Vanessa Marano Relationships Novels & Stories

This was a whole new mess. “I’m Quinn’s ex-wife. The divorce hasn’t been finalized yet. You’re his adoptive father! You think this is some joke?” I laughed, though it was bitter. “I’m not marrying you. This is insane. You can’t just ask for that.” Jason’s face didn’t change. He didn’t even flinch at my outburst. “I’m offering you stability. A place to stay. What else do you have, Vanessa?” I felt like a thousand bricks had been thrown at me. My heart was still aching from Quinn’s betrayal, and now I was supposed to marry his adoptive father?

“Let’s go.” Jason looked between Antonio, Blair and me, a curious expression crossing his face. “You sure? I can come back later if you guys are busy…” “No,” I insisted, cutting him off. “We’re leaving now.” Before I could pull Jason out the door, Antonio’s voice cut through the air, sharp and sudden. “Wait,” Antonio said, his gaze shifting between Jason and me. “I didn’t know Vanessa had a boyfriend.” I froze for a moment, my mind racing as I tried to think of how to respond. I could feel Jason’s eyes on me, but before I could say anything, he chuckled and shook his head.

“Why not?” Vanessa sighed, standing and walking over to the window. She looked out at the city lights twinkling in the distance, her reflection staring back at her in the glass. “Riccardo and I... we have a past. A lot of it. And not all of it is good.” Emily remained quiet, waiting for her to continue. “He was my husband,” Vanessa said finally, her voice softer now. “We were married for years. But things... fell apart. He made mistakes. I made mistakes. And when it ended, it ended badly.”

For one foolish moment, I wanted Matteo to say my name clearly enough to put me back where he had allowed another woman to sit, but his eyes moved from me to Vanessa, then settled on his wine. “Elena and I have an arrangement,” he said. “It helped both families.” Arrangement. Not wife. Not Donna. Not the woman whose brooch he had fastened, whose bed he shared, whose child she carried. Vanessa smiled at me with soft pity. “That makes sense. Matteo was always too serious for romance unless someone forced him into it.” I could have asked about the Donna-wing access, the missing signet, or the ceremony he had abandoned the moment she returned, but there was nothing elegant in bleeding at a dinne

“This has to be the cutest vampire baby in the world, right?” Adrian didn’t answer her. But even from the far end of the hallway, I could still see the faint curve of a smile at the corner of his lips. “Margaret Valemont, please proceed to Examination Room Three.” My name echoed through the empty corridor. I stood there alone, watching as a moment of blankness and panic flashed across Adrian’s face. He turned around, saw me, and quickly pulled his arm away from Elara. We had been married for ten years.

"I know you like her. She has succeeded in trapping you. The way you were chatting with her on the night of your parents anniversary tells it all. You even stood up for her against me. Brian didn't tell me the reason why he broke up with me. But I was no fool not to know that he was interested in another woman. I got to know that Brian stormed out of the party with the event planner who happens to be Vanessa Maddox, the maid." "I honestly don't care if you have a thing for Vanessa, I don't care if you fuck her all day but I'm willing to do all it takes for you to end up with her so I can have Brian to myself again. We could be great scheming partners. You want Vanessa, I want Brian. Just hop

Dante retorted. "This is crazy, some women are assholes!" Vanessa exclaimed, shifting her gaze to me. She never fails to let me in about everything, even when I seem uninterested. She hollered at me, about to spill whatever it's happening, "A friend of Dante's is looking everywhere for his fiance that escaped with his money," Van said to me, her tone calm and explanatory. "And she's doing a great job hiding, because the Mateo I know should have found her by now," Dante added sharply, both couples gazing at me.

said the woman I bumped into introduced herself. "I'm Yna Madrigal." the woman who shouted earlier said while holding the hands of the man beside her. "I'm Alexa Kim" the woman said beside Yna who was also holding a man's hand. "I'm Clarence Park. I'm Alexa's boyfriend" the man beside Alexa "I'm Blaze Kim and I'm Yna's boyfriend and Alexa's older brother" the man holding Yna's hands said. "I'm Drake Monteverde. Vanessa's boyfriend" the man who keeps on looking at me weirdly and walks over to Vanessa and put his hands on Vanessa's waist possessively that made her blushed.

Lucas says standing up and pacing. "So she knew about us then?" I ask because she looked surprised when I went to the manor. "I told her I was back together with my ex, I didn't mention names." Lucas says. "But I swear nothing has happened between Elaine and I since me and you got back together." He adds explaining. "I believe you." I say nodding. He walks to my end of the couch sitting beside me and I quickly stand up pulling away from him. "Vanessa nothing is going on between Elaine and I and nothing will ever happen between us, I have figured everything out. We're just going to be co parents and nothing more." Lucas says explaining.

Maya had known Vanessa for years. Long before Damon. Long before Bennett Global. Long before the twins. Vanessa had been the person Maya called when life became difficult. The person who knew her fears. Her dreams. Her disappointments. Her secrets. Now Damon was staring at evidence suggesting Vanessa had helped Victor destroy her marriage. He still struggled to accept it. “She was her best friend,” he said. Helena nodded. “And sometimes the people closest to us know exactly where to hurt us.”