of to Clara was tested

n of a man in an impeccable black suit, his eyes devoid of anything resembling warm

ed smile. But the moment we were sealed inside the back of her chauffeur-driven Rol

ophia's wedding to Leo is the priority. It secures our alliance with the Contreras family. You will keep you

oice flat, gently but firmly

p into the heart of the manor, into Maria Herrera's private study. The room was a cavern of dark mahogany, with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves lined with

She was a woman who had survived decades of mafia blood feuds, burying a Don husband, only to fiercely guard the th

manded. It wasn'

wedding is to happen swiftly. We must finalize Isabell

nderstand the immense pressure the Herrera family is under. Preparing for Sophia's grand union with Leo Contreras has bee

ned. Elena was playing a dangerous game, attempting to

y, a predator watching its prey wander into the open. "I

has offered a very generous bridal settlement. I believe the most elegant solution is to use that settlement to form the bulk of Is

heavy, suffocating quiet that made the

ride, effectively allowing the Herreras to pocket my mother's trus

rapped in silk. "Let me be absolutely clear, Elena. You are sug

ly. The blood drained from her fa

that we should finance your biological daughter's wedding to an Underboss, while sending a beggar to a Don. The Herrera honor is w

like a suffocating fish. "Please, I meant no d

y doors. "I will not discuss this further with a greedy fool. Send for your