Sure enough, people never changed.Even given another lifetime, Victor still saved every piece of himself for Lillian.He kept me on a tight leash. He always took her side.In my previous life, not long after I married him, the old Don had died.A rival Family had seized the moment and ambushed us. I was taken.I'd faced down their guns without saying a word about Family business.They sent word that they were going to kill me and Victor reportedly did not even flinch.His reply had been cold. "There is no compromise, only bloodshed in the Medici Family."He'd stood on his high ground of principle and looked down at my life.If I lived, fine. He kept his image intact, the unflinching Don who put Family first.If I died, he had his excuse. He could rally the troops and start the next war.Either way, none of it stuck to him.Luckily, I'd waited for them to drop their guard, gotten hold of a gun, wounded three of them, and walked out.I brought back the plan. The Family followed it, and
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