Chapter 2: Julianna's POV It all began the way most disasters do — over dinner, with everyone smiling and conversing. There's no such thing as a clean break. The past doesn't fade — it clots. And just when you think you've healed, it bleeds all over again, ruining everything you fought so hard to build. I'd refused to believe that, for years, because of him. Until a week ago. The long dining table at the Marchetti mansion had been set for a flawless dinner. I sat to Alistair's right, tense in my silk blouse, smiling until my cheeks ached while his parents discussed wedding venues, guest lists, and the merger of our families' fortunes. smiling until my cheeks ached while his parents discussed wedding venues, guest lists, and the merger of our families' assets. Across from me sat my parents. My mother shot me the occasional warning glare — a signal to keep my shoulders back, my composure perfect. In our world, a daughter's only value was the alliance she could secure, and m
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