EX-WIFE REVENGE

anguished scream of the dishevelled man "Luca won't stay buried forever!" reverberated louder than the music. Whisp

emain firm. Matteo's eyes revealed the tempest raging inside of him, despite his a

he guy continued to yell, his words shattered and frantic. "It

ing into my flesh as she continued to hold onto my arm. I concentrated on Matteo and how his body was clenched like a predato

ush in his wake. The joyous mood had been ruined, replaced by a tension that no amount o

ive, the walls seemed to be closing in, and the chandelier lights were too bright. Without giving it

holding on to the stone railing as if it would hold me in place. My eyesight was bl

s nightmare. However, the past never remained hidden, did it? Desp

Alessandro stood there with a hard, intense gaze that made me feel naked. He remained si

oice, he eventually murmur

eing able to read between the lines has always been a strength of Alessandro's. He was now staring

tic response I had given Sara. However, Sara wa

you looking like you've seen a ghost after crashing a wedding and screaming

temples. I pleaded in a broken voice, "Please."

face. He said in a gruff voice, "Then give me more than a few words." "Although I'm n

at term to someone since, since everything had gone apart. I had learnt to fend

d I loathed it. Tears pricked my eyes. "Luca" I gulped, the name o

y shocked for the first time since I'd met him, as his eyes expanded. He most

to reach for me with his twitching hands, yet he remained f

aid in a scarcely audible whisper, "Because he died." "Because talking about it doesn't make the pain

When Alessandro spoke, his voice was quiet and tinged with an unnamed substance.

in a whisper. "That wa

distance is easier. However, Matteo knew. In his own perverse manner, he had also suffered while he was there. The

as he reached out this time. He cupped my face with a steady, warm stroke. H

se, like desperation, as the patio doors sprang open. His hands were clenched at his

tension, Matteo murmured,

ot leave me and the two guys, my heart was a jumble of uncertainty and terror. I r

ady than I felt, "All right."

arby. But as Matteo moved in closer and met my eyes, I understood that

this encounter would be th