The Pensive Gentleman
It’s just for a second, but his gaze sharpens, locking onto mine like he’s placing me somewhere in his memory.
Recognition flickers and disappears just as fast.
My stomach drops because I know that look. He remembers me from five nights ago.
He turns away, focusing on the task before him, but I can’t tear my eyes away from him, watching every movement while wondering how I’m supposed to escape this marriage to him.
I watch as the D’amatos set the coffin down and step away, all except Marciano, who is staring down at it as though he's waiting for some miracle.
Suddenly, he goes down on one knee, pulls out a pendant from his shirt, and whispers to it with one hand on the coffin. The entire cem
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