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ALESSANDRO

“ Her grandparents asked my family if they would take care of his granddaughter in the event anything happened to him and his wife.my Zio(uncle)agreed. Two days later they were both dead. She said she fought Calvino for guardianship of Lorena, but failed. Since then, she kept an eye on her whenever she could.”

“Did they die before or after your uncle?”

“Her folks died a few months before.”

“Is there a connection?”

“If there is one, my aunt didn’t bring it up.”

Although, I had to admit it, there seemed to be a lot of connections between Lorena’s family and mine.

Even without taking our marriage into account. “I think you are right,” Enzo agreed. “Lorena’s value to Calvino was big enough for him to kill and go after the Moravia family if your aunt tried to get Lorena under her protection. Just think, she was the promised damsel, worth millions from her mother’s side and combine that with her pedigree and beauty…”

He didn’t have to finish.