The Billionaire’s Prodigal Wife – Chapter 15

Mackenna was confused as Alessandro motioned for her to lie down on the sofa. “I think you should get some sleep. You look like you’re ready to drop.”

“I don’t think I can sleep. It’s only seven-thirty.” she whispered as he pushed her into the sofa and lifted her legs to stretch out. He took the blanket and tucked it around her legs and then adjusted the pillow under her cheek. “I can’t sleep with you standing there watching me.”

“Nap then, even a few minutes,” he watched her for a minute and then sighed. He moved to the armchair where he’d dropped his attaché case and flung it on the table at the end of the sofa. He flipped it open and then before she could say anything, he lifted her legs and sat down under them, holding her feet on his lap. Before she could stop him, he began rubbing her feet.

om him, but he held her left foot firmly in his grasp.

a kiss to the top of her foot before he continued massaging the arch of her foot. He chuckled as her eyes involuntarily closed at his actions.

smiled as this time she didn’t argue with him and the tiny sigh bubbling from her lips told him she was close to being asleep.

design something for her, but he’d never had the time. He corrected the thought; he’d never taken the time. He looked at her while she slept, her face turned on the pillow, her profile pale, and blue marks under her eyes. It was obvious she hadn’t been sleeping and he intuitively knew he was to blame.

confirmed what he’d suspected. He was a first-class fool for putting his career ahead of her. He leaned sideways and extended his long arm to push her hair off her cheek and tucked it behind her shoulder.

pointed, dimpled and her nose was almost too small for her face, turned slightly at the end.

e would have to be patient.

walked around him naked, knowing when she did, he was powerless to keep his hands to himself.

he’d started hanging in the background instead of standing at his side. He watched her sleep as the knowledge hit him. She’d shown him in so many ways she was preparing to leave him, and he’d been ignorant of the warnings.

e back of a wooden chair at her vanity. She would pin her hair into ugly little clips he hated or wear a pair of jeans which had more holes in them than denim. He’d thrown the jeans out four times and somehow, she’d always get them from the trash, and he’d find her wearing them again.

thought she would give up her game and come down and take over. When it had been close to midnight and he’d gone to climb into their bed, she’d locked him out. It was the first time when he was home, they’d slept apart. He’d made sure it was the last. He’d removed the lock off the door.

left on the bedside table and had noticed the picture frame holding their wedding photo had been smashed and her gold ring sitting in the middle of the glass. He’d gone directly to her grandparents, but she hadn’t been there, and it was then he’d begun to panic. When he found out she’d refused to give her grandparents any information on her whereabouts he’d hired an investigator, but she’d disappeared off the face of the earth. Once she’d landed in New York she’d disappeared. There was no sign of her.

ously now, and he looked up and

u told me you bought a plane ticket, but I know you didn’t. You also didn’t buy a bus ticket or a train ticket. Where did you go?”

on surprised her, she didn’t reveal it in her expression. “Does it matte

” He replied matter-of-factly. “I looked all over for you. I’d like to know how you wound up in, of all

his head and continued his drawing. “You can’t be comfortable.” She watched as he picked a rubber off the table and erased something.

t her and swatted her legs.

as hell.”

ou still call my name when you sleep.” He teased her as he stroked his pencil to paper. He held up the book and turned it s

. “I’d forgotten how talented you are. It’s amazing.”

e pantsuit on the page before. You work in a hospital but there is no need to dress like the doctors in scrubs.” He watched as she turned the page and he smiled as her stu

body in the suit. I don’t look like this.”

nd you’ll be right back to where you should be.”

face. “It took me three months to lose the weight from my visit three years ago, let alone I’m still struggling from the most recen

n.” She scoffed refusing to acknowledge his first comment.

be noticed and who all live in a world that is unrealistic and shallow. I prefer when I can design clothes for someone with a shape instead of draping fabric over a stick-figure.” He took the book from her again and flipped to a clean page. “What do you do for fun now?” He changed the topic as he tried to keep the conversation neutral.

again. “Savannah is a big baby, and she whines when she gets too hot and if she sees snakes, she gets all nutty.”

mo?” He asked not looking up.

d her toes as her legs grew tired from being in one position. “We hiked for almost fourteen hours.

ed them better,” he mocked h

at the top of his dark head.

er unfortunate.”

rowing on her. “You don’t actually believe I invited Dulce to come on our getaway?”

as being discussed. It was as if the other woman instinctively knew when to call. She swung her legs off his lap and walked away from him and retreated to the bathroom. For a moment, she had considered they might be able to have a real conversation for the fi