Chapter 10: MATE!

Francesca's POV

Dominic had been right. Once Damien started going on about Francesca, the Magnificent, it was almost impossible to get him to stop. But I didn’t mind. I enjoyed it if I was being honest. She sounded like a riot, an untamed and unhinged woman who had been fully in control of everything in her domain. Now, there’s a woman worthy of being a role model. I’ve always had an affinity for my name, always thought it had a grandeur to it, but now there’s a new significance attached to it. At some point, I had to excuse myself from the conversation and make my way inside the mansion. The wedding progression was about to start. I needed to get dressed in the drawing room with the rest of the bride’s entourage.

There was incessant chatter when I walked into the dressing room. On the far side, I saw my mother was being fitted into her gorgeous dress and I could only smile, feeling a wave of powerful emotions course through me. My cousin, Mayrah’s dress had obviously been adjusted