Claimed By The Mafia Rogue King (Snow and Cupid) novel Chapter 79

Chapter 79

Snowflakes

The taxi stopped a few paces from Ares‘ mansion, and I alighted, paying the driver before heading inside.

Stepping into Ares Bani’s house, I felt… different Uneasy. Knowing I had slept somewhere that wasn’t just any place, but at a man’s house. A man who had made love to me, made me feel alive, and then ripped it away at the last moment.

Anger rose unbidden at the thought of him with another woman. The irritation crawling under my skin made me want to scream.

The idea that some other woman could just… exist there, desiring him, drove me to a simmering, suffocating depression. I silently prayed for help, knowing if I continued this way, I might lose my mind before I even tried to save myself.

I walked into the hallway, and, as usual, Ana rushed over to greet me. I let out a soft sigh, responding briefly before pressing on into the living room, half–hoping to see Ares or Lencia parading themselves but the house was empty.

“Sir and his secretary left for work this morning Ana said behind me.

I turned slowly, eyes narrowing. Secretary? She dare call Lencia that?

“The right word was mistress, Ana,” I murmured softly, before heading toward the stairs, tired, craving a change of clothes.

I pushed open the bedroom door and froze. The wedding frame of Ares and me was gone. replaced with a new picture frame. Lencia’s.

I rolled my eyes. She was already getting ahead of herself. I wondered how she would feel when Viviana eventually occupied Ares‘ heart. Lencia would be left broken, heart shattered. too stupid to realize Ares was a man she could never love.

I lowered my gaze, reflecting on myself. Cupid odlike… is he a man I could truly love? Desire?

I shook my head, trying to banish the thought, before stepping into the bathroom to shower.

As the water poured down, I let out a soft sigh, eyes fluttering closed to savor the moment, until memories came flooding back. Memories of Cupid and me.

I swallowed, blinking rapidly, shaken. He had weken me with his mouth, brewed tea, gazed into my eyes like I was the most precious thing ever exist.

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He had been gentle, warm, attentive, but all that vanished at the mention of another man’s name. The cold chill that ran down my spine at the memory of his murderous glare made my body tense. He looked as if he could snap my neck then and there if I ever chose another man over him.

I sighed shakily and finished quickly, determined to keep him off my mind. Thank goodness. H.O.W.L had given us a few days‘ break. Once work resumed, there would be no respite. I needed rest. I needed to soothe my aching body

I stepped from the bathroom with a towel around my body, heading toward the closet, only to pause at the door. Locked.

I frowned. Four years in this house, three years since it had been completed, and I had never locked my closet.

I reached for the keypad, entering the security code but the lock rejected it. Anger flared immediately. I tried again. Same result. Only one explanation comes to my mind. Ares had changed the pins.

I grabbed my phone, dialing him furiously. Several rings passed, but he didn’t answer. Rage boiled in my chest until I screamed. The sound pulled Ana rushing upstairs.

She paused at the doorway, swallowing hard, already anticipating what had happened.

“I think sir changed the security pins,” she said softly. “I… I’m sorry, madam. He… asked me to tell you to drop the car keys, too. Everything he bought for you should… be returned.”

I froze. Shock washed over me.

“A… Ares said that?”

Ana lowered her gaze, embarrassed to confirm i Then my phone rang. Without checking the caller, I answered, venom dripping from my voice.

“I can’t believe this, Ares! How cheap can you be Lock my closet, seize my car keys? Take everything you bought for me, fine, but know you didn’t buy all those clothes in my closet! Open the door before I break it down!”

I waited for him to flare up, to yell back since that’s how he always reacted. But there was silence. Cold, suffocating silence.

Only one person could be this calm, this composed.

Slowly, I pulled the phone from my ear. My heart sank. Cupid.

Embarrassment flushed my cheeks. I disconnected immediately. My knees went weak, and I collapsed onto the bed, utterly speechless. He must have heard me. He must know I was a

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fool for ever thinking of marrying a man like Ares.

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“Madam, remember some clothes you bought me months ago?” Ana’s voice drew me back. I looked at her. “They’re still packed neatly. I can give them to you.”

My cheeks burned hotter. I didn’t need to ask. Aes must have frozen my accounts too. This was his way of forcing me to bend.

But I am no longer eighteen. I am wiser now.

But Cupid… oh no.

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