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dn't come hom

lver streaks across the marble floor. Then, realizing he wasn't coming back, s

oing to be

e Luca's wife-married in name, but left a

the grand halls, aimless and restless. The silence of the estate pressed against her ches

anything to feel a l

n from deep inside her ribs, s

she asked, her voice softer t

nked, surpris

bustling city traffic. The place smelled faintly of straw and something floral. Rows of cages li

when sh

e coat mottled with soft gray. She blinked slowly at

e the cage, and

the adoption pa

re her whole life. Rosé smiled for the first time in days, her fingers gently stroking the

med he

Rosé carried Luna in her arms as the guards brought in bags-litter box,

the sound of tires crunching gravel reached her ears. A

oors opened and three unfa

e didn't recognize them. Their heels clicked on the marb

id with a bright grin. "You're eve

eplied politely

another chimed in, "to do your hai

nked. "E

d about attending his uncle's casino opening tonight. H

never even came home last night and now h

finally getting out. Or maybe it was curiosity about how it

ded. "A

to work i

amed her face like something out of a painting. Her skin was brushed and polis

ame th

, with a slit high enough to hint at danger and elegance all at once. The color made

n anything like

ey finished, n

y. The front doors opened again, and Alessandro

d slowly t

es landed on her,

usually cold expression faltered for a sp

De Luca, by the look on your fa

once, but never too

olitely, leaving the couple al

nder his gaze. "You're

s throat, tugging at the cu

softly. "

, as though he was committing every inch of her t

all

fit him like it was stitched directly onto his body. His dark hair

slipping her

ere like velvet clouds. Alessandro sat beside her, his body close, t

looks that made her pulse quicken. She felt like she was b

met, neither of

up well,"

on her legs. "You'll be the only

n't spea

through narrow streets. Lights flickered

ut of a dream, the lim

ezia, Now the most exclusive casino in Italy, built i

extended a hand toward her, Ro

nger just a ma

d walk into the li

ne would b