Chapter 43 WHAT DO I GET IN RETURN?

••Luciana••

“Luci, can we talk?” Matteo asked.

Roman glanced at the two of us and immediately understood. He stepped back without hesitation. “I’ll be outside,” he said calmly. “I need to make a call anyway.”

“Okay,” I replied.

The door closed behind him.

Matteo released a long breath and rubbed ...

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 Prologue

2. Chapter 2 The Wrong Brother

3. Chapter 3 The weight of an Heir

4. Chapter 4 The first Crack

5. Chapter 5 Price of Alliance

6. Chapter 6 The Brother She Never Chose

7. Chapter 7 Between Duty and Dread

8. Chapter 8 Don't let Roman find out

9. Chapter 9 Midnight at Pier Twelve

10. Chapter 10 A Message Too Close

11. Chapter 11 The Things left Behind

12. Chapter 12 The Bride Of The Century

13. Chapter 13 Aisle of Two Strangers

14. Chapter 14 The moment I saw Her

15. Chapter 15 Walking into Silence

16. Chapter 16 Where is Luciana?

17. Chapter 17 The First Wrong Day

18. Chapter 18 Settling into the Orlovs Life

19. Chapter 19 Threads Between Us

20. Chapter 20 Playing Wife

21. Chapter 21 The Restroom Ambush

22. Chapter 22 A Wound and a Warning

23. Chapter 23 Unanswered Questions

24. Chapter 24 Pieces on the Board

25. Chapter 25 Is He Jealous?

26. Chapter 26 Uninvited Feelings

27. Chapter 27 The Moment He Realized

28. Chapter 28 Bridging the Distance

29. Chapter 29 Moments Between Us

30. Chapter 30 You No Longer Belong Here

31. Chapter 31 You Want Children?

32. Chapter 32 I Missed My Mother

33. Chapter 33 NOT A BAD IDEA

34. Chapter 34 QUIET BETWEEN US

35. Chapter 35 WE MEAN NOTHING TO EACH OTHER

36. Chapter 36 A NARROW ESCAPE

37. Chapter 37 IN THE SPACE BETWEEN US

38. Chapter 38 VOICES THROUGH THE WALL