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00:13My name is Isabella. A car accident took my sight. My mafia husband, Dante, started sneaking out every night to
00:20see his mistress, then sent his younger brother to keep me company.
00:24At first, I thought it was strange. Whenever we had sex, he barely said a word. Until one day, I
00:30overheard the two brothers talking.
00:31Dante, you sneak off to see your mistress every day. Aren't you scared your wife's gonna find out?
00:36She can't see a damn thing. Just play your part as me and keep your mouth shut.
00:40I covered my mouth in shock and decided to hide the fact that my eyesight was slowly returning.
00:45Then one night, after Kieran came home from a game, I kissed him right in front of Dante.
00:50Dante froze but he didn't dare make a sound. He'd just come back from a meeting with his capos.
00:55I slid my hand under Kieran's shirt and traced my fingers across his stomach, left to right, top to bottom.
01:01He'd showered after coming off the ice, but the heat surged back into him the second I touched him.
01:06Every line of muscle was the product of years of brutal training. Dante's jaw locked. He just stood there, taking
01:13it.
01:13Not satisfied, I reached for Kieran's belt. That broke his mouth. He glared at Kieran.
01:18Kieran's throat worked. He pulled my hand away. Dante stepped in to take his place. I sank back onto the
01:24couch.
01:24You're my husband. Why won't you let me touch you?
01:27Kieran was standing a few feet off, fighting not to smile. Dante crouched down in front of me.
01:32Baby, can we slow down? I haven't been feeling great lately. I don't want to disappoint you.
01:37He sneaks out every night to see his mistress, and he's worried about disappointing me.
01:41Really?
01:42I kicked him.
01:43Take me to bed.
01:44He pulled back the covers and helped me sit at the edge of the mattress. Once I lay down,
01:49he climbed in behind me and wrapped himself tight against my back. Within two minutes,
01:53his phone was out. He was texting his mistress. She sent him a racy photo. The moment Dante was
01:59sure I was asleep, he slipped out of bed and left the room without a sound. Dante was barely
02:03out the door before Kieran was in my bed. He kissed me awake. It was savage. Then his hands went
02:11to my
02:11clothes. I sat up and shoved him hard. A little while ago, you wouldn't let me touch you. Now you're
02:17this eager. Get out, out. He stayed silent and kept kissing me until I could barely breathe. Dante had
02:23told me his brother never messed around, that he poured everything into hockey. That man didn't exist
02:29in this bedroom. His hands and kisses were nothing like the cold, quiet man from the post-game
02:34interviews. It nearly destroyed me. We were tangled up in each other all night. In the morning, he cleaned
02:40me up, changed the sheets. I walked out of the bedroom and ran straight into Dante. He'd just
02:45gotten home, clearly hadn't slept. He set breakfast on the table, fetched a warm washcloth. Isabella,
02:51freshen up first. Then I'll feed you. Three years of marriage. He'd always been like this. I'd married
02:58Dante because my father arranged it. He'd thought it would help his business. And Dante happened to be
03:03exactly my type. So I went along. For three years, he played the doting husband. I thought he was in
03:09love with me. Turns out he was cheating. The smart thing would have been to file for divorce.
03:13But that math didn't sit right with me. He gets all the fun and I take all the pain. He
03:19wants
03:19to play? Fine. I'll play. After breakfast, Dante was heading back to his study when his phone
03:26went off on the table. Chloe, I picked it up. Dante, baby. It's my birthday today. You promised
03:32me a designer bag. Don't forget. I've got a surprise for you at the party tonight.
03:38Her voice was sweet as syrup. I shouted loud enough for the whole house to hear.
03:43Honey! Some girl is on the line saying it's her birthday and that you owe her a designer bag.
03:52Dante came tearing down the stairs, snatched the phone, and barked into it.
03:56Don't call this number again! He hung up. He turned to me.
04:01Kieran's new girlfriend, young and spoiled, calls everyone begging for gifts.
04:06It's fine, but your party tonight, can you take me?
04:10I hadn't left the house since I went blind.
04:12Okay.
04:13After what had just happened, he was too guilty to refuse.
04:15Dante led me by the hand into a private room at the back of the restaurant.
04:19Give us some space. My wife can't see well.
04:22Chloe was the only one there, but he made a show of calling out to the empty room.
04:27He sat me down, said he was going to the bathroom and walked straight over to Chloe.
04:31She was furious I'd come. She threw the gift he'd brought her on the floor.
04:35Dante had her in his arms trying to coax her down. The music was too loud for me to make
04:40out what she
04:40was yelling. It didn't take long before he was kissing her. They went at it for a while,
04:45then walked out together. That's when Kieran appeared and sat down beside me.
04:49Dante had put him up to it, obviously. He'd come straight from the rink. The cold still
04:54clung to him. Without thinking, I rested my head on his shoulder.
04:58Baby, I'm hungry.
04:59He stabbed a piece of cake with a fork and held it to my mouth. I took a bite.
05:03Not that. Something else.
05:05He got it immediately. His lips found the side of my neck, and every nerve in my body went taut.
05:11When Dante walked back in, Kieran stopped at once. The sudden interruption made me glare at
05:16Kieran. Dante saw the flush in my cheeks. Isabella, what's wrong? Is it stuffy in here?
05:21Want to step outside?
05:22Yes, I said. It's a little smoky in here.
05:25Dante was planning to take me out for a walk, but as we passed by Chloe,
05:29she deliberately stuck out her leg and tripped me. Kieran caught me on instinct with one arm,
05:34and in the same instant, Dante reached over and seized my other hand.
05:38Kieran's gaze dropped to Dante's fingers wrapped around mine.
05:41Something surged up in his eyes. Dark. Raw. Possessive.
05:47To smooth over the awkwardness, Dante called a few more friends in to celebrate Chloe's birthday.
05:52Everyone in that room knew Chloe was Dante's mistress.
05:55They played along with the act, looking at me with pity they didn't bother to hide.
05:58Chloe, how did you and Kieran get together?
06:01I played dumb. We went to college together.
06:04Three months ago, we ran into each other, had drinks, and hooked up.
06:08She answered staring straight at Dante.
06:11Three months ago, that's when I lost my sight in the accident.
06:14I went blind, and Dante was busy sleeping with another woman.
06:19Someone suggested a game. The bottle landed on whoever had to be kissed.
06:23When it was Dante's turn, everyone told him to skip the spin and just kiss me.
06:28Rules are rules. We're all friends here. One kiss. Isabella won't mind.
06:32Kieran's tone was perfectly serious. Dante's bottle pointed on Chloe.
06:36Their lips met immediately. The room went dead silent.
06:40Then they told me Dante had only kissed Chloe on the cheek.
06:43My turn. I controlled the spin perfectly.
06:45The bottle landed on Kieran.
06:47Skip it. Spin again.
06:49Someone in the back objected.
06:50Why? Karen just said rules are rules. Married or not, if you're playing, you pay up.
06:54What about on the cheek?
06:55Someone else tried to ease things.
06:57Right. Friends do that all the time.
06:59I nodded. Kieran leaned in. I kissed him on the mouth.
07:03I'm sorry. I can't see. Did I get the wrong spot?
07:06The room erupted.
07:08The corner of Kieran's mouth twicked.
07:10He was pleased. Dante was the one who lost it.
07:13This is a damn farce.
07:14Are you all really going to take advantage of Isabella because she can't see?
07:18He suddenly roared. Dante took me by the hand and led me out.
07:21In the car, Dante bucked my seatbelt himself and stroked my hair.
07:25Don't be upset. I won't invite them out again.
07:27It's fine. As long as Kian and his girlfriend aren't upset.
07:32Dante said he'd drive me home, but in the end, it was Keithan behind the wheel.
07:36Dante and Chloe were in the back.
07:37The car music had barely started when they were already tangled up in kisses.
07:41I clenched my fists until the nubbles went white.
07:44Then an idea hit me.
07:45When we arrived at our apartment building, Karen was the one who walked me upstairs.
07:49We'd taken maybe two steps from the car.
07:51Behind us, the car was already rocking, and Karen was just as impatient.
07:54The elevator doors had barely shut before he had me pinned against the wall.
07:58There was nothing hesitant about the way he kissed me.
08:01He was all rough hunger.
08:02I bit down on his lip hard enough to draw blood and he still wouldn't let go.
08:05We kissed all the way from the elevator to the bed.
08:08His energy was savage.
08:09A power-forward, relentless forecheck all crash and grind.
08:12He had a habit of stopping for water.
08:15This time, while he wasn't looking, I slipped a sleeping pill into his glass.
08:19He usually got up at six.
08:20With the pill in him, he slept till eight.
08:23Dante always came home at eight in the morning.
08:26So when Dante opened the bedroom door, he saw me tangled up with Karen, both of us with nothing on.
08:32And I was moaning his name.
08:34Dante had a death grip on his gun.
08:36He looked ready to kill.
08:39But he held himself back.
08:41He waited for Keelan to come to, then grabbed him by the throat and dragged him out.
08:45The sounds of a fight came through the door.
08:47I lay in bed listening.
08:49I pulled on Keelan's shirt and walked out.
08:51Honey, you didn't run me a bath.
08:53I feel filthy.
08:54Dante stared at the shirt.
08:56He got even angrier.
08:57He stripped off his jacket and draped it over me.
09:01Why aren't you wearing your own clothes?
09:03You tore my dress.
09:04I couldn't find the closet, so I just grabbed whatever was there.
09:07I lowered my head.
09:09He cupped my face in both hands.
09:11Don't worry.
09:12I'll get you a new one.
09:13Then he turned around and drove his fist into Keelan's face.
09:16Keelan took the brutal hit and staggered back two steps.
09:19Then he twisted hard and slammed Dante's head straight into the coffee table.
09:23The move was clean, fluid, all of a piece.
09:26The kind of skill you only get from years of fighting on the ice.
09:29If I weren't supposed to be blind, I would have applauded.
09:32Finally, Keelan straighted up, walked over to me, and tipped my chin up with a single finger.
09:37Enjoy the show, baby.
09:39His lips brushed my ear.
09:41Keelan?
09:41You're here.
09:42Where's Dante?
09:43Where did he go?
09:45Steering!
09:45Away from her!
09:46Don't touch her!
09:47A hoarse shout came from the floor.
09:49Keelan didn't even look at him.
09:51He took my hand and led me to the couch.
09:53Dante struggled to his feet and sat across from me.
09:56He looked exhausted, drained down to the bone.
09:59Isabella, after you lost your sight, when was the first time we slept together?
10:03I answered without expression.
10:05We sleep together every night.
10:07Before sneaking off to see Chloe, Dante always slept beside me first.
10:10He waited until I had fallen asleep before leaving.
10:13Then he came back the next morning and acted like nothing had happened.
10:16I mean, when did we first have sex?
10:20I think it was the third week.
10:21We were in bed and you started taking off my clothes.
10:24The truth was, that night, when I woke up, he was gone.
10:27I went looking for him and heard movement in the gym.
10:30When he came close to me, I threw myself at him.
10:33At the time, I even thought it was strange.
10:35Dante's body felt different somehow.
10:37His chest was broader.
10:38His chest felt rough and sexy under my hands.
10:40And his eight-pack was hard and alive with heat.
10:43But all I wanted in that moment was to have sex with him.
10:45So I made my move.
10:47Afterward, he carried me back to bed himself.
10:49And ever since then, it's been every night?
10:51My cheeks burned.
10:53And this time, it wasn't entirely an act.
10:55Yes.
10:56Our life is great.
10:58If my eyes worked, I'd probably want to have your baby right now.
11:01He looked like he'd been shot in the stomach, barely hanging on.
11:04It's my fault.
11:05I'll do better.
11:06I swear.
11:06After that, he stopped going out to see Chloe.
11:09He stayed home instead and treated me better than ever.
11:11I enjoyed every second of his guilt.
11:13We went shopping.
11:14I spent nearly a million dollars.
11:16The only problem was that he constantly wanted to sleep with me.
11:19He had cheated on me.
11:20I didn't want him touching me.
11:22He pulled me down onto the couch.
11:24We started kissing.
11:25Halfway through, I slipped my hand under his shirt.
11:28His body was covered in scars from knives and gunshots.
11:31Rough and uneven beneath my fingertips.
11:34Who are you?
11:34You're not my husband.
11:38Dante wanted to talk to me, but I wouldn't let him.
11:40Don't take advantage of the fact that I can't see.
11:43I love my husband.
11:44I would never do anything to betray him.
11:46If you dare try anything, I'll end this right now.
11:49I reached for a knife.
11:51Earlier, Dante had sliced an apple and left it on the table.
11:54I knew exactly where it was.
11:56I pointed the knife at him.
11:57Get out.
11:58Get out right now, or I'm calling the police.
12:01Dante looked panicked, unsure what to do with his hands.
12:04My phone rang.
12:05It was Kieran.
12:06Kieran, there's a man in the apartment.
12:08He keeps grabbing me.
12:09I'm scared.
12:09Can you come over?
12:10Don't move.
12:11I'm on my way.
12:11I could hear the panic in his voice.
12:13He burst through the door, breathing hard.
12:16It looked like he'd stopped training halfway through.
12:18He was still in athletic wear.
12:19The moment he saw me standing off against Dante, he strode over.
12:23He snatched the knife from my hand and pulled me against him.
12:25I could hear his heart pounding wildly in my ear.
12:28You scared the hell out of me.
12:30I thought something happened to him.
12:31Honey, is that you?
12:32That man felt wrong.
12:33His body was rough.
12:35The second I touched him, I knew it wasn't you.
12:37He lowered his head and kissed my forehead.
12:39But this wasn't the time for flirting.
12:40I pushed him away and said I needed the bathroom.
12:43The second I walked off, Dante stormed forward.
12:46Kaivin, you slept with her?
12:47And now you're kissing her too?
12:49That's my wife!
12:50You saw it yourself.
12:51She can't stay away from you.
12:53Kieran dropped onto the couch.
12:54You spend the daytime with her.
12:56I stay at night.
12:57You can go be with Chloe.
12:58It's perfect.
12:59I stood quietly in the corner watching them.
13:01She's my wife.
13:02She belongs to me alone, not you.
13:04Dante, she has the right to choose between us.
13:06But right now, she doesn't need you.
13:08She needs me.
13:09That's the truth.
13:10If you don't agree, I'll tell her everything.
13:12You cheated on her.
13:13And the man she's been sleeping with this whole time was me.
13:16Your choice.
13:19No.
13:20If she finds out I cheated, she'll ask for a divorce.
13:23So what?
13:24She cheated on you with me too.
13:26It's different.
13:27She was deceived.
13:28None of this is her fault.
13:29Dante, I've been with Isabella for almost three months.
13:32Do you really think she doesn't know?
13:34She's the kindest person I know.
13:36If she knew it wasn't me, she would have said something.
13:38She never would have let this go on for three months.
13:41Kieran's smile turned cold and certain.
13:44That's nice.
13:45Or maybe she's been playing you the whole time and you're just an idiot.
13:50Dante!
13:51I called out loudly for Dante.
13:53He came immediately.
13:54I pretended to be on the phone, then hung up as soon as he arrived.
13:58The doctor said my vision will come back once the pressure in my scully goes down.
14:02Can we go to the hospital tomorrow?
14:04I want to get better?
14:05Then we can have a baby.
14:06Dante looked at me as though I were the only person in the room.
14:10He pulled out his phone, sent Chloe a breakup text, and deleted every way of contacting her.
14:15I wrapped my arms around him, pretending not to know anything.
14:19Karen stood not far away, watching all of it.
14:22After a while, he got up and went outside for a cigarette.
14:24But soon, he came back.
14:26Dante, Chloe called me.
14:28She sounded really upset.
14:29She wanted your address.
14:30I gave it to her.
14:31Why would you do that?
14:33Dante panicked.
14:36Ten minutes later, Chloe walked in holding a pregnancy test report.
14:41Looks like you don't need to worry about having kids anymore.
14:44Dante already has one on the way.
14:46Kieran smiled at me.
14:47I put on a devastated expression.
14:50Dante, are you insane?
14:52You slept with Kieran's girlfriend?
14:54Suddenly, Kieran grabbed me and pulled me against his chest.
14:57Then he pinched my cheek and bent down to study my face.
15:00Isabella, how long are you planning to keep this act up?
15:03I hadn't expected him to do that.
15:05He even reached his thumb toward my eye.
15:08Frightened, I buried my face in his chest.
15:11See?
15:11Her eyes are already healed.
15:13She always knew the man sleeping with her was me.
15:16You wouldn't do that.
15:17You were forced into it, weren't you?
15:19I knew the game was over.
15:21I pulled out the divorce papers and threw them in front of him.
15:26Dante, let's get divorced.
15:29Dante flatly refused.
15:31Personally, I was never all that attached to marriage.
15:34But my father had pushed me into getting married back then.
15:37And I hadn't had a choice.
15:38Dante wouldn't agree to the divorce.
15:40So I had to pressure him.
15:41I let tears slide down my face.
15:44Dante, after spending all this time together, I've fallen in love with Kieran.
15:48I think we should divorce.
15:50I won't blame you for that.
15:51Kieran can move in.
15:53Whatever you need from him, he'll give you.
15:55Once you break up with him, I'll deal with it.
15:57Dante shook his head.
15:59He sounded completely sincere.
16:00I almost agreed.
16:01What about me?
16:03I'm pregnant.
16:04What happens to us?
16:05Then Chloe spoke.
16:07Dante thought for a moment.
16:09What if all four of us stay here together?
16:11Once the baby's born, everyone can help take care of it.
16:17Chloe said no.
16:19Kieran said no.
16:20And I insisted on the divorce.
16:22I don't know what Chloe said to him afterward.
16:25But whatever it was, it worked.
16:27Dante signed the papers.
16:28And we divorced.
16:30After everything was over, he came to see me one last time.
16:34He still felt guilty.
16:36I'm sorry.
16:36A child deserves a real home.
16:39After the divorce, I finally went back to the life I'd always wanted.
16:43Drinking.
16:44Wandering around the city.
16:46Going out with friends.
16:47One night at a bar, I ran into my first boyfriend.
16:50He used to be timid and awkward.
16:52Now he looks successful, polished from head to toe.
16:55Can I buy you one?
16:56I walked over with my drink.
16:58Isabella?
16:58You're here too?
17:00His whole face lit up.
17:01Weren't you married?
17:02Your husband actually lets you come out like this?
17:05Don't even ask, sigh.
17:07He cheated.
17:07The other woman showed up at my house list with a pregnancy report and he stepped aside
17:12for the baby.
17:13What else could I do?
17:14I signed the papers.
17:16That's rough.
17:17Yeah.
17:17I swirled the liquor in my glass.
17:19I dated my first boyfriend for exactly one month.
17:22That's how young love works.
17:24The novelty fades fast.
17:26I was lost in thought when he suddenly leaned closer.
17:28I'm single.
17:29If you get bored, come find me.
17:31We can do something fun together.
17:32He slipped a hotel key card into my hand.
17:35I took it.
17:36Said goodbye to my friends.
17:38And headed to the hotel.
17:40The room was dark.
17:41A man in a black trach suit stood in front of the floor to clear windows with his arms
17:44crossed, his back facing me.
17:46I walked up behind him and poked my fingers into his ribs.
17:49Why is it so dark?
17:51Planning to do this blindfolded or are you shy?
17:53The man in the tracksuit turned around.
17:56He grabbed my chin and forced me to look at him.
17:58You don't recognize me anymore?
18:03I shoved free and found the light switch.
18:08Why are you here?
18:09What are you doing?
18:11Cave-in pissed me against the mattress.
18:14Tonight, he was wild like a wolf.
18:16It made me fully realize what kind of athlete he really was and how much strength he'd been
18:22hiding all along.
18:23Let go of me!
18:25I clawed desperately at his hands, but he didn't budge.
18:30He bit hard at my ear.
18:32Was I just your outlet?
18:33Or a tool you used to get revenge on Dante for cheating?
18:37You divorced him, but instead of coming to me, you ran off to some stranger.
18:41Did you really think I'd let that go?
18:44Kieran, this is all a misunderstanding.
18:46Before, I thought you were Dante.
18:48Dante and I are divorced now.
18:50I'm single.
18:50You don't get to control who I date.
18:52He crouched at the foot of the bed until we were eye level, pinching my cheek between
18:56his fingers.
18:58Baby, you used me.
19:00Did you really think you'd get away so easily?
19:02He looked at me openly, possessiveness burning in his eyes without the slightest attempt to
19:07hide it.
19:07You can only marry me.
19:09I'll give you everything you want.
19:14Kieran told me that if I refused, he'd lock me up until he got tired of me.
19:18I knew he meant it, so I gave in.
19:21After we got married, we moved back into the old house.
19:25Dante had left the property to me in the divorce.
19:28Kieran was decent in most ways, but there was one problem.
19:32He was far too controlling.
19:33He blocked every man in my phone, including Dante.
19:37I was almost certain he'd installed a tracker on my phone.
19:40No matter where I went, he could always find me.
19:43He scared me.
19:44Time flew by, and soon it was Christmas.
19:47I went with him to his parents' house.
19:49The moment his parents saw us together, they looked confused.
19:54Kieran, why did you come in with Isabella?
19:56Where's Dante?
19:58Dante cheated.
19:59His wife is about to become a father.
20:01Isabella's been through a lot.
20:03I couldn't leave her alone, so I married her.
20:05I had nothing to say to that.
20:07His parents exchanged looks for several seconds.
20:09So, you married your brother's ex-wife?
20:12Yes.
20:13Is there a problem with that?
20:15No problem at all, as long as you're both happy.
20:19A while later, Dante appeared.
20:21He looked terrible, like a man who'd been through something too painful to talk about.
20:25The eldest son of the Mancini family now looked haggled and dishevied.
20:30Dante, we heard you had a child.
20:32Where are your wife and baby?
20:33Even his parents couldn't bear to criticize him.
20:36Dante let out a cold laugh.
20:38She's dead.
20:38She lied to me.
20:40The child wasn't my blood.
20:43Kieran's parents spent most of the evening comforting Dante.
20:46Dante barely touched his food.
20:48He kept watching me.
20:49Dante!
20:50Isabella is my wife now.
20:52You're being rude.
20:54Dante set down his fork and went upstairs to bed.
20:57That night, I was watching TV when Kieran's mother quietly pulled him into the study.
21:03I secretly followed after them.
21:05Kieran, tell me honestly.
21:07Did you have something to do with Dante's divorce?
21:09Mom, they had their own problems.
21:12It had nothing to do with me.
21:14You always let Dante have everything first.
21:16But the things you truly want somehow always end up yours in the end.
21:20Don't tell me this had nothing to do with you.
21:23The first time Isabella came to this house, you watched her the entire night.
21:28Kieran showed no guilt whatsoever.
21:30I admit I like Isabella.
21:32I always have.
21:33But I never wanted to break up his marriage.
21:36He's the one who cheated.
21:37He didn't value what he had.
21:39His mother couldn't argue with that, so she let it go.
21:42Standing outside the door, I slowly let out a breath.
21:48Back in the room, I scrolled through TikTok to relax.
21:51Kaven turned off the lights and told me to sleep.
21:53I kept scrolling.
21:55Do you want me to smash your phone through the wall?
21:56He shouted at me.
21:58I'd resented him ever since the day he proposed.
22:01That threat completely set me off.
22:03Before he could touch my phone, I hurled his across the room.
22:06Then we started fighting.
22:08Mostly me kicking and scratching at him.
22:10He pinned down my arms and legs so I couldn't hit him.
22:14Like a man taking hits on the ice rink.
22:16He absorbed everything without moving an inch.
22:19When I couldn't break free, I started crying.
22:22Loud enough to wake the whole house.
22:26What's going on?
22:27His parents came to the door.
22:28He yelled at me and threatened to smash my phone.
22:31He won't let me talk to anyone.
22:32I pointed at Kaven.
22:34She's exaggerating.
22:35Dante walked out and stood beside me.
22:37Isabella never used to yell at me.
22:39If she's angry, then you obviously did something wrong.
22:41My ex-husband.
22:43At that moment, I genuinely wanted to kiss him.
22:47That period of my life was miserable.
22:50One day, Dante came to see me alone.
22:53Isabella, do you want to divorce Kaven?
22:55Hope flared in me, then died just as fast.
22:58Kaven would never agree.
23:00How did you meet Chloe?
23:01We were classmates in college.
23:03Lost touch afterwards.
23:05Then one day I went to a business dinner
23:06and she happened to be at the same table.
23:08We had a few drinks, then we slept together.
23:10Was it your idea to have Kieran take care of me?
23:13He found out I cheated.
23:15He said he'd cover for me and help look after you.
23:17I made up my mind, then.
23:19If I ever divorced Kylan,
23:20I would never step into another marriage again.
23:23Dante, do you have any way to help me get out of this marriage?
23:25Dante thought seriously about it.
23:27You could pretend you've fallen for me again.
23:30Once he finds out, he'll go insane.
23:32That might have been the stupidest idea I'd ever heard.
23:35Just then, Kieran walked in.
23:37For once, he'd ended practice early
23:39and come home ahead of schedule.
23:41He had heard everything.
23:43I'm not divorcing you.
23:44If you betray me, I'll lock you in the house.
23:47I honestly wouldn't mind keeping you there
23:50for the rest of your life.
23:51He scared me so badly,
23:53I left the room immediately.
23:57After I got home,
23:59I told my father about the divorce.
24:01He pad my shoulder,
24:02genuine pride on his face.
24:04Three years,
24:05and you finally chose divorce.
24:06He asked what had happened,
24:08so I told him Dante cheated.
24:10He was stunned.
24:11He gave his life to the mafia
24:13and everything else to you.
24:15When exactly did he even find the time?
24:17He waited until I fell asleep,
24:19went to see her,
24:20then came back the next morning
24:21pretending he'd just gone out for coffee.
24:25He's got way too much energy.
24:27My father had no idea I'd remarried.
24:30He enthusiastically started looking
24:32for a new man for me.
24:33At a family dinner,
24:35he loudly introduced me to people.
24:36I tugged at his sleeve.
24:38Dad, I just got divorced.
24:39I don't want to get married again right now.
24:41He looked at me like I'd lost my mind.
24:44You need to move on from your last marriage.
24:46Even if you've been married ten times,
24:48you're still my daughter.
24:50Don't blame yourself.
24:51Dante was the problem.
24:53Just keep trying.
24:54Someday you'll find the right one.
24:56But soon, Karen showed up.
24:58Rarely did he wear a suit.
25:00But tonight, he carried himself with calm maturity.
25:02He walked straight to my father.
25:04My father looked at him,
25:05then at me, completely confused.
25:08Dad, I remarried.
25:10He's Dante's younger brother.
25:11My father understood almost instantly.
25:14Well, that makes things easier.
25:15Now I don't have to think about it anymore.
25:17After a few pleasantries,
25:19my father handed me over to Kieran without hesitation.
25:22He even gave us eight million dollars as a wedding fund.
25:28I'd been forced into marrying Kieran,
25:30so I'd never really been happy about it.
25:32But now there was an extra eight million dollars involved,
25:35and I spent the entire ride home grinning.
25:38Kieran stared at me for a long time.
25:40Are you unhappy because you married me?
25:42Of course I was.
25:43At his core,
25:44Kendrian wasn't that different from Dante.
25:47He grew up inside the most dangerous crime family in the city,
25:50yet somehow chose professional hockey.
25:53For some reason,
25:54his polished public image
25:56only made the traits he shared with Dante
25:58even harder to ignore.
25:59You used to like being close to me.
26:01But lately,
26:02you either hide from me or cry.
26:05Isabella, do you hate me?
26:06I took a deep breath.
26:08Kieran,
26:09I know you control me because you think it's good for me.
26:11But I don't want to be controlled.
26:14I need to feel like a person.
26:16Like Dante treated you?
26:17Hmm.
26:18I nodded.
26:19If you love me,
26:20then spoil me.
26:21More than he did,
26:22that's the condition.
26:23He was silent for a long time.
26:26Okay, I'll try.
26:30After that,
26:31Kieran stopped controlling me so much,
26:33and I could finally breathe again.
26:34When I was in a good mood,
26:36I wanted to stay beside him all the time.
26:38We returned to the sweetness we'd had in the beginning.
26:41We must have gotten carried away,
26:43because I found out I was pregnant.
26:45I stared at the testic for a very long time.
26:48Kieran was explotic.
26:49He did everything he could to celebrate,
26:51then immediately bought a larger apartment.
26:53He said the space might not be enough in the future.
26:57Before I'd fully wrapped my head around any of it,
26:59the baby was born.
27:01Neither of us had any patience.
27:03We hired a night-night nurse and a nanny,
27:06but the apartment was still chaotic 24 hours a day.
27:10That was when Dante showed up at the door
27:13and offered to help take care of the baby.
27:15The baby took one look at him
27:17and stopped crying instantly.
27:19A pair of round eyes stared at Dante's face thoughtfully
27:22before letting out a tiny burp.
27:25How did you do that?
27:27I don't know.
27:29Maybe he recognizes me.
27:33After that,
27:35things settled into place as naturally as breathing.
27:37No one ever officially discussed it.
27:40No one set rules.
27:41No one asked difficult questions.
27:43Dante simply became part of our life.
27:46At first,
27:46he only came by in the mornings to help with Cosmo.
27:48Then he started staying through lunch.
27:51Eventually,
27:51there were nights when he never left at all.
27:54Somewhere along the way,
27:55he got a spare key.
27:56I couldn't remember giving it to him.
27:58You really don't care?
28:00One night,
28:00I finally asked him.
28:02Kyron looked down at me for a long moment
28:04before wrapping an arm around my waist.
28:07Of course I care,
28:09but I spent too many years wanting things I couldn't have.
28:12His thumb brushed slowly against my skin.
28:15I'm done ruining my own happiness.
28:17I didn't know what to say to that.
28:18I didn't know what to say to him.
28:20So I leaned into him
28:21and listened to the steady beat of his heart.
28:24Our son was named Cosmo.
28:26Kian chose the name.
28:27Dante approved without argument.
28:29Cosmo grew into an unusually calm child.
28:32Most of the time,
28:33he either slept in someone's arms
28:35or sat quietly observing the world with clear guise,
28:39wearing the same serious expression Dante always had.
28:42The first time Kieran noticed it,
28:44he laughed so hard he nearly dropped the baby.
28:47He has your face.
28:49Kieran told me,
28:50grinning.
28:52But unfortunately,
28:53he already looks emotionally exhausted like Dante.
28:56Dante,
28:57sitting beside the window with a book in hand,
28:59slowly turned a page.
29:01I heard that.
29:01For once,
29:03Kieran didn't argue with him.
29:05The apartment was warm.
29:07The city lights glowed outside the windows.
29:10Cosmo was half asleep against my chest.
29:13Dante sat nearby reading.
29:14Kenan lounged beside me with one arm thrown across the back of the couch.
29:19His knee pressed against mine like he needed the constant reminder that I was still there.
29:24And suddenly,
29:25I realized something.
29:26For so long,
29:27I had thought happiness had to look a certain way.
29:29A perfect marriage.
29:31A perfect husband.
29:32A life that made sense to everyone else.
29:34But the truth was,
29:36the happiest moments of my life had never been neat or conventional.
29:40They were messy,
29:41complicated,
29:42a little irrational,
29:44and somehow deeply real.
29:46What are you smiling about?
29:47Dante looked up from his book.
29:49I glanced at the three of them.
29:50The man who refused to let me go.
29:53The man who once broke my heart.
29:55And the child sleeping peacefully between us.
29:58Then I smiled wider.
30:00Nothing.
30:00I just suddenly feel very lucky.
30:04This time,
30:05neither of them disagreed.
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