His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 140

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I didn’t think a happily-ever-after could exist, especially not in the kind of world Alex lived in.

But happily ever afters were overrated. The prince slays the dragon, saves the princess and they live a blissful life? It’s not exactly that simple.

Mine, somehow, was. My prince killed my dragon and saved me. So what if my prince was a mafia prince?

He kept his word. When his Uncle held a party the following week, at which he announced Xander and Hannah’s marriage and mine and Alex’s, he held my hand with a smile on his lips and then even dragged me to the dance floor.

He didn’t pretend to hate me for my own safety so that others don’t view me as a weakness to exploit him like I had almost guessed he would.

“I didn’t know you danced,” I mumbled while my hands snaked around his neck and his lingered on my waist in a seductive touch, fingers tapping on the bare skin in the little side-slits of my dress.

“I don’t,” his nose brushed against mine. “You make me.”

I smiled when he placed a soft kiss on my lips.

I was in a bliss when in a corner, I noticed Hannah and Xander. She looked like she wanted to murder him and f**k him at the same time, while he had the kind of smirk on his lips that told me getting on her nerves is his favourite pastime.

“I heard there was a wedding and you were waiting at the end of an aisle,” I grumpily frown.

“There was. And then walked in the most stunning bride in this world.” Alex flirted back.

I glared. “I’m talking about Hannah.”

“Who said I’m not?”

“Alex!” I hit his chest, and a laugh escapes him.

I would be mad if I wasn’t so taken back from his laughter. He rarely laughed so heartily, almost never in a public scene.

“Hannah always belonged to Xander. She just didn’t know it then Alex tells me, swirling me around.

“I don’t care about that,” I frown more. “I care that you locked me up in a room for a week while the whole mafia-hood was. prepping for your marriage with Hannah. And she walked down the aisle for you.”

“And got left at the altar,” Alex reminds me. “Because I only had intentions of marrying one woman. She’s a short girl, dark hair, grey eyes, and is a custom-made gift from G**d for me.”

“A custom-made gift from G** for you.” I repeat, rolling my eyes playfully. “Aren’t you just a delight today?”

“Every day, baby.” He kisses me again. “And just so you know, you are the most stunning bride I have ever laid eyes on. No other girl compares.”

“You mean it?”

“Yes, wife. I mean it.”

I finally smile, and then he kisses me again, our fingers entwined

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can show you how much I mean it?”

grin like a giddy teenager, and then we slip out

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the city to Alex’s parents. The last time, we left in a rush and I didn’t quite get to thank them for being so hospitable and

in six months than you did in the past six years, Sofia says with

Alex replies, hugging her back

his son. “I need time with

them live in separate houses. I am sure you don’t mind

here every day,” Gabriel grumpily says, “Why did he buy that f**g penthouse? It was

him.” Alex

“I just might.”

absurdly as they head towards the bar

years?” She

have a

know,” she smiles affectionately. “And now, you’re a

sense of belonging when I felt like I had lost everything after

and never thank me again did for you what I would have

I nod, hugging her.

Italian cuisine. Aurora was at her apartment

meal, Alex held my free hand over the table very subconsciously while engaged in a conversation with his father, and that

all I know, he did it on purpose to let his family

clear up,

valiantly, but when he was sixteen and told us he felt like something was missing in him, I couldn’t help but feel like I had failed a little.” She tells me. “And then he left to a dangerous world to find what he was lacking here, and I thought maybe it was me and Gabriel, you know? Maybe we

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which was absolutely not her fault and that she seemed like the best mother someone could ask for but I shut up

what he was missing was you.”

looks at me, like he would burn the rest

him just as much,

her eyes reassuringly. “Because you look at him the way I look

dessert, Alex pulls me for a

question him, not minding it at

me an offended look. “They’re following… just

Somethings never

“Where are we going?”

for my liking, but I enjoy the cold air and loud music

him in

me by my grandparents when I turned

wow. We’re staying