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portraits of past Moretti Dons stared down at me, their cold eyes judging my every move. I had just spent hours playing the dutiful groom, parading a bri
he honeymoon suite, my jaw cl
Mor
in the middle of the hallway. He held a silver tra
l?" I asked, my vo
eping his eyes respectfully lowered. "From our home
rate Elena was to secure an heir and prevent me from annulling t
ut looking back. Luca hesitated for a fraction
no pathetic manipulation could break my iron will. I picked up the glass. Maintaining dead-eyed eye contact
ck onto the silver tray. "Th
strode toward the heavy mahogany d
ion swam, a primal, uncontrollable heat clawing at my veins and setting my blood on fire. The room w
ts of the four-poster bed. My supposed wife. I didn't care about her face in the dark
k what was legally mine with ruthless, punishing efficiency. Driven by the unnatural, burning chemical surge in my veins, the act was ent
e dark vaulted ceiling as the haze began to rece
fused, as if waking from a deep daze. Then, she spoke
... you we
f the pity in her tone was li
e laced with a sickening mix of awkwardness and sympathy. "You were just in such
he drug evaporated, replaced instantly by a cold, murderous
r delicate wrist like a steel vice. I yanked her toward me, f
" I hissed, my voice droppi
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