Chapter 87

ALESSANDRO

I stared aimlessly at the steering wheel, lightly confused.

“I’m so sorry Ria..I just have a lot of thoughts on my mind” I muttered as I started off the engine of the car.

I tried my best to remove the gut wrenching feeling that Charles was indeed gone but I couldn’t help but remember what I had seen today.

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I stood at the edge of the cliff, the wind whipping my hair into a frenzy as I gazed out at the vast expanse of the Italian countryside. The sun was setting, casting a golden glow over the rolling hills and cypress trees, but my mind was elsewhere. My thoughts were consumed by the news that Giovanni, my trusted second-in-command, had brought to me just hours before.

According to Giovanni, Charles's body had been found in the outskirts of Italy, close to the undermined ports, burnt beyond recognition. But I couldn't shake off the feeling that some