Isabella stared at Luca in awe, her breath caught in her throat. She wasn’t sure if it was from shock or fascination, but either way, she didn’t look away.Something in the tilt of his head, in the softness of his voice when he offered her that deal, pulled at the deepest recesses of her ambition.Luca’s words echoed in her mind, reverberating against the memory of her father’s voice in that cold, dark basement:“This could be your chance to finally live the dream you’ve always carried,” Riccardo had said. “True power, not borrowed, not inherited... Rise from the ashes like the phoenix you were born to be.”Isabella’s fingers curled against the velvet armrest of the window seat. The old Isabella, the one who used charm to get into rooms she had no key for, stirred beneath her bruised pride. Her eyes, glossy and thoughtful, found Luca again."What do you say?" he asked, his voice low, almost reverent, like a man offering prayer at a dangerous altar.Her gaze sharpened. “What do you wan
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