quickly as possible, then stepped out to the balcony to c

Alexandra Rossi“A-Antonio?”His name was nothing more than a stunned whisper on my lips. I couldn’t process his sudden presence—the reality of him—until his warm hand closed around my arm, pulling me into the solid wall of his chest. With one decisive step, he swept me away from Tristan and Isabella, his movement fluid and absolute.The sharp, elegant lines of his face held me captive. His gaze was a winter storm—cold, penetrating, and utterly mesmerizing. I was rendered speechless.“Are you planning to stare at me all night, Alexa?”His voice, now a low command, startled me back to myself. I realized we were already in the deserted corridor outside the performance hall. My arm slipped from his grasp, but the freedom was fleeting. In an instant, his hand reclaimed mine, pushing me back with a controlled force until my shoulders met the unyielding wall. Our faces were now inches apart.His warm breath fanned across my skin, mingling with my own short, frantic gasps. The frantic rhythm