Matteo
In another life, I would’ve watched her marry my son. But in this one, I claimed her at the altar as my bride. Barely twenty-four. Untouched. Trembling in white. My best friend’s daughter. She thinks I forced her. Maybe I did. But it was the only way to keep her alive. I am a man of control. Of duty. Of chains I locked around myself long ago. Chased by ghosts and love long buried, I shouldn’t care. But she ignites something in me no one else could—mercy. I did something unforgivable. And now I need redemption. I should stay away. But when she looks at me with those wide, tear-soaked eyes— begging for answers, begging for love I was never meant to give— I can’t. I won’t. I know wanting her is dangerous. But God help me... I want her more than my next breath. She was the one thing I should’ve resisted. In the end, I never even tried. But if she knew what I’ve done. She wouldn’t just hate me. She’d run. Some oaths are written in blood. Others… in betrayal.
About Matteo
In another life, I would’ve watched her marry my son. But in this one, I claimed her at the altar as my bride. Barely twenty-four. Untouched. Trembling in white. My best friend’s daughter. She thinks I forced her. Maybe I did. But it was the only way to keep her alive. I am a man of control. Of duty. Of chains I locked around myself long ago....Read more