Chapter 14

Bianca's POV

My jaw clenched at the mention of my mother, but I said nothing.

Because my father didn't know what this really was for me. He didn't know hom many nights I spent watching the explosion footage. How certain I was that the Russian pipeline tied yo Vincenzo had turned into the blade that killed my mother.

And now?

Now I would bury that empire.

One lie at a time.

I left the cellar not long after, my mind sharpening like a blade.

The scent of aged oak and red wine still clung to my skin when I slipped silently out if the cellar passage and into the hall. My father’s words echoes in my mind, sharp and final.

Vincenzo will fall. And when he does, his queen goes down first.

I paused near the stone archway if the corridor, letting the shadows wrap around me. The estate was quiet, the kind that hummed with secrets. I didn’t trust the walls here. Someone was always watching.

Especially Alessandro.

He has a way of being everywhere, silent, controlled