Roses Never Fade
prologue
Elena
For seven years, I was his eyes .
Elena
But the moment he regained his sight, he decided to marry someone else.
Elena
Seven years of devotion couldn't buy his heart
Elena
I gave him back his dignity.
Elena
Now that he was restored as the Godfather of the New York mafia, he laughed with others, regarding me to the status of a mere "mistress".
Elena
He thought I didn't understand Italian, but I heard him loud and clear: he was going to marry his first love
Elena
He arrogantly believed I would always love him, willing to stay in his penthouse like a caged bird.
Elena
But he was wrong . I boarded a one -way flight to Australia.
Elena
Dante, I don't want you anymore.
Elena
By the time he returned home, he would have lost me forever.
Elena
But a sore loser refuses to concede. Even if he had to burn the world to the ground, he would search for me and beg for my forgiveness.
author
I hope you like this story
chapter 1
let's start the story from the beginning
In a brief three minutes call
Elena
My seven years of devotion were reduced to ashes.
Elena
We were sitting in the backseat of an armored maybache.
Elena
Dante vitiello, the boss of the New York mafia.
Elena
Before I pulled him back from the edge of the abyss, he had been consumed by blindness, whiskey and rage.
Elena
He simply answered the phone.
Elena
"parla, " he commanded.
Elena
It was Italian for "speak".
Elena
He put it on speaker.
Elena
He thought I was just the maid's daughter, good for nothing but changing his bandages and warming his bed
Elena
Little did he know, during the. Long nights of his blindness, I had taught myself his native Italian hust so I could understand the terrors hounting his nightmares.
Elena
"Dante" Marco's voice came through the line , laced with anger . " Are your out of your mind ? You're marrying sofia? After she abandoned you?"
author
Lots of love 💕😘 guys
chapter 3
Elena
they were talking in Italian.
"They think I don't understand Italian."
But I understand Italian .
Marco( Ml friend and PA )
Dante, are you really going to marry Sofia?
Dante
This isn't about love, Marco. It's a strategic move.
Marco( Ml friend and PA )
What do you mean?
Dante
The Moretti family's territory is important. Sofia is the key to that alliance. I need her father's soldiers and influence.
Elena
(I froze. Sofia wasn't his future wife because he loved her... she was just useful to him.)
Marco( Ml friend and PA )
But Sofia was your first love.
Dante
Things changed when I lost my sight. She left me when I needed her most.
Elena
I already knew that story. Sofia abandoned him during his darkest days. (thinking)
Marco( Ml friend and PA )
Then what about Elena?
Elena
My breath stopped. I wanted to hear what I meant to him. (Thinking)
Elena
(Dante turned toward me. His icy blue eyes moved across my face.)
Elena
(He squeezed my hand gently.)
Elena
(For one second, I thought he would choose me.)
Dante
Elena is comfortable.
Marco( Ml friend and PA )
Comfortable ?
Dante
She gives me peace. She calms me down.
Elena
(My heart started racing.)
Dante
But Sofia is a wife.
Elena
(Those four words shattered everything.)
Elena is comfort. Sofia is a wife."
Marco( Ml friend and PA )
And Elena?
Dante
She doesn't need to know the details.
Marco( Ml friend and PA )
What will happen to her?
Dante
She is happy in the penthouse. I'll keep her there.
Dante
I'll keep her comfortable. I'll keep her happ
Elena
Every word felt colder than the last.
Dante
If necessary, I'll even give her a wedding ceremony.
Marco( Ml friend and PA )
A wedding?
Elena
A fake wedding... (Thinking)
Elena
(Not because he loved me.
Not because he wanted a future with me.
Only to keep me quiet.)
Elena
A freezing chill spread through my body.
For months, I believed I was special.
I believed I was his partner.
I believed I was the woman who saved him.
But at that moment, the truth became clear. (❄️)
Elena
💔 "I wasn't his partner."
Elena
💔 "I wasn't his savior."
Elena
💔 "I was just his pet."
Elena
He held my hand, looked into my eyes, and still chose someone else." 💔
"I thought I was the love of his life. Turns out, I was only his comfort." 🥀
"The most painful betrayal is hearing the truth when they think you're not listening." 😔
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