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Don Antonio's POV The lingering warmth of her touch on my face, the ghost of her lips brushing against mine—it felt like a wild dream. And the memory of her emerald eyes, filled with confusion and a flicker of something more… it ignited a fire within me. A fire fueled not by fleeting lust but by something deeper, something I couldn't quite define. All night, I tossed and turned, the image of Alexa replacing the usual models in my head. The weight of my actions pressed down on me, the realization of the line I had crossed with my goddaughter. Sleep, a much-needed escape, eluded me. By the time the first sliver of dawn light peeked through the blinds, a warm excitement had settled in my stomach. The taste of Alexa's lips remained on mine even as I arrived at work the next day. I wasn't surprised about the longing feeling. After all, I have been wanting to taste those lips for as long as I could remember, so I expected it. However, what I wasn't expecting was the awkward silence tha

Alexa's POV The screeching sound of my car tires continued reverberating in my head a few minutes after the crash. I bent my head on my steering wheel and remained in that position as I tried to regain my balance. The commotion outside continued. I could hear people screaming for someone to call 911. Someone was knocking frantically on my car window. Another one was asking if I was alright. I ignored them all. I definitely was not in the right state of mind to answer any questions. But it seems like they wouldn't let me be because the next second, someone was already pulling at the door. I had no choice but to raise my head and wind down my glass. I nodded at the middle-aged man looking at me with his curious eyes. It was a way of telling him that I was alright even without asking, since I knew that would be his next question. Regardless of my foreclosure, he went right ahead and asked me the very question I was avoiding. "Are you alright, miss?""Y-yeah. I'm fine," I answered i

Alexa's POV The demeaning look on my godfather's face told me I had messed up everything. My life. The previous relationship I had with him. The current romantic relationship I was supposed to have with him. Everything had somehow become a tangle of mess. "Answer me, little Alexa," he prompted me, "What do you mean by I was avoiding you?"I clamped my trembling lips together and looked down at my hands. "It's just this morning when I saw you… After what happened last night…""But you were the one avoiding me. You were the one acting all nervous when I came in. The awkwardness was so glaring that I decided to leave you alone."My jaw dropped at his explanation. "You thought I was avoiding you? Wait, you mean it was all a misunderstanding? But I thought you were the one avoiding me!"He chuckled, flashing me one of those dazzling smiles that got me drooling in my panties. He further intensified the heat between my legs by placing his hands on both my shoulders. I had no choice but to

Alexa's POV I paced back and forth, my mind racing. How could he have done this to me? After all we'd shared, after the passion, the intimacy, the love? He had led me on, made me believe that we had something special, only to turn around and abandon me.Rage boiled within me, a consuming fire that threatened to engulf me. I needed to let out my emotions before it consumed me, so I tore at the curtains, knocking over a vase, scattering its contents across the floor. I felt used, betrayed. How could he have played with my emotions like this? I had given him my heart, my trust, my body, and he had thrown it all away. Tears streamed down my face as I collapsed onto the bed, my body shaking with sobs. I was heartbroken, devastated. The world seemed to have shattered around me, leaving me feeling lost and alone.I replayed our conversation in my mind, searching for a glimmer of hope, a sign that maybe he was just scared, that he still loved me. But all I could find was the cold, hard trut

Alexa's POVAs I walked into the office, I was surprised to see my dad sitting at his desk, his face etched with anger. My heart immediately sank because I had been expecting Don Antonio, hoping that he would somehow help me with the lawsuit. But instead, it was my dad."Alexa," he said, his voice filled with disapproval. "I heard about what you did from my lawyer. So you're now not only ruining your life, but you're also ruining other people's lives too."I felt a pang of guilt. I knew my dad had always been strict, but I hadn't expected him to be so judgmental."I'm sorry, Dad," I said, my voice small. "I didn't mean to cause that man and his family so much pain."He shook his head. "But you did. You've caused more than pain, Alexa. You've ruined his life and his future."I felt a wave of despair wash over me. I knew he was right. I had made a terrible mistake, and now I was paying the price."I know," I said, my voice barely audible. "I'm so sorry."My dad stood up and walked over