His Ruthless Redemption (Isabella and Dominic) novel Chapter 147

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Chapter 147

Isabella’s POV

“I need to tell you something”

He said it like a man walking towards his own

cution.

still sitting half in his lap when he began.

ld me everything.

e psychologist. The dependency. The way Alessia had anchored herself to him like he was oxygen. The way the doctor ad suggested reminding her of happier times. The way she had brightened the moment he spoke about their childhood. their travels, their meetings, their shared history.

Each word felt small at first. Manageable. Then he told me about her touching her stomach. About her slipping again. About her mother saying they could have another baby. And about how he didn’t say no. Couldn’t say no.

By the time he finished, my entire body had gone cold.

I slid off his lap slowly.

He let me. For half a second.

Then he reached for my wris

“Isa.”

I stepped away.

“Say it again

“What?”

nd like me. It sounded hollow. Broken. “You couldn’t, I repeated.

frustration creeping into his voice. “You didn’t see her. It was the first time she looked alive.”

me?” I asked softly.

im go still. “What about you?” he echoed.

d, my voice trembling now. “What about me,

od up. “It’s temporary.”

word Temporary.

Dominic?”

u need to understand,” he continued

If she spirals again-

Si volumepata promise her another child?” I demanded

not a promise”

ounded like one.”

aked a hand through his hair. “It’s to keep her steady. Until she’s stable. That’s all.”

it’s all,” I repeated hollowly

tepped towards me again. “She stood by me,” he said. “When I thought you were dead. When the organization was ng apart. When I was losing my mind.”

heart cracked at that. “She stood by you.” I whispered. “Because you let her.”

frowned.

ou gave her that place,” I continued, my voice breaking. “You gave her that privilege. You never gave me that.”

That’s not fair.”

No? I shot back. “How many meetings did you take her to? How many trips? How many nights did I sit alone while you

re out with her handling ‘business”?”

His silence answered more than his words ever could.

I would’ve stood by you too,” I whispered. “If you had let me.”

His face shifted. “Isa-”

“And now,” I continued, tears blurring my vision, “now you’re telling me you might have another baby with her.”

I’m not-”

You didn’t say no.”

The room felt too small, too tight. I pressed a hand against my chest, trying to breathe. Old images flashed violently behind my eyes. Alessia at his side at every event. Her laughter in rooms I wasn’t invited into. The way she looked at him. The way we never seemed to notice.

can’t share you,” I said quietly.

stared at me. “What?”

I can’t,” I repeated. “If you come to me, it’s all in. Everything is mine. Your heart. Your loyalty. Your future.”

Is yours,” he insisted.

Lasked.

where I actually have a child with her.”

you just told her you might.”

strategy,” he said.

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Chapter 142

at a strategy snapped.

“I know that

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“Then what am I supposed

for my turn?

I demanded. “Stand to the side and watch yo

His face fell. “I just want to help her.

“And I understand that.” I said, my voice cracking open how “I do. But understanding dora

watch it

He reached for me a

I stepped back

vely. “Don’t

His hand t

That hurt him. I saw it. But I couldn’t help it

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as I supposed to do?

Ilov

ved him enough to know he was trying to do the right thing. And I loved him enough to know me slowly if I stayed.

ch you build something with her,” I said, tears spilling freely now. “Even if it’s fake. Even if its temporRE,

building anything.”

els like it.”

went silent. Because he knew,

I’ll move out,” I said finally.

The words shocked even me with how steady they sounded

His face went pale. “No.”

“For however long this takes,” I continued. “Until she’s stable. Until this ‘temporary’ thing is over.”

“You’re not leaving,” he said sharply.

“I can’t stay.”

“I won’t let you”

A bitter laugh escaped me. “You can hurt my heart but you won’t let me go?”

His jaw clenched. “I can’t lose you”

“You already are

That bit

the first time. Tin trying to save everyone and I feel like I’m

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