The Glover family found it very difficult to accept the news from Soren Bellandi. The words echoed in their minds like a threat, shaking the foundation of their carefully built plans.

For decades, Maxwell and Lem Glover had orchestrated every move, every alliance, every marriage with precision, and now their meticulously constructed world teetered on the edge of collapse. Livia, their only daughter, was at the center of their ambition, and Soren’s refusal had ignited a storm that threatened ...