The End of a Marriage (Colette and Matheo) novel Chapter 175

Chapter 175

Chapter 62

Amber moved like someone groping through the dark, blind to

everything but the overwhelming storm of emotions raging within

her. Her hands fumbled against furniture, knocking over a vase that

shattered on the floor, though she barely registered the sound. Her

knees buckled as she reached the threshold of the bedroom, gripping

the doorframe to steady herself.

Inside, Luca stood abruptly from where he had been sitting, his

posture rigid, his expression guarded and tense–like a wounded

animal bracing for attack. His jaw tightened, his dark eyes flickering

with frustration and defensiveness.

“What now?” he groaned, running a hand through his hair as his

frustration spilled over. “What did she say this time? I try to solve

one problem, and it just creates a thousand more!” His voice rose,

anger masking the exhaustion beneath it. He looked ready to spar, to

defend himself yet again.

Amber didn’t fight him. She didn’t have the strength, nor the will. Instead, she crossed the room in a few swift, uneven steps, stopping only when she was standing right in front of him, close enough to feel the heat radiating off his body. Her tear–filled eyes locked onto his,

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and for a moment, neither of them moved.

Then, without warning, she stretched her arms out and threw them

around his neck, pulling him close in a desperate embrace. Her voice

broke as she whispered, “I love you so much.”

Luca froze in her arms, his entire body going stiff with shock. She felt

his sharp intake of breath against her cheek, a gasp of disbelief. His

hands moved to her arms, as if to pull her away so he could look at

her face, but Amber clung tighter, refusing to let go.

“Please,” she whispered, her voice trembling as she buried her face in

his chest. “Please don’t ever leave me again.”

The words broke something in him. Luca let out a sound–a quiet,

choked whimper that she had never heard from him before. Slowly, his arms came up to wrap around her, holding her just as tightly as

she held him. She tilted her head up and saw it: tears shining in his

eyes, threatening to spill over.

Amber’s breath caught, and despite the tears streaking her face, a

radiant smile bloomed. It was small at first, but it grew when she saw

the corners of Luca’s lips twitch upward in response. His own tears

finally fell, and for the first time in what felt like an eternity, they

both smiled–real, unguarded smiles–at each other.

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“I thought you’d never ask,” Luca murmured, his voice thick with

emotion.

They stood there, holding each other in a moment so tender and raw

that it felt like time had stopped. It was as though the years of pain,

anger, and misunderstandings were dissolving between them, leaving

only love in their place.

Finally, Amber broke the silence, her voice light and tinged with a

playful mischief. “Where’s Nico?”

Luca blinked, momentarily thrown off by the shift in tone. “In his

room, playing on my phone,” he replied, a small frown of confusion

forming. “Why?”

Amber’s cheeks flushed, and a sly smile curled her lips. “Do you think

he’d notice if we disappeared for half an hour? I have… plans for my

husband.”

Luca’s expression shifted, surprise giving way to amusement, and

then to something more primal. He smirked, leaning closer to her, his

hands resting firmly on her waist. “I don’t think he’d notice at all,

especially if we’re quick about it,” he teased, his voice dropping into a

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