Fake marriage From Betrayal to Billionaire’s Embrace

Chapter 60

My breath hitched in my throat when the shooter turned his gun and targeted me.

The other men of Nathaniel were also under his men's control. They all were under gunpoint.

"Put your guns down! Who are you?" Nathaniel's voice thundered from behind.

The hand of the man holding the gun towards us, moved up to remove the mask he was wearing.

A loud gasp escaped my throat when his face revealed.

Luciano?

The tears that I was holding for so long dribbled down my cheeks like a river.

"Luciano!" Nathaniel was equally shocked "what the hell are doing here and what's all this? I already told you that she doesn't want you anymore. Wha Luciano took a step ahead.

"Do you take me for a fool, Nathaniel?" Luciano's voice was laced with bitterness as he spoke, his gaze piercing through the tension-

filled air between them. "You may have spent two years by her side, but you still fail to understand her true desires. When I saw her in the hospital, the the yearning to break free from your grasp, her desperation to reclaim her freedom"

He paused, his chest rising and falling heavily with each labored breath.

"You have committed a grave mistake by kidnapping my lady. Rest assured, I will exact my vengeance upon you. Each day, you will beg for the death, I could hear Nathaniel gritting his teeth, his hold on my waist tightening.

"You speak of vengeance, Luciano, but you forget one

crucial detail. She chose me. Despite your delusions of grandeur, she found solace in my arms, not yours." Nathaniel

spat.

"Let's leave this decision on her!" Luciano spoke, his eyes flicking to me.

"Vanessa," he spoke my name with a tenderness that sent a shiver down my spine, "come to me. I swear upon everything I hold dear, I will protect you from harm with every

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fiber of my being. I know

I did a mistake by spreading the rumour and hiding it from you as well but it was the only option left with me. I am guilty for what I did. Please, Dove, f

I gulped down the emotions forming in my throat. My eyes flicked to Clara and I was relieved to know that at least she was safe.

"Don't listen to him Vanessa. The rumours of the fake marriage are just the tip of the iceberg. It is not the only thing he is hiding from you. If you got to Luciano's face's color changed when Nathaniel mentioned about his other secret. What could it be?

"I will tell you everything Dove, but once

we are together and the timing is right. For now don't listen to him. He is a monster in human clothing." Luciano said.

"Don't listen to him Senorita. You will regret your move" Nathaniel added.

My hands lifted to hold my head from both the sides. It was spinning badly. I couldn't make any decisions. Clutching my head in my hands,Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

I fought to silence the tumult of thoughts raging within me, desperate for clarity amidst the chaos. It obvious I don't want to stay with Nathaneil but the

was lear that

But at the moment it is important for me to escape on this devil. And the only person who could save me is Luciano. He is here for me, he has put his

1. me.

When I looked up at Luciano I found nothing else than genuine care for me, the exact thing I am looking for.

For once, I shut my brain and listened to my heart. My feet took me towards him. A small smile broke on his lips as he saw me approaching him. My h Suddenly I heard a honk, which changed everything. A strong arm was wrapped around. my waist which lifted me in the air and pulled me closer. My b "Where do you think you are going, Vanessa?" Nathaniel's voice was low, dripping with malice as he pressed the cold barrel of a gun against my temp

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I froze, my breath catching in my throat as I stared into his eyes, now darkened with dangerous intensity. His fingers dug into my flesh, leaving bruises "Let her go, Nathaniel!" Luciano's voice cut through the tense silence, which grabbed my attention.

My eyes

widened and a gasp escaped my

throat when I saw that by that horn, Nathaniel called other men who must be hiding in the palace for emergency. A gun was now pressed against the temple of Luciano and Clara. But this didn't scare Luciano. He was tensed for me. His fists clenched at his sides as he glared daggers at Nathaniel.

I struggled to get out of the hold of Nathaniel. He

was squeezing my waist too tightly which put pressure on my belly. But Nathaniel only tightened his grip, a cruel smirk twisting his lips as he reveled in

"You think you can waltz in here and steal her away from me? Think again, Luciano. She belongs to me, body and soul."

I felt a surge of fury rise within me,

my instincts screaming for me to break free from Nathaniel's grasp. But his held was unyielding, trapping me in a suffocating embrace ast toyed with my emotions like a

puppeteer pulling at strings.

"Nathaniel! Just leave her, I swear if anything happened to her or my baby I will chop you into pieces"

A shiver ran down my spine at the intensity of threat that Luciano's words held.

"You would be able to do anything if you will be alive. Right?" Nathaniel started laughing like a maniac, his crackles echoing in the hall.

"What do you say. Senorita?" He moved down the gun from my temple to my chin in a seductive manner. I was disgusted to the core by his move "Sha "NO!" I shouted at the top of my lungs "you will not do it Nathaniel!"

When I struggled harder, his hand moved down from my waist to my shoulder, holding me tightly against his hard body.

"My one order and boom," he chuckled "he is gone!"

A shiver of dread ran down my spine at his words. I can't see blood of Luciano or anyone else. I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me.

"NO! Your fight is with me! Why are you hurting anyone else" I shouted.

"I never wanted to! "He's the one who dared to interfere. I was only trying to marry you, to claim what is rightfully mine."

A sob escaped my throat.

"Which now we are going to complete" with the other free hand he shoved the pen in between my fingers "sign the papers now"

"Vanessa, don't sign them!" Luciano's voice rang out, filled with urgency and conviction.

"Sign the papers Vanessa or I will kill both of them!" Nathaniel warned me.

"Please, Nathaniel," I pleaded, the words tumbling from my lips in a desperate rush. "Let us go. We don't have to do this."

But he only laughed, a cruel sound that echoed through the room like a death knell.

"You think you have a choice, Vanessa?" he taunted, his grip tightening even further as he pressed the barrel of the gun against my temple. "You are n

"Sign the papers, Vanessa," he commanded, his voice low and menacing. “Or watch as your precious Luciano meets his end."

With trembling fingers I tightly held the pen and placed my hand on the papers.

"Vanessa, no!" Luciano's voice rang out, filled with desperation and fear. "Don't do it!"

A thick tears once again rolled down my cheeks and dropped on my hand.

"I- I can't!" I declared.

My words were followed by a loud gunshot and the next thing I saw was a pool of blood.

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