The Bride He Refused to Lose
"...the spacing on the outer motto is off by a fraction of a millimeter compared to the authentic archive plates of that era."
Lorrie blinked rapidly, a desperate spark of clarity cutting through her panic. "So... it's a forgery? It's completely fake?"
Matteo nodded slowly, his expression grim but certain. "Visually, yes. I believe someone went to extreme operational lengths to ensure we would look at this paper and believe you two share a bloodline."
A sudden, fragile warmth of hope flickered to life inside Lorrie's chest. But Lorenzo remained perfectly unmoving, his voice dangerously low. "In our world, we do not survive on assumptions, Matteo. We verify."