His Ruthless Redemption (Isabella and Dominic) novel Chapter 47

Chapter Chapter 47

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babella’s POV

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dfride bars. The car ride home was quieter than the rivieto the boresha had that ther

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ver prate; quewey, over pride, over hovers was all those years ago.

Mater sat in the backseat, seatbelt soup across habebatament ses dritenez across the usually did. His carlier excitement had diaimed, rescerlo a tenement had doned

1 kept glancing back at him, my fingers twisting in mlakan

Domme noticed too.

Tummy fingers tw

“Hey,” he said gently, glancing at Mated through the rearvy gi mong at Mateo through

Mateo nodded, but it wasn’t his usual entheningdied but wan’t his usual ent

Dominic frowned slightly, thinking, Dominic frowned slightly, thinking

pande, over

“You know,” he continued casually, “everoadulow be continued casually, even adults Mateo’s head turned. “Really?”

Mateo’s head turned. Really?”

Torniol, andded Dominic nodded solemnly. “Very important modded solemnly. “Very important. I sp

That earned a small smile.

That earned a small smile.

“And everyone laughed.” Dominic addendieveryone laughed.” Dominic added. “Includ Mateo’s shoulders relaxed just a little, Mateo’s shoulders relaxed just a little.

I watched Dominic from the passenger watched Dominic from the passenger seat, som

He hadn’t needed to do this. He hadn’He hadn’t needed to do this. He hadn’t been oblig make sure Mateo was okay.

make sure Mateo was okay.

But he had.

But he had.

Because he wanted to.

Because he wanted to.

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And that realization unsettled me mond that realization unsettled me more than it sh

When we pulled into the driveway When we pulled into the driveway, Texpected the of us.

of us.

Instead, the oment we stepped misinstead, the moment we stepped inside, Matev

“Mamma,” he whispered. “What’s in “Mamma,” he whispered “What’s that? A.No

No Ads in the middle of A massive box sat in the indule of the living room

Dominic squiled. “Why dont Code

Dominic similed. “Why don’t you open

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He looked at me for permission, and I nodded, just stru

the paper with unrestramed enthusiasm, and then gasper

drated anket toy, complete with lights and detachable partspot

1. d) he asked, nearly breathless with how happy he was

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Més én launched himself at him without thinking, wrapping his at around Jod Donte’s waist.

Think you he exclaimed. “Thank you so muchlacht

Domenic jaghed softly, steadying him. “You’re welcome.me

The bey sat on the floor together after that, Mateo animated again explexpianing every single feature of the rocke, vean

sachsess completely forgotten.

I stood there watching them, heart painfully fully fuil

Dominic listened. Really listened. Asked questions: Reactechwith goth genuine interest.

He wasn’t pretending.

He was stepping into fatherhood like it was sonicthing her bem been waiting for all along.

And that scared me.

Because it made it so easy to imagine a fut are dispenspent years telling myself was impossible.

When Mateo finally started yawning his energy crashcrashing all at once. I guided him to the bathroom to change

He barely made it through brushing his teeth beforecard the slumped against me, eyes thuttering shut.

“You happy?” I whispered, lifting hina him

He nodded sleepily. “Yeah ah

A smile tugged at his lips as he fell asleep toen kompletely.

I tucked him in, brushed his duris dick banklynky, und hngered for a moment longer than necessary, watching his chest fall.

Dominic was waiung by the door Mac watching is quietly as I lifted the covers around Mateo so he was fully coveredy.co “Thank you, I said to Domino solidy, otdu standing up. For everything today.”

He shrugged it off easily. Lida til udolinything extraordinary.

I stared at him int

Your stood up to powzin propindle You chose in without hesitation. You made sure he went to bod smibit

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Then, afferre List Jork at Mytes, be furtkend wand we and walked away.

And to me ideales as

my heart kon my heart sank

4 stand thore for a thought, staring at the hudleyay, fred as frer Hulkay, ferding fetish and wringedy.

I wanted to talk to him..

Not about anything important. Not about plan swnt to Alubbut the part of the future or where we wood.

Just talk

Lake two people who mattered taken o stvarnard to each other did.

I paced the room for a while, dopong fourwitte hoping this realessivess would go away ignored it long

But it didn’t

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