Stefano.The door didn’t just open, it flew off its hinges.Wood slammed against the wall with a sharp crack, the sound echoing through the hotel room like a gunshot.For a second, everywhere was quiet, the bright lights slightly blurred my vision, then I saw him.My father, Don Vittorio Caruso stood beside the couch, one hand just withdrawing from Gianna’s face as if he had been touching her moments before I walked in.My jaw tightened, something dark and violent twisted in my chest.His eyes lifted slowly to meet mine, calm as ever, like he hadn’t just crossed a line he couldn’t uncross.“Well,” he said, straightening his suit jacket. “You look like a mess.”I didn’t respond immediately, he was the least of my worries right now.My gaze shifted to Gianna.She lay there, completely still, her body limp against the couch, the white of her dress now creased and slightly stained, her hair falling across her face like she had been discarded… well she was too trusting and that got her thi
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