11 parts Ongoing Mature"What do you want, Matteo? What exactly could you want from me?"
I asked honestly. I couldn't keep pretending like this wasn't tearing me apart. It felt like he was toying with me, pulling me back into his world where nothing ever made sense.
His expression softened for a second. His blue eyes met mine, full of this strange intensity I couldn't ignore. I swear, it was like they were staring straight through me, but not in the cold, distant way. No, this was different. It felt... personal.
"I want you back, Alina,"
he said, his voice, low.
"You don't belong anywhere but here. With me."
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Ten years ago, After the master of the Wainwright estate died, threats came against Alina and staying meant her inevitable end. She abandoned everything. Her home, her peace, her duties and the boy she swore to protect......everything.
Believing she had successfully gotten her life together and left the past behind. Alina is then discovered and kidnapped by the boy she had betrayed and abandoned ten years ago. More of a man than a boy, Matteo who has become the head of the house is more ruthless and unforgiven than his own father. And now, Alina must suffer for the consequences of her actions. She ran once before. But how can she escape from her obsessive master now? Or has her past finally caught up to her.
