Chapter 198 A New Beginning

• Vincenzo slid his fingers along her face, and the touch awakened something deep within Vittoria—a serenity she had not felt in a long time and the sensation of a new beginning pulsing between them.
• “What exactly do you mean by that?” Vittoria asked, hesitantly, her gaze searching for him and carrying a silent hope, as if she longed to hear exactly what her heart was already imagining.
• “No one simply walks away from the mafia; I know that,” Vincenzo replied, serious, his voice low and controlled. “But I also know that staying could cost me everything pure I still have, everything I love most in this world.”