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Unexpected Betrayal
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Cara's POV Antonio narrowed his eyes at me, then at Adonis's arm that was wrapped around my waist possessively. His eyes met mine again, and his lips curled up in a realizing smile."You decided to switch sides, mi amore (my love)?""I was never on your side." I hissed.Okay, maybe at the beginning I was, but that was beside the point.Luca stood opposite me with a hard look on his face, Antonio was still sitting with a smirk. I don't know if it felt right in this situation, yet I was digging the attention Natasha kept throwing my way through unbelievable glances. I could practically see the confused words written on her face, and it felt satisfying. It had taken a lot of self-control to prevent myself from snapping her neck, and I must say, the look on her face was worth it.Antonio sat up."Even after you found out he had been lying to you? That he killed your father on purpose and hid the truth about your birth from you?" He gave a small laugh. "If I knew a good f*ck could make y
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Flashback: The day of the funeral..."I don't like her," Cara confessed, and Adonis raised an eyebrow at her."You don't even know her." She pursed her lips."I don't have to know her to not like her. Call it female intuition." "Well, good for you. I'm going to bed." He replied before walking back into the room, and she stared after him with a dissatisfied pout.Adonis found it weird, too, but he wasn't going to tell her that.What was Natasha doing here? He hadn't seen her in a while since when Luca said she'd come over with extra men to help out during the break-in. Honestly, things hadn't been the same between them since their engagement was called off four years ago, so he wondered why she always visited the mansion with one excuse or the other.Her father didn't say a word about her coming over when he saw him at the funeral so why did she come over?Adonis closed his eyes, relaxing into the bed, as the stress of the day finally caught up with him.Whatever she was here for,
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A shrill scream left Cara's mouth as she anticipated the pain from the fall, but it never came. Adonis pulled her around as he cushioned the fall, and they both crashed to the ground, him taking most of the hit. She glanced up at the cause with a glare; Natasha stood over them, a wicked smirk on her face and a gun in hand. "You b*tch. Are you trying to kill us? You must've forgotten, but I'm pregnant."Natasha let out a cackle."There's a gun in my hand, and you're still in doubt? You must be stupid!"Cara could only watch her, half-dazed.Why was she acting this way? Where was Luca? Didn't he go after her?Natasha took a step closer, with the gun still aimed at her. "Adonis is mine, and if I can't have him, no one will." She sneered.Anxiety took over Cara's features. Her heart rapidly pounded like a dance beat on a drum in her chest. Why was Natasha acting deranged over a man who didn't want her? How could someone be so obsessive? She eyed the gun as her mind began to turn, t
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Natasha blinked.Cara stared back. She blinked again.Cara stared back again.Her mind was turning hard. From Natasha's stance, she could tell her thoughts, but there was no way she was going to get to her destination without going through her first.After all, the discarded gun was just a foot behind her.She smirked, crossing her arm over her chest."You think he loves you? I've known Adonis since we were children. He doesn't do love. He only cares if the relationship is beneficial to him." Cara's eyebrow shot up in obvious doubt."And that's you?""Of course. Our family has been a long-time ally of the Bernardis, long before Dimitri's reign. Dimitri wanted us to be together to rule together." She stated proudly.Cara pursed her lips."Oh really? You mean the same ally who Antonio admitted wanted him dead?" "Antonio's a liar!" Natasha sneered. "My father has nothing to do with this!" Tucking her tongue in the corner of her mouth, an irritated expression graced Cara's face. It
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