A Lie That Ruined Me
"And if I were to get marry, why in fuck's name would it be Gloriana Conti?"
“Because, this is not Romance. It is alliance," he replied.
Alliance. Of course.. of course, that's what this is.
Marriage as a contract. Love as leverage. A woman as a strategy.
“Conti capital. Conti government ties. Conti international holdings. This is immunity," he said.
“We already dominate immunity," I said.
Silence stretched, thickening between us and he leaned back in his chair, " You will attend that dinner. You will behave appropriately and you will not mess this up.”
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