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.

told you not to work right now,” she says. “Come back

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?” She narrows her

eyes at me

just realized I shouldn’t have said it like that, so I soften it a little. “I meant

go inside,” she says, taking the first step and 1 follow her lead as we walk together. “She told me she

so I thought I could just keep her in the living room.”

her around

“I know”

hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her

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

to see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give

Vaness

as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such pain in my calf

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and

Miller said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to

seems to be the only way for me not to put pressure

moment to myself in this living room. I can only imagine how furious Dominic

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

it almost feels like I’ve prevented

tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just trying to

things for me and he can’t say no

I’m so glad I still have others who care

from outside, I

when I was all better. I guess I should’ve

to explain things to him. None of this

the

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his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even

at me the closer he gets and I know he has a lot to

we’re alone.

you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law says to

away from Dominic and he

on, my son. Don’t make that face. You had no problem

and she covers her mouth with a

two.

and as he gets closer, he’s actually glaring at me and my mother–in–law can’t even

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

can’t help but look into his eyes, which I instantly regret because he’s just glaring and stands in place.

here. Show her

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

can start with what’s on the ground

yet seen this mansion house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I don’t want that to

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