His Trophy His War
she purred, voice low, suggestive, “a man like you deserves a real partner. Someone who can match your power.”
Alessandro’s gaze flicked to Sofia, cool, unyielding, a wall of polite indifference. He stepped closer to Livia, his hand resting lightly on her waist, a claim without possession. “My loyalty lies elsewhere,” he said, voice quiet but final, each word a blade closing Sofia’s game. Her cheeks flushed, her smile cracking as whispers rippled through the crowd, her ambition exposed and dismissed.