ANNA

The last few days have been so stifling that I could barely find the determination to move on. The shock of the news that I was Marco’s heir was still following me, and whatever I was doing, my thoughts flew to that conversation with Stefano. Now Emily was out on the terrace, talking on the phone. With her help, I found a lawyer who specialized in these sorts of cases. I was hoping it would help me, too. It didn’t take long and Ems came back.

“Did you finish talking so ...