#Chapter 19: Lorenzo

Lorenzo's POV She hadn't even flinched. A sliver of grudging admiration flickered through my anger. She wasn't weak, unlike her pathetic mother, Diane. Had things been different, had Diane known her place and given me a son, maybe I could have groomed her to take over the Napoli. The audacity of that bitch to talk back to me, the Don of the Napoli family, with such disrespect. I deal with her soon enough. Elio wouldn't back down from his proposal. He was a viper I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. The thought of my Sofia, my youngest, my most precious daughter, being subjected to his brutality… the very thought made my stomach churn. Bianca, of course, would have a conniption. The woman lived for appearances, for the illusion of a perfect family. A marriage to the Oscuri would shatter that facade in an instant. No, it was unthinkable. But Mia was a different story. She would do what any daughter should do for her family. Except, there was something about her defiance, that