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.

“I told you not to work right now,” she says. “Come back inside with me.

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?”

eyes at me

soften it a little. “I meant to say what does she need?”

as we walk together. “She told me

first so I thought I could just keep her in

her around

“I know”

and I hate seeing

and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that

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

Vaness

I’ve never experienced

but it doesn’t feel that way and it

away in a few days at leaves

to be the only way for

a moment to myself in this living room. I

for any of his parents to come over here and check on

prevented him from doing

cookies and juice he brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what

him do things for me and he can’t say no because of his parents makes me chuckle.

make it here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who

her to return from outside, I already

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

he’s a jerk but I’ll have to explain things to him. None of this

the

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them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he just seems like he doesn’t even want

the closer he gets and I know he has a lot

we’re alone.

finally see the

away from Dominic and he approaches

make that face. You

her direction and she covers her mouth

me, you two.

I look up at him again and

slides his arm under my

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

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

little threatening. It makes me look away from

with what’s on the ground floor.”

have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all

us. When I poke my head to the side to see her, it turns out I’m right. She

of her is gone and now it’s just the two of

feel his

I don’t look up at him. I feel

kitchen, he instructs everyone to leave

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