Marriage by Trial: Legally Bound Duet Book 2 by Cristina Lollabrigida

Author:Cristina Lollabrigida [Lollabrigida, Cristina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lollafiction
Published: 2023-10-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

Alessandra couldn’t believe the story she’d been told. Her husband was the heir to the Prazza family. She looked again into the eyes of the bogeyman, trying to reconcile them with the man standing before her. Despite everything, she loved him.

Drake aged before her eyes. He looked pained. Dark circles rimmed his bloodshot eyes, and she wished she could smooth his frown lines. He ran his hand through his unkempt hair, as he had a tendency to do when stressed.

His confession devastated her, but her husband had lost so much.

“Do your siblings know the truth about who you really are?”

“No. And it’s going to stay that way. We’re a family. They don’t need to go through the pain of learning the truth. It’s also safer for them if they don’t know.”

“What does Enzo think happened to you?”

“I can’t bring you in on the nuances of this operation, bella. Enzo knows where I am and what I do, but we don’t speak. I haven’t seen him since I left Italy, fourteen years ago.”

Noah cleared his throat. “Jerry begged Drake to call Enzo while I was in the hospital. Jerry is acquainted with both the Prazza and Russo families from his days as a pimp. He provided girls for all levels of their organizations.”

“On our wedding day, you married me knowing I was once promised to you? Does my father know who you really are? Does Luca?”

“Don’t you see, Alessandra? We were always meant to be together.” Drake reached for her hand. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner. I was—”

“If you say you were trying to protect me one more fucking time, I swear to all that is holy, I will scream. Our entire marriage, our love, was built on lies. Who am I in all of this? Why didn’t you just tell me the truth from the beginning? You made me feel like I lost my fucking mind.”

“I was afraid that if I told you the truth, you’d return to your father or Luca.”

“You manipulated me. You lied to me, every time we kissed and every time we fucked.”

“Alessandra!” Mrs. Walker gasped and clutched her pearls.

Everything Alessandra held inside burst from her. The years of neglect and abuse she’d suffered at the hands of men who swore to protect her and lied about loving her were going to end today, even if her marriage failed to survive.

“What was the end goal, Drake? When would I have finally earned the truth from your lips? After I stood up for you? After I denounced my family and chose you? After I suffered mind games from your ex? After I ransacked your office?” Her voice was tinged with hysteria. “From the very beginning, I tried to prove I could be a good wife to you and meet your demands.”

“You’re the woman I love. I love you for you, Alessandra. You’re a Walker now, not a Russo or a Prazza. Together we can achieve anything. I’m so sorry for failing to realize that sooner.

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