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MaddieAs soon as my parents left the room, I ran to the window, watching Matteo walk away through the garden alongside Fred. The expression on his face when he realized what was happening was etched in my mind, and I felt terrible.“Damn, Maddie. Look at the mess you’ve made,” I groaned in frustration, talking to myself.Feeling Matteo's gaze follow me with every step at that party was one of the most thrilling sensations I had experienced in recent months, and I only revealed to him that I knew about his presence because I needed to distract him so that Lizzie could go meet Alexander.But I didn't expect that moment to become so intense; even after returning home, I couldn't get him out of my mind, and that's how Fred ended up trying to break into my room.I lay on the bed feeling defeated. My feelings for Matteo were beginning to surpass mere physical attraction, and I could no longer deny it, at least not to myself.Matteo, besides being handsome, was intelligent, hardworking, fun
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Madeline“Seriously, I loved every second of this day. Thank you for convincing me to go out,” Louise declared as we walked through the palace corridors toward her room.“We should do this more ofte...” I stopped as I approached the slightly open door of my father’s office, hearing a familiar voice coming from inside.I carefully moved closer, peeking through the crack. Matteo stood before my father’s desk in a perfectly upright posture.“No one must find out about this, right?” my father warned.“Yes, sir.”Find out about what?“This situation could be easily misinterpreted, especially by the queen,” my father added.Did he betray me?My heart raced in my chest at that realization. Why would he do this to me? I thought that...“What’s going on?” Louise whispered beside me, but I simply motioned for her to stay quiet.“You don’t need to worry about my discretion, Mr. Lechner.”“Very well. Mr. Bohman will provide you with your new work schedule shortly,” my father informed him, standin
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MatteoI knew I had been harsh with my words as I walked away from Madeline, but I couldn’t handle her insistence while so many things were happening in my life.I liked her, I liked every second we spent together, and I wanted to get to know her more—so much that I didn’t care about being fired if someone found out.But after receiving that call, I couldn’t take any more risks. I needed that job more than ever.I couldn’t afford to act recklessly anymore.My phone started ringing again, making me sigh as I felt mentally drained from the situation.“You said you’d arrive only in the afternoon,” I muttered in Italian as I answered.“I’m sorry, I got confused with the schedule,” a female voice said on the other end.“I’m at work, I can’t leave,” I warned.“That’s okay, I’ll wait here for you,” her sad voice replied from the other side.Damn. What do I do?I can’t let her wait for hours at a train station. Especially in her condition.“I’ll figure something out, don’t worry,” I reassured
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MatteoFaced with the movement, the other guard and I opened the door, keeping it open until the whole group had left the room, each father scolding his own son.I took one last look at the female figure who was balancing well on those heels, her legs exposed by the short dress.We waited until they were out of sight to close the doors, allowing us to relax a little now that there was no one in the hall."Bertozzi, right?" the man, who seemed to be a little older than me, held out his hand.I shook it without hesitation, I was still getting to know the palace staff, since I had only started the night before, before I was receiving the necessary training to deal with the Monarchy of that small country."Tobias Bauer, welcome to the palace, you may notice that there's no shortage of free entertainment at our little court," he quipped."Does this sort of thing happen often? "I frowned."This group gets into trouble and ends up here? At least once a month. They know that the queen won't d
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MaddieAs soon as my parents left the room, I ran to the window, watching Matteo walk away through the garden alongside Fred. The expression on his face when he realized what was happening was etched in my mind, and I felt terrible.“Damn, Maddie. Look at the mess you’ve made,” I groaned in frustration, talking to myself.Feeling Matteo's gaze follow me with every step at that party was one of the most thrilling sensations I had experienced in recent months, and I only revealed to him that I knew about his presence because I needed to distract him so that Lizzie could go meet Alexander.But I didn't expect that moment to become so intense; even after returning home, I couldn't get him out of my mind, and that's how Fred ended up trying to break into my room.I lay on the bed feeling defeated. My feelings for Matteo were beginning to surpass mere physical attraction, and I could no longer deny it, at least not to myself.Matteo, besides being handsome, was intelligent, hardworking, fun
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MadelineI woke up nearly two hours later to a knock on the door, the sun was shining brightly outside, and I had already missed my morning run, not that I felt up to it at that moment."Come in," I yawned to whoever was on the other side.Louise opened the door slowly, looking embarrassed for having woken me up."Lizie, good morning," I smiled at my friend."I didn't mean to wake you up, sorry."I got up, going to the mirror to check the sorry state I was in after sleeping with wet hair."No problem, it's already late. I just didn't sleep much last night," I explained, running my fingers through my hair."Any problem?" she asked, sitting on my bed.I grabbed a brush, fixing my hair, getting ready to leave."No problem at all, quite the opposite. Fred called me yesterday," I winked at her, watching her through the mirror as I brushed my long brown hair."Oh my God, I thought you guys were done with that," she teased me with an excited expression.Louise was the only person I had confi
