Chapter 141

Brother-in-law

When Alessandro heard his beloved wife demand a divorce, the ground seemed to shift beneath him, and he watched in despair as his world literally crumbled before his eyes. When he married her, he had been indifferent to the idea of marriage, but he hadn’t realized when he fell in love with her. Seeing her made him feel like the luckiest man in the world, someone who possessed something precious and entirely his. But he had taken it for granted, and his possessiveness undermined him. He believed that threatening and intimidating Aria would ensure her loyalty and faithfulness.

He was wrong-so, so wrong. He had witnessed his parents’ infidelity and was terrified of suffering the same fate. He never wanted Aria to leave him, even though he believed she didn’t love him and was not loyal. He wasn’t ready to lose her at any cost, no matter her faults. He had loved her, and only her, in this world, after his mother.

But a divorce meant breaking the marriage and shattering the sacred bond that bound them for eternity. He couldn’t imagine living without her; he couldn’t survive. The thought struck him like a thousand deaths in that single moment. When he emerged from his trance, he saw Aria walking away from him, and the gates closed between them.

“Over my dead body!” he shouted as he ran toward the gate, ready to break it down and take Aria with him. But a hard punch sent him staggering back.

“Stay away from my sister, you jerk!” the Duke roared, throwing another punch. But this time, Alessandro caught Alexander’s fist in his palm and wrenched it away with force. He frowned as he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.