“Antonio,” Bianca sighs, her shoulders slumping just slightly as she utters her single word of protest.
Romano completely ignores her, glaring at both Christian and Tony. “Both of you. f*****g idiots. Don’t you f*****g get it? This family – it requires strong wives to bear strong children, not weak, pretty little whores whose only proper position is to warm your bed –“
“Enough,” Christian growls, standing up so suddenly and hard that his chair falls back behind him. He thrusts out a hand towards me, clearly indicating that I should take it and stand by his side. But I’m sitting still with shock, staring at my new father-in-law, completely ensnared by his rage.
“Lorenzo!” Romano continues, swept away in his anger now as he tosses a hand towards his eldest son, “is the only one of you wh
