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Ginevra The moment I open my eyes, I feel the best and the worst in ages. I feel exhausted from my emotional outburst, but as I lay my eyes on Ruggerio sleeping next to me soundly, my heart skips a beat. Remembering how he picked me up to take me into his bedroom as it was the closest door to reach from the stairs, I blush and bury myself in the blanket. We ended up making out on his bed and I touch my lips automatically, the feeling of it still lingering on them. In the heat of the moment, I had let him undress me to my lingerie. But as I kept having flashbacks, I stopped him from going any further, even if I didn’t interrupt our make-out session. And I still don’t know how I feel about it. I was just so happy hearing about his engagement and the pregnancy being staged, that it was difficult to think rationally. “Babe, everything alright?” My eyes dart back up to look at him, finding him looking at me sleepy. “Are you in pain?” I shake my head, making him sigh in relief. “I’m
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Ginevra“Ruggerio is not here. He went to the office in the city.”Elena scoffs, continuing to arrange colorful flowers in a vase. I seem to have a flashback at that as I shudder unpleasantly.“Those are very beautiful.”“Yeah.” She says absentmindedly, “My mother-in-law told me to bring them. Make this place a bit more homey.”Still absorbed by the flowers, she adds. “I don’t really like those things. Such a waste of space and patience. They wilt anyway, will they?”I nod, pushing out a low “Mh-mhm.” As I keep standing in my spot, I suddenly feel the urge to move.“Can I offer you a cup of coffee?”“No.” She answers coldly. “Those bruises of yours really take some time to heal.”Touching my neck instinctively, I force an innocent smile while my insides turn. “Yes, they are really tenacious, unfortunately.”I feel like having to throw up as those that she sees might not be bruises that Tommaso left me but testimony of her fiancé spending his time with me.Loosing my ponytail, I distri
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Ruggerio I couldn’t count the incoming texts and calls even if I wanted to. While my phone blows up, I get annoyed by the fact that the only one I want to get doesn’t arrive. She just leaves me on read. I gave Arabella free for the day. She wouldn’t have been able to work anyway as the damn phone just won’t stop ringing. Soon enough, all the offices on the floor are empty as the constant calls are freaking everybody out. Federico had started to spread some rumors and soon enough, the media and the companies that we were working with, flipped out. I smile as I think of the same mess happening in the Montecco-Tower. Checking my phone one more time without finding the answer that I’m looking for, I skim the new texts I got. The last one is from my grandfather. And he is not amused. Collecting everything, before they block my access, I get to the elevator that bring
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Ruggerio “What did you just say?” “That there is a Villa-” “No. No. No! I got that. But the thing before!” She practically shouts at me as she leans forward, gripping my forearms. “That we could look at the venue you like in Tribeca.” I say, pushing down the urge to grin at her, trying to sound unimpressed. She stares at me agape. “By we… you mean you and Elena, right?” “Why should I look at venues with Elena?” I scrunch up my nose and she gasps. “Stop playing with me!” Just before she can skyrocket out of the swing, get hold of her wrist to keep her from getting away from me. “No. Don’t. I’m not playing with you, Ginevra.” “You know exactly why you are going to look at venues with her.” “I won’t be looking at venues with Elena, Ginevra.” “Why not?” She whispers. “Because I won’t marry her.” “You broke off the engagement?” I can hear the distress in
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Ginevra “Theirs?” I ask lowly, afraid of getting my answer. He keeps playing with the card between his fingers, turning it around them leisurely. I wet my lips, watching him hypnotized as I grow more and more giddy in my seat. “I took their firstborn daughter and their precious heir and had them, as well as my family, lose an awful amount of business. The defamation the family names will be hit with will be enough to make them feel sick for ages. They will be busy with dealing with bad rumors long enough to experience serious losses.” His sly smirk grows and my breath hitches in my throat. The words of Elisabetta resounding in my head make me gulp as his expression morphs. He is a devil for real. “Such a psycho.” I giggle and shift, trying to alleviate the pressure between my legs. Taking the card back into my hand, I drive my finger over the Stemma engraved onto the back of the card. It looks like the two family’s crests of the Monteccos and Capolettis have been unified to cr
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GinevraAs I’m staring at the spot frozen, I don’t know what I’m seeing or what I should do or even how to react, because my brain is just blank.“Ru?” I try to ask, but my voice seems to refuse its proper service as it comes out as a feeble whisper. But it seems to reach him anyway as he responds to it.“Hmm?”I sense him step closer and crouching down behind me. His vicinity triggers goose bumps to raise on my skin and I shudder pleasantly. The first thing I see as I turn around is him flashing his gorgeous smirk at me. My heart flips in my chest even before I lower my gaze to the thing that he is holding in his hand, stretched out to me.A small little velvet box.Breathing in deeply, I’d like to speak, but my throat feels too raspy to even function.“You should get up now.” Only as he speaks my brain gets a little kick to notice that he is down on one knee.I open my mouth to speak, but only get to draw a shaky breath. Blinking repeatedly, I stare at him agape.“I don’t think I’ll
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Ginevra “Just fine. A little tired.” I answer, rubbing my eyes. “Are you okay?” “Never been better. I’m sorry that you are tired.” He grins and I roll my eyes. “Well, that’s just because you dragged me out of bed so gruffly.” “Yeah, sure. Because I remember that you had barely fallen asleep after having screamed my name in pleasure all night.” His grin doesn’t even falter as he humphs at my elbow hitting his stomach with a gasp. “You are such an-” I squeal as he pulls me onto his lap before pinning me down on the backseat. The cold of the leather seeps through my clothes as I giggle at him attacking me childishly. “Stop it, Ru!” I say between laughter. Getting hold of my wrists, he moves my hands above my head to lean into me. “I am what, babe? Say it. I want to hear it!” He lets his voice rumble playfully, as he buries his face in the crook of my neck. “No…” I shriek, and he gets off me to smirk at me. When he has finally stops tickling me, I get to catch my breath. “Are y
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Ginevra “I’ll have Emmet fly you out to Napa. As soon as we have managed settling the turmoil here, I’ll join you. And we will see how we will go from there.” I pause my hand in mid-air, my scrambled eggs waiting to be put in my mouth. “I’m not going to Napa without you.” “Ginevra…” He tries to reason, but I cut him off. “No! I can stay here and handle all of this with you guys.” Federico takes Ruggerio’s side, making me feel like an outcast. Like a little girl that is not allowed to play with her big brothers. “He is right, Ginny. You should stay out of this. We just want to protect you.” “You could take Nina with you.” I stare at the two men agape as they look back at me pitifully. “You have to stop talking about Nina as if she were my lady in waiting.” Federico sighs and is about to say something more when I raise my hand to stop him, my fork shattering into my plate. “No. You are just like all the others. You want to keep me away because it’s hard or because it’s dangerou
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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
