The Desperate Proposal

After Dante had finished speaking, his gaze shifted to Melanie, filled with a deep and affectionate look that seemed to speak volumes. Dante was well aware of Melanie's deepest desires and aspirations.

Melanie's early life had been marked by loss and longing; she had lost her father when she was very young and had been raised by her mother in her maternal grandfather's home. In that household, a