Prologue
I wasn’t supposed to be here ,
That’s what I kept telling myself while the black car pulled up to gates taller than my father’s house.
I have a wealthy parents but there are nothing compared to my uncle when it comes to wealth.
UNCLE LORENZO
I hadn’t seen him since I was fifteen but still he sends me birthday gift every year , now I’m nineteen and am so anxious holding a letter from my dad with one word “ He'll take care of you ”
I’m so confused but no one wants to give me an explanation.
The gate opened without a sound like they’d been waiting .
The mansion looks more like a palace from a history book .
A man opened the car door for me
“Mr De Medici is expecting you miss Holloway ”
I followed him through a courtyard where the air smelled like cinder and old money .
My shoes clicked too hard on the Mable , I was gripping my gown so tight my knuckles hurt .
Then the doors opened
And there he was
LORENZO DE MEDICI
my uncle
Thirty six in age
Tall in a way that made the room smaller , dark suit, grey eyes that looked right through me like a glass
“ IVY ” he said my name