The Games of the Heart
As we slide into the backseat, I turn to him, my voice trembling with a desperate need for reassurance.
“Is he real, Samuel?”
Samuel meets my gaze in the rearview mirror, a rare smile softening his usually stoic features. “I was as shocked as you are, ma’am, but he is real.”
Beside me, Stefano lifts my hand to his lips, pressing a reverent kiss to my fingers. “I am real, mi amore,” he affirms, his eyes shining with adoration.
I say nothing, unable to tear my gaze from his beloved face as the car carries us away from the chaos. My grip on his hand never wavers a lifeline, tethering me to this new reality where the impossible has become beautifully, breathtakingly true.
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