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ten involved with a committed man. And now, when I'm not even dat

d a shy

I'm his fiancée... I'm sorry, I d

oks at me with...

she asked, and even though I'm not pregnant, I f

t my hand on my belly. "It

p breath and sat do

that you're confused and hurt, but... it's a

telling me that your parents arranged a marriage be

ple, whoever they were, weren't the kind of folks anyone would want to

although not so openly. "Maybe you should go as far as you can from ou

s mother. I had a lot of respect for elder

se if it is, it's one more reason for me not to stay away from Cesare. He is his own m

d. There was a red mark on his face, being disguised by h

oung lady you brought as a date and she...

from her chair, s

She put her hand to her chest, as if she were a victim in my hands! The people a

I turned to Cesare and put my hands on his chest

as watching me with what I would call curiosity. "Your mother told me that you are go

ibiana opened her mouth several times, mortified, while receiving loo

ns. Besides, no one who carries the Varricchio blood will be aborted!"

ay you should abort the chil

e be for me to think about other than deciding whether to continue the pregnancy or terminate it?" I sniff

I'll take care of things here, befor

e away from the crowd and through a beautiful wood

SA

emed to have embodied a fragile young woman and I

ide me that I didn't even know how to describe. She was pretty, but I had met many beautif

other and the scandal that was possibly brewing after Melanie put her smart mouth to

ne but the guards and I nodded to them, indicat

d Melanie pulled away from my grip on her arm, stepping away from me a li

" Melanie said and sighed. "I don't mean to disrespect yo

er could be loving, but sh

el like this is going to make your life harder?" I asked and saw M

since I'll never see her again," she shrugged again, pou

and saw Melanie slowly turn