Illusions of Love Chapter 14: I’m the One Who Burned Us Down
Series Premise: After abdicating the throne 5 months following his failed proposal to Riley, Liam is shocked to discover her married to Francesco. They rehash the events of the engagement tour, attempting to find closure.
Chapter Summary: Drake and Riley talk. Francesco and Liam talk. Riley and Drake return, and everything comes to a head.
A/N: This is the last official chapter, epilogue to follow. I’ve been messing with this for way too long, I need it to be out there.
Huge thank you to anyone who’s read this far, I appreciate it so much.
Special thank you to @burnsoslow for reading the first draft of this, and making suggestions that made this chapter better. And putting up with all the whining. ❤️
Francesco Mancini belongs to me, as does this story. Other characters and some dialogue belong to Pixelberry. Italian phrases are courtesy of Google translate, apologies for any errors.
TW: Language, angst
Music Inspo: Afterglow-Taylor Swift
Word Count: 3765ish
Thank you all so much for the reblogs, likes, and comments. ❤️
😭 wait...what just happened???
Did I miss something? I thought Fransceco was perfect. He gave Riley what she needed in the moment. After the fear and stress, he was the one to give up everything for her, move to another country, and live as she wanted. And now Drake and Liam are saying he was wrong for taking over and making decisions on Riley's behalf? Liam took over all the decisions on the freaking tour!
Maybe I am missing something. Francesco is the one I'm rooting for in this. I hope he and Riley work things out. And I'm a Liam stan, LOL. I loved the glimpses into their marriage we got. Hopefully, I'm not wrong about him. Hopefully.