byvictoriamoreira
The Chinese Triads move like a silent shadow across Europe, seizing territories, routes, and alliances. For the Moretti Family, one of the most influential clans in Italy, resistance is no longer enough: they need allies, power in the East, and a gesture to show the world they still rule.
The solution? A ring.
Alessia Moretti, the third heir of the Moretti family, must marry Ren Konishi, the only male son of the Konishi family.
Italy gains access to the East and keeps the Chinese away from its territory; Japan strengthens its position and keeps possible betrayals within its own clan at bay.
On the surface, it's a perfect pact: no love expected, just strategy. She doesn't want a husband. He doesn't expect affection.
They both understand this is not about love.
But as the weeks go by, Alessia begins to see in Ren something no one had ever offered her before. And he starts to understand that love goes beyond the rules he's been taught.
Because sometimes, feelings aren't part of the plan... but they sneak in anyway.
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-Tell me a sentence in Italian...
"𝘚𝘦𝘪 𝘭'𝘶𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘱𝘪ù 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘪 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢.
𝘛𝘪 𝘷𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘭 𝘤𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘦.
𝘛𝘪 𝘢𝘮𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘢 𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘢, 𝘱𝘪ù 𝘥𝘪 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢, 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘯.
𝘚𝘦𝘪 𝘪𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘰, 𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘳à 𝘮𝘢𝘪 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰."
- What does it mean?
- Nothing...
This is an English translation, the original version is in Spanish under the title "De la Cosa Nostra al Gokudo". Thanks for reading!