Silent Claim

Alessia’s POV

My fork froze halfway to my mouth.

What the hell was Carmine playing at? Why was he so fixated on this marriage idea? It was clear now that this wasn’t about me, it was about power. He was using the past to provoke Rocco, to see what he’d do.

Yes, my father had mentioned it once or twice when I was younger, that someday I might marry Domenico, but it was nothing serious. Just i