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Masquerade: His Forbidden Obsession 119
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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Ginevra I rub my palms on my black Etui dress again as I stand, waiting for the men to come in. While Ruggerio stands steadily behind me, my brother, standing to my left, is shifting from time to time. I would like to tell him to stop fidgeting around, but I’m afraid that I’ll end up throwing up at his feet because of how nervous I am. Thinking about how idiotic I had been to not have chickened out, I flinch internally. At this moment, I could be sipping wine on a terrace, watching the sunset with my best friend. Approaching footsteps cause my thoughts to interrupt abruptly, and I pass my palms once more on the fabric of my dress before straightening my spine. As the door opens, and the men step inside, I tap my fingers on the table. It might seem like a boss move but actually, it keeps me from falling over. I fight back my tears as my father has nothing more than a cold look for me. Nodding to myself, I watch the gentlemen taking their seats while we keep standing. My brother-i
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Ruggerio “I’m going after her.” I turn to Federico as the room has fallen into a deafening silence after Ginevra left the room. “Can I leave it to you to escort them out of the building?” Federico answers with a firm nod, and I slap his upper arm, squeezing it shortly. “Perfect!” As I storm out of the meeting room, I’m already too late to get into the closing elevator. Fuck. Pushing the buttons like a madman, I watch the numbers of the elevator that Ginevra supposedly took rise more and more. I practically jump into the car that comes for me and activate the display with my card to reach the offices on the top floor situated beneath Federico’s new penthouse. The new MCG tower. I storm into the hall still filled with boxes and peek into each office under the curious eyes of the few workers and PAs that are currently on the floor. And about to get a business running. The white tiled floor sparkles flawlessly while I walk across it. The offices and meeting rooms that I pass are
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Ruggerio I kiss my way up her creamy neck, reaching her jawline as she climbs down her high. Her hands are still around my neck, her fingers entangled in my hair. “If that’s what I get by saying I love you, I’ll say it every time you want me to.” She breathes out, and I chuckle. “I’ll be damned if I let you go on another long period of time without you saying it. If I don’t hear it from you at least once in an hour, I’ll come for it.” I press my lips against her skin, and she giggles when she moves her head back into her neck. ”Psycho.” My cock twitches at her gasp as I bite into her skin, risking getting hard again. As much as I would like another round, I have to take care that she can still walk out of the building by herself. I distance myself from her slightly with a groan, and she moans as I pull my semi-erected cock out of her. “Not helping, babe.” I chuckle, making her roll her eyes at me. “We should get going and see what we can do next.” We dress quickly, and after G
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Ruggerio If he thinks that I’m going to panic and loosen my grip on Ginevra’s wound, he is wrong. Maybe I can apply enough pressure on her wound for the paramedics to take over before he puts a bullet in my head. “So, what’s the plan G.I. Joe? What are you going to do after shooting me in a nosy crowd? Probably, everyone will be recording by this time.” He shrugs, looking to his side. “We have a few people here who keep the gawkers away. And to answer your question, I’ll just leave.” I feel Ginevra’s warm blood coating my hand, and gulp while my family’s hitman takes a step forward in his crouching position. Slowly, he leans into the car, grabbing Ginevra’s purse that is lying sprawled out on the floor. “Ha!” He pushes out a short laugh as he takes what looks like her wallet. After having pulled out her ID, he holds it between his fingers, holding it up for me to see. “I’ll be needing that.” Turning it in his hands, he lowers his gaze on it. “It’s a shame. Such a pretty girl. Y
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RuggerioIt’s funny how everyone thinks that your life passes in front of your eyes when involved in a bad accident.It’s like for the people that jump down the Brooklyn Bridge to take their own life. Everyone who ever survived it said that as soon as they had jumped, they found a solution to all of their problems. And didn’t want to die.A few even talk about heavenly creatures or visions when facing death.But none of that had happened to me.The only thing I could see in that moment was Ginevra.My thoughts were blacked out as soon as we were hit until I held her in my arms, making sure to shield her from everything that could harm her.By the time my brain started functioning again, I hadn’t had any vision of the past or paradise.Just the fear of losing my future.“Don’t look at me like that. It’s just a scratch.” Ginevra’s raspy voice nearly gets drowned out by the beeping machines.She regained consciousness even before we got to the ER, and I couldn’t remember a moment in whic
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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
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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
