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Awareness steadily returned to my senses as I began to calm down. Giova
“I thought only the Lombardis felt some kind of way about our marriage,” I breathed. “I didn’t realize some Viglianos agreed.”
“Not many but enough. No one ever said alliances made everyone happy.”
Not many but enough.
I wrenched my gaze away from Giova
Giova
He nodded once, curtly, almost politely, at the soldati.
Bruno’s body slumped as the gunshot ricocheted through the room, his fallen form stretched out over the middle of the dance floor. The instruments continued to play as his blood pooled, the red warning all those who shared Bruno’s sentiments.
How weird, I thought bizarrely as I stared down at the body. The blood pool almost made the shape of a rose.
“If anyone else has an issue with this marriage, and in extension, this alliance, spare me the trouble and make your grievances known.”
No one spoke.
“Alliances might not make everyone happy, but it seems threats make everyone agreeable,” I muttered.
Giova