The Daring Billionaire’s Wife by Lypstical

Dominic

"So that's what happened," I say to Vanessa in conclusion.

She takes a deep breath, running her fingers on the sides of her neck with her arms raised. It just makes me look down at her tiny waist and the curves of her breasts in the sides. "Do you really mean it when you say you're pretending?" she asks, narrowing her eyes at me.

"Yes, I am. The last thing I want is for this to get out. You know that more than anyone else. I also need to make sure that Carmella never finds out that I'm pretending."

She scoffs. "Were you also pretending when you fucked her?"

Her questions hits hard and it makes me look away as I wonder how I should respond.

Though I'm not facing her, I can feel her piercing gaze fixed on me as she anticipates my response.

"Because I don't want to lie to you," I begin, raising my head and looking back at her, "I'll tell you the truth."

"That's what I want." She purses her lips.

"Before I went to see her, I hadn't been with a woman in a long time."

She scoffs while shaking her head. "I can't believe you're saying this to me."

"I told you that I wanted to be honest with you, so listen to me. Because I hadn't been with a woman in a long time, it was easy to give in, especially because I wanted to play along."

She sighs, her gaze softening a little. "Did you also give in when she took those pictures while she was on top of you?"

"No. I was fast asleep by then. She must've spiked my water just so I wouldn't wake up. Otherwise, I wouldn't have allowed that to happen."

She nods, still not looking satisfied.

"Hey, this means nothing to me," I assure her. "You have to believe me."

"Why do you sound like you really owe me an explanation?" She tilts her head.

I pause for a moment, asking myself the same question and it doesn't take long for me to figure out the answer.

my back on the children that I've always wanted to protect. I don't want you to think that I want Carmella so badly that I've decided to

to admit that when she sent me the first picture, I was furious. All I could think about were those children and your decision to go back to her

"You're wrong about that."

"I

my eyes in pleasant surprise, her response giving me a form of relief I didn't expect. "I'm never going back to her no matter what happens. I might be with her right now, but it's

shutting her eyes. "That's

to understand why I'm doing this. It's not because

will you keep

ask me that? Of course

Do you really expect me to believe that? It's just like you said, you haven't been with a woman in

fuck it. When I was with Carmella, something that I haven't done in a long while, it felt different because of the situation between

me about that part." She waves her hand

have certain needs and I can't have

bit offended but soon nods in understanding. "You're right about

the pictures

"Why?"

curious to

her eyes as she reaches

at her and everything that I can see - from her messy bun,

she looks up that I look

and shut my eyes in

as I look at

phone number at

from the one

that she'll keep changing

you block

point when she always finds a way

words escape me as I read the text at the bottom. It even makes me burst into laughter, something which Vanessa doesn't seem to appreciate. "You think this

my lips together in an attempt to stop

laugh so hard," I

Even when I saw it, I didn't question it.

why I never let you get on top of