After three years of waiting for the man she loves, a woman watches him claim her sister instead. Heartbroken, she walks away and finds herself drawn into the world of a powerful mafia figure, where loyalty and desire collide.
Another time, it poured rain. He showed up soaked to the bone, his shirt torn, but the pastries tucked inside his jacket were still dry. I called him an idiot for coming out in weather like that. Didn't want you to wait too long.
I held those pastries, staring at the cut on his cheek, and thought, this is the man I'll spend my life with. But now, he carried Bianca with that exact same My vision blurred for a second, then sharpened again. When did it all start to Probably three years ago, when my father died. I felt completely hollow inside.
Dominic cancelled everything to stay at the Moretti estate with me for two weeks. Elena, you just got through the funeral and you look awful. If my mother sees you like she'll start on you again. I don't want you putting up with that. Just stay here at the estate and rest. You've always wanted to take over the family business,
right? I'll go back and smooth things over at home, then come get you. I was truly exhausted from the constant fighting with his mother. Back then, I believed he was looking out for me, that he didn't want me to go back and face those cold stairs. Only later did I realize distance doesn't create beauty. It just makes it easier for him to
love someone else. Last year, when Mrs. Russo turned 60, Dominic came to bring me back. The