Chapter 17

Dominic

Moving further away from the house. I pick up Carmella’s call while facing the entrance, just in case my mother shows up or something

“Babe.” I cautiously look around, the bodyguards in position standing at a certain distance away from me.

“Hey, babe!” Carmella says from the other end of the line and she sounds so enthusiastic that I rub my temples while shaking my head.

“What’s up?” Though I pretend not to know. I know exactly why she’s calling,

“I hope you’re almost here to pick me up. I’m already done with everything, I actually finished a bit early so now I’m just waiting for you

I sigh with frustration, pacing a few times just so I don’t lose my cool over the situation that’s out of my control.

“Babe, about that,” I say for a start.

“Is something wrong?”

“I haven’t yet left the house.

What are you s

still doing there?

“Something happened with Vanessa and now-”

“What the hell happened?” Her tone is suddenly harsh. “What did you with that b-”

“Can you shut up and I just let me finish?”

“No! What did you do with that bitch!”

“She had a little accident and my parents came here. The problem is that I can’t leave. They won’t let me. I already tried.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” She scoffs. That bitch is more important than mer

“Didn’t you hear a word I just said?” I face away from the front door in frustration. Sometimes it’s difficult to make Carmella grasp what a situation means.

“My son!” I hear my mother’s voice just then so I turn around to look at her.

“I’ll call you back,” I whisper to Carmella on the phone.

“Don’t you

dare hang up on-

1 abruptly end the call by turning off my phone, which I didn’t even want to do.

What are you doing here all alone when your father’s already gone? She doesn’t seem pleased as she places both hands the sades of her waist and shakes her head at me “Were you calling someone from work?”

Right now, lying to her is better than telling her the truth. “Yes, was,”

She stands beside me and wraps her hand around my arm.

work right now,” she says. “Come back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

supposed to mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

that, so I soften it a

1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told

to examine her first so I thought I could just

taken her

“I know”

it now. She seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her

in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that doesn’t happen, I’ll just have

her. It’ll give me the perfect opportunity to

Vaness

can remember, I’ve never experienced such

most. but it doesn’t feel that way

should go away in a few days at leaves me a little

way for me not to put pressure

living room. I can only imagine how

really didn’t mean for any of his parents to come over here and check

feels like I’ve prevented him from doing something and

him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying to mess with me.

me and he can’t say no because of his parents makes me chuckle.

out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around me, especially my mother–in–law. She’s been treating me like

I wait for her to return from outside, I already know what the

all better. I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut because now, she’ll make him do it.

have to explain things to him. None of this was my

the

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walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his

gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really

we’re alone.

you can finally see the house,

away from Dominic and he approaches

Don’t make that face. You had

jerk our heads in her direction and

me, you two. She waves her hand dismissively.

and faces me. I look up at him again and as

close enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one resting right around

around his neck and when he lifts me, I can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because

on. You two love birds will find me here. Show her around quickly then bring her back

tone a little threatening. It makes me look away from his gaze.

start with what’s on

he’s going to

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