A young woman is sold into the household of a powerful mafia boss, where she unexpectedly becomes the one person willing to shield his young daughter from the dangers surrounding them. As she grows close to the child, her bond with the ruthless father deepens into something neither of them planned, forcing her to navigate loyalty, danger, and forbidden desire.
can hold her I take it carefully what's her name Lucy hi Lucy I'm Chloe apparently I live here now by dinner she lets me walk beside her downstairs she chooses the chair nearest mine and holds her spoon with both hands Victoria looks at us over her wine glass what a lovely performance the stands behind her chair looking very pleased with herself excuse me i ask some women discover their
maternal instincts the moment there's an inheritance involved i put down my fork and discover how convenient it is when a child can't tell anyone what happens upstairs the nanny looks away victoria's smile vanishes you've been here less than a day mind your tone i'm trying you should hear the version in my head ellie's spoon stops halfway to her mouth victoria looks straight
at her all this fuss over a child who can barely sit through dinner damien won't give his brother a real position in the company but he expects us to treat her like the future of the family her son mason leans back in her chair now i understand this isn't about table manners about who gets the blackwood money when dermian is gone i open my mouth beside me ellie makes a
sharp broken floor she claws at her collar eyes wide victoria sighs there another tantrum but But red blotches are spreading up Ellie's neck, and she can't breathe.