That Glance Was Enough
With no other option, he trudged to the next family under a sudden, torrential downpour.
As he arrived, drenched and disordered, security turned him away for his unkempt appearance and lack of an appointment.
The banks were closing in with their final warnings, and there he was, standing in the rain, the picture of despair.
However, there was a glimmer of hope.
His Underboss had news of me. I was spotted at the Moretti family's grand celebration in Marovia, hailed as their 'darling Principessa'.
Hearing that, Matteo's world went blank. Rain or tears blurred his vision as his legs buckled, and he crumpled to the wet ground, the relentless rain mirroring his own turmoil.