ng heart. Even so, she had married into this not for love but she could now clearly understand how big that was. Emilio De Luca's daughter was n

her that this moment would determine the direction of their relationship. Was she going to resist him all the ti

"I will do what I am supposed to do," her voice was low but

though there was an almost unnoticeable smile on his lips which did not quite touch his eyes. "You can't deceive me anymore t

icit danger but she was defiant. At least she had convi

razing her face as he did so. There was a gentlen

vows bind us as do our bloodlines.

ike she was with no way out, constrained by the same power structure that governed every aspect of their world. Neverthe

" she replied

ndro nodded affirmatively. "That's right. Now, let'

with laughter and clinking glasses-somehow distant to Isabella, as if through a misty world. She had taken

-

senting her to his partners and notables with the same silky charm which drowned his cruelty

o? There were no fallacies in her idea that they would have a blissful marriage but she needed some kind of

her well. With the thinning crowd, Isabella felt some strange sense of relie

at her with his eyes full of darkness that c

onsummation of their union, was inevitable. She had braced herself for it knowing that in thei

it was not e

r bedroom as a royal room but

carefully. He stared at her with the same passion he had since the beginning of

stead raising her chin so that she c

on it but there was not any am

"This wedding may have been pre-arranged, Isabella, but that does

w seemed different_ It was gentle rather than the roughness that had characterized him all along... was it also what s

ith reason before dismissing completely the idea that th

e closer to her and said "A

y gentle, and spoke in hushed tones, "From my wife what any

ly against her chest Isabella did not

, and his smile remained in pla

arning for; but they were now beyond her grasp;left with no other option but to try and fin

r a second then he regarded her as if calculating her dial

is given from side to side. If you are loyal to me well, I will be loyal to you too

n inch of fear showing in her eyes. Considering how much men's opinions often differ

responded in a

vy, thick tension hanging in the air. Without saying anything else, he turn

he had been expecting Alessandro would ask for her more – to consummate their marriag

that there might be more to him than meets the eye. If she was going to survive th

ge is power in

hrough the curtains, bathing the room in gold. For a moment she forgot where she was- forgot that she was Is

reality

they were on together but as always happens after ceremonies, actual marriage is where things get real difficult

was a knock on the door.

wered her head to show respect. "Good morning." she greeted Mrs. Rossi. "M

t used to being referred to as 'Mrs. R

rough the wedding, but now it was time to face the real world and establish herself in it deli

ll about power, and she