ith anticipation. She was determined to uncover the sec

ing with a hint of warning. But Annabel was und

childhood," Annabel

ched in a tight line. "What do you w

d the tension between them. "Everything," s

ew up on the streets," he said, his eyes glinting w

the implications. She had never imagined that Mattia, t

Annabel asked, her curiosit

ith a hint of pain. "They died when I was young," he

She couldn't imagine what it must have been like to grow up on the

omething else. She saw a glimmer of determination,

nnabel said, h

ry, Annabel," he said, his eyes glinting with amusement. "I

Mattia's power. He was a man who had risen from the ashes,

ething else. She saw a glimmer of vulnerability,

Annabel asked, her curiosi

flashing with a hint of warning. "What do

d the tension between them. "Everything," s

ire from scratch," he said, his eyes glinting with amusement.

with the implications. She had never imagined that

essman?" Annabel asked, her cur

h a hint of anger. "He's trying to sabotage my empire,

between them. She was trapped in a marriage with

tion. A spark that made her wonder if she was in over her head, or i

more drawn into Mattia's world. She was trapped in a whirlw

. A spark that made her wonder if she was in over her head, or if s

a sense of comfort. She was trapped in a marriage with a man who was as r

d you," Annabel sa

ad I married you too, Annabel," he said, his eyes gli

ia's power. She was trapped in a marriage with a man who was as ruthle

into his eyes, A