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Shelagh MilanoRuggerio's PoV will be next! Did you miss him? Before I forget your daily italian: "vita mia" means "my life" and is often used to express the importance of a loved person. It's a bit like saying "my love" :) And do you remember what the white light was about? :P
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Ruggerio Darkness. That’s all I can think of lately. The last ray of light was taken the day I saw the love of my life spitting venom at my date for the evening. She looked as fucked up as I did. But in comparison with me, she didn’t seem to care. She fed of that poison our families had me inject her with. This is what brought my blood to boil, disintegrating my being entirely. I wouldn’t even be bothered by the muffled screams coming from the lowlife that I’m dragging through the exposed walls of one of our building sites. The night I spent with Ginevra a few weeks ago was the wake-up call I needed. But seeing her covered in bruises surely had me feel so much rage that I’m not sure what I had done, if there wouldn’t have been an ocean dividing me from that bastard. I had been ready to give her up the night my grandmother found her at my apartment. My plan, my happiness, the future I had designed, everything was pressed through the garbage disposal by my own stupidity. Not bloc
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GinevraI wake up from my short rest due to another wave of pain.The painkillers must have worn out. Pushing myself up into a sitting position, groaning as the pain in my left side intensifies.I sigh in relief as I see that Tommaso didn’t come home last night.The mornings were beginning to get much worse than the nights.Talk about fetish. Dressing myself slowly to activate as less pain as possible, I brace myself for another day as a soft knock resounds at my door.Anna Rita pops her head in my room with a smile. I had loved that motherly smile, but as she was just accepting what her son did under her roof, it got sickening to me.“Good morning, mom.”“Good morning, Ginevra. I hope you slept well. I’m sorry to rush you, but there is a car waiting for you outside, so if you would pack your things real quick. I’ll send a maid in, if that’s OK with you.”I look at her more confused than I must ever have looked. “Sure, send her in.”She nods, still wearing the smile, and proceeds to
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Ginevra Slamming car doors wake me from my nightmarish dream and I get up with a groan, my gaze directed to the front door. It has already gotten dark, and I ponder over how long I was actually out. My heartbeat picks up its pace as I hear someone walk towards the door and up the wooden stairs. The front door gets opened slowly, getting my heart to stop as I finally get a good look at my new house guest. “What are YOU doing here?” I try to get up to get away from him but let myself fall back onto the couch as pain washes over me. Damn painkillers wearing off again at the stupidest moment. Ruggerio is next to me in a blink of an eye, and I hate how my body reacts to him immediately. I clench my teeth, pushing myself up again to scoot away as much as I can as I try to convince my brain to feel disgusted by his vicinity. “Stay away from me!” He puts his hands up in defense, looking at me worried. “Please, I know I’m the last person you want to see now. But let me help you.”
Last Updated : 2023-12-02Masquerade: His Forbidden Obsession Small Note
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GinevraOpening my eyes, I find my brother sitting in the love seat next to my bed.Snuggling in, lying on my side, I nearly can’t find the strength to speak.“Fede?”He smiles at me tiredly, leaning in to speak lowly.“Hey, baby sis. How are you feeling?”“Fine… I feel tired.”He holds out his hand to caress my arm gently.“It’s because of the meds. Try sleeping another bit. You’ll feel better soon.”I smile as I close my eyes, soothed by his strokes.***The next time I wake up, I’m feeling a lot better.Stabbing pain still dominates on my side, but I manage to get up without any problem.Descending the stairs in my pajamas, I already hear hushed voices before I get to the lower floor. I spot Ruggerio talking with my brother and another man, who I do not recognize. They turn to look at me as they notice me and Ruggerio stands up.“Hey, everything alright?”I nod, my throat too hoarse to speak.Making my way into the kitchen to grab a glass of water, I hear the men talking again whil
Last Updated : 2023-12-09Masquerade: His Forbidden Obsession 109
Ginevra I shrug, feeling a tear run down my face. “I guess it is because I didn’t wake up right away as I usually did.” “Mh-mhm. Mh-mhm.” Dr. Jones nods, tapping his finger on his lips. “Good. Let me check your stomach and your side, real quick.” He gets up as I move my shirt up, and he starts scanning my stomach and belly carefully. “Does she eat properly?” He asks Ruggerio, as if I wasn’t in the room. “I do!” I say, but Ruggerio shakes his head. “Not as she used to, no.” Dr. Jones smiles sympathetically as he continues to put pressure on my stomach. “Don’t worry. Such things take time.” He straightens up with a sigh, “Well, the stomach pains might be coming from taking a lot of painkillers and not eating enough. You should really eat plenty when you take so much medication.” Sitting back down, he puts his hands on his knees. “The ribs take a bit to heal. Unfortunately, there is just so much we can do, but as I can see, you are already looking a lot better than what I saw fro
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Ginevra His smirk doesn’t do my erratically beating heart any good.“Because Elena was so clingy since I gave her that ring and I needed a break.”“Be honest!” I urge him, squirming under his intense gaze.“Because I wanted to see your face when you saw the dress that Elisabetta designed for you.”“Liar.” I whisper, and he shakes his head with a chuckle.“How is that a lie?”“You could have seen my expression from across the room as well.”“But I couldn’t have touched you while at it.”I lower my head, hugging my cushion tighter. “You are such an idiot.”“I might be an idiot,” he says, pulling the cushion out of my arms. “But at least I got you to smile again.”Realizing at what he is hinting at, I blush and try to suppress my smile. I feel him putting his finger under my chin and lifting my gaze back to meet his.“I just couldn’t stop thinking about you. And the night we spent together made it worse, honestly.” He keeps his voice low, making my nerves buzz.I try to grimace, wantin
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Ginevra I’m buried in a book as the doorbell rings. I heard the rapprochement of a car, but I was so bound by my book that I just blended it out. “Just a minute!” I shout out loud, as I get out of my seat with my eyes still glued to the pages. As the bell rings again, I snap the book closed with a groan and sprint to the door. “I’m comiiing!” Without thinking anything bad, I swing the door open, and before my smile can build because of a brightly smiling Elisabetta, it falls as I spot the person standing behind her. “Oh, I thought you were in a loony bin.” Elena passes myself without any further introduction, her bag dangling from her bent elbow. I roll my eyes and regain my smile as Elisabetta envelops me in a big hug. “Ooooh, I missed you so much!” “I missed you too.” As she steps into the house, she checks for Elena being out our hearing range before she whispers, “Sorry, she caught me going out and tagged along. I didn’t plan on bringing her.” “Ah, don’t worry. She is the
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My lovely readers I hope you enjoyed my debut novel and the extra chapters. I am very happy to have been able to share this incredible journey with you and am currently looking into the possibility of doing a spin-off about Elisabetta and Alexander. If it will work out, you’ll know :D Be certain to follow me on the socials by finding me with my full name to get all my updates. In the meantime, I will leave that little sneak peek of my planned sequel below. Much love, Shelagh ’s business, the twins want to go to New York and regain the legacy their parents lost by marrying for love. After traveling to New York under false pretenses, they are ready to take what would belong to them as a birthright. But as soon as they find themselves between the Monteccos and Capolettis in the huge metropolis, they find out soon enough about where thei
Masquerade: His Forbidden Obsession Extra Chapter: Federico
Federico “Good afternoon, Mr. Montecco. How was your flight?” Alfredo greets me with a smile as he holds open the door of the limousine. “It was alright, Alfredo. Thank you very much.” I take a deep breath as I settle into the backseat, and Alfredo drives off. It’s not that I’m not looking forward to finally seeing my sister again, but work and the planning of my upcoming trip are taking a toll on me, making me want to just drop everything and depart a month prior than scheduled. Locking my phone after answering a few emails I got during the flight, I put it back into my inside pocket and open the newspaper I was trying to read all along. But of course, I don’t get too far as we seem to reach the mansion my sister is living in with her husband at lightning speed. “Thank you, Alfredo,” I say, as he opens the door for me and goes to fetch my luggage. I have barely stepped out of the car as I see the entrance of the beautiful home before me open and my sister steps outside with a s
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Elisabetta “What the hell?!” Ginevra says as we drag her into the room with her wedding dress.It had been a struggle to bring her onto a plane, and through New York. I guess that the fact that we had everything private, like the jet and the chauffeurs, saved us from a lot of trouble.We had originally planned to drug her with some light sleep-inducing drug. But suddenly, Nina was against it and made us change our plans. So, we figured out the tactic of telling her that Ruggerio had left, leaving her at the altar, in order to get her onto a plane to New York. But as we started to tell her that she lost it completely.She kept screaming that she didn’t believe us and that she wanted to speak to him.Naturally, we couldn’t have her speak to him.As he was indeed waiting for her at the altar.So, plan C kicked in.Even if it should be called plan P, as it rose from the panic we felt at that moment.We overpowered her, and while our staff took all the packed things we needed to take with
Masquerade: His Forbidden Obsession Extra Chapter: Francesco
Francesco “Did you hear from any of them?” Ruggerio asks me for the umpteenth time.“Yes, Ru. Nina just texted me. Your spouse is still alive.” I check my watch before flashing my grumpy best friend a grin.He looks ready to rip my head off my shoulders, but I will let it slip as he is losing his mind at how nervous he is.“Ready, bro?” I ask him, and he closes his eyes while taking a deep breath.“Yes!” He says, clearing his throat.I slap his arms, getting him to pull onto his sleeves again. He clicks his tongue as I chuckle at how cute he is.Wanting to look perfect for his bride.“Let’s go!”With another deep breath, we walk down the stairs and out of the gateway to reach the wedding venue with the hugely built patio where empty chairs and a floral bow are already waiting. It is breathtaking because of the view of a vineyard, but also because of its lovely decorations.It would have been the perfect place for them to get married.My heartbeat skyrockets as I am still unsure how h
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ElisabettaRuggerio distorts his face, and again it is Nina who is the first to speak. “I guess they are still convinced that she is pregnant. Or hoping that it is the case by now…”Silence falls upon us as we stare at Hissy and Nina with a shocked expression.“She would lose the baby. Especially, as we are highly superstitious when it comes to these kind of things.” Hissy adds, getting us to stare at the packages gutted.Nina tears herself out of her trance, and whispers. “I have to talk to her.”As she disappears into the house, I turn to my brother who is already clenching his jaw. His stare doesn’t leave the door where Nina just disappeared through, even as I talk to him. “Ruru, don’t worry. We will get rid of them. But you should go now. Don’t let her think that you are worried as she will get more anxious.”By lying my hand on his arm, I lean in to get into his line of sight. He nods slowly, and before he gets steered away by Frank, he reaches into his pocket. Handing me a folde
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Elisabetta It is rather comical how they had to tear my brother off that ladder to get him away from Ginevra that we are still laughing about it the next morning.Ginevra wipes the tears from her eyes and sighs. “Giving him a ladder has really been a bad idea.”“Ah, don’t act like you didn’t enjoy it. You had to be dragged in as well.” We laugh as Nina mocks Ginevra jokingly. “You are both so mental. It’s disturbing but also incredibly cute.”Ginevra pulls Nina close, pressing her grinning face against Nina’s cheek.Seeing Ruggerio and the interaction with him must have done her incredibly well. I am glad to see her in an easygoing mood as I had thought a few times that she seemed troubled because she was pale and apparently felt sick.And I guess that two days before your special day, it is just going to be worse.At one point, we even had trouble getting her to eat something, which worried Nina especially. But she kept saying that she was too nervous to eat and that she didn’t want
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Fortunately, the next few days are hectic, keeping me from thinking too much about what happened. Or how it broke my heart. As the guests for the wedding start to arrive, we are too busy with the final preparations to even find a moment to talk when we meet at the venue. But he still keeps standing as closely as possible to me. Making me feel the worst pain I have ever experienced before. I guess that rejecting his offer broke my heart much worse than his first rejection as I asked him about what he felt for me on our first date. Or the things he told me in Paris about how we were just compatible when it came to fucking. Taking a deep breath, I follow one of the minions of the wedding planner crew to arrange the flowers on the patio of the rehearsal dinner. We are turning the vases and picking at the flowers without any sense as I hear him clear his throat behind me. He is really getting on my nerves with this quirk of his. “What do you want?” I ask annoyed without even raisin
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As soon as I straightened back up again, I get lifted off my feet and carried into the adjoining room with the whirlpool. “What are you doing?!” I squeal, punching his chest. “Let me down.” “I just want a bit of privacy.” He answers with clenched teeth, as he puts me down. He closes the door behind us, and I cross my arms over my chest. “You have some nerves.” “Do I?” He smirks but lifts a brow as he looks behind me. “Why isn’t that thing going?” Shrugging, I look back at the empty tube shortly before turning back to look at him. “We never use this.” He hums, and passes me, starting to fill the whirlpool. “We are going to use it now.” “You are kidding, right?” I ask, clicking my tongue, but he is already undressing. Turning my head away from him, blushing like a little girl, I suddenly feel him tugging at my jersey. “I’d never kid about the possibility of seeing you naked.” “You must have lost your mind!” I say, making him chuckle. “Come on, Annie. I’ll keep my hands to mysel
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Turning to Elisabetta and Hissy, I get back into my excitement about the upcoming ceremony.“And the dress?” Hissy asks in a whisper.Elisabetta pouts her lips. “I don’t know if it is going to work, but I managed to book a small room by the venue where we can do the change and all the make-ups.”“Oh, I can’t wait.” Hissy squeals, making me giggle.“She is going to cry so much these days. She is going to love it!” I chime in, and the two women nod with a broad smile.Successfully dodging another attempt from Frank to finally have our “talk”, I walk ahead of the two ladies as they continue to chatter along.As we finally get back to our vacation home, Ginevra is already standing behind the door, looking like she is about to burst.“And how was it?”I hug her, swaying slightly. “Oh, it is perfect. It looks soooo beautiful. The flowers and the view. It’s going to be fantastic.”“For real?” She asks, wiping a small tear from her eye. “I’m so glad. I’m so nervous.”“You look pale, babes. Do
