Standing before the mirror with her tailored black lace dress draped over her figure, Juliette took a breath on preparation of what this day would bring. Pulling loose strands of her hair in place, she fixated on her appearance one last time before departing from her bedroom and descending the foyer stairs until reaching the front door. For just a moment, she thought of the purpose she held on this day and how she would be lying through her teeth giving his eulogy. And yet, as the eldest child and heir to the Diamante fortune, she had no choice but to grin and bear it. When sliding into the red car awaiting her, Alessandro at her side, a deep sigh left her lips as silence filled the air around them. Without the ability to accumulate the words that would ease her younger brother, she kept h
