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Chapter 38

Author: Lucy Reid
last update Last Updated: 2022-12-18 22:42:53

Chiara

My heart drops to my chest. I feel like I just saw something private, something I shouldn’t have witnessed.

The woman comes with Alessio as he goes over to me, and I take note of her trying really hard to hold onto him even though he’s subtly trying to shake her off. I don’t know if I should feel happy about that or not. All I know is that I don’t want to look at any of them and questions are whirling inside my head.

Who is this woman? What is she to him exactly? How long was I out and what made this happen? Are they together?

My brain is about to spout more questions but the Alessio reaches me and eagerly sits down on the chair next to my bed. He takes my hand and touches my face, his fingertips slowly grazing my skin. “Finally you’re awake.”

The sensation of him being this close is making me feel warm and relaxed, but all these emotions vanish when I see that the woman is still standing beside him. He’s looking at me expectantly, but it takes me a while to think of the words.
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