[ SALVATORE’S POV ]The moment Iris stepped into the study everything else became noise .Maps. Contract . Old men pretending this was about peace instead of power . I barely heard my father speak . I barely saw Sofia in her white dress , smiling like she’d won something. Iris stood by the window, half- hidden , dressed in black like a sin no one wanted to name . Her pulse gave her away . I could see fear in her throat. Fear , anger , heat . All for me .When the pen slid across the desk , I didn’t reach for it . I let the silence stretched until Lorenzo shifted in his seat. Until he remembered who controlled it, who controlled the room, and the deal. “ The estate is compromised, " I said calmly,” if I can walk your hall unnoticed anyone can. Right Iris?” I asked intentionally , making her uneasy . She needs to know who is in charge. Not Sofia and definitely not her father.Iris's eyes snapped to mine . Fear flashed. She looked at her father, then her sister.“ You were in the lib
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