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Her pussy tightens on my cock as her orgasm explodes through her and I groan with pleasure, coming inside her.

Chapter 13

Vera

Massimo doesn't go back to his own room. Instead, he climbs into my bed and pulls me into his arms as we lie together beneath the heavy blankets. I feel warm and safe with him, but my heart is churning.

My son is out there somewhere.

I can't relax. I can't stop thinking about him and what he might have been through.

Sensing my discomfort, Massimo brushes his hand across my cheek, a gentle touch that pulls my attention onto him. "We will find him, Vera. I won't stop looking until we find him."

"I just - I'm so worried. I don't know if he will even know who we are."

"If he doesn't - he will have all the time in the world to get to know us. All we need to think about now is how to get to him."

"Do you think Elio is really going to tell us?" I ask, terrified that Elio is too selfish to help us.

"Elio will do anything to survive. I can see it in his eyes. He betrayed our entire family for money or power - I am sure he will betray the Vitales to save his own life. Because I will kill him. I will not hesitate to kill him if he tries to hide my son from me tomorrow."

I gasp in horror. "You can't, Massimo. You can't kill the only man who knows where our son is."

He pulls me closer to his body.

His silence scares me. I know what Massimo is capable of.

All I can hope now is that he keeps Elio alive long enough to get what we need out of him.

I hate that man.

I hate him for framing me.

I hate him for taking my son.

I hate him for every day, every week, every year that he has kept my son from me.

But I don't want him dead. Not yet anyway.

"We will go to the Winter Ball tomorrow, as though everything is normal," Massimo says, talking more to himself than me. "Elio will be at my side and my guards will be on high alert."

"The Winter Ball is neutral territory. All the families are sworn to peace at the holiday events."

"It didn't stop them from breaching the lodge this evening." Massimo sighs.

"True."

"Get some sleep, Vera. Tomorrow is going to be busy."

I sigh softly and close my eyes.

I do my best to focus on his arms around me instead of the thoughts in my head. His muscular body is pressed against me. His skin is hot and smooth, and I can feel his heart beating against my back where I am curled up against his chest.

Everything is going to be ok. I think to myself, just as sleep starts dragging me away.

In the morning, I wake up to find Massimo already gone, the space next to me cold. My heart sinks, feeling heavier with each passing second. He must have snuck away before anyone else woke up.

The weight of reality hits me hard—he wouldn't want to be caught sharing a bed with someone who was once exiled, someone his family still views with suspicion. It will take a long time for them to accept me again. A long time for them to trust me.

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