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Chapter five-Kiss of chains

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The Moretti mansion was a palace of shadows. By her second full day within its walls, Emilia had memorized the endless hallways, the sweeping staircases, the way every corner hummed with quiet menace. Guards lingered everywhere—silent men in black suits, armed but pretending otherwise. Their gazes never softened, not even when she passed.

This wasn’t a home. It was an empire. And Dante Moretti was its king.

She found him that evening in the great hall, standing before a floor-to-ceiling window that overlooked the gardens. He stood with his hands in his pockets, shoulders broad, the city lights glowing faintly in the distance. He looked less like a man and more like a carved statue—immovable, untouchable.

He didn’t turn when she entered. “Did you enjoy your walk through the gardens?” His voice carried easily across the space, low and commanding.

Emilia stiffened. She hadn’t told him she’d gone there. “Were you watching me?”

A faint smile curved his lips as he finally glanced at her. "I
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    The Moretti mansion was a palace of shadows. By her second full day within its walls, Emilia had memorized the endless hallways, the sweeping staircases, the way every corner hummed with quiet menace. Guards lingered everywhere—silent men in black suits, armed but pretending otherwise. Their gazes never softened, not even when she passed.This wasn’t a home. It was an empire. And Dante Moretti was its king.She found him that evening in the great hall, standing before a floor-to-ceiling window that overlooked the gardens. He stood with his hands in his pockets, shoulders broad, the city lights glowing faintly in the distance. He looked less like a man and more like a carved statue—immovable, untouchable.He didn’t turn when she entered. “Did you enjoy your walk through the gardens?” His voice carried easily across the space, low and commanding.Emilia stiffened. She hadn’t told him she’d gone there. “Were you watching me?”A faint smile curved his lips as he finally glanced at her. "I

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