Chapter 159 Eternal Rest

• Tommaso didn’t argue, because part of him recognized the truth. After all, no matter how aware Vincenzo had been of Vittoria’s prior commitment, it was only when he read the official announcement of her wedding to Enzo that he decided to return to Savoca and claim that place.
• “I know—it sounds selfish,” Vincenzo went on, his voice dropping to little more than a murmur. “But what’s the point of sacrificing the most important person in my life—the one who gives me meaning—just to save faces I’ve never seen and names that mean nothing to me?”
• “Don, there’s no selfishness in wanting to protect the one you love,” Tommaso said, his voice firm but not harsh. “If I were in your place, I’d do the same. There’s no cause greater than preserving the one person capable of giving meaning to our existence.”