Chapter 51 A Glaring Flaw

• Vincenzo’s mocking smile, lingering on his lips, vanished without fanfare, swallowed by a sudden rigidity that seized every line of his face.
• His jaw clenched tight, the muscles taut as if holding back words that could never be spoken in that moment.
• The ironic glint that had sparkled in his eyes faded, replaced by a dark, narrowed gaze, the kind that only surfaced when the danger wasn’t immediate but calculated.