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Chapter Six – Thorns Beneath the Roses

作者: AlexandraJrr
last update 最終更新日: 2025-11-06 23:10:11

Gianna stepped off the plane and drew a slow, steadying breath. The air smelled different here — sharper, colder than Italy, tinged with steel and the distant hum of the city. Chicago. Her first time setting foot on American soil, the land her family had been torn from years ago. The streets below the airport lights seemed endless, a grid of power, opportunity, and danger.

Adriano was already waiting, leaning casually against the sleek black car, dark suit immaculate, expression unreadable. She felt the familiar pull — the magnetic, calculated tension between them — and for a heartbeat, remembered the months of planning in Europe, the clandestine meetings in shadowed cafés, the whispered strategies.

“You’re finally here,” he said, voice low, smooth, dangerous.

“I am,” she replied, a smile teasing her lips. “And I see you keep your timing impeccable.”

He didn’t respond, only nodded slightly, his gaze scanning the terminal as if confirming that the city itself knew who they were. They m
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