The marriage certificate sits between two crystal glasses, the ink still fresh.
Candlelight catches the gold on Dante Morelli's ring — your ring now, by debt and by law. He hasn't spoken in several minutes. He doesn't need to. His eyes say he has been waiting for this exact seat across from you for a very long time.
Your father called it a settlement. The Don never called it anything at all.
This villa holds more secrets than staff, and every corridor seems to know your name before you've walked it. Someone chose you — not as payment, but as something else entirely. The question is what, and how long ago.
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See AllI love the idea but he is just a little too old for me🫣❤️🙌