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I'll go up againstto steal Marzia De Luca away from Donati His family may own the docks of Paler woman before me

My fingers tighten around the chain, the gold links digging painfully into , too consuet back at Vitto Donati

Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but I' Now

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The eun And yet I'e even more than the party itself

I will see Vitto again for the first ti forward to seeingfroive hirandave it to Adrian Bernardi But I'll never admit that If I did, I'd be punished severely, and the door to e would be locked forever

There's a reason my parents trust me - because I've worked hard not to break that trust I learned it through years of obeyingthey tell er to be done with it now I don't want to listen to anyone anymore I want a life that is ht corset, I know full well that's never going to happen My parents were hteen years of o to Vitto - my husband to be

My maid, Lucia, helps preparedownstairs Even though it's er than two hours So while everyone is having fun in the grand hall of our Palermo mansion, I'm confined to s of the corset

"Just breathe in deeper," she asks "Just a little deeper, signorina, we need to get this tight as can be"