Chapter: Chapter 141: The EndThe transition from the loud engagement party to the quiet, sacred silence of their wedding day felt like a dream.They didn't want a big show. After all the scandals in the news, the threats from enemies, and the moments when they almost lost each other, they only wanted peace. They wanted a day that belonged to them alone.They married in a small garden, bathed in bright sunlight. The air smelled of blooming jasmine and salt from the nearby ocean. No cameras flashed. There were no shadows from the bad things that had happened in their past. Everything felt clean and new.As Lauren walked toward Colt, her white dress swayed in the light breeze. She looked at his face and saw the man who had stayed, the man who had learned to love her even when she was angry or sad or hard to be around. He watched her walk toward him, his eyes saying she was his whole world.As they exchanged their vows, their voices were thick with emotion. Colt slid the gold band onto her finger. His hands were usua
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Chapter: Chapter 140: The Moment That Chose Us“Happy birthday, Charlotte.”Lauren stepped forward with a smile, wrapping her arms gently around Colt’s sister. “Aww, thank you so much, Lauren,” Charlotte said, looking extremely happy as her eyes dropped to the small, square gift box in Lauren’s hands. “Wow… this is beautiful.”Lauren smiled, feeling a little nervous, but glad that Charlotte liked the packaging. Charlotte lifted the lid slowly, curious to see what was inside. Inside the box was a limited-edition diamond tennis bracelet, thin and delicate. She gasped softly; her hand went to her chest. “Lauren… this is stunning. You shouldn't have.”“You deserve stunning,” Lauren said, her voice warm. She felt a little shy about how much the gift cost, but she wanted Charlotte to have something special.Charlotte leaned in, hugging her again. This time, the hug was tighter. “I love it. Truly. Thank you.”Just then, the sound of the restaurant doors opening drifted into the private hall. Everyone turned to look as Alex walked in, s
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Chapter: Chapter 139: This Is Not PossibleLogan slammed the file shut. For a long moment, he stood behind his desk, breathing hard through his nose. His chest rose and fell slowly. “This is not possible,” he said. But the papers in front of him didn't change. He looked down at them again, hoping the words would be different, but they were the same. The signatures were genuine. The numbers were real. The damage was very real.Colt had done it.It was a hostile takeover. It was clean, ruthless, and final. In one morning, he had lost his grip on everything he had worked for.He let out a short, broken laugh, a dry sound that held no humor. He dragged a shaky hand down his face and dropped heavily into his leather chair. Just two days ago, he believed he was winning. He believed he still had control over his company; he believed he still had leverage over Colt. Most of all, he believed that Lauren might still choose him if he pushed hard enough.Now, the company he had spent years building was gone. It had been stripped from h
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Chapter: Chapter 138: I’m Sorry“I still can’t believe Madison will never be able to walk again,” Mia said, shaking her head slowly. Disbelief was written all over her face.She sat on the edge of the couch, her shoulders slightly hunched forward, her fingers twisting together in her lap. She did this every time something troubled her more than she wanted to admit. “Well, she made her bed,” Alex replied, voice calm. “So now she has to lie on it.”Alex sat at the other end of the couch, looking very comfortable. He had one leg crossed over the other, holding a glass of orange juice loosely in his hand. “I know,” Mia said quietly, shifting her weight and moving a little closer to him. She tucked one leg beneath her. “I don’t even know why I feel a little bad for her. Even after everything she did. Even after she’s been such a massive bitch to everyone we know.”Alex let out a sudden laugh. The sound was so sudden that Mia jumped a little. Then she found herself laughing too. When the laughter faded, Alex didn't look
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Chapter: Chapter 137: The News That Changed Everything“Mother, what do you mean?” Colt’s voice came out sharp and edged with disbelief as he tightened his grip on the phone until his hand began to ache. “I saw Madison today,” he went on quickly, brow furrowed. “I was just in Grant’s office. She was completely fine. What could have happened to her in such a short time?”There was a long pause on the other end of the line, a heavy, suffocating silence. Colt could hear his mother’s ragged breathing. When she finally spoke again, her voice was calm. “She was found in an apartment,” she whispered. “She was with… Lauren’s sister.”Colt felt his chest tighten, and a chill crawled up his spine. “Corinne? What was she doing with Corinne?”“It seems there was a fight,” Julia continued, her voice shaking. “The police are saying there was a struggle. Madison shot Lauren’s sister, and then… I don’t know all the details yet, but it was a scene of horror, Colt. Madison was found in a pool of blood. She had fallen onto a glass table, and it shattered ben
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Chapter: Chapter 136: The Next FlightColt slowed his pace as he approached the check-in counter. His steps felt heavy, as if he were dragging his feet through wet sand. His chest was still tight, aching with the weight of everything he had felt since he left Mia’s apartment. He was only a few feet from the desk when he heard a voice behind him.“Colt.”He froze. He didn't move a muscle. He didn't even dare to breathe. For a split second, he was sure he was dreaming. Maybe his grief had finally broken his mind. He was terrified to turn around, because if she wasn't there, he knew he would never be able to stand again.Slowly, he turned.And there, only a few steps away from him, stood Lauren.He just stared at her. His eyes searched her face, looking for proof that she was really there, afraid that if he blinked, she would vanish like smoke.She looked real. Her blonde hair was slightly messy from the wind. Her eyes were soft, looking at him with an expression he couldn't quite name—a mix of sadness and something else, s
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Chapter: Chapter 122: The Light After the Storm**Hayes POV**The courtroom was deadly quiet, filled with tension and uncertainty. I sat in the second row, my hands holding Leylie's tight as I could feel her fingers trembling. I squeezed it tightly, trying to reassure her I wouldn't let go. Across the room, behind the defense table, Finnian Thorne looked like a ghost of the man he used to be. His expensive suits were gone, replaced by a simple button-down that looked two sizes too big for his sunken chest. Beside him, Blair sat still, her eyes fixed on the judge, her face filled with fear. The judge cleared her throat, the sound echoing off the high walls."Finnian Thorne," she began, her voice cold and devoid of mercy. "For the charge of tax fraud, you are sentenced to three years in federal prison."Finnian didn't flinch. He seemed to have expected it, but the judge wasn't finished."Furthermore, for your role in illegal border trafficking, including the proven counts of kidnapping and the horrific sexual abuse of those in your
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Chapter: Chapter 121: The Fall of the House of Thorne**Leylie’s POV**I didn't give Finnian a chance to breathe before I pressed the button on the remote in my hand.The digital screen behind us flickered for a second, then came to life, as all the information I took from Finnian's laptop was displayed, including photos of cargo manifests and encrypted messages between Finnian and the leader of a border trafficking ring, which were showcased on the screen. The documents were clear, and they were something he could never deny in a million years because it all came back to him. They showed exactly how he had been using his company as a front to move people across the border for profit.The room went from a rowdy place to a chilling, suffocating silence. "This is one of the 'creative accounting' Finnian was so proud of," I said to the shocked crowd, my voice cutting through the silence like a blade. "He wasn't just hiding money from the government. He was selling people to fund his lifestyle."I shifted the slide. The next set of documen
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Chapter: Chapter 120: The Sound of Ruin**Leylie’s POV**I have never seen Finnian look as scared as he looked right now. Not once in all the years I spent as his wife. The blood had completely drained from his face, leaving him looking so pale I thought he would faint. His eyes were darting around the room like a trapped animal looking for a hole to crawl into.It gave me so much joy, so much satisfaction to see this day.Finnian quickly covered his microphone with his palm, leaning toward me until I could smell the stale scent of coffee on his breath. "What the hell are you doing, Ley?" he hissed, voice trembling. "What are you doing here? Get off this stage right now!"I didn't flinch. I didn't even pull away. I simply leaned into my own microphone, my voice steady and clear, ringing out over the sound system."I’m here for the whole world to know who Finnian Thorne really is," I said, looking directly into the lens of the nearest camera. "The real Finnian Thorne, not the victim he just tried to pretend to be."Finnian s
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Chapter: Chapter 119: The Grand Stage**Finnian’s POV**The ballroom of the Grand Plaza was packed full, the air filled with the scent of expensive perfume and the sound of a hundred different conversations. I stood behind the velvet curtains of the stage, adjusting my red tie in a small hand mirror. My nose still had a faint red bruise, but the makeup artist had done a brilliant job covering it up.Today was the day.I looked out through a crack in the curtains. Every major news outlet was there. Cameras were being balanced on shoulders, and reporters were checking their microphones. In the front row sat my mother, Jacqueline, looking like a queen, and beside her was Blair. She looked bored, tapping her manicured nails against her clutch, probably wondering why she had to be here for a ‘product launch.’She had no idea that by the time I walked off this stage, I would be a free man.I took a deep breath, smoothing down my suit jacket. If I destroyed Hayes Doyle today, my company would become the only choice for the upc
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Chapter: Chapter 118: The Eve of the Storm**Leylie’s POV**"Let me do it, Ley. Let me be the one to finish this up."Hayes’s voice was filled with a protective edge that I could feel even through the phone. I leaned back against my pillows, staring up at the ceiling of my darkened bedroom. I knew he was worried; he just wanted to shield me from the chaos that was about to unfold, but this was about me."Babe, I know you’re just trying to protect me," I said softly, my voice firm despite the exhaustion pulling at my limbs. "But this is my war. I started this to get my peace of mind back, and I need to be the one to complete it. I need to see it through to the very end."There was a long silence on the other end of the line. I could almost hear the gears turning in his head as he weighed his need to keep me safe against his respect for my strength. He knew how much Finnian had taken from me, and he knew that for me to truly move on, I had to be the one to strike the final blow."Alright," Hayes finally said, his voice dropping
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Chapter: Chapter 117: The Weight of a Secret**Leylie’s POV**I sat in the car Hayes had left outside my apartment incase I needed to be on the move, for a long time after leaving the restaurant, my hands still gripping the steering wheel. The silver flash drive sat on the passenger seat, catching the afternoon light.I couldn't stop thinking about the look on Matthew’s face. He looked pathetic. This was the same man who had cornered me months ago, his eyes full of malice, telling me that if I didn't sleep with him, he would go straight to Hayes and tell him I was a red. He had tried to use my past and my secrets to force me into his bed, all while pretending to be Hayes’s loyal best friend.But Hayes had found out, and the fallout between them had been explosive. Watching Hayes realize that his brother, his closest confidant, was a predator who had threatened the woman he loved... it had nearly broken him.Now Matthew wanted me to be his bridge to settle them.I grabbed the drive and finally started the car, driving straight to
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Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin
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“I want this,” I whispered, my voice shaking with need. “I’ve been saving myself for you, Gavin. Take me and make me yours.”
"Jesus, Mel... you've never?"
I bit my lips hard, eyes glued on his as I trailed one finger down from my chest to the middle of my stomach and into my core. His eyes followed the movement, his chest heaving. I lifted the finger and placed it on my tongue, swirling it around and sucking it.
“I'm untouched, Gavin, but I'm not innocent. I need you to ruin me!”
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Melanie Wealth has spent her whole life starving for love. Ignored by her powerful politician father, she has learned to survive in the shadows... until Gavin Thorne makes her feel seen.
He’s the legendary coach of Chatham University’s hockey team, her boyfriend's coach, and her father's best friend.
When a violent night leaves Melanie covered in blood and out of options, she flees to the only sanctuary she knows.
One forbidden touch is all it takes for years of pent-up longing to explode into an unfiltered, passionate night that changes everything.
But Gavin Thorne is keeping more than just a secret affair.
By day, he rules the ice. By night, he’s a man with a hidden agenda and a dangerous mission that targets the very blood running through Melanie’s veins.
In a world of secrets, power, and betrayal, can love survive when the mission is complete? Or was Melanie just a pawn in a game she never knew she was playing?
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Chapter: Chapter 73: Stolen MomentsMELANIEI never expected it to be this easy to get Gavin alone and pressed up against me.He pulled his hand from under my dress and stepped back, chest rising and falling fast as he looked at me. I could see the internal battle in his eyes, whether to run or stay.I knew the moment I won the battle when he walked to the door, turned the lock with a soft click, and walked back toward me. His hands cupped my face roughly as he kissed me hard.I moaned into his mouth and grabbed his tuxedo jacket, pulling him even closer, tasting champagne on his tongue.“Damn it, Mel,” he growled against my lips, breaking the kiss for just a second. “You’re going to get us both in serious trouble.”“Then get in trouble with me,” I whispered, biting his bottom lip.He spun me around and pressed my front against the mirror. My hands landed on the cool marble counter as he stood behind me. One of his hands pushed the slit of my gown higher up my thigh while the other wrapped around my throat, tilting my h
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Chapter: Chapter 72: Dangerous DesiresGAVINI barely heard the sound of the glass shattering at my feet. The broken pieces scattered across the floor like tiny diamonds, and a few guests turned to look, but I couldn’t take my eyes off Melanie.What the hell was she doing with Reynold?Seeing her arm linked with his made something dark and possessive rise inside me. After everything that the bastard had tried to do to her, tearing at her clothes and trying to force himself on her, she was standing there beside him like they were a real couple?Had she lost her damn mind?“Oh my God, Gav, look what you’ve done,” Cassandra hissed next to me, clearly annoyed.Her voice pulled me back for a second. I glanced down at the spilled champagne and broken glass. A waiter was already hurrying over with a cloth.“Yeah, sorry,” I muttered, not really caring.My eyes went straight back to Melanie. She was looking everywhere in the room except at me, deliberately avoiding my gaze. Then she leaned in close to Reynold, whispered something i
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Chapter: Chapter 71: Shattered GlassGAVINMy fingers kept fumbling with the silk of my red bow tie as I struggled to make it look presentable. In the mirror, my reflection looked blurry because my hands wouldn’t stop shaking.“Get it together,” I muttered to myself under my breath, gripping the mirror stand until my knuckles turned white. I stared hard into my own eyes, searching for the calm, controlled man who had spent months preparing for tonight.But all I saw was a complete mess.Everything had changed the moment I learned about Logan or Silvio. Damn it, whatever name he went by now.I slammed my fist against the wall, the same hand I had already injured before. Sharp pain shot up my arm as I let out a frustrated scream, squeezing my eyes shut.I still couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that my brother was alive. He hadn’t died that night. For ten years, he had been out there, working with the same people who had shot him. The same family we had been trying to take down.What the hell was I supposed to do when
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Chapter: Chapter 70: Fractured PiecesMELANIEMy heart felt like it was going to come out of my chest. The humid afternoon air hit my face like a brick wall, but I didn't stop, completely blocking out the sound of Eva’s voice shouting my name as she chased me down the driveway. I threw myself into the driver’s seat, slammed the door shut, and jammed the keys into the ignition with shaking hands.Screw her. Screw all of them. I was fine before all of this. I would be fine now.I gripped the steering wheel until my knuckles turned pale. The tires screeched as I sped away. The road blurred past until I finally pulled into the gravel parking lot at Riverbend Park.I hadn’t planned to come here. Going home meant facing my father and Cassandra, and that was the last thing I needed. Gavin’s place felt like walking into a landmine. So my hands had brought me here on their own, to the same patch of grass where my heart had been broken once before.I walked slowly down the dusty path and sank onto one of the old swings. The chains
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Chapter: Chapter 69: Airing the Dirty LaundryMELANIEThe moment I noticed Eva standing in the doorway with her jaw set in a hard, furious line, I tried to push myself up from Derek’s lap, but his fingers dug possessively into my waist, pulling me back down onto his thighs.“Where have you been?” Derek snapped toward the door, his voice full of worry and frustration. “Why the hell didn’t you answer any of my calls? I’ve been worried sick about you until Melanie told me you were okay, like I don’t have enough to deal with already.”Eva took one step into the room. Her gaze drifted from Derek’s hands on my hips, up to my flushed face, and back down again."What is going on here?" Her voice was barely a whisper as she looked at her brother.“Nothing,” Derek said, a satisfied smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth.This was hands-down the most uncomfortable moment of my entire life. I grabbed Derek’s hands and forcibly removed them from my waist, scrambling off his lap to face Eva properly.“What the hell is this, Melanie?” she dem
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Chapter: Chapter 68: The Impossible TruthGAVINI sat alone in my office at the Federal Intelligence Unit, staring at the picture on my phone like it was a ghost from hell. My hands just wouldn’t stop shaking.Logan.But how? I had watched my little brother die in my arms ten years ago. The memory came rushing back, clear and painful.It was his fifteenth birthday. He had begged me for weeks to take him skiing. I finally said yes. We were supposed to leave straight from home, but I got a sudden call from work. I had just started as a junior agent, desperate to prove my worth to the Bureau. I told Logan to ride along with me, promising we would celebrate right after I finished at the field office.That was the single most catastrophic mistake of my life. We walked straight into an ambush.The gun battle erupted without warning, and Logan was caught in the crossfire. I watched the bullet tear through his chest. I held him as blood poured out, soaking my hands, his eyes wide with fear as he gasped my name, and tears spilled fr
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His Bride Of Revenge
He tilted her chin up, his touch deceptively gentle.
“You’re trembling,” he whispered, brushing his thumb over her lips, slow enough to make her shiver.
“Is it fear…” his gaze lingered on her mouth. “Or me?”
Her pulse stuttered, betraying her. He was too close, and her body didn’t seem to remember which feeling came first, terror or desire.
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Elena Castellano never thought her father would trade her freedom to keep her safe. But after a violent attack changes everything, she is forced to marry the one man she has every reason to be afraid of, Stefano Bernardo, the ruthless heir to one of Milan’s most dangerous families.
To the world, it’s a union between two powerful families.
To Stefano, it’s the sweetest revenge.
Stuck in a marriage built on deceit and danger, Elena must fight not only for her freedom but for her life, because Stefano’s revenge runs deeper than she ever imagined.
And if she truly wants to live, she must face the truth; the real danger isn’t her husband’s revenge, it’s falling for him.
He married her to destroy her family.
But she might become the death of him – literally.
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Chapter: Chapter 173: The End**Elena’s POV**The house was finally quiet. The joyful chaos of the afternoon had settled into a comfortable, peaceful hum. Everyone had gone home—Elario, Claudia, and the teenagers, Marco and his wife. Even the staff had finished their work and retreated to their own quarters. It was just Stefano and me, finally alone in the master bedroom.He decided that he never wanted us to have separate rooms again. He told me he needed to always feel my warmth and hear my breathing while he slept. I didn't mind. I wanted to be near him just as much.I stood in the middle of the large room, taking it all in. The lights were dim, and the aroma of sandalwood and Stefano’s soap filled the air. It was a masculine space, but now it felt like it belonged to both of us.Stefano stood near the window, gazing out at the dark gardens where the moon reflected off the fountain. He was still dressed in the formal white shirt and black pants he had worn for the party. I watched him from behind, admiring how
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Chapter: Chapter 172: Homecoming**Elena’s POV**I was finally leaving the hospital. As soon as the doctor removed the last tube from my chest and said I was cleared to go, I felt like a bird finally being released from a cage. Stefano was everywhere, moving around the room and packing my bags with a focus I had never seen before. He folded my clothes perfectly and double-checked my medicine bottles. He made sure I had my shawl, my books, and everything else. It was like he was preparing for a long journey instead of just a drive home. It was almost funny to watch."Stefano, I'm perfectly capable of walking to the car," I couldn't help but laugh as he hovered over me, hands out as if he expected me to trip."You are not walking," he replied. His voice was firm and left no room for argument, but his eyes were filled with that familiar worry. "The doctor said you need to rest until you are fully recovered. That means you don't use your legs more than you have to. So I'm carrying you."He didn't wait for me to speak ag
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Chapter: Chapter 171: A Different Kind of Peace**Stefano’s POV**For three weeks, the hospital room had been our entire world. The doctors told me Elena was ready to go home after the first ten days, but I refused to believe them. I couldn't take any chances with her life, not again. I paid for the best suite in the building and hired a round-the-clock guard in the hallway. I needed to be absolutely sure she was fully healed before she stepped back into the outside world.I sat in a chair by her bed, focused on a small bowl of fruit. "The discharge papers are already signed, Stefano," Elena said, watching me carefully peel the skin off a green grape with a small knife. "The doctor said I am perfectly fine now. The baby is healthy and growing. My chest barely even hurts anymore when I move."I didn't look up at her. I focused on the fruit to make sure every bit of skin was gone so it would be easy for her to eat. "One more night won't hurt anyone," I said, my voice firm. "We go home tomorrow morning. Not a minute sooner."She let o
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Chapter: Chapter 170: Blood and Forgiveness**Stefano’s POV**The curtains in my study were drawn tight to block out every bit of the sun. I sat in complete darkness, surrounded by the smell of old paper. I could still smell the faint scent of Elena’s perfume on a shawl she had left behind on the chair. It made my chest ache. I had a bottle of whiskey on the desk, half-empty, but the burning liquid did nothing to help me forget.The alcohol couldn't wash away the memory of what happened in this house days ago. I still saw Armando’s head snap back when my bullet hit him. I still saw the red hole in his forehead. Most of all, I couldn't stop seeing Elena’s white face as she fell to the floor.I felt like a curse.Everyone I touched ended up hurt or dead. My mother had run away. My father was murdered on a cold street. Martina was gone forever because of me. And now, I had almost killed the only woman who made my heart beat.My phone vibrated on the desk, loud in the quiet room. I ignored it. It vibrated again, and then again. On
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Chapter: Chapter 169: The Ghost of a Choice**Elena’s POV**The first thing I felt was the weight. It wasn't just a feeling; it was a physical force pressing down on me. It felt like a heavy bag of rocks was sitting right in the center of my chest, pinning me to the bed. I tried to take a deep breath, but a sharp, biting pain stopped me halfway. I heard a slow, beeping sound nearby and forced my eyes open, but everything was a sea of blurry shapes. The room's light was too bright. It stung my eyes until I had to squint and turn my head."She's awake," a voice said.His voice was soft, thick with relief. I blinked several times, trying to clear the fog from my eyes. The blurry shape next to my bed slowly resolved into Elario. He was leaning forward, his shoulders hunched, gripping the metal guardrail of my hospital bed. His eyes were red and swollen, his face covered in dark stubble. I had never seen my brother look so old and tired.I tried to say his name. I wanted to ask him what happened, but my throat was too dry. It felt
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Chapter: Chapter 168: The Price of My Sins**Stefano’s POV**The tires of the car screamed against the asphalt as Luca pushed the car to its highest limit. I sat in the back seat, cradling Elena against my chest. Her blood was everywhere. It was on my shirt, staining my hands, and pooling in the creases of my leather seats. It was warm, and every time I felt a new pulse of it leave her body, I felt a sharp pain in my own chest. It felt like a part of me was dying along with her."Faster, Luca! Faster!" I roared. My voice broke, and I didn't even care."I’m doing a hundred in a residential zone, Boss! We’re almost there! Just a few more blocks!" Luca shouted back. His eyes kept darting between the road and the rearview mirror. He looked scared, and Luca had never been scared.I looked down at Elena. Her face was white, her breathing shallow. It was a terrifying, wet sound that made me want to scream. I pressed my hand firmly against the wound in the center of her chest. I tried to stop the flow of blood, but it kept coming. It
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