Chapter 43: Shattered Trust
The sun cast a pale light over the Moretti mansion as Lorenzo lay propped up in his bed, a fresh bandage wrapped tightly around his shoulder. The pain from the gunshot still burned, but nothing compared to the weight pressing down on his chest — the silence between him and Shanaya.
She moved quietly around the room, tending to him without a word. Her touches were careful, her face unreadable. She didn’t look at him. She hadn’t since that night.
Lorenzo’s father entered the room, his expression stern. “You need to recover quickly, figlio mio,” he said, voice low. “Christian is back, and the family is watching closely. Our empire is vulnerable. You were attacked by your own brother — this will spread like wildfire.”
Lorenzo nodded slowly. “I know, Papa. I’ll r
