MATTIAI'm confused…!Seeing Harper in pain made me feel drawn to hug her. I was uneasy seeing her holding back, but I couldn't figure out why my heart was attracted to her suddenly like this."Are you okay?" I hugged Harper into my arms, ensuring her position was safe so she could remain standing firmly."Oh, come on, she's just some drama queen, so what? So Mattia won't take us to the airport?" Giovanna quipped, putting on her headphones. "Come on, Mama, it's time for us to go," she said. She didn't care about my situation.My father patted Alessio's shoulder, and they got into the car. Mama and Lucia were still looking at me, and I could confirm that their gaze was not demanding; they just wanted me to keep taking them to the airport."You're going to take us, right?" Lucia asked. She glanced at Harper, clenching her fists. She wasn't happy to see Harper clinging to me."You guys go ahead, I'll follow," replied."Son, she will be fine. There are many servants in this house who will
HARPER"You what?" Agnes repeated my sentence. Her eyes looked at me more intently than usual. Her irises trembled at my words.Oh goddess, of all the bad things that have happened in my life, should I say this is the worst part? How? Why? What should I say to this?"Just like you heard, Agnes!" I replied hesitantly."No, I need to hear more clearly and say it slowly. Come on!" she insisted. She looked at me so closely that the distance between us became narrow. Agnes tucked her hair behind her ear as if she was making sure her hearing wasn't wrong this time.I took a deep breath and heaved the burden longer. "I found my mate, and he is Mattia," I said this sentence softly, clearly, and concisely."Holly Fucking Moon!" Agnes immediately stood up, grabbing her hair in frustration, "No, no! You can't!" She said. She shook her head. "There must be something wrong, I'm sure of it.""My wolf claims it, and I already received its heat attack yesterday. It hurts so much, when my soul tries t
MATTIA"Mark my words" I said, "This year, I will be the boss with my castle here! You can watch that later," I said, doing Facetime with three of my good friends. My comrades in arms when I was a teenager"Bro, I don't doubt this, but what we heard was a big surprise! What one earth did you suddenly marry that woman there? Ordinary people? Or the descendants of the Rich faimly?" Giorgio said"Man, you're something fucking!" Nicolas saidI shrugged and glanced at Aldo, who looked relaxed with his cell phone behind his back. He only asked about me once; after that, he wouldn't be as excited as Giorgio and Nicolas to ask me many questions."We had to visit; it's been quite a while since we've been together. You can't stop us from going there, Mattia," said Giorgio, his expression serious.That means they really want to meet me. "Alright, when will you come? Is there any business you can do temporarily here?""That's big job? Man, I haven't touched a gun for a long time; how many do you
HARPERSeven long days.Part of me hopes I never see Mattia again. The heat that haunts me almost every night makes me half crazy.According to Agnes, I have to restrain myself. No matter how my wolf aura begs for mating, I have to control my lust for sex. Meanwhile, according to Uncle Luke, I won't be able to last long.My wolf instincts look at men in a different way. Maybe I've fallen in love with Wilder, so when he doesn't want to have sex with me, for me, it's not a big deal. But this will be a different matter regarding my mate."Stop doing that and stare back at me!" suddenly, Mattia grabbed my arm. The pull was strong enough to make my body slam into his body.The oil brush was thrown by me, while my legs seemed unable to hold my balance. "What the?" I gasped.At a narrow distance, our irises are connected. Mattia's touch to every inch of my body. I'm completely out of control, even though I've been holding back since then."Mattia, let me go!" I said. He did this kind of phys
MATTIAI'm sure many women out there think that I'm the ideal man for them to approach. However, they probably thought I didn't have a demonic side, which would explode at any moment and kill them.But I was able not to kill Lucia, even though she hurt my feelings. All Lucia wanted was a warm and simple little family life. She wants a son and a stable husband, and I'm not sure I can give her that.After my kiss with Harper, what did I feel?I don't have an answer for that right now. I don't even understand why my desire is so great."Mabel, has Harper gone back to her room?" I made sure.Mabel nodded her head; she didn't say anything else. She just passed me by as if her work was done, and I couldn't ask anything else. At first, my footsteps wanted to move away from Harper's room.But I can't, I can't.So I tried to pass by there. Without meaning to, I saw Harper come out with a candle. It makes me wonder, what would this woman do?Following her silently, I stopped at a bend in the ha
HARPERI hurriedly headed to the kitchen with my limp right leg. Mabel has put a bandage on the sole of my foot, so it should be fine while my wolf recovers. Lately, my physical and energy have become weak.I've lost almost half of my strength just because I had a miscarriage. My uncontrolled emotions also affected my wolf.I accidentally fell down the stairs, stepped on nails that happened to be scattered on the floor, and accidentally hit Mattia's bedside table.That wasn't a bad thing, but the worst-case scenario was that I broke the snow globe display that was on Mattia's nightstand. Really, I accidentally knocked on the snowball, so it broke and scattered on the floor."What the hell, she's not in her room! Where is she?" suddenly, I heard Mattia's voice from the hallway outside. Even though he was far away, I could already smell his scent.Mattia's scent began to change when I realized he was my mate. Even before, I always felt like vomiting every time I smelled Mattia's scent.
MATTIA"Holly shiit," I grumbled, seeing that my snowball had broken into several pieces. I sat on the edge of my bed, and it was like this wasn't me.The minutes that passed they have led me to understand what I really felt. Am I really mad that this snow globe display broke? Or am I just annoyed to see Harper can't take care of herself and hurt her leg?"I'm sorry, Mr Mattia! I'm really sorry for what happened," Mabel's voice came back to me.In this Mannor, Mabel is respected as the head maid. She is old in every way. Likewise, I put my trust in her."I don't understand this!" I said"Pardon?""No one ever dared to argue with me every time I punished the servants in this house, but Harper even stood in front of you to argue with me. Now, I wonder, is she really a stupid woman or just too kind?""I think you already know the answer to your question, sir!"I lifted my head and looked at Mabel with sad eyes. "I don't understand what I'm feeling right now!""Are you okay, sir?""When w
HARPEROnce again, it seems like I committed a grave sin. He was letting Mattia kiss me again and again, even though I still remember how he pushed me after our first kiss. He even wiped his lips, erasing my scent from his body."What did he say? Just act like the kiss never happened? There will never be a second kiss? How could that be? Now I ended up in the same position," I thought, talking to my wolf.If I feel hit by my sanity, it's different from my wolf. He liked doing physical touches like this. My wolf was eager to mark Mattia, and as the Alpha of the Rivermoon pack, I should have claimed Mattia as my mate.I know my wolf, and I will suffer if we refuse this kiss. However, look at how Mattia kisses me. He hugged my body so tightly from behind even my buttocks could now feel Mattia's manly erection under there."Hmpphhhh!" I sighed again.Thunder boomed in the sky and made me aware of my attitude. This is not good; I have to act to reject Mattia. The damn bastard who got me tr
MATTIAI tried to give Lucia clear boundaries about how she should behave. When I said that our relationship was over a long time ago, Lucia was silent for a moment. She met my gaze more heavily than usual.“You don’t know what you’ve said Mattia, if you want to hear my explanation then….”“Wait a minute!” I raised my hand, asking Lucia to stop talking for a moment. There was an incoming call, and when Mabel’s name was written on the screen. I felt the need to answer her phone call.“I am sorry sir, I wanted to let you know that Harper went out. She took her car, to a bar! Probably her regular bar downtown,” Mabel said.I rolled my eyes lazily, how could this woman act naughty when I wasn't around. She should have asked my permission first, let alone hearing her go to the bar. I just felt uneasy."We're going home now," I said. Suddenly I felt, information from Mabel was much more important to me first, than listening to Lucia's complaints for now. I couldn't stand hearing Harper go t
HARPERManage my feelings!Yes, that's what I should have done. I didn't expect Mattia to do something like this with me. He's never invited me to his bed before. Even though we went through everything with the contract, last night was different.I can't involve my feelings with him any more than this, because after our contract is over, I will leave this Mannor, and we will divorce. I have even found a new life to repair my vineyard, so it is easy for me to pay off my debt to Mattia.“Have you taken your morning pill?” Mabel asked, as soon as she entered my room. Today, I had the courage to have dinner with the others, even though Mattia and Lucia were not there. Mabel really controls everything for me in mannor. She knows everything about me, and there is nothing I can hide from her. Even when Mattia and I have a relationship that requires us to touchI think, because Aldo was there, so I felt calm enough for that. But, I couldn't avoid Nicolas' gaze on me. It seemed like he hated m
MATTIAFor the first time, I felt a flutter when a woman said something about love to me. It seemed like I was really out of my mind. Letting Harper do all this to me. As if I would never finish getting whatever she needed from me.It was like, I had to endure a lot of things, only to find Harper as such a calm innocent girl, and I also got comfort from her. I felt something stirring inside Harper. Maybe she was feeling excited, so she didn't think about what came out of her mouth.“How did you do it?” I said.“Doing what?” she replied. I just realized, her face blushed redder than before. Her cheeks also looked more adorable, right?However, this reality really hit me in a matter of seconds. I thought, I would be lulled by it, making Harper the light in the darkness of my life. Maybe Harper is not dirty in me.But, there will be no happily ever after fairy tale for us “Alright, go to sleep. You’ve worked hard today” I said, caressing her cheek. I didn’t reply anything to the words of
HARPERMattia's command was like magic to me. In a matter of seconds, he could control me as he pleased. I thought, after the incident at the pool, he wouldn't have any intention of touching me for a while. That's why I kept my distance.Ever since Nicolas embarrassed me in front of Lucia, I don't have the guts to sit at the same table with them. Not because I'm scared, but I'm more afraid of not being able to control my wolf.If my emotions are controlled by my wolf, then I can no longer think rationally. That way, I'm afraid of hurting Lucia. I don't know how long I can hold myself back. It's like I have to control everything in a short time. My wolf is wilder than me, and humans like the inhabitants of this manor, won't be able to control my anger.So, I chose to keep everything to myself, it was better that Mattia didn't know anything that Lucia and Nicolas had done to me. I didn't seem interested in causing a scene between them. Although Mattia probably wouldn't defend me. I mean
MATTIA“What? It’s been two days since he had dinner in his room, and today he doesn’t want to join the others?” I asked.Mabel nodded her head “Yes sir, she said she will have dinner in her room again today”“What does she do all day, Mabel?”“Just the usual routine. Not much new for her to do. She’s been into gardening lately, like planting some roses.”I thought, this might have something to do with the nightmare that Harper had. I also haven't talked to Harper for a few days, because I'm busy with my work. Moreover, I want to attack Andreas and his family.“Are you sure she didn't say anything to you, Mabel?”“Nothing Mr. Mattia,” she replied.It was me who was not satisfied with Mabel's answer. But, after I thought about it again. I don't think there should be any guilt between us. I mean, Harper shouldn't have taken everything Lucia said to her at the pool seriously.If only Harper knew that we were bound by a contract with each other. Then, there would be nothing serious to kee
MATTIAI don't like how Aldo acts as if he understands Harper's feelings. When he asks me whether I have fallen in love with Harper, I choose not to answer.It's like, I've already decided not to go too far with this girl. However, when Mabel reported that Harper had returned to the manor, she immediately headed to the private library. It made me hate her even more, hearing that she was lonely.I don't want Harper to feel that way while I'm around her. Well, it's time to have some fun with her. I was feeling warm inside her again.It was a passionate kiss at first, until Lucia's voice came and surprised me. Her voice was high, and her eyes seemed to look down on Harper, giving off an intimidating pressure.Harper stepped to the edge of the pool. She immediately climbed up to grab her kimono towel from the hanger, but Lucia's steps were too fast to approach her. She slapped Harper right on Harper's right cheek."How dare you seduce my man!" said Lucia.I got out of the pool. "Lucia, wh
HARPERThis is really something. Teressa is threatening me, as if there is nothing else she can do, but put this kind of pressure on me. I mean, why does she have to do something like this?I've let go of everything. Letting them get married, and I lost my baby. But, as if not satisfied to let me be at peace. Teressa only came to threaten me.“Teressa, instead of arguing with me using only your mouth. Are you interested in fighting me in the arena?” I said tiredly. I was really fed up with her ranting. What a spoiled girl, she only relies on her mother, and dares to talk to me like this.“I won’t do such a damn thing! For what? I really appreciate my body now. You just don’t know how much Wilder paid to hire a specialist doctor for my pregnancy program.”"Then? Are you pregnant?" I asked, smiling faintly. I'm sure Teressa took my question as a threat to belittle her.She should have known, that I'm not the Harper I used to be. I mean, I even have power now. I'm the wife of a Mafia, wh
MATTIAAs Lucia wished, she followed me to the office. I just thought she needed to find a new atmosphere, especially now that she has decided to take a break from modeling. So maybe she needs an idea of how to work in the business world."No, I don't like this one. Just look at her clothes. Are you planning to come here to work, or to be a stripper, huh?" snapped Lucia.Ten women were already in line, waiting for my next test. I had intended to choose a candidate I considered worthy to be my secretary. However, Lucia rejected almost all of them."This is the last one, sir," Rocco reminded me."What?" I gasped.It turned out that Lucia rejected ten women. She insisted on choosing a secretary for me because she was a woman and had women's feelings."Lucia, I think we need to find the right one and….""They are all wrong, Mattia!" said Lucia firmly.The last woman raised her eyebrows in annoyance. "Sorry, Maam. How can you judge me as inappropriate? I have a resume that can satisfy you,
HARPERAs I expected, Aldo wasn't very forthright with his explanation. I asked him to tell me what he knew, but he was just busy calming me down.However, I can't deny it. Aldo really made me feel better. He has his own way, as if he understands the anxiety I feel. He tries to dive into my feelings, then so cleverly understands me.Two days later, I was back to being usual Harper. Even though I'm not a morning person, today I was quite excited to do some things."So, I think it's time for us to do a major renovation of your father's office. We need to revive that office, in the same field as your father once did," said my uncleHe brought some sketches for the renovation. Since earlier, my eyes seemed to sparkle looking at the sketches. Although, there was still a little doubt in my heart.Really, I can? In addition to the grape plantation, my father has a property business. Generally, people who live in luxury apartments are my father's customers. However, because my father's compan