When dinner ended, Audrey moved to take the little ones upstairs for bed, but Alessandro stood and stopped her with a gentle gesture of his hand."Let me do it tonight," he said.She looked at him in surprise, her eyes widening slightly. She hesitated, doubt mirrored on her face, but upon seeing Matthew's expectant look and Emma's hand already reaching for her father's, she finally nodded.She stood in the doorway of the children's room, leaning against the frame to watch the scene unfold inside. Alessandro didn't merely tuck them in; he sat on the sofa stationed between the two beds and picked up a storybook. His imposing figure seemed far too large for that childish setting, yet he settled in with infinite patience.He began reading a tale about a knight who wanted not to fight, but to build castles of glass. His voice, usually harsh and commanding, transformed into a warm, modulated whisper. He used different voices for the characters, drawing little giggles from Emma and a look of
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