tore'

sty words at me days ago had made me question why I didn't choke her righ

ed out of her full l

o's gruff voice cut throug

know ea

lied, not mi

said at th

r fist clenched at her side. Ah. There it was. The fury. The confu

ici

clearly not convinced, but he let it go,fo

" he

re as stiff as ever. She had worked in the estate longer than I'd been alive. Loyal. Silent. Watching everything. I ha

verio?" she

e instructed, barely sparing th

ollow. She hesitated, shooting me a scathing look, before tur

ing until she disap

, already walking towa

nd Adriano fell in b

desk and turned to face us, his age more apparent under the harsh chandeli

rust Brian

row but didn

the rift." His eyes narrowed. "He's still pissed about what happened years ago. S

hares, that's not easy, is it?" Rafael uttered, dipping

to me, jabbing a fin

n eye

respectful no

ied, and then turn

sure everything stays cle

d you two..." he pointed at my bro

o raised his brows and l

ativo, fratello

tection,

s breath. "Or don't. Let's m

my eyes.

they exited, their vo

Nono's words echoed in my head,not because I was worried about the Rodrigos, but because

slow sip. I picked up my glass and walked out of office, only stopping when I

change out of it. The fabric clung to her like a second skin, and the neckline...wide and

ll. But that fury only ma

k m

's

let my gaze travel over her,slowly, deliberately. Tha

even realize ho

ybe s

letting my eyes return to hers. "Unless you were h

er her chest,only accentuatin

t confused by the dress or the ring. I don't care if you're my husb

didn't back down. The air between us

urmured, watching the pu

g forced into this marriage makes you entitled to my

was somet

can't even say my name without spitting? You're not my type, sweetheart. I prefer women w

d. "Better a his

d. Because you won't be doin

I won't b

height difference, obvious. Her ocean blue eyes pinning down my dark ones "We'll see, wife. The thing about

th a glare that could

rathe

her hips in that cursed white dress as she cl

ed out at her and threw back the content of the d

how tomorrow