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The heavy oak door of Dante’s private study slammed shut, the vibration rattling the crystal decanter on the sideboard."Cancel it," Dante commanded, his voice dropping an octave into a dangerous, gravelly register.Felix paused, his hand hovering over the tablet where the flight itinerary to the European medical facility glowed. For months,he had watched Dante suffer endlessly and even hurt himself on several occasions.The Moretti inner circle backing them had demanded that Dante seek treatment for the chronic, worsening illness that occasionally turned his brain to ice and spiked his fever. But tonight, the air in the room tasted like sulfur and impending war."Boss," Felix started, his tone laced with disciplined caution. "Your doctor said next week is the absolute deadline before..""I said cancel it, Felix." Dante turned slowly, his dark eyes flashing with a cold, unforgiving fire. He leaned both hands against the polished mahogany desk, his knuckles turning stark white as a s

The studio fell into complete silence.For several seconds, nobody moved.The cameras were still rolling.Millions of viewers were watching.A few contestants exchanged nervous glances.#VictoriaAndDante#DanteMoretti#LetVictoriaSpeakSarah quickly turned toward the camera.“We may need to take a short break…”Amelia's face had gone pale.For the first time, she realized Victoria wasn't the same woman she'd bullied years ago.She had something Amelia could never understand.Power.Not the kind that came from money.Not the kind that came from family.The kind that came from surviving everything that was supposed to destroy you.He picked up his phone.“She's finally ready.”Amelia listened with shaking hands.She had seen Victoria fight before.But this was different.Victoria had confidence now.She had Dante.And worst of all, someone else was moving pieces behind the scenes.Her phone buzzed.Unknown number.She answered immediately.“What?”Silence.Then the familiar distorted v

Within a week, everything changed.After the reality show ended somehow Victoria who left earlier than the other contestant was striving her popularity increased. Another model won the show leaving Amelia devasted for a while.It was as if someone had flipped a switch, and suddenly the same people who had once called Victoria Hales a disgrace were fighting to put her face back on their screens.Her name was everywhere. “ She'd wear a dress and then it became a trend her beauty and grace was just too much.”Billboards.Magazine covers.Entertainment blogs.Television interviews.Even the people who had once demanded that she be removed from the reality show were now arguing online about how they had always supported her.Victoria watched the morning news from the back seat of her car, a faint smile touching her lips.“Victoria Hales has officially signed three major international endorsement deals following the recent kidnapping scandal that shook Italy…”She reached for the remote an