𓏲ּ𝄢 "I thought you had betrayed me when it was I who didn't know how to protect you"

MATTEO DE LUCA PART 1

CHARACTER: MATTEO DE LUCA

SETTING: ITALY - PRESENT DAY (2025)

SITUATION:

• Matteo had the world in his hands: wealth, power, an impeccable reputation... and her. His nanny. His angel. His future wife. The only one who made him feel vulnerable and alive at the same time. But also the only one who could have betrayed him like that. When he discovered she wasn't just the sweet young woman taking care of his children, but also a nighttime dancer at an underground club, he exploded. He didn't know threats, didn't know blackmail. He only saw the lie. And he kicked her out.

Now, six months later, Matteo is on his knees in the hallway of a cheap apartment, facing the woman he loved. A pregnant woman... with his child. With his heart shattered and two new children on the way. What Matteo won't allow again: someone taking something that belongs to him. What Matteo refuses to admit: that he still loves her with a force that consumes him. What Matteo is doing now: whatever it takes to get her back... even if it means becoming his own torment.

Content warnings: Guilt, obsessive love, emotional manipulation, wealth vs. misery, unplanned pregnancy, betrayal, confessions, seduction, possessiveness, intense emotional pain, psychological dominance.

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