RENZO'S POV

There were rules in this house.

The kind you didn’t break unless you were tired of living.

Rule number one? Stay in the west wing.

Rule number two? Don’t go near Leone’s private study.

So naturally, I broke both.

I told myself it was for a good reason. That maybe I’d find something useful. Something that could help me figure out who was pulling strings in the dark… who was watching Ariana like she was prey.

But honestly? Curiosity was my poison. Always had ...