"Salvatore had me kill Paolo at the altar," Niccolo leaned back in his seat, his younger brother staring at him with wide eyes. "I didn't ask why, he just said it had to be done,"
It suddenly occurred to Alessio how much it all made sense. Despite Salvatore and Paolo having been best friends since they were thirteen, only a handful of people were aware of the true nature of that companionship which began to deteriorate after the Ricardo Costa's death. Neither of the two gave way to their true feelings for the other,just for Serafina's sake.
And speaking of Serafina...
"Give..." Alessio stammered out with a shaky breath, recalling that he had the Regnante hidden away in his bedroom, and given her nature, she had just heard everything. "Give me a moment,"
Standing up from his place, he
