Chapter 16
Clara’s entire body ached to sob. Her ducts were filled with unshed tears but she would not cry.
All her life she’d known the truth.
She ruined everything she touched eventually. And it wasn’t just business. It had only taken her days to ruin her marriage. Nothing had changed about her. And the note from his sister that she wasn’t going anywhere with Clara had just sealed it.
Clara the unfortunate wasn’t safe harbor for anyone, and she was destined to be alone.
She packed her small rolling bag from Miami with her meager belongings, leaving all the clothes from the castle hanging in the closet. She put the jewelry away.
None of this was hers. Clara Fortuna’s destruction had spread here too.
She zipped up her bag, left the bedroom she'd shared too briefly with Astorre, and
