Chapter 10 The Peace Has Been Sealed

• Alfonso gripped the package tightly, his eyes never leaving Vincenzo, who settled slowly into the chair across from him, as if fully aware of the chaos he was about to unleash.
• Their gazes locked—long, cutting, heavy with everything that couldn’t be spoken aloud.
• Veiled insults, restrained threats, and promises of a silent, inevitable war that both knew would unfold right there, under the council’s watchful eyes and the fragile guise of diplomacy.