Under The Cover

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te chandeliers. His ragged reflection stared back at him from the polished marble floor. Despite the

ssed by, their hushed whispers filling t

casting a sideways glance at hi

ther replied. "What

na Scott, the most beautiful woman in the city, people couldn't stop questioning how a man like

e echoed from the gra

he man's eyes were cold and calculating, his mout

replied, his voic

be married to my daughter, but don't forget your place. You'll never be more than a

thing, to defend himself. But what could he say? The truth was, even Tony didn't understand how Elea

Father," a soft

owing silk gown, her dark hair cascading over her shoulders. Her expression, ho

ughter. "I'm just reminding your husband of his res

him, but there was no war

er voice emotionless. "We

ey entered the grand ballroom, filled with the city's elite. Laughter and conve

istance growing more than just physical. Tony tried to reach for

h the need for answers. "I don't understand why things hav

er lips pursed. "This isn'

ling over. "When can we talk? I feel like

u don't belong here, Tony. You never did. I... I don't know what I w

"Different worlds? You didn't care about

I can't do this anymore. I thought I could love you de

what she was saying. This wasn't the Eleana he had fallen in love with. The Eleana who had once looked at him with

ly said, his voic

e, her silence louder t

r around him. He felt like a ghost, invisible, as people mingled and exchanged pleasantries. No one spoke to

eir lavish bedroom, staring out into the night. Eleana was already asleep, or at least pretending to be. The

nown before Eleana, before the Scotts, before the mockery and the shame. Back when he had been just

take control of the Bruce family fortune. That's when Tony had fled, forsaking the wealth and power that could have be

d to a woman who no longer loved him, surrounded by peo

I'll ever be, he

ng her, asking her to give him one more chance, begging her to remember the love they had

t stay here any longer, living in a world where he didn't belong, with a woman who no longer wan

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