The mansion felt suffocating.
Even as I sat at the grand dining table, surrounded by men in suits and women in diamonds, I couldn't unsee what Jay and I had uncovered in Blackwood Forest.
My mother had been involved with the Capo family. She had signed her life away.
And someone had made sure she paid the price for breaking that oath.
The more I thought about it, the more one name gnawed at the edges of my mind.
Francesca.
She had always been a silent presence—watching, listening, always knowing more than she let on.
And now…
Now, I couldn't ignore the way her hands trembled when Valentino mentioned my mother.
Something wasn't right.
And I was going to find out what.
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The Confrontation
Later that night, after the mansion had settled into its usual silence, I found her.
Fra
