All Chapters of The Don's Contract Bride: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Amelia's POV.I was getting used to the weight of being watched – not by Marcus or the guards stationed at every corner of the penthouse, not by Vale with her sharp eyes and sharper tongue.By Mateo himself.He never made it obvious. He didn't hover or stare in a way that made me want to shrink. But I always knew when his eyes were on me.At dinner, when I reached for my glass and felt the air shift. In the corridors, when I passed by and caught the faint turn of his head. When I came downstairs in the morning and found him already there, his gaze finding me before I even noticed him.It should have made me uncomfortable.It didn't.And that was the problem.I'd started looking for it. That quiet attention. The way his focus settled on me like I was the only thing in the room worth noticing.I told myself it didn't mean anything, that this was just part of the arrangement. He was protecting his investment, playing his role.But the way my chest tightened when I caught him watching said

Amelia's POV.Lucy showed up two days later.I was sitting in the garden when Vale came to tell me. Her expression was tight and disapproving, like the very idea of letting Lucy through the door was offensive."Your sister is here," she said, the word sister dripping with disdain.I almost told her to turn Lucy away but something stopped me. My curiosity maybe or the need to understand why she would even come here."Let her in," I said quietly.Vale's mouth thinned into a hard line, but she nodded and walked away.A few minutes later, Lucy appeared in the doorway. I stood and gestured for her to follow me inside. We moved through the penthouse in silence until we reached the sitting room.I sat down in one of the chairs and waited.Lucy sat across from me, her movements stiff. She looked different.qHer hair wasn't dyed the usual bright color, and she was dressed simply in jeans and a plain sweater. None of her usual sharpness was there.For a moment, she just stared at her hands."I'm

Amelia's POV.I carried it alone for four days.I went through my routine like nothing had changed. I woke up, got dressed, went downstairs for breakfast. I ate my meals even when the food made my stomach turn. I answered Marcus when he spoke to me, nodded at Vale when she passed me in the hallways, moved through the penthouse like everything was normal.But nothing was normal.Every time I looked in the mirror, I saw someone different. I saw someone carrying a secret that felt too big to hold on my own.And Mateo watched me the way he always did.His eyes followed me at dinner, in the corridors, when I came downstairs in the morning. I wondered more than once if he already knew.Nothing got past him. Nothing ever did.I caught him watching me on the third day, his gaze steady and unreadable. I looked away quickly, my heart pounding.Did he know?Could he tell just by looking at me that something had changed?By the fourth day, the weight of it was suffocating. I couldn't eat. I could

AnelisaI'm lost. That's all I can say as I feel like I'm walking in circles after getting out of the room.My hands kept adjusting the gown or shirt on me as I took this walk to become a tour around this magnificent castle.But I was swift enough to avoid guards on patrol, the maids, and anything abnormal in sight.My mind was void of thoughts until it snapped on me that I lost a finger to a tiny dragon.With a frown, I paused and raised my fingers high up to see the bruise but... I'm healed up.My finger has grown back.How? Hastily, I touched my lower abdomen and realized there wasn't a cut there either.That stranger must have worked some magic and I didn't even get a chance to thank him.A sad smile lingers on my lips as his eyes were the only thing that stayed on repeat in my head.He appears nicer than the others. Anyways, soon, I'd be summoned to the palace to see the king whom the rumors have been talking about."Hey, you!" A voice calls from behind me, and I spin sharply to

Anelisa I tilted my head to look at him and even though he looks angry with my attempt, he suddenly keeps a calm demeanor.His eyes piqued with curiosity and the jaw which I saw ticked.Annoyingly, I pulled out from him, breathing profusely and then turned around only to find the first blonde bouncing towards me.Damn it.I don't even know who to hide from.However, I felt his hand again, so fast as it grabbed my wrist and shoved me aside as though preventing me from seeing him."Alaric?" He calls running his fingers through his hair before it connects to his face, just the same way this masked man does that signature."Go stand by sariah, I'd get back to you" he orders and I realized this first blonde was trying to peep behind ala... whatever his name is.However, the masked man places his hand on the second blonde to prevent him from spying.I hid properly with shaky legs.The second blonde doesn't say a word and I guess he's a man of few words."When do I get to kill her? I can't