His Trophy His War
Publishing tonight.
She hesitated before sending, eyes flicking to where Livia stood under fractured light. Part of Clara admired her. Another part pitied her. And somewhere, deep down, she feared what attaching herself to this woman’s firestorm might cost.
Russo sat slumped in a black sedan outside the Palazzo gates, Sofia beside him with her arms crossed. His knuckles were raw, not from fighting but from rage.
“You promised me a stage,” he muttered, voice gravelly. “Instead, I’m leaving in shadows while she basks in pity.”