a P

-a known neutral ground where the heads of the Five Families sometimes met to broker peace.

sive brand on the small of my back, guiding me through the whispers and flashing lights. I smiled.

, mia cara," he murmured,

I just smiled wid

arm and devotion, ordering my favorite wine, telling stories that made me sound like a saint-the one pure thing in his dark

of color. A grand, public spectacle arranged just for us. For our anniversa

"For you, Maya. To show the

ne, lying face-up on the table, fla

t fro

this. Does she bel

pulled back slowly, my smile never wavering. He was so arrogant, so

porcelain mask, as he started to type a reply. My gaze drifted past him, to the fir

m chuckle. A lo

ightly, pretending

yway," he was muttering as he typed.

's Dawn'

ece of jewelry named for me. He

s a different kind of sin. It was a public stripping of my position. An a

d into a meaningless smear of light. And in that moment, the love I had for him-the lo