BOUND BY HONOR, BETRAYED BY LOVE

f paper in front of him. It was a message from Alessan

s. What could Alessandro possibly want to propose?

make sense of the message,

she asked, noticing the l

Alessandro Bianchi," he said. "He wants

n surprise. "What kind

ow," he said. "But I have a feeli

e knew that Alessandro Bianchi was a man who

g to make sense of the m

hia said, getting

ng that something was off. She opened the door to find Ale

is voice low and smooth. "I

Alessandro. She knew that he was a man who

dro?" Sophia asked, trying

r father," he said. "I have a proposal th

e of what to do. But then she nodded

p but feel a sense of unease. She knew that Alessandro w

ng that her family

fice, staring at Alessandr

d, his voice neutral. "

ng a seat in the chair

earing," Alessandro said. "I'm willing to offer you a dea

w, intrigued. "What ki

rward, his eyes glin

. "In exchange, I want you to agree to a truce. A truce th

essandro's proposal. He knew that Alessandro was a

r families had been going on for far too l

phia?" Marco asked, tu

She knew that Alessandro was a man who wo

ir families had been going on for far too

hia said finally. "I need m

, a smile spreadi

. But I warn you, Marco, this is a one-time offer. I

unsure of what to make

meant. It meant that Alessandro

their family was