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An Unwilling Union Chapter 21
Aurelia's POV "Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm so clumsy." He steadied me and let go slowly." Much better?" He asked, I nodded and adjusted my dress. I was sure my face was red with how hard I was blushing. He smiled brightly, "And don't be embarrassed that you fell in my arms. It's not every day that a beautiful, exquisite woman in an impeccable dress, falls in them. They were very disappointed to let you go." My my, what a charmer. If this were the 1800s I would have swooned."Thank you. You are very handsome, yourself." I have him a shy smile, he laughed and I could almost swear he stood taller. He was more than handsome, he was gorgeous, and his dirty blonde hair was newly cut and combed backwards. He had green eyes that I could die in and an amazing smile. He was dressed in an impeccable black suit."I'm Silas DeLaCruz and my beautiful companion is?" He stretched out his hand and I put mine on it, expecting a handshake but instead, he kissed the back of my palm. Wow, I was not expecting
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Aurelia's POVI sucked in a deep breath and in that moment, I wanted to get back at him. So he could flirt with other women but I wasn't. I sighted a volunteer table at the corner of the room, I walked towards it and saw that it was a signup sheet for people to volunteer as foster families for some animals. I had always wanted to have a pet when I was young but my father refused it, he didn't like animals at all. If there was one thing I knew about Judah was that he hated mess and who was messier than a puppy? I smirked and picked up a pen, volunteering to foster a cat and a dog. His quiet, clean house was about to get a whole lot of mess.I returned to our table with a satisfied smile on my face. Judah had a scowl on his face when he saw. It felt good to know that I brought annoyance to his life. The beautiful lady followed his gaze and looked at me, she beamed and gave me a small wave, what the hell."Hi, I'm Gemma Bianco, Gio's sister. He has told me so much about you. It's so nic
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Aurelia's POVJudah went silent for a minute, " How do you know about that?" He asked shocked." Do you think I'm dumb, I've known since we had dinner with your parents. I know your father hates me because of my father and because he stole my mother from Dario's father and you deliberately wanted to marry from my family to spite your father. You must think that you're slick huh, you promised my father, business deals while what you actually needed was to get revenge on your father." Judah stood stunned. I sniffled, sat on my bed, took off my uncomfortable shoes, and loosened my braid. "You listened to my conversation with my father?" He asked, I gave him a disbelieving look, he wasn't even feeling guilty about his actions. He was really stone-cold."Is that all you got from what I said? You're unbelievable, how else was I ever going to know what was going on, you never tell me anything. I don't regret it, I will do it a thousand times again. You know what you're not worth my time, I
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Aurelia's POVThe next morning I struggled to get ready, he said to dress comfortably, what the heck did that mean, comfortably for me was sweats, after my shower last night, I realized that Judah had decorated my neck and chest with hickeys so there was no way I could wear anything revealing. I pulled out a pair of high-waist mom jeans with side slits, my eyes landed on a black cropped turtleneck top. I put them on and checked myself in the mirror, I liked how I looked. I brushed my hair back and applied some lips gloss then wore my white sneakers.My look was giving comfortable and chic, I liked it. It was perfect for a clubhouse. I grabbed my purse, opened my door, and almost bumped into Judah. "Wow, careful there." His hands went to my waist to steady me. Judah let go of me, much to my disappointment, and stepped back. His eyes swiped over me and he smiled to himself then frowned"So how do I look? Is this appropriate enough to meet your men?" I fiddled with my purse." You look
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Aurelia's POV"Oh, I get it. I hope the girls aren't being forced to do anything they don't want to." I looked at the girls practicing with the pole. "Not at all, they know what they are doing. Some of my girls don't even engage in the VIP stuff. They will rather just dance and I'm fine with that. Trust me, if anyone tries to harass my girls, they will be walking to their death." Imelda had a fierce look on, my heart gladdened that she cared about the ladies working for her.We went to the third floor which was the gambling center, we didn't waste too much time there as I wasn't really interested in that part of the business, then we went to the top floor which was where all the magic happened.We walked into the quiet reception, a young lady in her twenties sat at the desk, she was on the phone and typing on her laptop. "Yes, Mr. Giorgio, I'll let Mr. Bianco know that you're still interested in him investing in your company. No, he's not around, he'll call you immediately he's free
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Judah's POVThe silence echoed and for a minute, I felt my heart thumping against my chest."I like her, we didn't get to talk much but I can already see that she's kind and funny," Dario said." I agree with Dario, if she was able to get into Sabrina's good books, she has got to be great. Also, Gemma and Gio talk about her all the time so I think she's okay." Gavin added.I let out a breath of air that I didn't know I had been holding."Okay, cool." We arrived at my father's office building, tension returned to my shoulder. I strolled into the building, moving like I had all the time in the world and that nothing could affect me.Dad's office.was locked and his assistant directed us to the conference room, I took one look at the scared look in the assistant's eyes and knew that today was going to be long."Where is that bastard? Does he think that I have all the time in the world? Our familia is undergoing this tough time and he's gallivanting." Dad's voice boomed from the conferenc
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Aurelia's POVI blatantly ignored Judah's questions and signed the document. The guy handed over the carriers and gave me a list of instructions for the pets. He must have sensed the hostility in the room because he rambled off his words and dumped the animals with me then ran away.Gerald ran away as well after taking a good look at Judah. I placed the carriers on the floor and let out the animals, the sleeping kitten was pure black and was the cutest thing ever. She looked just like Salem from Sabrina the teenage witch. I scooped her up in one arm and the puppy had chestnut brown fur and a white patch on his head. He was cute as well, he grunted and lapped at my finger."Aurelia, I'm going to assume you didn't hear me the first time, what the hell is going on here? Who are these animals and what are they doing in my house?!" Judah's voice boomed. He dropped his bag on the ground."They are our new babies. I volunteered for us to be foster parents for them before they are put in home
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Aurelia's POV"Sabrina, I can't believe you're coming with us, I'm so happy I won't be alone in New York." I hugged her, her chestnut brown hair was tied up in a ponytail identical to mine and she had put in purple streaks, they made her look so cool and I was jealous."It took a lot of convincing and groveling but I'm here now. I took your advice and decided to start doing what I want. This is my first step in proofing that I'm not just a pretty face and I can be useful to the familia." She said as we broke the hug. " I'm glad, it's good that you're doing this. I'm sure Judah will see how much you can help his administration." Nico opened the trunk and brought out our things. He handed me the carriers."Who are these cuties?" Sabrina bent and stuck a finger in Pooh's carrier, he responded by licking her finger."I'm a new mama, they are mine and Judah's. We're fostering them. The dog is Pooh and the kitty is Winnie." Sabrina laughed, " Like Winnie the Pooh, that's so cheesy."My sh
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An Unwilling Union Chapter 94
Aurelia's POV"Beloved, we are gathered here to celebrate the life of the deceased, On behalf of all family and friends, I would like to welcome everyone as we have gathered today to remember the deceased. Your presence here today is an affirmation of your love and support to the family. Thank you for being here. Although the family may not remember every word we share here today, they will remember your presence for the rest of their lives." I blocked out the pastor as he spoke focusing on the casket in front of me, I still couldn't believe that I was at this funeral. It seemed so surreal, I kept waiting for someone to say bring out the cameras, and yell ' surprise' because it was all a prank.Judah pulled me close and wrapped his arm around my shoulder gently, trying as much as possible not to touch my cast, I rested my head on his chest and wept. I felt someone's hand on my back, giving me a soothing rub, I raised my head and looked behind, and Diane gave me a small sad smile. She
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Aurelia's POVLucia's eyes widened and she hurried to the door, as she was about to open it, the door slammed open with great force, hitting Lucia and sending her flying across the room."Aurelia, you bitch, what did you tell Judah when he called you? What clue did you fucking give him?" He grabbed me by my hair and dragged me towards the door.The sounds of gunshots echoed within the building, giving it a dramatic flair that I quite liked."I didn't say anything, you were there, weren't you? All I did was ask him to save me. Do you really think my husband is that dumb and he just lets me walk around without knowing where I am twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week? I have an inbuilt tracker, you can take me anywhere and he will find me." I was lying through my teeth, I had no idea where the tracker Judah put on me was but I hoped it wasn't built.Giovanni's nose flared and his skin reddened." He might have found you but that doesn't mean he's going to save you, I'm going to kill
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Aurelia's POV" AURELIA!" Giovanni's deep tenor voice boomed, I heard him before he opened the door and charged at me. I scurried back and hit my back on the wall. Fuck, there was nowhere to run to."You bitch, you think you can deceive me?" He grabbed me by my neck, raising me and choking me. My hands were still bound so I couldn't claw his fingers away.Luckily, my legs were free, I kneeled him in the balls, he growled and dropped me. I landed on my arm with a loud thud and a crack. Pain surged through me from my arm to my brain."OH MY GOD, WHAT DID I DO TO YOU? YOU BROKE MY ARM." I cried, I couldn't even move my arm. "Good, I'll break something else. The necklace you gave me is fake, it wasn't a true emerald. Where is Trista's necklace, Aurelia?" I managed to act surprised, " it isn't the real one. Oh no, I don't know what happened to it. I've been wearing that necklace all my life, I can't believe it's fake. Maybe someone stole it from me."Giovanni growled, picked up a wooden
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Aurelia's POVPanic clawed at my throat but I refused to give in to my fear, yes my father may have kidnapped his daughters, one who was heavily pregnant and was in labor but I wasn't going to let him see that I was scared.I looked around and couldn't see Lucia, that gave me a little relief, maybe they were finally going to allow her to give birth. I tipped my chin up and put on an expressionless face, " Father, this is a surprise. If you wanted a reunion you could have just come to my house, I wouldn't have kicked you out." Father grinned, pulling apart his lips to reveal his brown teeth from years of chewing tobacco. "Aurelia, you've really grown up, I see you now have a mouth on you, just like Lucia said." I stilled, ice flowed through my veins. What had Lucia had to do with this? When did Lucia tell him that? What the hell was going on?"Ah, I can see the confusion on your face. Don't worry too much, it will all be clear in a minute." He clapped his hands once, a door opened
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Aurelia's POVMy fake necklace had arrived and it was beautiful, I could hardly differentiate it from the original. I had to send the original necklace to Sabrina's house so I wouldn't mix them up. I kept the fake necklace in the spot I kept the original in case Lucia tried to steal it again."So how's it going with Lucia?" Judah climbed into bed, wrapped his arms around my waist, and pulled me close to him, he wasn't aware of what had been going on with Lucia and I quickly brought him up to speed but kept the fake necklace part out."What! She's trying to steal from you? No way, she's got to go." His hand dropped from my waist, he jerked up and crossed his arms over his chest."Jude, baby, calm down, I'm taking care of it. I'm not kicking her out, she's pregnant, I won't do that to my niece or nephew."" No way, I don't give two fucks if she's pregnant, I don't want her in this house. This is my fucking house, I don't trust her and my gut tells me she's going to pull some stupid stun
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Aurelia's POV"Erm, Aurelia, I don't know how to say this and I don't want you to take it the wrong way but I caught your sister trying to go into your room, two days ago when you and Mr. Bianco went out to have dinner with his mother." My glass of water froze halfway to my lips. For a minute, it was almost like I had shut down and needed a minute to reboot.Slowly I put the glass on the table and took in deep breaths then looked at Opal and Gina through my heavy eyelids.Opal was in front, Gina stood behind her, holding her hand tight and the other hand on her shoulder."I'm sorry, what did you say, Opal?" I pushed my laptop to the side and clasped my hands on the table."Well, two days ago when you guys were out having dinner, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't made Miss Aria's bed, and I forgot to take her dirty clothes to be washed so I went upstairs and I saw Lucia going to your room, at first I thought she had forgotten where her room was but that was impossible because it was
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Aurelia's POVJust when I thought I had escaped my family and my life was finally in a good place, Bam, life hit me hard and reminded me that I couldn't have it all.Lucia sat opposite me, wide as a whale, tears flowing down her cheeks, I couldn't bring myself to stand up and sympathize with her. "Are you sure this is what you want to do? It's not too late to kick her out." Judah whispered, he held my hand and squeezed."I'm good, I want to hear her out and see what's wrong. She looks like she needs help right now." I whispered back, he pressed his lips together and glared at Lucia who was still bawling her eyes out."Lucia, that's enough. Why are you here?" I knew my tone was harsh but who could blame me, this was the person who drugged me, forced me to take her place as Judah's wife, and slept with my boyfriend.She reduced her loud wails to quiet sobs, " Aurelia, I'm so sorry but I had nowhere else to go. As you can already see, I'm pregnant for Owen, he broke up with me and said
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Aurelia's POVI had barely slept in a week, everything I closed my eyes, I kept seeing myself holding my pen knife and driving it into the bodies of my kidnappers.Insomnia was my best friend now, fatigue was a familiar friend, and unproductivity was now my roommate. I couldn't do anything except to put on a bright smile for everyone. I didn't anyone to worry about me, I wanted to prove that I was strong and fearless but I wasn't. I was a big fraud and I needed help immediately but I was too much of a wuss to ask for it.It was 3 a.m. and I hadn't slept a wink, I tried to, I really did but immediately my eyes shut, Max's lifeless eyes stared into mine and I just jumped up instantly.Judah wasn't home, he had been gone for about 4 days so it was easier for me to fake it. I got out of bed, went downstairs, unlocked Judah's alcohol cabinet, and brought out a bottle of vodka. Not bothering to take a shot glass, I popped it open, sat on the couch, and started chugging it down my throat. T
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Judah's POV"Where the hell could she be?" I slammed my hands on the steering wheel."Don't worry, we'll find her soon. She couldn't have gone too far. If she's not on the highway, she's probably still in the woods and we have men combing every corner of it. We will find her." Gavin's reassuring words did nothing for me because then it started to rain."Oh for fuck sake, I don't fucking need this right now!" I screamed to no one in particular." Reverse and let's go another lap, she can't have walked this far by now. She'll probably be at the back now." Dario looked at the window, " It's too far from the warehouse." He was right, I put the car in reverse, turned, and started driving back to where I started from, driving at a snail's pace."Hey! Hey! Someone's there! Look someone's beside the road!" Gavin slapped my arm and pointed at a crumpled body at the side of the road. I recognized the grey cargo parts immediately."Shit, that's Aurelia." I drove closer, hurriedly parked, and ru
