When I Could Hear, I Heard His Betrayal

Five years passed and my hearing was finally restored. The first thing I wanted to do was share the news with Lorenzo. He had been my constant support, my partner and my reason to believe in love again, even in a world where love was just another currency men traded for power.

But just as I was about to tell him, I overheard a conversation between him and his Consigliere.

"Even now, I still love Serafina," Lorenzo admitted, his voice laced with regret. "I'm thinking of signing the Falcone rackets over to her, the whole succession."