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Secret Wife Of The Billionaire

Chapter 2 Crown of Thorns

Word Count: 1002    |    Released on: 12/03/2025

elieve this

choose, preparing to marry the most powerful man in the te

e my siste

s the re

st. I had dreamt of being in this hall-though never like this. I used to imagine walking these marbled floors as an intern, maybe an execu

andro

bout to bec

lack suit so perfectly tailored it looked like it was carved onto his body. His dark hair curled slightly at th

cogni

war

calcu

s part of the contract he

silence. "Mr. Alessandro Amato, do you take Mis

. I

ooth, but it carried no a

a Rossi, do you take Mr. Alessandro A

ght it would betray me. I felt everyone's eyes on m

as no w

whispered

e swept thro

now kiss

efore he leaned in, his lips brushing mine-deliberate, cold, mechanical. There was no tend

ed. The world

. felt

ds reached out to congratulate, to touch the fabr

ns, Mrs. Amato

ntonia

ke a costume I h

ime in my life, I was no longer Beatrice's shadow. No longe

s so

s marriage-no matter how l

room. She didn't smile. She didn't nod. She

a crown. He strode toward me like a man wh

lations,

his breath warm against my ear. For a mome

sh Beatrice was just like yo

. My spine

ching, "I've always had a soft spot for you. But the sin you

dn't b

hat's why you had to stay in the dark. That's why every

cked smile curling on his lips. "But I gue

eves and added, "I left a little wedding

alked away, lea

rept down

mean? What

thought further, I felt t

o was app

dator studying his prey. His jaw was tight,

he didn't take my ha

came low and sharp. "Tel

hard, meet

s narrowed. "To replace your sister. Ma

dropped

. "Do you know what kind of woman I was supposed to mar

I wanted this?" I whisp

insult me with that wide-eyed act. You may not be Beatric

at him,

w not a husband-b

already

something into Alessandro's ear. His expressi

he reception will begin in ten minute

appeared in

yet completely isolated. My throat ached

en I s

ft on my seat. Not there bef

across the front

to

ng hands, I

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1 Chapter 1 The vow that wasn't mine 2 Chapter 2 Crown of Thorns 3 Chapter 3 Golden cage4 Chapter 4 Walls that Watch5 Chapter 5 Shards and Secret6 Chapter 6 The door he never meant to leave open7 Chapter 7 The edge of secrets and storms8 Chapter 8 A cage of flesh and fire9 Chapter 9 Mourning the living10 Chapter 10 Grave and Ghost11 Chapter 11 Fake promise12 Chapter 12 The Detour13 Chapter 13 The mirror doesn't lie14 Chapter 14 Wrapped in valvet, laced in secret15 Chapter 15 Mask and Mirror16 Chapter 16 The price of silence17 Chapter 17 Shattered silence18 Chapter 18 The uninvited19 Chapter 19 The weight beneath the ring20 Chapter 20 Fracture beneath the surface21 Chapter 21 The girl who was never chosen22 Chapter 22 Echoes in her silence23 Chapter 23 Holy shit!24 Chapter 24 Anger25 Chapter 25 Open up, 26 Chapter 26 Gone without a trace27 Chapter 27 A Cruel Denial28 Chapter 28 Game of Shadow29 Chapter 29 A Chilling Discovery30 Chapter 30 Life-Changing Revolution31 Chapter 31 Mother's Fear and Love32 Chapter 32 Unspoken Agreement33 Chapter 33 Father's Embrace34 Chapter 34 Battle of Words and Wounds35 Chapter 35 A Dark Whisper36 Chapter 36 Walk Through Wounds37 Chapter 37 Fight For Life38 Chapter 38 Unspoken Wounds39 Chapter 39 Dangerous Chase40 Chapter 40 Game of Discovery41 Chapter 41 A Promise42 Chapter 42 Had No Choice43 Chapter 43 Turbulence at 30,000 feet44 Chapter 44 To good to be true45 Chapter 45 Hidden Truth46 Chapter 46 Kindness47 Chapter 47 Fast. Strong. Alive48 Chapter 48 I didn't mean49 Chapter 49 Let them stare50 Chapter 50 Charity51 Chapter 51 Three heart beats52 Chapter 52 Building a home53 Chapter 53 Undeniable truth54 Chapter 54 The weight of hands once holds55 Chapter 55 Results of Absent56 Chapter 56 To late to turn back57 Chapter 57 Breath, Baby Breath.58 Chapter 58 Through the glass59 Chapter 59 Luca's Light60 Chapter 60 When the lights fades61 Chapter 61 Shattered Cradles62 Chapter 62 Whispers in the dark63 Chapter 63 Cradles of Ghosts64 Chapter 64 Unspoken Scares65 Chapter 65 The Offer66 Chapter 66 Uncle Federico's Arrival67 Chapter 67 A visit to Nonno68 Chapter 68 Beneath the Banyan tree69 Chapter 69 Shadows beneath the sun70 Chapter 70 Ashes of the first daughter71 Chapter 71 Shattered of a broken bloodlines72 Chapter 72 Warning in the Winds73 Chapter 73 A bittersweet goodbye74 Chapter 74 The road to new beginning75 Chapter 75 Homecoming secret76 Chapter 76 The return of the king77 Chapter 77 The king's take over the throne78 Chapter 78 Cracks Beneath the Crown79 Chapter 79 Unseen Event80 Chapter 80 Silent and Shields81 Chapter 81 Shadows Beneath the Light82 Chapter 82 Whispers Wrapped in Papers83 Chapter 83 Shadows at the Door84 Chapter 84 Beneath the Surface85 Chapter 85 Shattered Roads86 Chapter 86 Shattered promises87 Chapter 87 Fractures that can't heal88 Chapter 88 Silent Crises89 Chapter 89 First Sound of Love90 Chapter 90 Broken Trust91 Chapter 91 Distance between us92 Chapter 92 A wall between us93 Chapter 93 Ghost of a sweeter time94 Chapter 94 Shattered reflection95 Chapter 95 Love in silence96 Chapter 96 Brothers Bond97 Chapter 97 A gift from the heart98 Chapter 98 Shattered heart99 Chapter 99 Broken Chains100 Chapter 100 Severing Ties