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00:00has a savage tradition known as the claiming rooted in old honor codes and mafia control
00:05it demands the groom steal his bride away at midnight fighting through her family's guards
00:09to prove his power and write to her i waited three years for dominic at last he and his men
00:14slipped into my courtyard i was ready to run to him until i heard his hushed order grab bianca in
00:19the chaos she's fragile if she's sold off to the don of the valentino family to settle the debt
00:24she won't survive the night as for elena she'll fight like hell she'll keep herself safe the men
00:28hesitated dominic you and elena are already married if she finds out she'll burn this place to the
00:34ground let her it's dark enough the case of mistaken identity during the claiming will be easy to
00:40explain i'll calm her down later he paused his voice turning icy besides the marriage license she signed
00:47was a forgery i promised bialca a safe life in palermo she's my priority i heard every word from
00:53behind the door i didn't scream i didn't cry i just slipped back into the room they'd expected
00:59me to fight to hurt anyone who tried to take me instead i silently climbed onto the back of the
01:05man
01:05who'd broken into my chamber and became his bride elena my contact at the registry checked
01:13you you weren't actually dominic's legal wife something inside my chest shattered i'd lived as
01:19dominic's wife for five years all that time the russo family never accepted me his mother never
01:26used my name only ever referring to me as that girl at family galas i was always seated at the
01:32farthest table in official portraits i was placed at the edge so i could be easily cropped out dominic
01:38said his mother wouldn't let up until i broke so he sent me back to the meretti estate he promised
01:43he'd follow our traditions and complete the formal claiming ritual to bring me back as his donna
01:47then the russo family would have no choice but to accept me i waited for three years i'd held my
01:54tongue longing for this night but he'd come for another woman he'd kept me deceived for years with
01:59a forged marriage license all to hide the truth the one he truly meant to claim was my half-sister
02:05bianca i stared at my reflection my face was empty shouts exploded in the courtyard the ritual had begun
02:15laughter rang out boots thudded against stone and guards put on a show of resisting ritual torches
02:20painted half the sky red all the excitement was for them the celebration was for bianca the other
02:27group of men had come from the valentino family they'd originally come for bianca by the rules of
02:32the ritual if a woman didn't want to be taken she could hide and send them away empty-handed but
02:37bianca
02:37didn't hide she waited in her room to be taken and the man she waited for was my husband the
02:43room i
02:43was in wasn't mine it was bianca's that afternoon my stepmother pulled me aside for once her voice
02:49was gentle elena stay in bianca's room tonight yours is too far back too quiet they'll never find you
02:55the men coming for bianca are savages you've always been tough you can handle the rough play bianca is
03:01fragile if she gets caught in the crossfire it'll be a disaster i said nothing i knew exactly what
03:07she meant by the rules of the claiming the groom's men would storm in the woman was expected to fight
03:12and struggle it was called the gauntlet the harder she fought the more valuable she was considered
03:17the groom had to prove he could take her by force those punches and shoves were real my stepmother
03:23studied my face testing me besides dominic has never been to the meredia state at night
03:28the front room he'll find you faster back then i'd only wanted to make things easier for dominic
03:33i agreed i even texted him my room location but they'd been planning this switch all along
03:40a roar of celebration erupted outside we got her the bride is ours laughter and cheering rang out
03:46followed by the sharp crack of celebratory gunfire i listened but didn't move i knew exactly who they'd
03:52taken i could picture dominic carrying bianca through the crowd his men shielding them as guests
03:56hurled objects and blocked their path bianca would hide her face against his back pretending to
04:02struggle how perfect i lowered my gaze moments later my door was kicked in a group of men flooded into
04:09the dark room their footsteps heavy and chaotic someone seized my arm hands began shoving and striking
04:15me i felt fists slam into my shoulders and back this was the gauntlet the harder the beating the more
04:21the family valued the bride i didn't flinch or resist i let them yank me from my chair and drag
04:26me towards
04:27the door at first it felt like a formality but the violence quickly turned ugly
04:33someone slammed my arm against the stone wall
04:40fists began hammering my ribs with real cruel force this was intentional the pain was excruciating but i
04:48didn't make a sound i should have known you were tough elena i finally understood what my stepmother
04:54had meant by calling me tough just when i thought it would never end someone stepped in to shield me
05:01enough it was a stranger's voice sharp with fury he blocked the others shoving the attackers back with
05:09his arms that's the way it works the harder we hit the more she's worth what rule his voice dropped
05:18to
05:18a dangerous ground this isn't your wife if someone was beating your woman like a dog would you just stand
05:25there and watch the room went silent he glanced back at me in the shadows i could only make out
05:32the
05:32sharp line of his jaw then he bent down and hoisted me onto his back who is he he's taking
05:39this ritual
05:40way too serious he carried me out in long steady strides people chased after us throwing things and
05:46blocking the way but his grip on my legs never wavered when he finally carried me out of my private
05:52courtyard he paused to catch his breath in the distance the faint glow of ritual torches moved
06:01that was the other group through the bushes i heard their laughter dominic was at the front sweat soaked
06:08but wearing a triumphant smile bianca was on his back her arms wrapped tight around his neck his men
06:15were cheering i lay silent on the stranger's back as they drew near torchlight flickered across my face
06:25dominic's eyes flicked over me and they to either be more me for a split second then his gaze moved
06:30on
06:31turning back to his men as he joked and laughed he didn't recognize me bianca whispered something in
06:37his ear and he leaned in with a soft smile i suddenly thought back to three years ago when i'd
06:44returned
06:44to the moretti estate to visit my father and stayed for a while the first time dominic came to find
06:49me
06:49there he'd worn that exact same smile that day my father's men put him to the test they blocked him
06:55at the gates and roughed him up just to see if a russo truly cared for a moretti girl he'd
06:59shown up at
07:00my door with a split lip and bruised ribs i asked if it hurt for my wife i'd take a
07:06lot worse he was
07:07a spoiled russo air who'd never been hurt before yet he'd taken a beating from my father's men just
07:13for me he always acted like it was nothing but i knew the truth my father's men didn't go easy
07:18on
07:18outsiders another time it poured rain he showed up soaked to the bone his shirt torn but the pastries
07:27tucked inside his jacket were still dry i called him an idiot for coming out in weather like that
07:32didn't want you to wait too long i held those pastries staring at the cut on his cheek and thought
07:38this is the man i'll spend my life with but now he carried bianca with that exact same smile
07:45come on bianca my vision blurred for a second then sharpened again not gonna drop me are you no never
07:52are you sure are you sure when did it all start to change probably three years ago when my father
07:58died i felt completely hollow inside i'll handle it dominic canceled everything to stay at the moretti
08:04estate with me for two weeks the day he had to leave he took my hand and spoke softly elena
08:10you
08:10just got through the funeral and you look awful if my mother sees you like this she'll start on you
08:14again i don't want you putting up with that just stay here at the estate and rest you've always wanted
08:18to take over the family business right i'll go back and smooth things over at home then come get
08:22you i looked at him and nodded i was truly exhausted from the constant fighting with his mother back
08:28then i believed he was looking out for me that he didn't want me to go back and face those
08:32cold
08:32stares only later did i realize distance doesn't create beauty it just makes it easier for him to
08:38love someone else last year when mrs russo turned 60 dominic came to bring me back the moment i
08:44stepped inside i saw my stepsister bianca she was supposed to be in palermo for work but there she
08:49was in the living room arranging fruit her movement smooth and familiar so she lived here now dominic
08:55paused while taking off his shoes and explained bianca's workplace is near our house she's staying
09:00here temporarily there wasn't a trace of guilt in his voice and i didn't push for more my stepmother
09:06had married into the moretti family long after bianca and i were grown we'd never been close over the
09:11years we'd only seen each other during holidays i couldn't quite put into words how i felt about
09:16her staying there hey sis don't worry i'm just crashing here for a bit i'll move out once i find
09:22a place i nodded but said nothing back then i never could have imagined for three years i waited alone
09:28in
09:29the empty moretti estate and all that time my little sister had been working in the russo house
09:34now watching bianca on dominic's back it all suddenly clicked i hadn't been waiting for him to bring me
09:40home at all i'd been waiting for my heart to die bianca's voice drifted closer on the wind what about
09:46elena if she finds out she'll lose it she's all bark and no bite she'll get over it after throwing
09:51a
09:52fit he paused his voice lowering it's pitch black during the claiming i just made a mistake she'll
09:58feel sorry for me before she even gets angry once she finds out i'll just smooth it over bianca laughed
10:05softly my knuckles whitened one of his men spoke up suddenly kappa what if someone else claimed elena
10:11the group fell quiet then dominic laughed you think she'd let anyone take her without a fight
10:16with that temper of hers she'll tear the place apart tonight true no way elena goes quietly feel
10:21sorry for that poor bastard wonder what he looks like now the laughter swelled i looked down
10:27let's go he must have heard everything heard them laughing about me heard how they thought i'd tear
10:34the roof off but he said nothing he just kept walking at the gate of the meretti estate we ran
10:40straight
10:40into them torchlight flickered over us luca yeah it really is you you claiming someone tonight too yeah
10:51which family a neighbor family casso man always figured you'd stay single forever congrats
11:03dominic took a step forward i felt his gaze linger on my back that look lasted too long long enough
11:09i almost thought he'd recognized me let's go wait
11:19dominic my ankle hurts what's wrong did you twist it earlier i don't know it just aches let's go we
11:28need to get to your place before sunrise dominic didn't waste another second gonna run i'll buy you
11:33a drink next time their footsteps faded into the distance
11:42he really didn't recognize you i rested my face against his shoulder and said nothing
11:47my eyes stung his pace slowed steps gentle and steady the moon was bright the road stretched on
11:55i had no idea where he was taking me but in that moment i thought anywhere was better than going
12:00back
12:02music filled the russo estate hall the whole place buzzed with celebration wine flowed freely and couples
12:10danced to old songs this was the party after a successful claiming by tradition it would last until
12:16sunrise dominic sat at the edge of the crowd phone in hand no messages from elena that wasn't like her
12:25she never kept things bottled up if she found out i claimed the wrong woman she would have called
12:30screaming by now i already had my excuses it was pitch black don't overthink it you're the only one i
12:38want i'll wait for her to blow up over the phone and talk her down gently she'd hurl some threat
12:44and
12:45he'd smooth it over done she never stayed mad at me for long but this time no call no text
12:52no yelling
12:55capo still waiting elena don't bother signal's shit out here her area gets fine signal then her
13:01phone's probably dead or she didn't see it she's probably off beating someone up right now
13:07dominic stayed quiet elena had once told him i set a special ringtone for your messages
13:13don't want to miss them i'd sit out in the courtyard till midnight just waiting for you to call
13:20he didn't believe she didn't see it but he had no better explanation all right quit overthinking
13:26this is your big night your bride's waiting for you what are you doing sitting here tradition says
13:32once you've claimed her you stay with her all night finish the ritual i told beyonce this was
13:37temporary i just got her out of there i didn't plan on didn't plan on what capo this is the
13:42claiming not
13:43a game you took her you finish it otherwise you insult her whole family besides you and elena have
13:48been together for years she won't care about formalities just get through tonight dominic
13:52opened his mouth to argue what are you guys talking about dominic froze dominic i know this one's fake
13:59but can we at least finish the ritual her eyes glistening i know you love elena but can you pretend
14:07i'm your bride just tonight dominic said nothing bianca bowed her head her lashes fluttering
14:20dominic picked up his glass linking arms with bianca light danced across both their faces cheers and
14:27laughter erupted around them loud enough to rattle the walls his eyes kept straying to the dark road
14:33beyond the estate the same road he'd carried bianca down tonight at the gate he ran into luca santoro
14:40they met years ago at a family party they had a few drinks together acquaintances at best that man had
14:50been quiet but steady the kind of man you could trust with your life tonight luca had been carrying
14:55someone too said she was from another family she was thin lying quietly on luca's back only a glimpse of
15:01her neck was visible the line of that neck the curve of her bowed head it had felt strangely familiar
15:07but bianca had cried out in pain so he hadn't thinked again dominic dominic is that okay yeah then he
15:15stepped aside pulled out his phone and dialed elena's number he needed to explain to make sure she didn't
15:22misunderstand
15:28finally someone picked up hello background noise sounds of people moving things
15:37dominic blinked
15:39let me talk to elena elena
15:45elena she's not here we're packing up her stuff to send over send over send where elena never lets
15:54her phone leave her hand where are you sending her things the woman hesitated not expecting the question
15:59i'm elena's aunt we have to pack her things and send to her husband's house husband's house
16:05so elena was preparing to move back in with me that made sense he'd always planned to bring her back
16:11after
16:11the claiming stop leaving her at the marathi estate alone auntie about the claiming tonight
16:17there was a bit of a mix-up did elena say anything no several families did claiming tonight what would
16:23elena have to say despite the words a sense of unease surged in him oh i can't talk anymore we're
16:29busy
16:29packing both elena and bianca were taken tonight we have to get their things ready dominic froze
16:36what did she mean both were taken didn't i only take bianca as for elena she would never go with
16:43someone she didn't love auntie you said elena was taken yes by the santori family dominic's throat
16:50tightened he couldn't speak he suddenly remembered something and his mind exploded
16:57santori luca the man he met at the gate the one carrying a girl saying she was his bride
17:03that silhouette that looked so familiar elena she didn't fight fight why would she a claiming
17:11isn't a bad thing she was as quiet as she could be she just went with him we all thought
17:16it was
17:16strange with her temper shouldn't she have beaten the man but nothing happened she just let him carry
17:21her away dominic's hand began to shake quiet as she could be just let him carry her away no that
17:28wasn't elena no that wasn't elena that wasn't the elena i knew he remembered talking to elena about
17:37claimings before she had sat on his doorstep swinging her legs speaking excitedly the girls in
17:44moretti family if they're claimed by someone they don't like they don't just let them they kick bite
17:49and scratch they fight until the man gives up himself you're so wild who would dare claim you
17:58well it depends on who's coming if it's you
18:05i just put on a show of struggling a little for appearances just a little three times at most
18:14if you came to claim me i'd probably be the first to jump on your back so you wouldn't have
18:17to take
18:18those hits this girl is so foolish auntie elena when was she taken when tonight right after you
18:27left dominic opened his mouth but not a single word came out hello dominic are you still there
18:34i'm here why are you asking so much elena's husband will take care of her you claimed bianca tonight
18:40didn't you that poor girl's had it rough take good care of her all right i have to go we're
18:45still
18:46packing elena left in such a hurry she forgot so many things we have to get them to her bye
18:51now the
18:51line went dead the dial tone rang in his ears a steady hammering sound over and over he stood at
18:58the edge of the crowd white knuckling his phone around him were songs laughter music all the noise
19:05of celebration someone walked past slapping his shoulder in congratulations someone shoved a drink
19:10into his hand tugging him toward the dance floor bianca waved at him from across the fire a soft
19:16smile on her face but he couldn't hear a thing while he'd been carrying bianca away elena had been lying
19:21on another man's back they had passed each other in the dark he thought she would fight scream resist but
19:28she did nothing capo where the hell are you going to get my wife what wife you claim bianca tonight
19:36you
19:37walk out now you insult the whole moretti family this was temporary getting bianca out of a bad
19:43situation that's it temporary capo you completed the ritual the whole palermo knows bianca's yours now
19:49you leave her tonight she's got no standing no protection bianca stood by the fire watching him
19:55eyes uncertain one night stay tonight keep up appearances tomorrow you can do whatever you
20:03want but tonight you owe bianca that much dominic clenched his fists then slowly let go he walked
20:10back to the fire where were you going nowhere bianca lowered her head not asking more that night he sat
20:22by the fire watching the flames flicker and die he watched the people come and go watched the moon
20:27rise and slowly set he called elena countless times it was always off at dawn he rose and left
20:35dominic he didn't look back he drove back to corleone the sun was just rising the hounds were baying
20:44and the morning mist was lifting from the vineyards he stopped an old groundskeeper and asked where lucas
20:49villa was the man pointed toward a newly built villa at the foot of the hill he ran over the
20:56iron gate
20:56stood open but the house was empty looking for don lucca he left at dawn with his new bride said
21:05there
21:05was urgent family business and had to return dominic stood frozen in place when did they come back how
21:12should i know dominic stood before that empty house for a long time without moving he pulled out his
21:19phone and called elena again still off he scrolled through his contacts and realized he didn't even
21:27have lucas number they were never close he didn't know where lucca lived what city he was in he knew
21:32nothing he only remembered last night the way elena had lain so quietly on that man's back he rushed back
21:39to
21:39the russo estate picked up bianca and headed back to palermo the whole way bianca was quiet occasionally
21:46glancing at him wanting to speak he didn't want to talk so she didn't ask but elena wasn't at their
21:53home
21:53he had failed again in the days that followed his mind was still trapped in that claiming
22:00just a little more just a little more and he could have stopped his woman from being taken
22:08dominic she no longer called him brother-in-law she held a cup of warm milk you haven't eaten much
22:15these past few days drink some milk thank you bianca didn't leave she sat beside him i need to talk
22:21to
22:22you your mother refused to let you legally marry my sister that was her condition for tolerating the
22:28relationship so you gave elena a fake certificate to make her believe you were committed
22:34then to save me from the valentino family you are registered a real marriage
22:40with me bianca lowered her head her lashes trembling you claimed me in front of the families
22:46completed the ritual made me your donna dominic since it has come to this
22:52why don't we simply be together dominic froze what did you say do you dare say you don't truly like
22:59me you legally married me you completed the claiming ritual you made me your donna
23:08you say it was to save me from valentino but you never had to go that far just admit it
23:13you like me
23:16as for elena she's just not right for you all she cares about is her dad's business
23:21she never even thinks about helping you with your work or fitting in with your crowd what's
23:25she even going to give you but i'm different i know what you want and i know how to make
23:31your
23:31mom happy i can give you way more than she ever could dominic looked into those eyes that were
23:37nothing like elena's elena's eyes were bright like stars in the mountains no secrets no pretense
23:43happy was happy sad was sad plain and simple but bianca's eyes were soft like a pool of water that
23:50could pull you under before you even realized it he suddenly asked himself back when he'd go to the
23:55meretti estate bringing things for elena did he always bring a little something for bianca too
24:02and later when bianca said her sister got the family business she had to find work was it just
24:07because he felt sorry for how fragile she seemed that he let her move into his home he wasn't sure
24:13anymore was that casual kindness he'd shown her over the past three years really just a coincidence
24:18and when he saw bianca smile was that feeling in his chest really just the affection of a brother
24:24he didn't know when it started or perhaps he always knew but refused to admit it he only knew one
24:30thing
24:30for certain elena was the one he was supposed to marry the wife he chose the girl he was willing
24:35to give up everything dominic snapped back looking at her but thinking of elena thinking of her lying
24:42on that man's back thinking of how she hadn't said a word thinking of how she hadn't even bothered to
24:47struggle his heart felt as if a piece had been savagely carved out so the mistaken identity he thought
24:53no one knew elena had seen it all so she walked away in the other direction
25:00not long after his mother arrived walked in already lecturing since you and bianca are registered just
25:06live your lives why are you constantly thinking about that woman who ran off with another man
25:12and hasn't even come home dominic knew she would say this in these three years bianca had charmed her
25:17well she made her almost forget who it was that used to be insulted in the kitchen
25:22who worked until midnight without a word of thanks bianca knew how to act cute how to speak softly
25:27how to buy expensive gifts to make her smile and elena elena didn't know these things elena only
25:33knew how to work hard how to be good to him how to stand there and wait to be seen
25:38but she was never
25:39seen mother elena didn't run off if that isn't running off what is she was claimed claiming our normal
25:49out there if she had you in her heart why hasn't she come back because i have no right to
25:54ask her to
25:55his mother froze back then you said the only condition for accepting her was not registering the
26:02marriage so the contract i had with her was fake from beginning to end she was never truly my wife
26:10since she isn't back i have no standing to look for her if she wants to marry someone else
26:16his throat tightened i don't even have the right to object then who do you blame i did interfere
26:22with the registration but the rest was your choice if you didn't like bianca why did you claim her
26:27why did you register with her dominic's throat choked he couldn't explain bianca was to help her
26:34leave registering was for her status but saying those things now felt pathetic even to him by helping
26:40her he had lost himself i'm telling you everyone in the family knows about you and bianca you legally
26:47married that girl you claimed her in front of the families you made her your donna and now you want
26:54to discard her what does that say about the russo family we're divorced what we divorced two months
27:04ago i couldn't live with her then what do you want to do now what did he want he wanted
27:11to laugh
27:11he wanted to find elena but with what he didn't even know if she still hated him he didn't even
27:16have
27:17the chance to use a divorce to force her to see him three years later you're either locked in the
27:22moretti estate or driving across sicily chasing a ghost get out for once dominic every family sends
27:28someone tonight you should show your face the hall was crowded with the elite of the most powerful
27:33syndicates dominic wandered through it aimlessly eyes passing over each face and moving on
27:40three years he thought sometimes after her father died she had nobody left maybe that's why she never
27:46went back to moretti estate she'd had him once but what had he done with that he'd made her wait
27:51three
27:51years then carried another woman out right in front of her what had he actually given her a fake
27:56marriage license empty words three years of his mother's contempt he'd watched every bit of it and
28:03never once stepped in front of it and in the end on what should have been the best night of
28:08her life
28:09he walked away from her for good was she somewhere doing well now had she already forgotten him
28:21dominic isn't that elena the man was in a black shirt focused unhurried the woman beside him
28:30she was speaking to someone and her eyes curved into a smile that was the person he'd been looking for
28:36for
28:36three years standing right there close enough to see elena
28:55hello what can i help you with elena it's me she looked at him the way you look at someone
29:02you have
29:02recognized i'm sorry do we know each me i'm terrible with faces she looked at him again more carefully
29:08mr russo it's been a while she genuinely hadn't recognized him three years dominic was gaunt and
29:16weathered no longer the handsome dashing man he had once been luca looked up then and glanced at him
29:22he said nothing simply stepping closer to elena's side it was a natural protective stance you two
29:29are you are you truly truly together elena turned slightly to look at luca that look was soft certain
29:38and natural mr russo let me introduce you this is my wife during the claiming you met her remember
29:46wife that's how can that count that was a mistake a blunder it was dark and i claimed the wrong
29:52person
29:53claim the wrong person mr russo in our tradition a claiming isn't a kidnapping it's a silent agreement
29:59between families if the girl doesn't want it can she be taken if she truly didn't want to go
30:06she would have beat me until my own mother didn't recognize me
30:12the words were a knife in dominic's chest he remembered what elena had said if it's someone i
30:18don't like i'll fight until he don't recognize himself but the truth was she had lain quietly
30:24on luca's back without a single sound he stood there watching elena turn her head to meet the
30:29other man's gaze if you're here on russo business i can point you to the right people if not you're
30:34in
30:34the way elena listen to me listen to what listen to you say the marriage was fake listen to you
30:42tell me
30:42about your plan to swap brides so the fragile bianca wouldn't suffer you you heard all that
30:49mr russo meeting today is fate but it doesn't mean you can harass my wife luca she's my wife luca
30:58said
30:58nothing only looked down at elena he had explained this to his wife before that night he had followed
31:05the crew to the maradi estate but not for himself his cousin had wanted bianca and dragged him along for
31:12support he couldn't refuse so he went but at the edge of the estate the cousins suddenly clutched
31:19clutched his stomach his face pale i can't i can't that wine at lunch was bad i need a place
31:27he waved
31:27him off you go ahead find bianca and hide her actually she doesn't like me i just wanted to try
31:33if she'd accept me if she won't we'll just leave don't let her suffer with that he vanished into the
31:39trees luca stood in the darkness feeling ridiculous he came to help with the claiming and the groom had
31:47run off he stood there not knowing whether to stay or go later he went in not to claim anyone
31:57but to find
31:58bianca and tell her to hide luca said nothing only looked down at elena he had explained this to his
32:13wife before that night he had followed the crew to the maradi estate but not for himself his cousin
32:19had wanted bianca and dragged him along for support he couldn't refuse so he went i can't i can't that
32:24wine at lunch was bad i need a place he waved him off you go ahead find bianca and hide
32:29her actually
32:29she doesn't like me i just wanted to try if she'd accept me if she won't we'll just leave don't
32:34let
32:34her suffer with that he vanished in the darkness feeling ridiculous he came to help with a claiming
32:39and the groom had run off he stood there not knowing whether to stay or go later he went in
32:46not to claim anyone but to find bianca and tell her to hide then another crew poured through the
32:52door and started throwing their weight around first it was the motions then it started being rude
32:58she didn't move didn't fight back just sat there and took it he couldn't watch it he walked over
33:04crouched down in front of her do you want to leave she looked at him and her eyes turned home
33:11but she
33:12didn't crew she simply nended and climbed onto his back perhaps that was fate
33:18if his cousin hadn't had a stomach ache perhaps in her despair she really would have gone with or
33:24perhaps after they found the mistake they would have parted ways peacefully treated the night as a
33:28blunder but there are no ifs he and elena decided to give each other a chance so they made the
33:33claiming
33:33real and so they found their current happiness elena suddenly called his name her voice soft didn't
33:39you get your wish and claim bianca dominic's throat choked i bianca he and bianca had divorced long ago
33:49but what point was there in saying that now elena i claimed the wrong one that night i was supposed
33:56to claim you i thought you'd fight i thought you'd i never imagined bianca kind i'll give bianca back
34:01to you i'll give everything back to you give elena back to me elena smiled a light faint smile
34:06dominic acclaiming isn't a game in our traditions a mistake is the will of heaven heaven willed me
34:12to go with him so i went heaven willed me to go with him so i went you claimed bianca
34:17and i married
34:18luca we're even dominic stood there shaking he saw luca gently put an arm around her shoulder
34:25he wanted to chase them but he couldn't move in the crowd elena's back grew further and further away
34:32the rain came suddenly and the crowd began to disperse dominic still stood there in the rain
34:38he suddenly remembered the summer years ago when he went to find elena you fool i was afraid you'd be
34:44waiting then eyes brights like shanton stars dominic i'll wait for you okay he'd made her wait for three
34:52years in the rain he suddenly laughed and he couldn't tell the rain
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