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Noah Pov:
The pen trembled in my fingers.
Click.
It sounded final—like a bullet leaving its chamber.
I stared at the pristine contract before me, the ink not yet dried from Alessio's signature. All that was left was mine. My name. My fate.
Tears blurred the paper.
I blinked them back, but one slid free, tracing down my cheek and dripping onto the page. It smeared the edge of the clause that locked me in for two years. It almost made me laugh.
Two years.
Two years to bury the past.
Two years to burn the empire.
Two years before I walked away—free in every sense except emotionally.
My fingers were cold. My body stiff. But I signed.
Each letter carved from trembling hands.
Each stroke a silent scream.
When I lifted the pen, the weight of what I'd done pressed into my chest like stone.
Theo was the first to react. "Holy shit…" he whispered, then his eyes widened with a grin. "He did it! We tied the mafia king down with paper!"
Enzo was still blinking, jaw half open, before he broke into a laugh. "I thought he'd tear it up and shoot us both."
Their joy felt like a spotlight on my breaking.
I dropped the pen and backed away slowly, hands clenched, lips trembling.
Then it hit me—so hard I couldn't breathe. I folded in on myself, the room spinning.
I sobbed.
The sound tore through the air—ugly and raw and childlike.
Enzo was by my side before I even registered it, wrapping me in his arms like a big brother. Theo joined seconds later, rubbing circles on my back, murmuring, "It's okay. You're okay. We're here."
But I wasn't okay.
"I'm scared," I choked, gripping Enzo's shirt. "Tell him—tell him he won't beat me. Tell him he won't force me. I'm scared of this marriage—of him!"
I didn't realize I was mumbling it aloud again and again like a broken prayer.
Alessio's POV:
I watched it unfold in silence.
I had expected resistance. Maybe a tantrum. They way he did other day. But not… this.
Not his knees giving out. Not the way his sobs cracked something deep in my chest.
Noah didn't cry pretty. His cries were pure grief. His eyes were red, face blotchy, body curled into Enzo's arms like he was drowning.
And maybe he was.
I took a step forward.
Theo looked up, fierce. "You fucking married him, now take some responsibility."
Enzo tightened his arms around Noah protectively. "He's terrified, Alessio. We know the circumstances of your marriage but you're still a human"
I ignored them both. My focus was only on Noah.
"Look at me," I said quietly.
He didn't.
"Tesoro," I tried again. My voice cracked.
(Tesoro means treasure)
Still nothing.
He was somewhere else—deep in his memories. And I had a haunting guess where. His father. His mother. Abuse and betrayal layered over everything but I don't know the details yet.
I raised my voice—sharp this time. "NOAH , look at me!"
He jolted. Eyes shot open. Puffy, red, leaking with tears and confusion.
I knelt in front of him Fuking knelt. I can see Theo and Enzo face shocked maybe that was the first time for them to see me knelt in front of anyone they only saw me kill. obviously, I was also as shocked as they are cuz that's not me. I Alessio Romano never knelt in front of anyone. But right now my focus was only on Noah his tears, his face. Theo and Enzo didn't move, they didn't stop me either.
Gently, I took his wrist. He flinched.
"Noah," I whispered, "calm down."
He trembled in my hands like a storm trapped in a boy's frame.
I know he always try to act strong in front of everyone but only I noticed he's only a kitten in reality, who don't even know how to attack.
I tilted his chin up. His lips quivered, his breath hitched.
"I'm not your father," I said lowly. "I won't hit you. I won't force you."
He didn't speak, but his eyes softened. Just a little.
I leaned in.
He gasped. ""Don't kiss me—"
I grabbed his wrist in air___he was maybe about to slap me Again.
But I didn't show him the monster inside me I controlled myself.
I kissed his forehead.
A soft press. A vow unspoken.
" I won't beat you, unless you provoke me." I murmured again.
Then I kissed his nose. "Happy marriage, Tesoro."
Noah's POV
I froze.
My heart slammed in my ribs, wild and confused.
His lips were warm. Not demanding. Not punishing. Just… warm.
And suddenly, the fear cracked into something else. Something heavier, but quieter.
My knees buckled.
Before I could fall, Alessio caught me—arms strong around me, protective.
I collapsed into him without meaning to, my cheek resting against his chest. His scent was sandalwood and danger. But for a moment, it calmed me.
I hated how safe I felt in that second.
He held me like I mattered.
I knew I shouldn't believe it. I knew I couldn't trust this.
But I was tired. So tired.
I want to live, even it's just for a moment.
"Rest," he said softly, guiding me toward the bed.
Enzo and Theo watched silently as he helped me sit.
My fingers brushed his shirt, unintentionally gripping it.
He stayed.
He sat on the edge of the bed and brushed back my hair like I was fragile glass.
"You'll have your own room, if you want," he said.
I knew he didn't mean the way he was staring at me like a tiger on hunt I know he's never going to leave me until all this ended, but still that was enough for now.
I closed my eyes.
This wasn't what I'd expected. Not from him.
I had prepared for battle, for cruelty.
But now… now, I didn't know what I was fighting.
Alessio's POV
I tucked the blanket around him.
He was watching me, eyes wary but no longer terrified.
"Tomorrow," I said, "I'll show you a different home. One with light but you have to survive there.
He didn't answer.
But he didn't pull away when I touched his hand.
Small steps. Tiny bridges built over landmines.
I walked out without another word.
He needed space.
My heart didn't feel so cold anymore.
But it's empty...
Now I have someone by my side with the title of my wife, but it's not her...
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(SEASON 1 END)
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Now from here there journey as the official married couple begin's
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#age gap
#One night stand
#unexpected Pregnancy
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