Chapter 287

“I’m sorry, Fay,” Alessi says again, leaning across to me and reaching out his hand to take mine, true sorrow on his face. “You are a lovely girl, I like you very much. I know this cannot be easy to hear, but it is…business.”

“I’m sorry,” Daniel says, putting his hand out to stop Alessi’s from reaching me. “What, precisely, are you trying to imply here by bringing Fay into it?”

Alessi blinks at Damoe; and then sits back in his chair, glaring at his nephew for being difficult when we all know precisely what he means. Alessi just doesn’t want to

it aloud – that if my father is dead the

say

marriage to me will, of course, no longer

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corner of her mouth. “We will find you a

bride who really lights a fire in you and benefits the family –“

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throws his napkin viciously at the table before leaning close to Natalia, starting to hiss something cold and furious at her in fluent, fast Italian. I know, instinctually, that

It’s a checkmate.

Kent, I know, will

that.

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grabbing my

with him.

feel Alessi’s eyes on us. He raises my left hand high so that it is poised

at him, hoping it’s

fight in earnest next to us, their Italian so

other.

now,

as if in a plea for him to understand. But Daniel just shakes his head at him and starts from the room, pulling with me

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