Beautifully Ruined : Bound by The Mafia's Debt
He led her through the mansion's halls toward a wing she'd rarely visited, past the study and the formal dining room, past a long gallery of framed portraits Elena had never once had reason to examine closely before, ancestors and business associates whose names meant nothing to her, until they reached a small, quiet room lined with bookshelves, considerably less formal than the ones in his study, worn spines that spoke of books actually handled rather than displayed for effect.
A single window let in soft afternoon light, and the particular, undisturbed stillness of a room that had been carefully preserved rather than simply left to gather dust.
"What is this place?" she asked.
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