The Day the Donna Lost All Hope
His eyes were bloodshot as he roared, "Why? Why didn't you even give me a chance to explain?"
His knees buckled, and he collapsed into the chair behind him. His eyes were filled with nothing but despair and regret. He didn't notice Vera leaning against the doorframe, the corners of her lips lifting into a secret, triumphant smile.
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Over the next few days, Matteo locked himself in his room, drinking himself into a stupor day and night. The sharp, commanding presence he used to have as the Don of La Rosa Nera was completely gone.
As he stared at the blurry, swaying shadows in front of him, he murmured, "Alessia, don't leave me…"
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