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Chapter 23 – His Hand on Her Spine

Author: Ella Tess
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-29 09:41:22

The morning after the La Vetta dinner, Cassian cancelled everything.

No explanation.

Anyone who had been in that room understood why. They remembered the exact moment Elise walked out—the way conversation died, the way Cassian’s focus never returned. Not through dessert. Not through the final toast. Not even hours later, when he lay awake in a room too cold, still tasting what he hadn’t touched.

He hadn’t gotten what he wanted.

And it was wrecking him.

—

By noon, the Caro conservatory buzzed with quiet urgency. The spring luncheon was a joint appearance arranged by Camila—a show of unity for the D’Amaro and Caro families. Key investors. Regional dignitaries. A guest list chosen to confirm alliances. Matteo was due to arrive late. The press had been politely declined. Cassian was already there.

So was Elise.

She emerged from the private wing at precisely 12:45 p.m., chin high, expression unreadable.

She wore ivory—silk sculpted to her frame like memory made flesh. The gown dipped low a
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