Not be second

Viviana’s POV

For a moment, I heard nothing. Not the ocean outside. Not Emilio’s voice in my memory. Not even my own breathing.

Just silence.

The words I'd seen on the screen flashed through my mind's eye every time I closed my eyes like they had been branded into my brain.

Marchese–Sartori Alliance Confirmed. Engagement Imminent.

Engaged. He was getting engaged to Silvia. And then he would marry