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The Last Of 99 Goodbyes
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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 right to her i waited three years for dominic at last he and his men
00:15slipped into my courtyard i was ready to run to him until i heard his hushed order grab bianca in
00:20the 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
00:29hesitated 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
00:41explain i'll calm her down later he paused his voice turning icy besides the marriage license she signed
00:48was a forgery i promised bialca a safe life in palermo she's my priority i heard every word from
00:54behind the door i didn't scream i didn't cry i just slipped back into the room they'd expected
01:00me to fight to hurt anyone who tried to take me instead i silently climbed onto the back of the
01:06man
01:06who'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
01:20dominic's wife for five years all that time the russo family never accepted me his mother never used
01:26my name only ever referring to me as that girl at family galas i was always seated at the farthest
01:33table in official portraits i was placed at the edge so i could be easily cropped out dominic said his
01:39mother wouldn't let up until i broke so he sent me back to the meretti estate he promised he'd follow
01:44our traditions and complete the formal claiming ritual to bring me back as his donna then the
01:49russo family would have no choice but to accept me i waited for three years i'd held my tongue
01:55longing for this night but he'd come for another woman he'd kept me deceived for years with a forged
02:01marriage license all to hide the truth the one he truly meant to claim was my half-sister bianca
02:07i 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
02:21painted 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 the
02:32ritual if a woman didn't want to be taken she could hide and send them away empty-handed but bianca
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 was
02:44in wasn't mine it was bianca's that afternoon my stepmother pulled me aside for once her voice was
02:50gentle 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
03:01bianca is fragile if she gets caught in the crossfire it'll be a disaster i said nothing i knew
03:07exactly what she meant by the rules of the claiming the groom's men would storm in the woman was expected
03:12to fight and struggle it was called the gauntlet the harder she fought the more valuable she was
03:17considered the groom had to prove he could take her by force those punches and shoves were real
03:22my stepmother studied my face testing me besides dominic has never been to the meredia state at
03:28night the front room he'll find you faster back then i'd only wanted to make things easier for
03:33dominic i agreed 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
03:52they'd taken i could picture dominic carrying bianca through the crowd his men shielding them as
03:57guests hurled objects and blocked their path bianca would hide her face against his back pretending
04:02to struggle how perfect i lowered my gaze moments later my door was kicked in a group of men flooded
04:09into the dark room their footsteps heavy and chaotic someone seized my arm hands began shoving
04:15and striking me i felt fists slam into my shoulders and back this was the gauntlet the harder the
04:21beating the more the family valued the bride i didn't flinch or resist i let them yank me from
04:26my chair and drag me towards the door at first it felt like a formality but the violence quickly
04:31turned ugly someone 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 had
04:54meant by calling me tough just when i thought it would never end someone stepped in to shield me
05:02enough it was a stranger's voice sharp with fury he blocked the others shoving the attackers back with
05:10his arms that's the way it works the harder we hit the more she's worth what rule his voice dropped
05:19to a
05:19dangerous growl this isn't your wife if someone was beating your woman like a dog would you just
05:25stand there and watch the room went silent he glanced back at me in the shadows i could only make
05:33out the sharp line of his jaw then he bent down and hoisted me onto his back who is he
05:39he's taking
05:40this ritual way too serious he carried me out in long steady strides people chased after us throwing
05:46things and blocking the way but his grip on my legs never wavered when he finally carried me out of
05:52my private courtyard he paused to catch his breath in the distance the faint glow of ritual torches
06:01moved that was the other group through the bushes i heard their laughter dominic was at the front sweat
06:08soaked but wearing a triumphant smile bianca was on his back her arms wrapped tight around his neck
06:15his men were cheering kisser kisser i lay silent on the stranger's back as they drew near
06:23torchlight flickered across my face dominic's eyes flicked over me and letui the bemorme me for a
06:29split second then his gaze moved on turning back to his men as he joked and laughed he didn't recognize
06:35me
06:36bianca whispered something in his ear and he leaned in with a soft smile i suddenly thought back to three
06:43years ago when i'd returned to the moretti estate to visit my father and stayed for a while the first
06:48time dominic came to find me there he'd worn that exact same smile that day my father's men put him
06:54to the test they blocked him at the gates and roughed him up just to see if a russo truly
06:58cared for a
06:59moretti girl he'd shown up at my door with a split lip and bruised ribs i asked if it hurt
07:04for my wife
07:05i'd take a lot worse he was a spoiled russo air who'd never been hurt before yet he'd taken a
07:11beating
07:11from my father's men just for me he always acted like it was nothing but i knew the truth my
07:17father's
07:18men didn't go easy on outsiders another time it poured rain he showed up soaked to the bone
07:24his shirt torn but the pastries tucked inside his jacket were still dry i called him an idiot for coming
07:32out in weather like that didn't want you to wait too long i held those pastries staring at the cut
07:37on his cheek and thought this is the man i'll spend my life with but now he carried bianca with
07:44that
07:44exact same smile come on bianca my vision blurred for a second then sharpened again not gonna drop me
07:52are you no never are you sure are you sure yes when did it all start to change probably three
07:57years ago
07:58when my father died i felt completely hollow inside i'll handle it dominic cancelled everything
08:03to stay at the moretti estate with me for two weeks the day he had to leave he took my
08:08hand
08:08and spoke softly elena you just got through the funeral and you look awful if my mother sees you
08:14like this she'll start on you again i don't want you putting up with that just stay here at the
08:17estate
08:17and rest you've always wanted to take over the family business right i'll go back and smooth things
08:22over at home then come get you i looked at him and nodded i was truly exhausted from the constant
08:27fighting with his mother back then i believed he was looking out for me that he didn't want me to
08:31go
08:31back and face those cold stares only later did i realize distance doesn't create beauty it just
08:37makes it easier for him to love someone else last year when mrs russo turned 60 dominic came to bring
08:43me back the moment i stepped inside i saw my stepsister bianca she was supposed to be in palermo for
08:49work
08:49but there she was in the living room arranging fruit her movement smooth and familiar so she lived
08:55here now dominic paused while taking off his shoes and explained bianca's workplace is near
08:59our house she's staying here temporarily there wasn't a trace of guilt in his voice and i didn't
09:05push for more my stepmother had married into the moretti family long after bianca and i were grown
09:10we'd never been close over the years we'd only seen each other during holidays i couldn't quite put
09:15into words how i felt about her staying there hey sis don't worry i'm just crashing here for a bit
09:21i'll move out once i find a place i nodded but said nothing back then i never could have imagined
09:27for three years i waited alone in the empty moretti estate and all that time my little sister had been
09:33working in the russo house now watching bianca on dominic's back it all suddenly clicked i hadn't been
09:39waiting for him to bring me home at all i'd been waiting for my heart to die bianca's voice drifted
09:45closer on the wind what about elena if she finds out she'll lose it she's all bark and no bite
09:50she'll
09:51get over it after throwing a fit he paused his voice lowering it's pitch black during the claiming
09:57i just made a mistake she'll feel sorry for me before she even gets angry once she finds out i'll
10:02just smooth it over bianca laughed softly my knuckles whitened one of his men spoke up suddenly
10:10kappa what if someone else claimed elena the group fell quiet then dominic laughed you think she'd let
10:16anyone take her without a fight with that temper of hers she'll tear the place apart tonight true
10:20no way elena goes quietly feel sorry for that poor bastard wonder what he looks like now
10:25the laughter swelled i looked down let's go he must have heard everything heard them laughing about me
10:33heard how they thought i'd tear the roof off but he said nothing he just kept walking
10:38at the gate of the meretti estate we ran straight into them torchlight flickered over us
10:45luca yeah it really is you you claiming someone tonight too yeah which family
10:56a neighbor family casso man always figured you'd stay single forever congrats
11:04dominic took a step forward i felt his gaze linger on my back that look lasted too long long enough
11:10i
11:10almost 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
11:27let's go we need to get to your place before sunrise dominic didn't waste another second
11:32you're gonna run i'll buy you a drink next time
11:37their footsteps faded into the distance
11:43he really didn't recognize you i rested my face against his shoulder and said nothing
11:48my eyes stung his pace slowed steps gentle and steady the moon was bright the road stretched on i had
11:56no
11:56idea where he was taking me but in that moment i thought anywhere was better than going back
12:03music 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
12:17until sunrise dominic sat at the edge of the crowd phone in hand no messages from elena that wasn't
12:24like her she never kept things bottled up if she found out i claimed the wrong woman she would have
12:30called screaming by now i already had my excuses it was pitch black don't overthink it you're the only one
12:38i want i'll wait for her to blow up over the phone then talk her down gently she'd hurl some
12:44threat
12:45and he'd smooth it over done she never stayed mad at me for long but this time no call no
12:52text no yelling
12:55capo still waiting elena don't bother signal's out here her area gets fine signal then her phone's
13:01probably dead or she didn't see it she's probably off beating someone up right now
13:08dominic 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
13:21he didn't believe she didn't see it but he had no better explanation all right quit overthinking this
13:27is your big night your bride's waiting for you what are you doing sitting here tradition says once
13:33you've claimed her you stay with her all night finish the ritual i told beyonce this was temporary i just
13:38got her out of there i didn't plan on didn't plan on what capo this is the claiming not a
13:43game you
13:44took her you finish it otherwise you insult her whole family besides you and elena have been together
13:49for years she won't care about formalities just get through tonight dominic opened his mouth to argue
13:55what are you guys talking about dominic froze dominic i know this one's fake but can we at least
14:01finish the ritual her eyes glistening i know you love elena but can you pretend i'm your bride just
14:09tonight dominic said nothing bianca bowed her head her lashes fluttering
14:21dominic picked up his glass linking arms with bianca
14:24light danced across both their faces cheers and laughter erupted around them loud enough to rattle
14:30the walls his eyes kept straying to the dark road beyond the estate the same road he'd carried
14:36bianca down tonight at the gate he ran into luca santoro they met years ago at a family party
14:45they had a few drinks together acquaintances at best that man had been quiet but steady the kind
14:52man you could trust with your life tonight luca had been carrying someone too said she was from
14:57another family she was thin lying quietly on luca's back only a glimpse of her neck was visible the line
15:03of that neck the curve of her bowed head it had felt strangely familiar but bianca had cried out in
15:09pain so he hadn't thinked again dominic dominic is that okay yeah then he stepped aside pulled out
15:19his phone and dialed elena's number he needed to explain to make sure she didn't misunderstand
15:29finally someone picked up hello background noise sounds of people moving things
15:37dominic blinked let me talk to elena elena
15:46she's not here we're packing up her stuff to send over send over send where elena never lets her
15:54phone leave her hand where are you sending her things the woman hesitated not expecting the question
16:00i'm elena's aunt we have to pack her things and send to her husband's house husband's house so elena was
16:06preparing to move back in with me that made sense he'd always planned to bring her back after the
16:12claiming stop leaving her at the marathi estate alone auntie about the claiming tonight there was
16:18a bit of a mix-up did elena say anything no several families did claiming tonight what would elena have
16:24to say despite the words a sense of unease surged in him oh i can't talk anymore we're busy packing
16:30both elena and bianca were taken tonight we have to get their things ready dominic froze
16:37what 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 santori
16:58luca the man he met at the gate the one carrying a girl saying she was his bride
17:04that silhouette that looked so familiar elena she didn't fight fight why would she a claiming
17:12isn't a bad thing she was as quiet as she could be she just went with him we all thought
17:16it was
17:17strange with her temper shouldn't she have beaten the man but nothing happened she just let him carry
17:22her away dominic's hand began to shake quiet as she could be just let him carry her away no that
17:29wasn't
17:29elena no that wasn't elena that wasn't the elena i knew he remembered talking to elena about claimings
17:38before she had sat on his doorstep swinging her legs speaking excitedly the girls in moretti family if
17:45they're claimed by someone they don't like they don't just let them they kick bite and scratch
17:51they 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
18:06i just put on a show of struggling a little for appearances
18:11just a little three times at most if you came to claim me i'd probably be the first to jump
18:17on
18:17your back so you wouldn't have to take those hits this girl is so foolish auntie elena when was she
18:24taken when tonight right after you left dominic opened his mouth but not a single word came out
18:31hello dominic are you still there i'm here why are you asking so much elena's husband will take care of
18:39her you claimed bianca tonight didn't you that poor girl's had it rough take good care of her
18:44all right i have to go we're still packing elena left in such a hurry she forgot so many things
18:49we have to get them to her bye now the line went dead the dial tone rang in his ears
18:54a steady
18:55hammering sound over and over he stood at the edge of the crowd white knuckling his phone around him
19:02were songs laughter music all the noise of celebration someone walked past slapping his shoulder and
19:09congratulations someone shoved a drink into his hand tugging him toward the dance floor bianca waved
19:14at him from across the fire a soft smile on her face but he couldn't hear a thing while he'd
19:19been
19:19carrying bianca away elena had been lying on another man's back they had passed each other in the dark
19:25he'd thought she would fight scream resist but she did nothing capo where the hell are you going
19:32to get my wife what wife you claim bianca tonight you walk out now you insult the whole moretti family
19:40this was temporary getting bianca out of a bad situation that's it temporary capo you completed
19:47the ritual the whole palermo knows bianca's yours now you leave her tonight she's got no standing no
19:52protection bianca stood by the fire watching him eyes uncertain one night stay tonight keep up
20:00appearances tomorrow you can do whatever you want but tonight you owe bianca that much dominic clenched
20:08his fists then slowly let go he walked back to the fire where were you going nowhere bianca lowered her
20:19head not asking more that night he sat by the fire watching the flames flicker and die he watched
20:25the people come and go watch the moon rise and slowly set he called elena countless times it was always
20:31off at dawn he rose and left dominic he didn't look back he drove back to corleone the sun was
20:42just
20:42rising the hounds were baying and the morning mist was lifting from the vineyards he stopped an old
20:48groundskeeper and asked where luca's villa was the man pointed toward a newly built villa at the foot of
20:54the hill he ran over the iron gates stood open but the house was empty looking for don luca he
21:03left at
21:04dawn with his new bride said there was urgent family business and had to return dominic stood frozen in
21:09place when did they come back how should i know dominic stood before that empty house for a long
21:17time without moving he pulled out his phone and called elena again still off he scrolled through
21:25his contacts and realized he didn't even have luca's number they were never close he didn't know where
21:30luca lived what city he was in he knew nothing he only remembered last night the way elena had lain
21:37so
21:37quietly on that man's back he rushed back to the russo estate picked up bianca and headed back to
21:43palermo the whole way bianca was quiet occasionally glancing at him wanting to speak he didn't want to
21:49talk so she didn't ask but elena wasn't at their home he had failed again in the days that followed
21:56his mind was still trapped in that claiming
22:01just a little more just a little more and he could have stopped his woman from being taken
22:09dominic she no longer called him brother-in-law she held a cup of warm milk you haven't eaten much
22:16these past few days drink some milk thank you bianca didn't leave she sat beside him to talk to you
22:23your 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 with me bianca lowered
22:43her head her lashes trembling you claimed me in front of the families completed the ritual made
22:48me your donna dominic since it has come to this why don't we simply be together dominic froze
22:56what did you say do you dare say you don't truly like me you legally married me you completed the
23:04claiming ritual you made me your donna you say it was to save me from valentino but you never had
23:11to
23:11go that far just admit it you like me as for elena she's just not right for you all she
23:20cares about
23:20is her dad's business she never even thinks about helping you with your work or fitting in with your
23:25crowd what's she even going to give you but i'm different i know what you want and i know how
23:31to make
23:31your mom happy i can give you way more than she ever could dominic looked into those eyes that were
23:38nothing like elena's elena's eyes were bright like stars in the mountains no secrets no pretense happy
23:44was happy sad was sad plain and simple but bianca's eyes were soft like a pool of water that could
23:51pull
23:51you under before you even realized it he suddenly asked himself back when he'd go to the meretti
23:56estate 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
24:08because 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 and
24:19when he saw bianca smile was that feeling in his chest really just the affection of a brother he didn't
24:25know when it started or perhaps he always knew but refused to admit it he only knew one thing for
24:31certain elena was the one he was supposed to marry the wife he chose the girl he was willing to
24:35give
24:36up everything dominic snapped back looking at her but thinking of elena thinking of her lying on that
24:43man's back thinking of how she hadn't said a word thinking of how she hadn't even bothered to struggle
24:47his heart felt as if a piece had been savagely carved out so the mistaken identity he thought no one
24:54knew elena had seen it all so she walked away in the other direction
25:01not long after his mother arrived walked in already lecturing since you and bianca are registered
25:06just live your lives why are you constantly thinking about that woman who ran off with another
25:12man and hasn't even come home dominic knew she would say this in these three years bianca had
25:18charmed her well she made her almost forget who it was that used to be insulted in the kitchen who
25:23worked until midnight without a word of thanks bianca knew how to act cute how to speak softly how to
25:28buy
25:29expensive gifts to make her smile and elena elena didn't know these things elena only knew how to
25:34work hard how to be good to him how to stand there and wait to be seen but she was
25:39never seen mother
25:42elena didn't run off if that isn't running off what is she was claimed claiming our normal out there
25:50if she had you in her heart why hasn't she come back because i have no right to ask her
25:55to
25:56his 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
26:17his throat tightened i don't even have the right to object then who do you blame i did interfere
26:23with the registration but the rest was your choice if you didn't like bianca why did you claim her
26:28why did you register with her dominic's throat choked he couldn't explain bianca was to help her
26:35leave registering was for her status but saying those things now felt pathetic even to him by helping her
26:41he had lost himself i'm telling you everyone in the family knows about you and bianca you legally
26:48married 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 ago
27:06i couldn't live with her then what do you want to do now what did he want he wanted to
27:12laugh he wanted
27:12to find elena but with what he didn't even know if she still hated him he didn't even have the
27:17chance
27:18to use a divorce to force her to see him three years later you're either locked in the moretti
27:23estate or driving across sicily chasing a ghost get out for once dominic every family sends someone
27:29tonight you should show your face the hall was crowded with the elite of the most powerful syndicates
27:35dominic wandered through it aimlessly eyes passing over each face and moving on three years he thought
27:42sometimes after her father died she had nobody left maybe that's why she never went back to more
27:47ready estate she'd had him once but what had he done with that he'd made her wait three years then
27:52carried another woman out right in front of her what had he actually given her a fake marriage license
27:58empty words three years of his mother's contempt he'd watched every bit of it and never once stepped
28:05in front of it and in the end on what should have been the best night of her life he
28:10walked
28:10away 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
28:36for for three years standing right there close enough to see elena
28:56hello what can i help you with elena
28:59it's me she looked at him the way you look at someone you half recognize i'm sorry do we know
29:05each me i'm terrible with faces she looked at him again more carefully mr russo it's been a while
29:11she genuinely hadn't recognized him she genuinely hadn't recognized him three years dominic was
29:16gaunt and weathered no longer the handsome dashing man he had once been luca looked up then and glanced
29:22at him he said nothing simply stepping closer to elena's side it was a natural protective stance
29:28you two 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
29:47wife that's how can that count that was a mistake a blunder it was dark and i claimed the wrong
29:53person
29:53claimed the wrong person mr russo in our tradition a claiming isn't a kidnapping
29:58it's a silent agreement between families if the girl doesn't want it can she be taken
30:04if she truly didn't want to go she would have beat me until my own mother didn't recognize me
30:13the words were a knife in dominic's chest he remembered what elena had said if it's someone
30:18i don'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
30:30other man's gaze if you're here on russo business i can point you to the right people if not you're
30:35in
30:35the way elena listen to me listen to what listen to you say the marriage was fake listen to you
30:42tell
30:42me about your plan to swap brides so the fragile bianca wouldn't suffer you you heard all that
30:50mr russo meeting today is fate but it doesn't mean you can harass my wife luca she's my wife
30:58luca said nothing only looked down at elena he had explained this to his wife before that night he had
31:05followed the crew to the marati estate but not for himself his cousin had wanted bianca and dragged him
31:12along for support he couldn't refuse so he went but at the edge of the estate the cousin 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 him
31:28off you go ahead find bianca and hide her actually she doesn't like me i just wanted to try if
31:33she'd accept
31:34me if she won't we'll just leave don't let her suffer with that he vanished into the trees luca stood
31:41in the darkness feeling ridiculous he came to help with a claiming and the groom had run off
31:49he stood there not knowing whether to stay or go later he went in not to claim anyone but to
31:59find bianca
32:06and tell her to hide luca said nothing only looked down at elena he had explained this to his wife
32:13before that night he had followed the crew to the marati estate but not for himself his cousin had
32:19wanted bianca and dragged him along for support he couldn't refuse so he went i can't i can't that
32:25wine at lunch was bad i need a place he waved him off you go ahead find bianca and hide
32:29her actually she
32:30doesn't like me i just wanted to try if she'd accept me if she won't we'll just leave don't let
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 door
32:53and started throwing their weight around first it was the motions then it started being rude she didn't
32:59move didn't fight back just sat there and took it he couldn't watch it he walked over crouched down in
33:05front of her do you want to leave she looked at him and her eyes turned home but she didn't
33:13crew
33:13she simply nended and climbed onto his back perhaps that was fate if his cousin hadn't had a stomach ache
33:21perhaps in her despair she really would have gone with or perhaps after they found the mistake they
33:26would have parted ways peacefully treated the night as a blunder but there are no ifs he and elena
33:31decided to give each other a chance so they made the claiming real and so they found their current
33:36happiness elena suddenly called his name her voice soft didn't you get your wish and claim bianca
33:44dominic's throat choked i bianca he and bianca had divorced long ago but what point was there in
33:51saying that now elena i claimed the wrong one that night i was supposed to claim you i thought
33:57you'd fight i thought you'd i never imagined bianca i'll give bianca back to you i'll give
34:02everything back to you give elena back to me elena smiled a light faint smile dominic acclaiming isn't
34:08a game in our traditions a mistake is the will of heaven heaven willed me to go with him so
34:13i went
34:14you claimed bianca and i married luca we're even dominic stood there shaking he saw luca gently put
34:24an arm around her shoulder he wanted to chase them but he couldn't move in the crowd elena's
34:30back grew further and further away the rain came suddenly and the crowd began to disperse dominic
34:37still stood there in the rain he suddenly remembered the summer years ago when he went to find elena
34:42you fool i was afraid you'd be waiting then eyes brights like shanton stars dominic i'll wait for
34:50you okay he'd made her wait for three years in the rain he suddenly laughed and he couldn't tell the
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