His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 137

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I woke up because of footsteps around me. My stranger danger is seriously lacking, because instead of pretending to be asleep, my eyes flung open.

Alex was leaning over me in the dim light of the room.

“Alex?” I blinked, a sense of relief washing over me even in my half conscious state when I sat up straight and switched on the night lamp to look at his face. “You’re here.”

“I’m sorry I woke you up, cupcake.” He sounded tired and a little wearied out.

“Alex..” I breathed his presence in, rubbing my thumb over his jaw, taking in his state. “There’s blood on your shirt.”

“Not mine.”

“What’s wrong?” I asked him, my heart dropping. “You left.”

“I’m sorry, baby.” He holds my hand, the one on his face, and brings my knuckles to his lips to place an innocent kiss.

“What’s wrong?” I repeat. “Why did you leave?”

“I couldn’t lay next to you knowing the men who did that to you are still out there he says cautiously, as if reading my expression with each word he says.

“Why did you leave me here?” I whispered. “You should’ve taken me with you.”

“To a war zone?” He retorts in a low voice. “Am I crazy? You were safe here.”

I’m safe with you, I wanted to tell him. I don’t. “You’re back.”

He nods a little. “I found them.”

I gulp when his words register, my lips a little parted. “How?”

“May or may not have invaded the Italian hideout.” He smiles. “Found every man that fit the description you gave, got the culprit identified by Dom, and then I took the next flight out to you.”

“Dominic is awake?” I focus on the only positive my mind could find. “He’s going to

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be okay?”

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“Just woke up again two days ago, and he’s officially out of danger as of yesterday.”

“That’s good.” We

to fall. “You decide what we do with those

tries talking to me about it, but I wasn’t much of a conversation. I sleep

lap and entwines our fingers, and that gets me to shift closer to him and find comfort in the man I

outskirts because there was so much blood on

first words in a long time. “You did all of

of it,” he replies, not sounding

I ask in a low voice. “Your uncle must’ve not been too happy about

do you

like he liked me too much when you took me

that doesn’t change the fact that you’re my wife. That makes you one of us. And we take attacks on any one of us personally.” Alex reassures me and my heart beats faster as the car rounds

One of us.

One of them.

part of the Bratva

the car and Alex leads me into the warehouse. Hundreds of

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acknowledgment, still

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to be scared, okay?” He whispers to me when we walk close enough. “They’re beaten up enough to not even be able to talk properly. And, I’m with you. I’ll my life a hundred times before I let anyone touch a

deep to

a gun tucked under his vest. “It’s

I whisper back, grabbing the gun

are,” he promises. “This is just to put my mind

his hand tighter and we enter

Bloodied. Bounded. Chained.

my eyes immediately and my lips quivered. Even twenty-four hours were not

I grab the gun tighter

to decide if they live, and how they live,”

very beaten up to the point I couldn’t even see their faces clearly. I wouldn’t have been

mine, his touch on my boobs while his other hand stroked his d**k, how desperately he tried to open my pants and snuggle his hand inside to touch me- all of it haunted me. It plagued me. It

hear what Alex

a moment, I forgot he was even there, or the other

was as if it was just me and that

I was gripping was raised and

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Dominic. I didn’t stop. I couldn’t stop. I aimed for his d**k next,

falls on the ground with a thud, and I stare at his body with blurred vision because of the tears in my

I was zoned out enough to not hear a word he said, he walks me out of the room where the first man I ever killed lies

thoughts when he hands me a coffee six hours later in his house, after