His Unwanted Wife is the Mafia Princess novel Chapter 22

My marriage to Adrian has been nothing but lifeless and one sided. Sure, I knew what I was getting myself into when I signed the marriage contract with him, but I never thought my life would end up like this.

Has the past five years of my life been for nothing? Was it worth it being married to Adrian, the man I loved so much, for him to sign away my body for my sister?

I remember the first year of our marriage. Adrian was still kind to me then. That was the time when he texted me back, although the messages themselves were rare and far in between, and when he actually paid attention to me.

He would acknowledge me in our home, ask me how my day has been and if I was feeling okay after a particularly hard surgery. Adrian was as kind as he could have been, which kept me trapped in the light of his so called love.

The years after that, though, have left me feeling nothing but utter devastation and the bitter taste of disappointment.

I remember a time when I got home from surgery, the taxi driver helping me inside since he felt bad for me because I was alone and had no one to care for me. When I went inside there house, Adrian was nowhere to be seen. All that was left of him was s sticky note on the kitchen counter asking me if I could pick up more of his favorite snack.

After that, I always made for sure to have everything fully stocked for him, taking meticulous notes of what he likes and dislikes as well as marking down his go to restaurant order whenever he wanted to bring food home.

Has my effort been all for nothing? My attempt to make him notice me, to realize that I can truly fulfill the role as wife and will love him endlessly has been in vain.

If I could go back in time and tell myself from five years ago to not sign the contract, to walk away from it all, I would. If I could rewind the clock and steal younger me away, to tell her to not abandon her brothers she met through the hacking mainframe, I would do it in a heartbeat

Anger bubbles inside my chest. I have to stop myself from letting out a scream so I don’t alarm other people out

on the street.

I thought that a walk would be best to clear my head, but all! can see now is the error of my mistake. My anger and irritation has reached an all time high.

I am unable to get Adrian’s face out of my head. His smug smile while he sipped his drink, the way he so easily compared me to Clara without even giving it a second thought.

He only cares about himself. No one else. It will be for the best if I leave him, to get out of the constant state of hurt and negativity that is sure to follow wherever he goes.

My hand reaches for the inside of my bag, fumbling around before my fingers make contact with my cellphone. I yank it out and swipe through my contacts, finding Dominic’s name and quickly pressing the call button.

The line rings for a few seconds. I watch the sun hide itself behind the numerous amounts of skyscrapers that sit in the heart of the city.

“Stella?” Dominic’s voice is surprised yet quiet on the other side, “is everything okay?”

“Where are you? I need to speak with you. It’s important,” immediately respond, my tone sharp and filled with

irritation.

“Are you okay? Do I need to come get you?” I can hear him moving around, his clothes brushing against each

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other.

“Where are you?” I push the words out, not wanting to explode just yet.

“I’m at home, Stella,” Dominic sighs. I can see him rubbing his eyes from defeat.

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“I’ll be there soon,” I abruptly end the call and hail a taxi, giving them the home’s address.

As soon as the car pulls into the vicinity of the house, I can spot all five of my brothers standing outside the doors, every single one of them having their arms crossed over their chests. I step out of the car and Sebastian steps. forward, leaning inside the car and handing the taxi driver wad of cash.

“Are you okay?” Dominic steps forward, looking down at me, I slowly inhale and shake my head, feeling my anger slowly simmer down.

“What happened?” Luca is next to speak, stepping in front of Dominic, his broad frame eclipsing Dominic’s smaller one..

“Is there anything we can do to help?” Matteo adds, trying to move around Luca but Luca pushes him away.

I open my mouth to speak but close it when I see their concerned faces. My heart feels full just looking at it, but my burning aggravation keeps me from fully feeling happy

Tapping Luca’s shoulder, he steps to the side and my eyes meet Dominic’s. He steps forward, eyes filled with nothing but worry, and I sigh.

“I want to divorce Adrian. I need it done as soon as possible

Dominic nods. He turns and nods his head towards the front door of the home. I glance at my brothers, who all look shocked by what I just said, and follow Dominic inside,

We sit inside one of the mansion’s offices, pictures of the boys from when they were younger scattered across the room. I can’t help but feel a tinge of sadness that I’m not in any of the photos.

We sit down next to each other on the plush leather couch. He holds a notepad in his hand, already scribbling down notes.

“What happened?” Is the first question that Dominic asks me.

“Does it matter? I want to get away from him,” I bite back my venomous tone, knowing that Dominic is one of the last people who deserves to have my anger taken out on him.

“We need a proper reasoning for divorce, but we can always circle back to it if you want,” Dominic says. I nod.” Okay…did you sign a prenup with him? Any type of contract?”

1 freeze. Adrian and I didn’t sign a prenup, but I did sign a contract stating that him and his company could use my body for research.

“No to the prenup,” I say nothing more than that. Dominic pods.

“Okay, that’s good. Is there anything specific that you want out of the divorce?”