When I returned to the Leone Estate, the entire place was quiet.
My father sat in the main hall, slowly smoking a cigar. With his kind and gentle appearance, no outsider would ever connect him to the terrifying and ruthless mafia boss he truly was.
But I hardly had many memories of him. My father's enemies were everywhere, and we had been forced to move from place to place throughout my childhood.
My father, who was always absent and impossible to find, approached me with care in his eyes. "Ainsley, welcome home."
The last time we met, our conversation had ended on bad terms. He had refused to let me bring Niels back to Bellamare so soon. Now, it was clear that he had been right all along.
If Niels couldn't resist temptation after three years of love, how could he ever be expected to
