Possession and Obsession

xactly what Dominic expe

men standing like statues at the entrance. A

thud. His jaw tightened as he adjusted the cuffs of his shirt. He didn't want to be

trimmed hedges, but underneath it all was something else.

ped forward, expression bl

-years ago, when the alliance between their families was strong. Befo

d him to marry into this

ght he would play house for the sake

. Marble floors, gold accents, chandeliers dripp

himself, nursing a glass of whiskey, wat

said, voice smooth b

. "You expected

"No, I expected

think I'm stupid enough to st

u're your f

of them trusted the other, bu

down and turned his he

is gaze, and that'

the grand staircase, a v

curves without effort. It should've made her look soft,

that was almost too perfect. High cheekbones, full lips, a slight f

er eyes that

ut not warm.

rp. Calculating.

s an

ll. It was the same one he sa

ntrolled. Every step measured, like a

ever leaving his. As if she was sizing

w. "So, you're the o

ed together. "

. You planning on be

. Then, to his surprise, she smirked back

chest. Nerve. She had fuc

"Valentina, meet Dominic C

ve. Didn't of

tly, watching her. "No hands

ing he couldn't quite place. "

ed. "I'd like

linch. Didn'

d Mafia princess. Someone weak, she

l had steel

she was here for th

said, voice smooth. "That's

e-too fast for him to catch. But t

lculated.

we don't have to prete

w and rough. "Darli

ge like a king observing his chess pieces. "Then it's

d his jaw. Just

r father, voice cold.

l bury your mother's medical bills so de

t the shift

straightened. The way her fingers curled into f

ther w

s using that t

st

er face once again unreadable. "Loo

eak eye contact.

her

nodded on

y, disappearing down the

w exhale, running a h

s going to be a

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thinking about th