Benito’s POVI had just dropped Vera off at her place, even though she had insisted on coming back with me.Now I’m in my room, pacing back and forth across the polished floor, the faint creak beneath my steps grating on my nerves. My mind won’t settle. It keeps spinning, circling the same problem, what to do now, what my next move should be.This isn’t just about marrying Zoya to secure the position I want. No. It’s deeper than that. This is about my stepbrother taking her away from me.After everything I told him… after I trusted him with my plans, plans to make Zoya mine but he beat me to it. Smiled in my face, pretended to be on my side, and then stole her right out from under me.My jaw tightens at the thought.What can I do to make Zoya leave him?Threaten to sue for custody? Tell her that if she doesn’t leave Vito, I’ll take Emilia away?I exhale sharply, dragging a hand through my hair.No, that won’t work, not anymore, she has Vito backing her now, I would lose badly.But E
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