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I Took Half, He Kept His Queen

Chapter 3 Chapter 3

Word Count: 713    |    Released on: 06/06/2026

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had unmoored itself, drifting

s venue rented for our date. Halfway through the film, his phon

ic had abandoned me i

simple, devastating truth: it is not difficult to surre

eded, and I looked

her the car,"

ion in his broad shoulde

I obey," I added. My voice

heek. His thumb brushed over my cheekbo

our place. Elena is foolish, but it is my s

his touch. I simply

erstanding Omertà. I

restaurant," Dominic informed me. He dropped his hand and t

mly lit interior heavy with the scen

Elena wore even more, a constant, sweet attempt to mask the f

sat across from us, smiling brightly, her per

ic opened his mouth, intending

a," I interrupted smoothly. "And a class

he sharp lines of

questioned, his tone laced with

replied evenly, meeting hi

d, but he did not argu

to match Serena!" Elena chimed in, cl

ned. He turned a fur

sharply. "You know your health is

smissed her request with a wave.

iggled. She leaned forward, r

am not afraid of a little stoma

lence. I felt nothing, only

e for two days, meticulously wiping my forehead, forcing me to drink water.

erself into our lives, his fierce protect

watching the Boss and his precious ward engage in

He carried a tall, vintage crystal glass filled with a

ing his head. "The Boss and Queen anniversary drink. T

tting right there, the Don's woman of five years, and a loyal soldier had just addressed another woman as his Queen. And Dom

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“For five years, I was the loyal shadow behind Dominic Falcone, the ruthless Don of the Cosa Nostra. But for the third year in a row, he forgot my birthday. Instead, I watched him scrape my untouched birthday cake into a thermos. "This is for Elena. She is having a severe panic attack." With those cold words, he rushed off to comfort his Consigliere's fragile daughter. He always claimed Elena was just a ward he was sworn by blood to protect. Yet, he gave her the custom armored SUV he bought as my compensatory gift. He shared a drink from her straw in front of his soldiers, letting her publicly mock my place in his life. During cartel shootouts or when I was burning with a severe fever, his fierce protection was solely reserved for her, leaving me to fend for myself. I used to think his emotional distance was simply the heavy burden of a Mafia Boss. I couldn't understand how a man who once claimed me with terrifying devotion could now completely erase my existence for another woman's trivial whims. Why did I have to bleed out in a one-sided war just to fight for second place? Sitting in his cold marble penthouse, I finally realized it is not difficult to surrender something that was never truly yours. So, on the day my security lease expired, I packed a single black canvas bag. I transferred my exact half of the living expenses to his illicit offshore account. Then, I blocked the Don's number and vanished without a trace.”