His Trophy His War
Giulia, her childhood friend, had sold her out.
The safehouse key Alessandro gave her weighed in her pocket. She couldn’t afford to lose that trust. But Giulia’s betrayal cut deeper than Dante’s voicemails or Sofia’s taunts. Livia had trusted her, shared secrets over late-night coffees, only to learn she’d leaked her plans to Sofia, Dante’s scheming ally. The photo trembled in her hand, Giulia’s smile now a smirk. Livia’s green eyes narrowed with resolve hardening like the steel she’d forged burning Dante’s voicemails last night. She wasn’t that gambled bride anymore—she was a player, and players didn’t forgive traitors.