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Adriano’s POVI was in no mood for this bullshit and this call has gone on for long enough.“Mr. Mayor it seems like you think I’m the one negotiating with you,” I said, cutting off whatever he must have been saying on the line.“I don’t understand, my secretary scheduled this call so we could discuss our deal.”“Let me rephrase in case you misunderstood me,” I started. “I don’t need a deal from you, rather you need one from me if you’re ever gonna have a chance to get reelected for another term.”“That’s not what I was made to believe,” he said.I ran my hand over my head.God, he was so stupid! Why my family supported his run for office in the first place was beyond me.“Then you need to go and have a rethink of what your future in politics looks like and get back to me. Until then, this meeting is over,” I said and ended the call.This was part of the bureaucratic nonsense that c
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Melanie’s POV“Melanie!”Luke’s sharp call brought me out of my deep thought.Damn.I can’t believe I got distracted. Worse, I was in the middle of changing Luke’s surgical dressing and I came so close to hurting him.“Sorry, Luke. What were you saying?” I asked.Luke eyed me curiously. “You haven’t been listening to a word I’ve said.”“Sorry, I got distracted for a moment,” I answered.“Are you okay?” he asked. “You don’t look so good.”“I’m fine, I guess I’m just a little tired,” I answered.Luke smiled at my response. “I guess you did celebrate after all.”“Huh?”"It's your birthday. I thought you weren't going to celebrate it, but it looks like you did."I had totally forgotten about my birthday yesterday.“I just had some drinks with friends, that’s all,” I lied. I seemed to be doing a lot of that today.Lying through my tee
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Melanie’s POVI said goodbye to my parents and put my phone back in my locker but not before firing off a quick text to my brother informing him that I was alright.The rest of my shift passed by pretty quickly and while I was getting close to the end of my shift, a bold thought occurred to me, and for a while, I couldn't believe that I had welcomed the idea.But, I’d worked hard to get this far in life, and I wasn’t about to give up my freedom easily, at least not without a fight.So I welcomed the thought and started plotting all the possible ways of execution before my shift.As I promised, I checked in on Luke before the end of my shift and saw that he was busy with a video game. I said goodbye and then headed to the changing room to get out of my scrubs and back into regular clothes.“I was going to grab a drink with some of the other nurses and was wondering if you would like to join us,” Hayley invited.
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Melanie’s POVThe drive back to Adriano’s mansion was quiet.I was in no mood to talk and my designated driver didn’t seem like a chatty person.The closer we got to the mansion, the more my feeling of dread intensified.From what I heard him say on the phone when my escape plan was busted, Adriano was well aware of it and I was scared of what he might do to me.Was he going to hurt me?Or worse, he could harm my family by teaching me a lesson.The thought of either of that happening scared me but somehow, a voice at the back of my head kept telling me that wasn’t the type of person Adriano was.He might be a monster but I didn’t think he would use his physical strength to hurt a woman. Or maybe he would.I didn’t know him well enough to come to any sort of conclusion, and he hasn’t given me a reason not to worry.I was certain of one thing though, I’m not going to give up that easily. I m
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Adriano’s POVI put the phone back on my desk, trying hard not to laugh. I just got off the phone with Ralph and just like I predicted, Melanie tried to escape.She was a goddamn spitfire and something tells me this wasn’t going to be her only attempt.I got to give her credit though, she was ballsy and might have just gotten away with it if I didn't have cameras in the hospital.Why did I have surveillance in a hospital?Because that hospital would pretty much not exist without the large donations I made every year.I was the real chairman of the hospital board and the person currently occupying that post was just a figurehead who worked for me.Watching Melanie try to escape through the cameras, I couldn't remember the last time I saw something so entertaining and I bet Ralph could hear the humor in my voice when I called to inform him what was going on.I grabbed Melanie’s file from my table and opened it again. By now, I was pretty sure I had the contents of the file memorized bu
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Melanie’s POVAfter my shower, I put on the lush robe in the bathroom and walked into the walk-in closet wondering what I was going to put on then I stopped in my tracks.Before me was an array of new clothing, organized so very neatly from casual to classy outfits.I had never seen so many clothes in one place. I ventured to touch one of the sweats, the quality was also out of this world, event though it was casual clothing, I could tell that it must have been bought at a high-end store, nothing like Forever 21.I picked out a white shirt and yoga pants, putting them on, they fit so well and I almost felt bad for how good it felt wearing the clothes.I didn't have any of my clothes here so this was a lovely alternative. I thought about drying my hair but decided to let it air dry so I put it in a messy bun.Making my way downstairs, I hoped and prayed that Adriano wasn’t at home, I still didn’t know how he was going to react to my escape attempt and I was in a hurry to find out.“Oh,
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Adriano’s POV I could hear the laughter all the way up in my room and it pleased me that she was getting along with Alice. From the way Alice was willing to bake her a cake for her at the last minute, I could tell that she had taken a liking to her even though they only met briefly this morning. I opted for comfortable gray sweatpants and a white shirt, then I waited a while before I decided to make my way to the kitchen. And I was glad I did because I witnessed Melanie’s reaction to the cake, she also looked kind of torn, like she was trying to reconcile the person she thought me to be with the gesture. Even I wondered what pushed me to do something like that for her. She was still staring at the cake which Alice had already lit a candle on so I chose that moment to announce my presence. “Aren’t you going to make a wish?” I asked and I watch her freeze in shock at the sound of
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Melanie’s POV I stared at Adriano's retreating form while trying to make sense of what had just happened. Was this really happening? I let out a breath I didn’t know I had been holding. At least he wasn’t going to hurt me for trying to escape but I knew he wasn’t joking when he said that next time, he wouldn’t be as forgiving. That means, when I finally get the chance to escape, I can’t fail or only God knew what he was going to do with me. I put my dessert plate to the sink and even though Alice told me not to, I washed and dried the dishes, needing something to make me feel useful. Walking back to my room, I couldn’t help but smile at the thought that I had a birthday cake. Ever since I came to New York for nursing school, I hadn't celebrated my birthday at home and I didn't have any friends who I was close enough to for them to get me a
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Adriano’s POVI stared at my mom who had taken the seat that Nik occupied only moments ago.“You didn’t have to come over here to confirm it,” I said.“Yeah, I did,” she said. “Lately, it’s been like you’ve been doing everything possible to avoid a family gathering and I’m not going to let that happen again.”“You could have called instead,” I added.“I wouldn’t be able to tell how you’re feeling over the phone. It’s better to see your face in person,” she replied.“I already told you that I was not going to miss Christmas dinner, Mom,” I said. “Will you be coming alone?” she asked.Now we’ve gotten to the real reason why she came.“No, Mom. I won’t be coming alone. Melanie will be with me,” I answered.That made her smile. “Good, I want to see the lady that’s got my baby boy wrapped around her fingers. Besides, she makes great cookies and I need her to give me her recipe,” she said.
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Adriano’s POV“Mr. Alfonso, is anything the matter?”I looked up at the accountant who paused his presentation. I could tell from the sweat marring his forehead that he was nervous. He was a new hire and was still trying to learn the ropes.So far so good, his presentation was good, but it was so goddamn boring. That was why when I started getting notifications of large transactions on my card, I couldn’t help but smile.I damn near forced, Melanie to accept the card from me and according to, Ralph they had been at the mall for hours and I just began getting transaction notifications.It didn’t take a genius to figure out that my sister had a hand in it. Maybe she wasn’t so useless after all.Melanie was too stubborn to let herself enjoy things that were freely given to her so it was good she had friends who didn’t hesitate to push her when she needed it.So yes, I’ve been distracted from the presentation, but that
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Melanie’s POVAfter I had disconnected the call with, Aria, I went in search of my man and found him engrossed with something on his desktop.He raised his head when he noticed me and smiled at me."Did you miss me, little nurse?" he asked.I walked towards him and nodded. “I didn’t want to be alone,” I said.“Come here,” he ordered and I followed without hesitation.He pushed away from his desk and made room for me to sit."I thought you had a long overdue conversation with your girls," he said.“I did have conversation with my girls but that’s over now and I didn’t want to be left alone in the room. Besides, you’ve been holed up in this study for hours,” I said.“I had a lot of work to catch up on,” he replied.“I know that but that doesn’t mean I can’t try to distract you,” I told him. “I think we’re long overdue for something else.”He smirked at me. “Really? What is it?”
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Melanie’s POVAlice and I spent the rest of the day together chatting in the living room while Adriano was upstairs doing God knows what.He did join us downstairs for dinner, looking freshly showered and I wanted to take him upstairs and lick him all over because of how delicious he looked but I focused on dinner.I helped, Alice clean up before I finally excused myself upstairs to take a shower. Adriano wasn’t in the room which means that he was in his study.I showered and changed into shorts and one of Adriano’s t-shirts before I settled in bed to call the girls.Now that the weekend was almost over, ignoring them was no longer an option so I put a group video chat and they both answered like they have been waiting for my call.“It’s about time, bitch!” Hayley said the moment her face filled the screen.“I see you’re back from la la land,” Aria added. “You abandoned us just because of a man.”I laughed
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Melanie’s POVThe flight home was peaceful even though I spent most of the flight alone.When we boarded, Adriano told me he had a phone conference and I encouraged him to go ahead and join the teleconference when I saw that he was willing to postpone the conference on my behalf.He had already done a lot for me this weekend and I didn’t want to keep him from the rest of his responsibilities. People depended on him and of course he had to deliver.The group chat with the girls had been blowing up non-stop over the weekend after, Aria let it loose that Adriano took me on a thanksgiving trip.She ganged up with Hayley and have been badgering me for details all weekend but I wasn’t about to interrupt my time with my family so I sent them a message three days ago telling them that I would talk to them after the weekend.That didn’t deter them from sending messages on the group chat constantly. I spent the whole flight reading
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Melanie’s POVMom was staring at us with a bright smile on her face and I was blushing so hard that I was pretty sure my face was red.“You both are just so cute,” she said. “It reminds me of when your father and I just started dating. Those were good times.”“Woman I still woo you regularly,” Dad said, walking into the kitchen.“Is the food not ready?” Danny piped up and Mom glared at him.“If you’re so hungry maybe I should leave you to make breakfast then,” Mom said, then she turned to Dad and Adriano."You all need to get your asses out of my kitchen. Melanie and I are almost done with breakfast but we won't make progress if you all keep hovering around here," she said.“You sure you don’t need any help?” Adriano asked.“I’m sure, honey, now get our,” Mom ordered.“Bossy as ever I see,” Dad mumbled and gave Mom a quick kiss on the cheeks before turning back and walking out behind, Danny wh
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Melanie’s POVWatching, Adriano interact with my family, I wondered why I was ever nervous.My worry about whether or not they were going to like him was moot because he had them all charmed. Even Dad who was a bit hesitant yesterday had warmed up to him.In other words, he had them eating out of the palm of his hand. Also, I was pretty sure my brother idolized him with the way he kept asking him questions throughout the night and regaling him with football stories.The day after thanksgiving, I was helping my mom make breakfast while the rest of the house slept. We had a late night yesterday so it wasn’t a surprise that they were still asleep but not my mom.Mom had always been an early riser no matter the time she went to sleep, she always woke up the same time every day, like clockwork.We worked together silently in the kitchen, this time with no one to interrupt us anytime soon, I knew that I was going to hear all she’
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Adriano’s POVThe scent of spiced apple pie hit me as soon as we stepped inside Melanie’s childhood home. It was warm and cozy in a way I didn’t think houses could be anymore. I grew up in a warm and cozy home but I soon learned that not all homes were like mine. Pictures lined the walls, memories frozen in time. Her mom, Roselyn, had been very welcoming. Melanie had once told me that her family was affectionate, but still, I wasn’t expecting this level of hospitality. Her father, on the other hand, was another story. He’d shaken my hand firmly, his eyes narrowing just enough to let me know he was sizing me up. It didn’t bother me. Hell, I respected it. If I had a daughter like Melanie, I’d do the same thing, I might even go overboard with it and try to scare the boy away but I didn’t get scared easily so he was just going to have to tolerate me in his house and his daughter’s life.Her brother, Danny, was a wild one. The guy w
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Melanie’s POVThe wheels of the plane hit the runway with a soft thud, and I exhaled a breath I didn’t realize I was holding. Adriano’s hand slid over mine as the plane taxied along the runway, his fingers warm and firm. “Relax, Tesoro,” he murmured, his voice low and soothing. “We’ve landed.” I turned to him, his dark eyes drawing me in as they always did. “I’m relaxed,” I lied, though the tight grip I had on his hand betrayed me. The corner of his mouth tilted up in that knowing smirk that drove me crazy, in both the best and worst ways. "Sure you are, little nurse. You look very convincing.” The pilot announced over the intercom that we could disembark and we stood. We landed on another private airstrip but I could tell it was an extension of the bustling Austin airport.The flight attendants had already carried our bags into a parked SUV. I couldn’t help but feel a mix of excitement and nerves.
