Unbroken Defiance

The Visconti estate was in chaos. Police cars filled the driveway, the alternating red and blue of their lights strobing against the night. Fire trucks were parked near the main house, and a crowd of people, guests from the wedding planning meeting, the estate staff, security-huddled together on the lawn, their faces etched with confusion and fear. I found Ginevra almost immediately, being held by