The Chosen Bride
“Who?”
“Alessandro Benedetti.” The name tasted like ash in my mouth. “A man I knew once. Smart, slippery, and always for sale. He has no loyalty to anyone, only to opportunity. Tonight, he was standing shoulder to shoulder with your family, and he made sure I knew he had no stake in this beyond profit. Opportunistic doesn’t even cover it. He’s a snake—but snakes are dangerous even when they’re not tied to one den.”
Isabella pushed herself upright, tugging the sheet with her, anger brightening her features. “My mother and Gianna I can believe. But Alessandro? You told me once you wouldn’t have trusted him to watch your shoes. Why would they trust him now?”