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Masquerade: His Forbidden Obsession 41
Ginevra I don’t care about what they will be thinking of what I’m doing this long on the toilet. I can’t go back out to that table. Not being able to delay facing my possibly worst dinner I have ever been to, I get out of the stall silently. Washing my hands and checking my appearance in the mirror in slow motion, I get out of the washroom equally slowly, just to find a dark figure already waiting for me. Ruggerio wears an annoyed frown as he looks at me, leaning against the wall. Even if the hallway is just dimly lit, I can still recognize every unhappy trait of his face. Still gorgeous, dammit. “Are you done hiding?” I cross my arms across my chest and look at him, acting disinterested. “I’m not hiding. Did you have a good smoke?” He pushes himself off the wall and takes a few steps, standing in front of me. “It was the only thing I could do to keep me from having him ending up in the ER.” My eyes lock with his deep blue ones, capturing me immediately. Oh, bad move. I catc
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Ginevra “Are you happy now?” “Oh, you can’t even imagine.” I shake my head, not hiding my smile as I look at him. “Seriously, Ru. We have to stop doing this. It’s not going to end well for any of us.” Shrugging again, he leans down to me, caressing the skin down along my neckline. “I’m still willing to take the risk. I really have a hard time getting you out of my head.” I feel my goosebumps covering my skin as I watch him following his fingers with his eyes. As he reaches the side of my breast, I would like to curse myself about how stupid it was to choose such a deep neckline out of defiance, but I can’t seem to find the spirit to do so. Ruggerio takes advantage of my sanity slipping away for a second to lean in further to kiss me softly. As he captures my lips with his, a sigh of relief leaves me and I feel his smile against mine. Before I can even think of putting my arms around him to deepen the kiss, he is already breaking it and goes to whisper something in my ear. I’m st
Last Updated : 2023-09-24Masquerade: His Forbidden Obsession 43
Ginevra My heart begins to sing as I see him walking back holding two flutes and a bottle of champagne. He reaches me as fast as he had left me, putting the bottle and the glasses down. He takes a small plastic bottle from under his arm and puts it on the table as well. “I suppose you aren’t in need of just a bit of water.” I giggle, whispering a “thank you.” while he looks around looking for a chair. Having found one in another corner, he goes to grab it and drags it just in front of mine. As he sits into it, his knees practically touch my chair, caging my legs in. I can’t think of a moment I felt more protected. I watch him intently as he opens the champagne bottle, gesturing to the water bottle. “Drink some water first.” Wrinkling my nose, I take the bottle reluctantly to take a sip from the bottle. I jump as I feel his finger grabbing my chin, forcing me to look back at him. “Don’t listen to that idiot. Don’t ever lose this. It’s cute as hell.” Feeling myself burning up un
Last Updated : 2023-09-25Masquerade: His Forbidden Obsession 44
Ginevra “Did you get home alright?” “Yes, perfectly, thank you. And you?” I’m currently in my grandmother’s boutique, watching Nina chewing on a chewing gum as she is browsing in a magazine. Hiding in the back room, I can talk to my secret love interest carefreely. “Yeah. Did the jerk try to do anything else?” “No. no. I got home unharmed, don’t worry.” I hear Ruggerio grunting something like how it would have been better this way as he was going on a visit to their grounds otherwise. I chuckle while I hear him getting distracted by some voices in the background. “Sorry, babe. I have to go. But you owe me. Don’t forget this.” I still can’t get over him calling me babe. “Sure, I’ll oblige thankfully this time.” “I’m looking forward to seeing that. I’ll send you some details later. If you don’t show up, I’ll come to pick you up myself.” He laughs and my heart skips a beat at that. Oh, my. *** By the time I receive his details, I’m cashing in a client while Nina is packing
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Ruggerio “Westchester County Ground, Gulfstream 4 N600XY, Romeo 2, Requesting Taxi, northwest departure.” Ginevra looks at me with sparkling eyes and has her tongue pressed to her upper teeth. And God, how I love the sight of it. I’m beginning to think of how stupid it was not to bring one of our pilots, as I have the sudden urge to show her how comfortable the seats in the back are. “Gulfstream 4 N600XY, Westchester County Ground, taxi to Runway 29 right, via Mike, Kilo, Lima.” I clear my throat, concentrating back on the instructions of Ground Control. “Taxi to Runway 29 right, via Mike, Kilo, Lima, N600XY.” Ginevra laughs, clapping her hands, as I proceed to roll on the runway to request takeoff. “Awesome, Romeo.” I laugh as I turn right on the instructed runway and stop before the specific marks. “That wasn’t on purpose, I swear.” Caressing her leg, I contact the Tower to request clearance for takeoff and as soon as they give me the clearance, I do so. Stabilized at an appro
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Ginevra “The reason why we aren’t allowed to be together.” I follow him as he breaks into the shabby mansion, and I fear the roof will fall down on our heads. My confusion must be showing on my face as I stare at him incredulously. “I’m sorry. What?” He takes another step forward to kick a loose wooden board lightly. “This is what they are fighting for. The reason why they hold a grudge. Old men and their pride.” I blink repeatedly as if trying to change the picture in front of me by doing it. I knew exactly that my grandfather was angry about something that got stolen from him, but I never got more information out of him. Looks like Ruggerio’s grandfather was a tad more communicative. They can’t be serious. “There is no stolen kiss, captured bride, killed brother, deceived sister, borrowed money or some sketchy fraud or scheme. It’s just a rotting house sitting on a ground that is worth a fortune.” “Why are you showing me all of this?” “I just wanted to make sure you see th
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Ginevra He slumps into the lounge chair next to me with a deep sigh. I grin as I take a grape with my lips from the small bunch I’m holding in my hand and Ruggerio groans. “You are going to be the death of me, I swear.” I laugh, holding a hand before my mouth. “It’s your fault! I’m not doing anything!” He flashes me a wide smile and leans over to me to kiss me and steals a grape from my hand. Leaning back, he takes his phone out and I bury myself back into the brochure I got from the tour. “You really love this stuff, don’t you?” I nod, not raising my gaze to look at him. “It’s actually very interesting. And I love wine.” He chuckles as he fills our glasses on the lounge table between us with the wine he went to grab from the restaurant. “I’m glad that you like it.” Clinging our glasses against each other’s, I tilt my head against the back of my chair while looking at him. “This is absolutely heaven, Ru. Thank you for bringing me here.” He smiles before he takes a sip fr
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Ginevra How could she do that to me? The same thought is running rounds in my mind as I try to enjoy the last hours I have with Ruggerio in our private little heaven. Deciding to take part in a wine tasting in the afternoon, Ruggerio gets our hotel to book us another night. I’m slightly anxious about this, but he calms me down easily by bringing forward the argument that it is too late to worry about it anyway. So, a day more or less wouldn’t matter. Also, I’d give anything to spend as much time as possible here with him. After the wine tasting, we barricade ourselves in our room and decide to order our dinner and our drinks over room service to enjoy our last hours fully and I nearly lose my mind by enjoying the night with him. Traveling to the airport in an old-timer convertible is actually as romantic as you would imagine it. My heart is about to burst as I get to be the passenger princess to him driving the car with the sleeves of his shirt rolled up. His hair dances in the wi
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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
Masquerade: His Forbidden Obsession Extra Chapter: Elisabetta - 3
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
