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00:01:00I wanted to cheat. Then I heard him whispering to his brother in the courtyard.
00:01:05Tommy, switch Serafina's token to white tomorrow.
00:01:10Bionna is still weak. I need one more year to take care of her.
00:01:14His brother hesitated.
00:01:16Aren't you afraid she'll get angry and get on another man's boat?
00:01:19Marco laughed softly.
00:01:20Everyone knows she's mine.
00:01:22She waited seven years for me.
00:01:24Even if she pulls a red token, who would dare let her on his boat?
00:01:30She's easy to fool.
00:01:33Once I take Bianca onto my boat, you just tell her Nomno collapsed again and she needs to go home.
00:01:39Next year, I'll marry her with the greatest wedding.
00:01:42Every mafia family will know she is my wife.
00:01:44The red token slipped silently from my hand.
00:01:48Tokens scattered across the ground.
00:01:51Then, I did back home.
00:01:53I did not tell Marco that my Nomno only had three days left.
00:01:58His last wish was to see me married.
00:02:01If Marco refused to marry me this year, I had to board another man's boat.
00:02:05The next morning, girls gathered outside the chapel in gowns made for weeding.
00:02:10Only mine was the same gown from seven years ago.
00:02:13Faded.
00:02:15When I appeared, the girls around me stepped away.
00:02:18Serafina drew blank seven years in a row.
00:02:20Don't stand too close.
00:02:21Bad luck spreads.
00:02:22Papa stood on the dock, watching his men line the boats.
00:02:25I held my candle and walked.
00:02:27Papa warned me again in a low voice.
00:02:29Serafina, remember what you promised your grandfather.
00:02:32I looked at the token box.
00:02:33Don't worry, Papa.
00:02:34Papa, this year, I must get on a boat.
00:02:37A sudden noise from the crowd cut us off.
00:02:41Marco arrived.
00:02:42He was my fiancé, and everyone already treated him like the next Don.
00:02:48But his men surrounded Bianca like she was something precious.
00:02:52She was pale and fragile, dressed in brand new.
00:02:56I knew that dress.
00:02:59His mother, Mrs. Valenti, had sewn it herself.
00:03:02Marco had once hinted it was for me.
00:03:05I had imagined myself wearing it.
00:03:08If I had not heard the truth last night, I would have come today in plain clothes, just
00:03:13like Marco told me to.
00:03:15The Don's daughter breaking festival tradition in public.
00:03:18Papa would have been humiliated because of me, again.
00:03:23The girls around us started whispering.
00:03:26Who gave Bianca the right to draw a token?
00:03:28Bianca drew every year, boarded Marco's boat every year, and never married him.
00:03:34She should have been disqualified by now.
00:03:37The moment Bianca coughed, Marco draped his coat over her shoulders.
00:03:42It's windy.
00:03:43Don't catch a cold.
00:03:47Bianca is just lucky.
00:03:48She draws a red token every time.
00:03:50And the rules never said getting on the boat means she has to marry.
00:03:53If you can't accept that, try your own luck.
00:03:55Don't blame anyone else when you draw a blank token.
00:03:57Every eye turned to me.
00:04:00Because the only girl unlucky enough to pull seven blanks was me, Marco's fiancée.
00:04:06For seven years, I watched another woman board his boat.
00:04:11In the past, I argued with Marco, used my place as the Don's daughter to demand Bianca be disqualified,
00:04:18and brought up every time he had favored her before.
00:04:22Last year was the worst.
00:04:24I grabbed Bianca and kicked her into the river.
00:04:30Marco sent her to the hospital, then brought his men to my house and kicked the door down while Papa
00:04:36was away.
00:04:37They tied me up and forced me into the freezing cold.
00:04:40Serafina, whatever Bianca suffers, you suffer twice.
00:04:43If you want to enter the Velati family, learn your place.
00:04:47In my house, Bianca comes before you.
00:04:49By the time Papa found me, I had already passed out in the water.
00:04:54That night, my fever hit 104.
00:04:56Marco chose to stay with startled Bianca and sent me only one message.
00:05:01If you're not dead, don't bother calling me.
00:05:05After that, my body could no longer handle the cold.
00:05:08But I still refused to give up.
00:05:11The moment my fever broke, I went after Marco again.
00:05:15I wanted an answer for those seven years.
00:05:18Now, I had my answer.
00:05:21I ignored the argument and walked straight to the token chest.
00:05:25Nobody wants to draw?
00:05:27Then I'll go first.
00:05:31Marco's face flickered with panic.
00:05:34His prepared excuse got stuck in his throat.
00:05:37My calmness caught him off guard.
00:05:39He couldn't blame me like before,
00:05:41then asked Papa to punish me and push me to the end of the line.
00:05:46Now, how could he rig the token chest in front of the whole people?
00:05:50What if I really drew red token?
00:05:53Marco walked over and took my hand.
00:06:04I pulled frozen hand away and looked at the thick coat around Bianca's shoulders.
00:06:10I had stayed up all night making this as Marco's birthday gift last year.
00:06:14I had sewn the cuff buttons into orange blossoms for luck,
00:06:18pouring all my love for Marco into every stitch.
00:06:22Now, it was keeping Bianca warm,
00:06:25and the sight made my eyes ache.
00:06:28I'm cold too.
00:06:30I want to draw first.
00:06:31Marco did not care my words,
00:06:33took my cold hands and covered them with his own to warm them.
00:06:37It's this cold.
00:06:38Why didn't you dress warmer?
00:06:43Stop making a scene, Sarah.
00:06:46I know you're still angry about Bianca.
00:06:48The doctor said she only needs one more year to recover.
00:06:52Next year.
00:06:53I promise I'll marry you next year, waiting for me.
00:06:57I looked at him.
00:07:00Marco, do you really think I can't live without you?
00:07:03He laughed softly and put a simple betrothal bracelet around my wrist.
00:07:11You waited seven years for me.
00:07:13No Mafia man would dare let you onto his boat.
00:07:18So he had known all along.
00:07:20And he had been using my love as a leash.
00:07:24Around us, young couples were exchanging handmade bracelets as weeding token.
00:07:29Past every year, I had made one for Marco.
00:07:32He never wore them.
00:07:33His wrist always carried the same plain silver bracelet.
00:07:37I thought I had not braided it well enough,
00:07:39so I even paid a craftsman at the shop to teach me.
00:07:43But in that shop, Marco was choosing a new one.
00:07:46Bianca tugged the silver bracelet on his wrist.
00:07:49I can't believe you still wear the one I made you when we were kids.
00:07:52Marco smiled without saying anything.
00:07:55Hid the bracelet under his sleeve.
00:07:57I understood.
00:07:58No matter what I made, I could never compare to Bianca.
00:08:02I hid behind the shop and watched them choose new matching bracelets.
00:08:06They looked exactly like the one on my wrist.
00:08:09Thinking of that, I took mine off and threw it back to him.
00:08:12Marco, don't give me cheap things you bought in bulk.
00:08:15There is no next year.
00:08:17Nana wants to see me married.
00:08:18This year.
00:08:20If Bianca boards your boat again, we are done.
00:08:23He did not mind.
00:08:24He only gave me a knowing smile.
00:08:27So it's still about Bianca.
00:08:30I told you, Bianca's like an older sister to me.
00:08:32She practically raised me.
00:08:34You've drew white tokens for seven years already.
00:08:37What's one more year?
00:08:39I'll explain to your grandfather.
00:08:41As he spoke, he made the call.
00:08:43The number on the screen was burned into my memory.
00:08:46It was Nono's caregiver.
00:08:47I panicked and rushed forward to grab his phone.
00:08:50If you have something to say, say it to me.
00:08:52Don't bother, Nono.
00:08:53Last week, I visited Nono at the hospital.
00:08:56Tubes covered his body, but he was still worried about me.
00:08:58And I could not stop crying.
00:09:01I was the one he could not let go of.
00:09:03He gasped for breath, forcing out each word.
00:09:06Sarah married.
00:09:08Mama cried beside him.
00:09:09Your Nono keeps saying Sarah has suffered for seven years without getting on a boat.
00:09:14He went to the Valati family to demand an answer for you.
00:09:19If you don't board one this year, don't come see him again.
00:09:22He can't take it.
00:09:23Back at the chapel, I knew what Marco was about to say.
00:09:26So I clamped my hand over his phone.
00:09:31Let Bianca draw first.
00:09:33I agree.
00:09:36Marco scoffed and hung up.
00:09:39Now you're using Nono to cheat me?
00:09:41Cheat him?
00:09:42Maybe he was right.
00:09:44In early spring, I sat by an open window all night until I made myself sick enough for the hospital
00:09:50to stop Marco and Bianca to meet vineyard couples.
00:09:54In summer, when he took Bianca sailing past the private docks with his guards,
00:09:59I lied that someone was following me and made him act as my personal bodyguard.
00:10:04In autumn, I brought pastries to his door and lied that Papa had summoned him to the estate for family
00:10:10business.
00:10:11And there were countless little things like that.
00:10:14A cut on my hand.
00:10:16A twisted ankle.
00:10:17A stomach ache.
00:10:19For seven years, I used every foolish excuse just to keep him with me a little longer.
00:10:26I did not argue.
00:10:27I let go and stepped away from the token chest.
00:10:30Marco waved Bianca over.
00:10:32She came to me.
00:10:33Sarah, let me go first.
00:10:35Maybe I'll bring you some good luck.
00:10:37You're so naughty.
00:10:38If Serafina pulls another white, she'll blame you again.
00:10:40Her eyes swept over me, waiting for me to lose my temper, but I didn't.
00:10:45I only stood quietly to the side and waited for her to drew her token.
00:10:49She found that boring, so she reached into the token chest and asked Marco.
00:10:55What were you two saying?
00:10:57Serafina's grandfather is sick.
00:10:58I'll visit him with her after the boats leave.
00:11:02Oh, a red token.
00:11:04Bianca could not hide the smug look on her face.
00:11:07Sorry, Sarah.
00:11:08Marco's boat is mine again this year.
00:11:09Before I could answer, Marco stepped in front of her to protect her.
00:11:13These are the San Giovanni's rules.
00:11:14Your tantrum won't change them.
00:11:17Bianca just has better token luck.
00:11:19Sera, stop being petty.
00:11:23Let's see who dares touch my niece.
00:11:25I don't care if she's the Don's daughter.
00:11:27Mrs. Valenti hurried over and pulled Bianca into her arm.
00:11:30Don't be afraid, Bianca.
00:11:32If I say you can get on the dragon boat, then no one can stop you.
00:11:36I'd like to see who dares lay a hand on you.
00:11:38Watching them protect Bianca like that, my heart twisted once.
00:11:44For seven years, I had tried to please them.
00:11:47I remembered every birthday.
00:11:49I bought every gift.
00:11:51Whenever I visited, I helped in the kitchen, cleaned their house, and tried to make Mrs. Valenti like me.
00:11:58I even memorized Bianca's allergies and favorite foods.
00:12:03And what did I get in return?
00:12:05They always thought I was just throwing a tantrum.
00:12:08But I was only fighting for the right a fiancé should have had.
00:12:13Papa stood behind me and sighed.
00:12:17This is the family you've been desperate to marry into.
00:12:22We only wanted you to be happy with this.
00:12:27Papa, I'm drawing now.
00:12:28This time, I'll get Red Token.
00:12:34My answer was nothing like the past years, and it surprised him.
00:12:37Good, good.
00:12:39I'll wait for you.
00:12:40Even if it's not a Red Token, it's fine.
00:12:42I looked up at Marco and his mother.
00:12:46You're right.
00:12:47We follow the rules.
00:12:50I'm drawing Token now.
00:12:52Please move.
00:12:52As I walked past them, Mrs. Valenti froze, then grabbed my sleeve.
00:12:57Serafina, Marco's boat already has Bianca on it.
00:12:59Why draw it all?
00:13:01If you board another man's boat, don't ever think of entering the Valati house again.
00:13:08The Valentis don't take a bride another man has touched.
00:13:12Marco's face.
00:13:12Ma, don't say that.
00:13:13Marco panicked, caught between his mother and the fiancé.
00:13:17He had never thought he married other.
00:13:19He tried to reach out to block my way, but the cold look in my eyes made him pull back.
00:13:24I stepped around the three of them.
00:13:25Nonno can't wait.
00:13:27And neither can I.
00:13:29Marco, I waited seven years for you.
00:13:35This year, I'm done waiting.
00:13:40Marco panicked and blocked the token box.
00:13:43Why?
00:13:44Why can't you just back down this once?
00:13:49Look around, Serafina.
00:13:51Which one of them would dare take you?
00:13:52Tell me, who here would dare let Serafina Farani onto his boat?
00:13:57His voice went cold.
00:13:59Every young man looked away.
00:14:01Everyone on this coast knew I had chased Marco for seven years.
00:14:05Build a family with a woman like that, and her heart will never truly be with you.
00:14:10But I did not care.
00:14:12I never planned to marry any of them.
00:14:14Marco turned to me with pleading eyes.
00:14:17Bianca had already used the moment to board his boat and settle safely inside.
00:14:21Sera, just wait one more year.
00:14:24Marco only wants to protect me from being married off.
00:14:27We're all family anyway.
00:14:29When you marry him, you'll have to call me sister.
00:14:32Don't pull red token and end up with no boat to board.
00:14:35That would be embarrassing.
00:14:36After saying that, she covered her mouth and laughed.
00:14:39The families who hated Papa laughed too.
00:14:42I looked at Papa's red face, and guilt filled my chest.
00:14:47All these years chasing Marco had not only humiliated me, it had humiliated my family too.
00:14:53I had backed down too many times.
00:14:56I did not want to stay soft forever.
00:14:58I pushed Marco away and reached into the token chest.
00:15:02Before I could grab one, Marco pressed down on my hand.
00:15:05Serafina, think clearly.
00:15:07Bianca is already on my boat.
00:15:09Even if you pull red token, I won't let you board.
00:15:12I nodded.
00:15:13Of course I had thought it through.
00:15:15Today, I was getting on that dragon boat, no matter what.
00:15:21When force did not work, Marco lowered voice and pleaded again.
00:15:25Serafina, if you do this, I won't go see Nomno with you.
00:15:28Can you really let him down?
00:15:29I laughed softly.
00:15:31Marco, why do you think Nomno backed you?
00:15:33It was because I loved you.
00:15:34His face froze.
00:15:36I pulled my wrist free.
00:15:37I don't love you anymore, so Nomno won't like you either.
00:15:42Move.
00:15:43I'm drawing token.
00:15:44Papa's men stepped forward and pulled Marco back.
00:15:47He looked at me unwillingly.
00:15:49Serafina, you've been mine for seven years.
00:15:51You belong to the Valiti family.
00:15:54Seven years of white tokens.
00:15:56This year will be the same.
00:15:58I ignored him and searched the chest.
00:16:01White tokens were smooth.
00:16:03Red ones were rough.
00:16:04So the token draw was never serious.
00:16:06It was just a game to make everyone laugh.
00:16:08I had really believed my luck was that bad.
00:16:11Seven years.
00:16:12Seven blank tokens.
00:16:14They had made my life into a joke.
00:16:16Then my fingers found a rough edge I had never touched before.
00:16:20I pulled the token out.
00:16:23The whole crowd erupted.
00:16:27Red!
00:16:28Serafina drew red token!
00:16:31No, that's impossible!
00:16:33Marco tore free and kicked over the token chest.
00:16:36Red and white tokens flew into the air.
00:16:39He turned to his younger brother in panic.
00:16:41That's impossible.
00:16:42There weren't supposed to be any red tokens.
00:16:44His brother shrank behind the crowd, too scared to look at him.
00:16:47There had been too many eyes on the platform.
00:16:50He had never gotten the chance to tamper with it.
00:16:53Papa understood everything at once.
00:16:55Now he knew why I had drawn white tokens for seven years.
00:16:58His face darkened.
00:17:00She drew a red token.
00:17:02By the rules of San Giovanni.
00:17:04He looked at me.
00:17:06Serafina, get on the boat.
00:17:08Marco suddenly looked hopeful again.
00:17:10The water in front of me was empty,
00:17:12while the other boats had already pulled aside.
00:17:15So he stepped in front of his own boat.
00:17:18Sera, give in, and I'll make Bianca get off.
00:17:20I lowered my eyes to the ripples on the river and ignored him.
00:17:23A new boat was already gliding slowly toward me.
00:17:27Panic flashed across his face.
00:17:28He jumped onto his boat and pulled at Bianca.
00:17:32Bianca, get off first.
00:17:33I'm taking Sera.
00:17:34Too late.
00:17:35While they were still pulling at each other and arguing,
00:17:38a new boat came to a stop.
00:17:40A large, clean-boned hand reached out to me
00:17:43and lifted me steadily onto the boat.
00:17:47A brand-new coat fell over my shoulders.
00:17:51Warmth wrapped around me at once.
00:17:53A deep voice came from above.
00:17:55Serafina, I'm sorry.
00:17:56I'm not great with boats.
00:17:59I kept you waiting.
00:18:01It's cold.
00:18:02Wear this first.
00:18:03I looked up.
00:18:04It was Nico.
00:18:05My childhood sweet friend from another mafia family.
00:18:09The boy who once walked me home with guards behind us
00:18:12before he was sent to Boston.
00:18:13I've been gone too long.
00:18:16I almost forgot the customs.
00:18:18My mother said girls are supposed to wear red today.
00:18:21Don't worry.
00:18:22It's brand new.
00:18:23My mother and grandmother made it themselves.
00:18:25After saying that,
00:18:27Nico sat at the bow and started rowing.
00:18:29Before I could thank him,
00:18:30the boat lurched forward and threw me back into my seat.
00:18:34Sit tight.
00:18:35We're leaving.
00:18:36I wrapped the red coat tight
00:18:37as the boat cut through the water.
00:18:39It came like a gust of wind and left just as fast.
00:18:43By the time Marco looked up,
00:18:44I was already gone.
00:18:46He scrambled onto his own boat and rowed after us.
00:18:49Left on the shore,
00:18:50Bianca grabbed Mrs. Valenti's arm,
00:18:53furious and red-eyed.
00:18:54Auntie, look what Marco did.
00:18:57I drew the token.
00:18:58I was supposed to be on that boat.
00:19:01Mrs. Valenti was shaken too.
00:19:03She turned to Papa at once.
00:19:04Don Ferrara, the children are engaged.
00:19:06We'll start preparing the wedding now.
00:19:09She needed an answer.
00:19:11Now.
00:19:12The girl who had chased her son for seven years
00:19:14and could make her son the next Don
00:19:16had actually boarded another man's boat.
00:19:19She had only wanted to teach me a lesson,
00:19:22never thinking I would really leave.
00:19:24Now she remembered Marco's face,
00:19:26empty like his soul had been pulled out.
00:19:29For the first time,
00:19:30she regretted listening to Bianca.
00:19:32I was the daughter-in-law she had chosen all along.
00:19:35Papa laughed coldly.
00:19:38Now you want a wedding?
00:19:40You said rules are rules.
00:19:42My daughter drew an engraved token
00:19:45and boarded her groom's boat.
00:19:47So follow the rules.
00:19:49Mrs. Valenti could not answer.
00:19:51Papa stepped closer.
00:19:52You knew she was Marco's fiancé.
00:19:56For seven years, you prepared no wedding.
00:19:59Watched her pull blanks
00:20:00and let your son take Bianca onto his boat.
00:20:05Today, you even tried to switch her token again.
00:20:09Papa grabbed Tommy by the arm
00:20:11and pulled blank tokens from his pockets.
00:20:16The white tokens scattered across the platform
00:20:19like dirty snow.
00:20:20The whole crowd went silent.
00:20:22Papa's voice turned hard.
00:20:24You wanted Bianca safe and my daughter waiting.
00:20:26but Serafina is not something your family
00:20:29can draw up and put down.
00:20:33She is my daughter.
00:20:35As of today, the engagement is over.
00:20:37Papa left them there
00:20:38and walked to the water's edge.
00:20:40He was waiting for me to finish the festival route
00:20:42and come home.
00:20:47Mrs. Valenti shook so hard she could barely stand.
00:20:50Bianca tried to hold her.
00:20:52Mrs. Valenti shoved her away.
00:20:54Go!
00:20:58When Marco comes back, he'll blame you.
00:21:01Bianca froze.
00:21:02Leave while you still can.
00:21:04Mrs. Valenti closed her eyes.
00:21:06She knew her son.
00:21:07If Marco could not bring me back,
00:21:09there would be hell to pay.
00:21:10Our town was built along the sea.
00:21:12The wedding route passed nine bends of coastline
00:21:15and nine stone bridges.
00:21:17Married women waited on the bridges,
00:21:19ready to throw flower garlands onto the passing boats.
00:21:23The first bridge was already ahead.
00:21:24Nico turned back to me.
00:21:26My mother and grandmother are up there.
00:21:27Don't be nervous.
00:21:29They've wanted you and my family since we were children.
00:21:32Even while I was away, they never let go of that plan.
00:21:36When they heard you agreed to board my boat,
00:21:38they were happier than I was.
00:21:39The knot in my chest finally loosened.
00:21:42Last night when I called Nico Rossetti, I was desperate.
00:21:45Every man in town already knew Marco had claimed me for seven years.
00:21:50No one would dare take me.
00:21:52Then I saw Nico's update.
00:21:54He was back from Boston after putting his men and his power in place there.
00:21:58I called him.
00:21:59He said yes before I could even finish.
00:22:01He even asked me what he needed to prepare for the festival.
00:22:06Serafina, I'm happy you chose me for this.
00:22:09We grew up inside the close family circle.
00:22:12Why did you stop talking to me?
00:22:14I could not answer.
00:22:15Back then, I had feelings I did not know how to name.
00:22:19He was the best student in school.
00:22:21I was afraid that if I said the wrong thing, I would lose even his friendship.
00:22:25By the time I understood what I felt, he had gone to Boston.
00:22:29He was the Rossetti family's most promising heir.
00:22:31I knew his family had bigger plans for him, so I buried what I felt.
00:22:35By the time I knew I should say it,
00:22:37he went to Boston to secure their power there.
00:22:39And I stayed in this town.
00:22:41Today, Nico wore a black festival suit.
00:22:44The dark fabric stretched over his broad shoulders as he rowed through the water.
00:22:48At the first bridge, a garland of red flowers fell into our boat.
00:22:51It smelled like herbs, sea salt, and sunlight.
00:22:54I looked up.
00:22:55I could not see the women clearly through the light, but their laughter was warm.
00:22:59For the first time that morning, I smiled.
00:23:04Behind us, Marco was rowing like a madman.
00:23:06His eyes stayed fixed on the boat that had taken me away.
00:23:09He had not seen the man clearly, but the figure felt familiar.
00:23:13The sea route he knew by heart suddenly felt strange.
00:23:16All those years, I had watched him take Bianca onto his boat.
00:23:19Now he finally knew what it felt like.
00:23:21Helpless.
00:23:22Humiliated.
00:23:23Left behind.
00:23:24He kept asking himself why I had not boarded his boat.
00:23:28But the answer was obvious.
00:23:29His boat already had Bianca.
00:23:31He had never planned to let me on.
00:23:33Marco had always thought I would never leave.
00:23:35For seven years, he took another woman onto his boat and still expected me to run after him.
00:23:40The younger men once asked him how he did it.
00:23:43How do you keep Serafina and Bianca from tearing each other apart?
00:23:46Marco always laughed.
00:23:47It's easy.
00:23:47When I say jump, Serafina asks how high.
00:23:51Besides, Bianca's like family.
00:23:53Why would Serafina fight her?
00:23:54Even last year, when I pushed Bianca into the harbor, Marco had felt more pride than anger.
00:23:59To him, it proved I loved him.
00:24:01Loved him enough to fight.
00:24:03Loved him enough to lose control.
00:24:05His mother said a bride had to be trained before entering the Valenti family.
00:24:09So Marco listened.
00:24:10He punished me.
00:24:11When I lay there burning with fever, he told himself he would marry me next year.
00:24:15Then Bianca said a boss from another family wanted to claim her by force next San Giovanni.
00:24:20Marco hesitated again.
00:24:22One more year.
00:24:22I had waited seven.
00:24:25What was one more?
00:24:26He never thought I would run out of years to give.
00:24:28He never thought another boat would come for me.
00:24:30He had warned every man on this coast not to take me.
00:24:34So where did that boat come from?
00:24:36Marco gripped the oars harder.
00:24:37If I catch her, I'll make her understand.
00:24:40You don't board a stranger's boat just to make me jealous.
00:24:45The ninth bend of the coast passed my family's house.
00:24:49Mama stood by the water, searching every boat.
00:24:51Papa must have sent word that I had finally boarded one.
00:24:54When the boat came into view, she saw me at once.
00:24:58Serafina!
00:24:59Her eyes filled with tears.
00:25:01This was the first time she had ever seen me come home on a boat.
00:25:04Nico steered toward the shore.
00:25:06Careful.
00:25:07He helped me step off the boat.
00:25:10Mama stared at him, then smiled.
00:25:13Nico, you're back!
00:25:15I still remember you waiting outside the Ferrari estate every morning just to walk Serafina home with your guards behind
00:25:21you.
00:25:22Your mother said you already secured Boston.
00:25:25Where are you going next?
00:25:27Nico did not answer right away.
00:25:29He lifted the edge of my coat so it would not drag in the sand.
00:25:32Then he looked at me.
00:25:34Nowhere.
00:25:35I'm thirty now.
00:25:36It's time to settle down.
00:25:37I froze.
00:25:38He continued before I could speak.
00:25:40By town tradition, Serafina boarded my boat.
00:25:42That means she agreed to marry me, right?
00:25:47My family has everything ready.
00:25:48I only need her answer.
00:25:50I stared at him.
00:25:52That was not what he said last night.
00:25:55Last night he said he was helping an old childhood friend.
00:25:58Board the boat.
00:25:59Finish the route.
00:26:01Then visit Nono with me.
00:26:03How did it become a real marriage?
00:26:05Before I could ask, Marco's voice came from the water.
00:26:08Serafina!
00:26:09His boat had caught up.
00:26:10Nico saw Marco coming and tightened his grip on my hand.
00:26:13You boarded my boat.
00:26:16Are you going to deny it now?
00:26:20That's not...
00:26:21Then tell me what he has that I don't.
00:26:23His voice stayed low.
00:26:25But his eyes were fixed on mine.
00:26:28Or is Marco the only man you'll ever want?
00:26:32My mind was a mess.
00:26:34But one thing was clear.
00:26:35I would never marry Marco.
00:26:37Marco was almost at the shore.
00:26:39I squeezed Nico's hand back.
00:26:42Don't regret this.
00:26:43Nico answered at once.
00:26:45I won't.
00:26:46Mama's face lit up.
00:26:47Good.
00:26:48Good.
00:26:49Good.
00:26:50Serafina's dowry has been ready for years.
00:26:54Today is perfect.
00:26:56Then she looked coldly at Marco, who had just climbed onto the shore.
00:27:00Marco, remember to come to the wedding dinner tonight.
00:27:04Serafina waited seven years.
00:27:06Today, she finally boarded a boat.
00:27:08Marco stopped dead.
00:27:09His eyes locked on my hand in Nico's.
00:27:12Then he roared.
00:27:14I don't agree!
00:27:15Serafina is my fiancé.
00:27:17Who the hell are you?
00:27:18Let go of her!
00:27:21For the first time, I looked at his bloodshot eyes and felt nothing.
00:27:25He reached for me.
00:27:26Nico stepped in front of him.
00:27:28I looked past Nico and saw Marco's empty boat.
00:27:32Why didn't you bring Bianca this time?
00:27:34Marco's voice shook.
00:27:35Because you were leaving me.
00:27:37I was scared you wouldn't want me anymore.
00:27:39I almost laughed.
00:27:42So you only cared when you thought I would leave?
00:27:44I turned away and took Nico's hand.
00:27:46Serafina, don't go!
00:27:49I'll go see Nonno with you.
00:27:50I have my ID.
00:27:51We can get married right now!
00:27:55The moment he mentioned Nonno, anger rushed up my throat.
00:28:00I turned back.
00:28:02Marco, I gave you too many chances.
00:28:05Last week, I begged you to visit Nonno.
00:28:07You said you were busy.
00:28:09Your busy was taking Bianca to a jewelry shop and buying matching bracelets.
00:28:13Three matching bracelets.
00:28:15One for her.
00:28:16One for you.
00:28:18One for me.
00:28:19I stared at him.
00:28:20What was I supposed to be, a bonus gift?
00:28:23Marco opened his mouth.
00:28:25No sound came out.
00:28:26I did not wait for an answer.
00:28:28I took Nico's hand and walked away.
00:28:32Nico opened the car door for me.
00:28:34Are you sad?
00:28:35I shook my head.
00:28:37I had cried enough last night.
00:28:38I was not wasting more tears on Marco.
00:28:42Let's go to the hospital.
00:28:43Nonno had waited too long, and I was the reason he could not leave in peace.
00:28:48Through the glass, Nonno lay in bed, weak and covered in tubes.
00:28:52When he saw Nico and me walk in together, his eyes lit up.
00:28:56Nico helped me sit by the bed, then held Nonno's hand.
00:29:00Nonno moved his lips.
00:29:01I understood him.
00:29:02He was saying Nico was good.
00:29:04Good.
00:29:05Whoever I chose, he would choose too.
00:29:08I held back my tears and told him everything that had happened today.
00:29:12Nico leaned close to his ear.
00:29:13Nonno, I promise.
00:29:14I'll take good care of Serafina.
00:29:16Nonno smiled.
00:29:17A real smile.
00:29:19Papa and Mama soon arrived.
00:29:21Mama wiped her eyes and said softly,
00:29:24Serafina is having her wedding dinner tonight.
00:29:27Married on the eve of San Giovanni.
00:29:29She will be blessed.
00:29:31After seeing Nonno, Papa and Mama rushed home to prepare the feast.
00:29:36Nico took me into town.
00:29:38When the rings were brought out, I froze.
00:29:41They were my design.
00:29:42A mountain and a wave leaning into each other.
00:29:46How do you have this?
00:29:48Nico looked at me.
00:29:50I saw your sketches before I left for Boston.
00:29:53I thought if you ever got married, you would want to wear your own design.
00:29:56So I had them made before I came back.
00:29:58He slid the ring onto my finger.
00:30:00I put the other one on him.
00:30:02Only then did it feel real.
00:30:05I was getting married.
00:30:08When we got home, the courtyard was already full of red and white balloons.
00:30:12A red carpet stretched from my front door to Nico's.
00:30:15Our mothers stood at the entrance, directing the neighborhood women.
00:30:18Water boiled.
00:30:20Meat roasted.
00:30:21Relatives carried red gift boxes down the road.
00:30:24The whole street had turned into a wedding feast.
00:30:27Nico traced a circle on my palm.
00:30:29You wasted years on the wrong man.
00:30:32But somehow, you still came back to me.
00:30:34His eyes stayed on mine.
00:30:35What I didn't say before Boston, I can finally say now.
00:30:37Serafina Ferrari, I love you.
00:30:39Spend your life with me.
00:30:40I smiled.
00:30:41Me too.
00:30:44Then a sharp cry cut through the courtyard.
00:30:47Bianca, her red dress was gone.
00:30:50Her hair was messy.
00:30:51Her eyes were wild.
00:30:53And a large suitcase dragged behind her.
00:30:55The moment she saw me, she dropped to her knees.
00:31:00Serafina, please, let me live.
00:31:03Go back and marry Marco.
00:31:05The Valentis are throwing me out.
00:31:07I have nowhere to go.
00:31:09Please, have some pity.
00:31:10People stopped to watch.
00:31:12Whispers spread through the street.
00:31:14A flash of satisfaction crossed Bianca's face, and she cried even louder.
00:31:19My parents are dead.
00:31:20I have no family.
00:31:22You have a dawn for a father and a man who loves you.
00:31:25I have nothing.
00:31:26I'll kneel if I have to.
00:31:27Just go back and talk to Marco.
00:31:29There is nothing between us.
00:31:31He was only helping me.
00:31:32The neighborhood women could not take it anymore.
00:31:35Wasn't she the one who ran off with a rich man and got her parents killed in that crash?
00:31:40Now she's ruining the Validi family, too.
00:31:43Last year, she was all over Big Tony from the next town.
00:31:46Why didn't she board his boat?
00:31:48Serafina, ignore her.
00:31:50Go inside and put on your wedding dress.
00:31:53The Valentis arrived, dragging Bianca up while apologizing again and again.
00:31:59Marco came behind them, pale and silent.
00:32:02The gossip had cut into him.
00:32:04Bianca kept begging.
00:32:06Marco finally snapped.
00:32:08Shut up.
00:32:09Say one more word and I'll throw you into the harbor.
00:32:12Marco's eyes landed on the rings on my hand and Nico's.
00:32:16His eyes turned red, but he said nothing.
00:32:18He turned and followed his family away.
00:32:21I did not look at him again.
00:32:24I took Nico's hand
00:32:27and went inside.
00:32:32Rows of black luxury cars lined the square outside.
00:32:36The heads of every major family had come in person,
00:32:39witnessing the union between the Ferraro and Rossetti bloodlines.
00:32:43No one dared speak above a whisper.
00:32:45This marriage was more than a wedding.
00:32:47It was the beginning of a new era.
00:32:50Nico turned toward me,
00:32:51his dark eyes filled with a warmth I had never seen before.
00:32:55The priest smiled.
00:32:56You may kiss your bride.
00:32:58Nico cupped my face gently.
00:33:00I stood on my toes and closed the distance myself.
00:33:03Applause thundered through the church.
00:33:05Flower petals drifted from the balcony,
00:33:07covering us in shades of scarlet and ivory.
00:33:10For the first time in seven years,
00:33:12I smiled without forcing it.
00:33:15Outside the crowd, Marco stood frozen.
00:33:18His eyes never left us.
00:33:19His gaze lingered on the wedding ring resting on my finger.
00:33:23Then on the way Nico held me
00:33:25as though I were the most precious person in the world.
00:33:28His fingers curled so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
00:33:31Without another glance,
00:33:32Marco turned and strode out of the church.
00:33:35He pulled out his phone.
00:33:39His voice was hoarse.
00:33:41I accept every condition you offered.
00:33:44But in return,
00:33:47you'll help me bring my woman back.
00:33:51The wedding celebrations continued
00:33:53until the stars began to twinkle in Sicily.
00:33:55He only led me upstairs after the last guest had left.
00:33:59The bedroom door closed softly behind us.
00:34:01Warm amber light shone on the stone walls.
00:34:04We were silent for a moment.
00:34:06Nico scratched the back of his neck,
00:34:08looking somewhat nervous.
00:34:14I, um...
00:34:15I couldn't help but chuckle softly.
00:34:17This confident mafia heir,
00:34:19who had faced countless family heads without batting an eye,
00:34:23now dared not look me in the eye.
00:34:25He cleared his throat.
00:34:27Serafina,
00:34:29if today has been too tiring for you,
00:34:31we don't need to rush.
00:34:33I can sleep in the next room.
00:34:35If you...
00:34:36Before he finished speaking,
00:34:38I approached him.
00:34:39Then I tiptoed and kissed him.
00:34:43His words vanished between our lips.
00:34:45We walked towards the bathroom,
00:34:46kissing passionately.
00:34:48Nico's robe fell away under my fingers.
00:34:50His strong upper body was exposed to the air,
00:34:53and the sudden change startled him slightly.
00:34:56Then he also took off my clothes and picked me up.
00:34:59The sudden change made me instinctively
00:35:01wrap my legs around his strong waist.
00:35:03A rose petal bath was already prepared in the tub.
00:35:06In the tub, his kisses traveled softly from my earlobe,
00:35:09down my neck, chest, and down to my lower abdomen.
00:35:12As I explored his warm tongue,
00:35:14I nervously clamped my legs together.
00:35:17What's wrong, my princess?
00:35:18Nico's eyes were gentle.
00:35:19I...
00:35:20I'm still a virgin.
00:35:22He smiled slightly, kissed my lips again,
00:35:24and said softly,
00:35:25Me too.
00:35:26Then he gently lifted me and carried me to the bed.
00:35:31His gentle kiss made me completely surrender myself to him.
00:35:34The morning sun spilled through the tall windows of the Rosetti estate.
00:35:38I stood on the balcony overlooking the sea
00:35:39when steady footsteps sounded behind me.
00:35:42Serafina.
00:35:43Papa had arrived.
00:35:44His eyes remained on the coastline,
00:35:46stretching toward the harbor.
00:35:47You've grown.
00:35:48His voice was calm.
00:35:50So it's time.
00:35:51The Ferroni family needs its next dawn,
00:35:54and I want that person to be you.
00:35:56I lowered my gaze.
00:35:57Papa.
00:35:57He shook his head.
00:35:58You are my daughter.
00:36:00You deserved it.
00:36:01But it won't be easy.
00:36:02His expression gradually hardened.
00:36:05For seven years, Marco was your fiancé.
00:36:08Every capo, every soldier, every allied family
00:36:11has already begun treating him as the Ferroni family's future dawn.
00:36:14They followed him and trusted him.
00:36:17Papa's eyes met mine.
00:36:18If you take this seat,
00:36:21you'll be taking it from him.
00:36:22And Marco won't surrender it quietly.
00:36:26I clenched my fingers.
00:36:28I know.
00:36:29No one understood that better than I did.
00:36:31It had been my blind love.
00:36:33My willingness to place Marco above myself.
00:36:35I was the one who had given him influence
00:36:37inside my family's territory.
00:36:39Made everyone believe he already belonged there.
00:36:41Now, I would have to take it back.
00:36:44I lifted my head.
00:36:46I created this.
00:36:47So I'll end it.
00:36:49After Papa leave,
00:36:50Nico put a coat cover my shoulder.
00:36:52You won't have to do it alone.
00:36:53I will always stay with you.
00:36:55He handed the folder to me.
00:36:56I opened it.
00:36:57Several photographs slid onto the table.
00:36:59Marco chatted with Tom Moretti,
00:37:01the Ferraro's oldest enemy.
00:37:03They've already started negotiating.
00:37:05I looked at the photos in silence.
00:37:07Nico quietly reached for my hand.
00:37:09Don't worry, dear, if he's choosing war.
00:37:11Then we'll be ready before he is.
00:37:13I tightened my grip on his hand.
00:37:15This time, I wasn't fighting for love.
00:37:18I was fighting for my family.
00:37:21My phone vibrated just after noon.
00:37:23An unknown number.
00:37:24Only one sentence appeared on the screen.
00:37:27Come to the old cannery by the harbor.
00:37:29I have something you need to see.
00:37:30At the bottom of the message was a single name.
00:37:33Bianca.
00:37:33I stared at the screen for several seconds
00:37:35before calling the number.
00:37:38She answered almost immediately.
00:37:41I knew you'd call.
00:37:42Her voice was hoarse.
00:37:43Nothing like the confident woman from the past.
00:37:46What do you want?
00:37:47A bitter laugh came through the receiver.
00:37:49I want to leave Sicily.
00:37:51I want a passport.
00:37:54A new identity.
00:37:55And enough money to survive somewhere.
00:37:57No one knows my name.
00:37:58She paused.
00:37:59I can't stay here anymore.
00:38:01I looked out toward the sea.
00:38:02You came after me for seven years.
00:38:05You tried to take everything from me.
00:38:07And now you expect me to help you?
00:38:09I don't help people who tried to destroy my life.
00:38:11Bianca didn't argue.
00:38:12Instead, she lowered her voice.
00:38:14What if I can help you first?
00:38:16Silence stretched between us.
00:38:18I know Marco's next move.
00:38:20I know which Ferrari Capos
00:38:21have already pledged themselves to him.
00:38:23My expression changed.
00:38:24She continued.
00:38:25They met before sunrise.
00:38:27They're waiting for the right moment.
00:38:29You can refuse.
00:38:30But once Marco makes his move...
00:38:31You won't get another chance.
00:38:33The call ended.
00:38:34I stood there without moving.
00:38:35A few moments later, Nico walked into the room.
00:38:37I quietly slipped the phone into my pocket.
00:38:40I need to go out.
00:38:42An hour later, my convoy stopped outside an abandoned factory near the docks.
00:38:46The rusted steel gates hung crookedly from broken hinges.
00:38:50The air smelled of salt, oil, and old machinery.
00:38:54My guards spread out immediately.
00:38:55Stay alert.
00:38:57I stepped inside.
00:38:59Bianca was already there.
00:39:00She looked nothing like the woman who had once stood proudly beside Marco.
00:39:04Her expensive dresses were gone.
00:39:06Her hair hung in tangled strands.
00:39:09Her face was pale.
00:39:10Her lips nearly colorless.
00:39:12Dark circles framed her hollow eyes.
00:39:14She looked as though she hadn't slept in days.
00:39:17When she saw me, she let out a cold laugh.
00:39:20You finally came.
00:39:22Her eyes were filled with resentment.
00:39:25You ruined my life!
00:39:27The Valentis threw me away.
00:39:30No family.
00:39:31No home.
00:39:35No future.
00:39:36I looked at her without changing my expression.
00:39:39I didn't come here to hear you complain.
00:39:41If you have something to say, say it.
00:39:43She continued glaring at me.
00:39:45I slowly raised my pistol, then fired a single shot at the sky.
00:39:49The deafening crack echoed through the empty factory.
00:39:52Bianca screamed and stumbled backward before collapsing onto the dusty floor.
00:39:57For a heartbeat, everything fell silent.
00:40:00Then, she started laughing.
00:40:02The laughter echoed through the abandoned building, growing louder and louder.
00:40:08You still don't understand.
00:40:10She wiped tears from the corners of her eyes.
00:40:13You think Marco ever loved you?
00:40:16He didn't.
00:40:18He never loved you.
00:40:20The moment the words left her mouth, footsteps erupted from every direction.
00:40:24Men poured out from behind broken containers, rusted machines, and collapsed walls.
00:40:29Black guns were raised all at once.
00:40:30Ambush.
00:40:34One of my guards shouted.
00:40:36Gunfire exploded through the factory.
00:40:38Bullets shattered windows and ripped through steel pillars.
00:40:42My men immediately returned fire, forcing the first wave back.
00:40:45But more kept coming.
00:40:47Far more than we had expected.
00:40:49They're surrounding us!
00:40:50Another burst of gunfire echoed through the warehouse.
00:40:53One by one, my guards were forced behind cover.
00:40:57Our ammunition dwindled.
00:40:58The circle around us grew smaller.
00:41:01I fired my last round before the slide locked back with a sharp click.
00:41:05Empty.
00:41:06A man rushed forward and knocked the pistol from my hand.
00:41:10Several others seized my arms before I could reach for the knife at my waist.
00:41:14Cold restraints tightened around my wrists.
00:41:17Bianca emerged from the dust, grinning menacingly.
00:41:20The Don's daughter?
00:41:21So what?
00:41:23You've lost me again.
00:41:25She gripped my chin tightly, her eyes blazing with fury.
00:41:30I jerked my head sharply, throwing her hand away.
00:41:33A cold smile tugged at the corner of my lips.
00:41:35Is that what you think?
00:41:36I looked straight into her eyes.
00:41:38The one who loses will never be me.
00:41:40As you said, I'm the daughter of a Mafia Don.
00:41:45My husband is the heir to an even stronger family.
00:41:49As for Marco?
00:41:50I let out a quiet scoff.
00:41:52He's nothing more than trash I threw away.
00:41:55My gaze slowly swept over her.
00:41:58But what's even more pathetic
00:42:00is that even the trash I didn't want
00:42:05you still couldn't pick up.
00:42:07Bianca froze.
00:42:08The next second, rage twisted her face.
00:42:11You bitch!
00:42:12A slap never landed.
00:42:13A large hand shot out of the darkness
00:42:15and caught her wrist effortlessly.
00:42:17She was flung aside as though she weighed nothing.
00:42:20Crashed onto the concrete floor.
00:42:22The entire warehouse fell silent.
00:42:24Heavy footsteps echoed through the shadows.
00:42:27The man emerged from the darkness.
00:42:28He wore a tailored black suit
00:42:30beneath a long charcoal coat.
00:42:32Silver streaks touched his temples.
00:42:34But they only sharpened the authority
00:42:36in his cold features.
00:42:38His eyes settled on me with open admiration.
00:42:41A faint smile crossed his lips.
00:42:43The old Ferroni's daughter?
00:42:44Great.
00:42:45I am Tom Marotti.
00:42:47Glad to see you.
00:42:50Tom Moretti's eyes lingered on me.
00:42:52Amused.
00:42:53I did not flinch, then smiled.
00:42:55Is this how the Moretti family welcomes guests?
00:42:58Something flickered across his face.
00:43:01Not anger.
00:43:02Interest.
00:43:02He raised two fingers.
00:43:04The men behind me loosened the cords at once.
00:43:07I glanced toward my own guards, still pinned against the wall, guns pressed to their temples.
00:43:12Tom's small nod.
00:43:13His men lowered their weapons, then let go.
00:43:15Bianca scrambled up from the concrete, dust streaked across her face, and hurried toward him like a dog.
00:43:22Mr. Moretti, what you promised me.
00:43:24The house on the west coast is already arranged.
00:43:28Her eyes lit up.
00:43:29Thank you.
00:43:30Thank you so much.
00:43:32Then she turned, eyes filled vicious.
00:43:34As for Serafina, don't worry, sir.
00:43:36She was nothing but a shameless woman chasing after Marco.
00:43:39I did not answer her.
00:43:41I looked past her, straight at Tom.
00:43:43Is this your partner?
00:43:44Tom laughed, low and unhurried.
00:43:47She doesn't deserve that title.
00:43:50I only want to work with you.
00:43:53And if I refuse?
00:43:54I'm not.
00:43:55Then you die here!
00:43:58I smiled at Tom.
00:44:00Let us go.
00:44:01There's still time.
00:44:03If you don't, you'll regret it, Mr. Moretti.
00:44:06Tom's expression changed, the smile draining from his face.
00:44:10Then it returned, colder this time.
00:44:13Honey, you're too naive.
00:44:14In a situation like this, you have no room to negotiate.
00:44:18You have no choice but to accept my offer.
00:44:22And if I told you my husband is coming for me?
00:44:25A flicker of hesitation crossed Tom's face.
00:44:27Bianca cut in at once.
00:44:29Impossible!
00:44:30She came here to meet Marco in secret.
00:44:33She'd never let her husband find out.
00:44:35She chased Marco for seven years.
00:44:38How could she let go of him so easily?
00:44:40Tom's gaze swung between us, uncertain.
00:44:43I let out a cold laugh.
00:44:45Marco?
00:44:45He's nothing but a dog I once kept.
00:44:48Everything he has, I gave him.
00:44:50And I can take it all back just as easily.
00:44:53I hope you won't let yourself be misled into a mistake, Mr. Moretti.
00:44:57Something in Tom's expression loosened.
00:44:59He did not want to make enemies of two families at once.
00:45:02But Bianca spoke again.
00:45:04Even if she's telling the truth, so what?
00:45:07We kill her now, and everything falls to Marco.
00:45:10Only Don.
00:45:12He and I will make you the only Don we ever answer to.
00:45:15A flash of cruelty crossed Tom's eyes.
00:45:18He raised his gun toward me and pulled the trigger.
00:45:21In that instant, one of my guards threw himself over me, knocking me to the ground.
00:45:25Chaos broke out again, gunfire tearing through the warehouse.
00:45:30Before he could aim at me a second time, outside, the roar of engines rose through the harbor air.
00:45:36The warehouse gate was torn open, the massive steel frame bending inward, ripped from its hinges with a shriek of
00:45:43metal.
00:45:44Dust rolled through the opening like a thick gray wave.
00:45:48A figure stepped out of it, coat catching the wind behind him.
00:45:52It's Nico.
00:45:53Tom stood there, stunned for a second, then raised his hands in surrender and gave a self-deprecating laugh.
00:46:00Bianca was completely dumbfounded.
00:46:04Tom looked past me, at the men crowding the shattered gate.
00:46:08Hundred of them.
00:46:09Guns already raised.
00:46:12Nico's men filling every exit.
00:46:14He let out a short breath.
00:46:17Well, that settles that.
00:46:20He turned to leave and grabbed Bianca by the arm, and shoved her toward me.
00:46:26Little gift, she's yours now.
00:46:28Bianca hit the ground at my feet.
00:46:30For a moment, she just stared at the men surrounding her, at Tom's retreating back, at the guns still smoking
00:46:37in the dirt.
00:46:38Then it hit her.
00:46:39No one was coming to save her this time.
00:46:42She scrambled forward on her knees, grabbing at the hem of my coat.
00:46:52I did not look down at her.
00:46:57Nico crossed the floor in three long strides and pulled me into his arms, hands running over my shoulders.
00:47:04My arms, checking for blood.
00:47:07Are you hurt?
00:47:07Tell me the truth.
00:47:08I shook my head.
00:47:10I'm fine.
00:47:13Before I left the estate, I had told him, half an hour.
00:47:17If he didn't hear from me by then, come.
00:47:20I never told him where I was really going, or why.
00:47:23Not because I didn't trust him.
00:47:25Because this fight was not his to carry.
00:47:28Marco's betrayal.
00:47:30The capos who had turned.
00:47:31The rot inside my own family.
00:47:34If I ever wanted to sit in Papa's chair and have men actually kneel for it, I could not let
00:47:40my husband clean up my house for me.
00:47:42A Don who needed saving every time would never be a Don at all.
00:47:47Nico held my face in both hands for a moment, studying me like he was making sure I was really
00:47:52there.
00:47:53Then his eyes moved past me, to Bianca still sobbing on the ground.
00:47:57His expression went cold.
00:47:59This one.
00:48:00If I let her go, I'll be a failed husband, unable to protect his wife.
00:48:06He looked at his men and shouted,
00:48:08How should the mafia treat traitors?
00:48:11She stuffs them in sacks and throws them into the river.
00:48:15Letting God decide whether such traitors deserve to live.
00:48:18But everyone knows that no one can live under such circumstances.
00:48:24Night, we curled up together on the sofa, talking about old things.
00:48:27His years in Boston, my childhood tantrums, the guards he used to bring just to walk me home.
00:48:33The fire crackled low in the hearth.
00:48:35Just before midnight, the clock in the hall began to chime.
00:48:38Nico stood, pulling me up by the hand, leading me to the window.
00:48:42Come here.
00:48:45This is my wedding gift to you.
00:48:47The sky over the harbor split open in brilliant blue light.
00:48:52Fireworks blooming one after another against the dark water.
00:48:55For a moment, I only felt the wonder of it.
00:48:58Then the feeling curdled into something else.
00:49:00Blue fireworks.
00:49:02Every family on this coast used them for one thing only.
00:49:05To announce a victory.
00:49:07A kill.
00:49:08A war won.
00:49:09I turned to look at him.
00:49:11Nico.
00:49:13What did you do?
00:49:14He only smiled, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.
00:49:17You'll know tomorrow.
00:49:19But right now...
00:49:20His eyes dropped to my lips.
00:49:21Don't you think you owe me a gift too?
00:49:24I laughed softly.
00:49:26I didn't prepare anything.
00:49:28He leaned down, his mouth brushing the shell of my ear, voice low.
00:49:32You're the only gift I want.
00:49:35Sunlight fell across my face, warm and unhurried.
00:49:38When I finally opened my eyes, the light had shifted too far.
00:49:41Almost noon, I remembered.
00:49:43Nico had said there was something to deal with today.
00:49:45I pushed myself up and every muscle in my body ached in protest.
00:49:50The door opened.
00:49:51Nico stepped in, already dressed.
00:49:53A cup of coffee in hand.
00:49:54Why didn't you wake me earlier?
00:49:56He set the cup down and sat on the edge of the bed.
00:49:58You used up too much energy last night.
00:50:01If I'd taken your sleep too, I'd be no better than the devil.
00:50:05Heat rushed to my face.
00:50:07Pieces of the night came back to me.
00:50:09Nico carried me into the bathroom, gently undressed me,
00:50:13and then transformed into a tireless beast.
00:50:16The bathroom, the carpet, the balcony, the bed.
00:50:19By the end, I hadn't even had the strength left to make a sound.
00:50:23He watched me flush and laughed softly, ruffling my hair.
00:50:27I found Marco last night.
00:50:28The family tribunal starts in half an hour.
00:50:31How did you...
00:50:32I asked.
00:50:33As I say, just a gift.
00:50:35We walked together to the tribunal doors.
00:50:38Nico fell half a step behind me.
00:50:40I turned back to look at him.
00:50:42Go on ahead, my princess.
00:50:44I'll always be the knight guarding your back.
00:50:47The doors opened.
00:50:47Inside, the first thing I saw was Marco.
00:50:50The man who had vanished after my wedding night.
00:50:53Now sitting rigid at the long table.
00:50:55A woman beside him with a sack pulled over her head.
00:50:58He shot to his feet the moment he saw me.
00:51:01Something wild in his eyes.
00:51:03I didn't look at him.
00:51:04Because past him, in the chair by the window, sat Nonno.
00:51:07My throat closed.
00:51:09My eyes filled before I could stop them.
00:51:11I crossed the room and dropped to my knees beside his chair.
00:51:14He reached out and patted my head, laughing softly.
00:51:18My little cookie.
00:51:20All grown up.
00:51:21Now Nomno can finally rest easy.
00:51:23Nico's arms came around me from behind.
00:51:26His voice low against my ear.
00:51:28I found the heart he needed.
00:51:30The surgery went well.
00:51:31I turned and looked at him.
00:51:33My eyes brimming with something too full to name.
00:51:36He only kissed the tip of my nose.
00:51:38Indulgent.
00:51:39Silly girl.
00:51:40Let's take care of business first.
00:51:42He nodded to his men.
00:51:43The sack was torn from the woman's head beside Marco.
00:51:46It was Bianca.
00:51:49Nico stepped forward, addressing the room.
00:51:51Last night, when I gave the order for Bianca disposal,
00:51:54I had men waiting along the riverbank.
00:51:56As expected, someone came to save her.
00:52:00He nodded toward the doors.
00:52:01Marco.
00:52:02He turned to the guards.
00:52:03More than a dozen men were marched in, hands bound, heads down.
00:52:07Nico pointed at them one by one.
00:52:09These are Marco's men.
00:52:11His informants inside our own house.
00:52:13We've already confessed everything, including his dealings with the Moretti family.
00:52:16He gave a single nod toward the screen behind him.
00:52:19The footage began to play.
00:52:20Marco's face, lit by a phone screen, speaking to Tom Moretti in a dim room.
00:52:25His voice clear, offering the Ferraro territory in exchange for help.
00:52:29Color drained from Marco's face as he watched himself on the screen.
00:52:33He opened his mouth.
00:52:34No words came.
00:52:35One by one, the ten capos at the long table rose.
00:52:39Their verdict came without hesitation.
00:52:40Marco Valatti is banished from Sicily.
00:52:43Permanently.
00:52:44If he ever set foot on this land again,
00:52:47he will be treated as an enemy of every family present.
00:52:51Three years passed like a single held breath.
00:52:54I became the new dawn of the Ferraro family.
00:52:56Nico stood beside me through every vote, every threat, every sleepless night.
00:53:01We built a life neither of us thought we'd earn.
00:53:03The morning of our son's first birthday,
00:53:05the crowd near the gate went suddenly, strangely quiet.
00:53:08I turned.
00:53:09A sexy woman I did not recognize stood at the edge of the garden.
00:53:13I heard the shot before I understood it.
00:53:15Then the pain came, blooming hot and sudden through my side,
00:53:19and the world tilted sideways.
00:53:20My son's laughter was the last clear sound I held on to.
00:53:24Then Nico's voice, breaking apart above me.
00:53:27Serafina, look at me.
00:53:28Stay with me.
00:53:29This is my fault.
00:53:30All of it.
00:53:31I did this to you.
00:53:32His hands pressed hard against the wound,
00:53:35shaking, red spreading between his fingers no matter how tightly he held on.
00:53:39I tried to lift my hand to his face.
00:53:41It barely moved.
00:53:42The garden blurred, voices scattered into noise.
00:53:45I looked up at him, but I could not tell him it would be all right.
00:53:48Then the doors of the emergency room swallowed the light, and his face was gone.
00:53:54Nico stood on the hospital's rooftop, coat torn, blood dried dark along his forearms.
00:53:59Still not quite steady on his feet, Elena waited by the railing, radiant in a way.
00:54:03Her eyes carried something close to delight, like she'd been waiting for this moment for years.
00:54:08I heard some woman had you tied down.
00:54:10I came all this way to save you from her.
00:54:13She tilted her head, smiling, unbothered by the silence that followed.
00:54:17Don't I even get a thank you?
00:54:18Nico crossed the distance in two strides and closed his hand around her throat.
00:54:22She didn't flinch.
00:54:24If anything, she laughed, low and amused.
00:54:26You didn't say thank you like this before, Nico.
00:54:29He shoved her back against the railing, chest heaving, eyes bloodshot,
00:54:33a vein straining hard at his temple.
00:54:36When he spoke, every word came out separately,
00:54:38forced through his teeth like it cost him something to say them.
00:54:41She is my wife.
00:54:46The mother of my child.
00:54:48How dare you?
00:54:55Elena laughed.
00:54:56Then her face went dark.
00:54:58She pulled a pistol from the holster strapped to her thigh and pressed it under Nico's chin.
00:55:02The metal cold against his skin.
00:55:04Tell me again how you turned me down.
00:55:07You said you'd never walk into marriage.
00:55:09Not for anyone.
00:55:11Nico moved his face away for the gun.
00:55:13That's true.
00:55:14But I thought Serafina was about to marry someone else.
00:55:17In the end, I got her anyway.
00:55:19She's the one thing God ever gave me that I didn't have to fight my own family for.
00:55:24And you.
00:55:25You only want to burn it down.
00:55:26Elena shrugged, unbothered.
00:55:29Relax.
00:55:31She won't die.
00:55:34I've never heard a mother in my life.
00:55:36For a moment, something shifted in Nico's eyes.
00:55:39Then she stepped back, already turning toward the railing.
00:55:42A grappling line shot out toward the rooftop of the building across the street.
00:55:47She caught it in one hand, glancing back at him one last time.
00:55:51Welcome to revenge, dear.
00:55:53She jumped.
00:55:56Nico stood there a moment after she vanished, rubbing his temple,
00:55:59then turned and walked back toward the ward.
00:56:01I was already stable when he came in.
00:56:03The moment he saw me awake, his eyes filled.
00:56:06The doctor said, just flesh wound.
00:56:08Nothing vital.
00:56:09Once they pulled the bullet out, there would be nothing left to fear.
00:56:12I watched him standing there.
00:56:14How long were you planning to lie to me, Nico?
00:56:16He let out a breath and said nothing.
00:56:18I nodded toward the bassinet by the window.
00:56:20I need the truth.
00:56:21He looked at me for a long moment, then sat down heavily at the edge of the bed.
00:56:26Fifteen years ago, I pulled her out of the water.
00:56:30Elena was half drowned, covered in bruises, barely conscious.
00:56:33His voice was flat, worn thin by the memory.
00:56:37Her father's mistress killed her mother.
00:56:38Elena saw it happen.
00:56:40They tried to drown her afterward to keep her quiet.
00:56:43I found her by accident, saved her hurt.
00:56:46After that, she decided I belonged to her.
00:56:50That I'd help her take her father's empire back.
00:56:52I said no.
00:56:53Then I went back to Sicily, thinking it was all over.
00:56:55I'm sorry, I didn't realize you would be hurt by it.
00:57:00So why is Elena back now?
00:57:02Nico shook his head.
00:57:04I don't know.
00:57:05She's never followed anyone's rules but her own, and no one can predict which way she'll turn next.
00:57:10He tightened his grip on my hand, quick to add...
00:57:13There was never anything between us.
00:57:14I never touched her or drug business.
00:57:16I don't deal in what her family sells.
00:57:19Once she recovered, I gave her enough money to disappear and live safely.
00:57:23That was the end of it.
00:57:24Or I thought it was.
00:57:26Two weeks ago, I got an anonymous message.
00:57:29Someone wanting to discuss the baby's name.
00:57:31At first, I thought it was you, playing some game.
00:57:34Then I realized who it really was.
00:57:36I started watching my back.
00:57:37I didn't think she'd actually come today.
00:57:39He lifted my hand, pressing it between both of his.
00:57:42You won't be hurt again.
00:57:45She swore once that she'd never let a mother die in front of her.
00:57:48I let out a tired laugh, gesturing at the bandage taped along my side.
00:57:52So this is her warning.
00:57:55We're fucked with you first.
00:57:58Nico leaned down and pressed his lips to my forehead like an apology that had no words attached to it.
00:58:04I'll give you an answer for this.
00:58:06I caught his hand before he left.
00:58:07I think our real enemy just came back.
00:58:09He went still.
00:58:11For a moment, neither of us said anything.
00:58:14Then we spoke at the same time.
00:58:16Two names landing on top of each other.
00:58:18Tom.
00:58:19Marco.
00:58:20Marco had vanished the night he was cast out.
00:58:23But I knew better.
00:58:23I remembered his eyes that day.
00:58:25A man like that didn't disappear.
00:58:27Only someone who knew every gate, every guard rotation, every blind corner of our estate could help Elena slipped that
00:58:35close to my son's birthday without a single alarm sounding.
00:58:38Only Marco knew our house that well.
00:58:41And only one man had the money and the ambition to turn Marco's grudge into something bigger than revenge.
00:58:47Into a war for all of Sicily.
00:58:49Tom Moretti.
00:58:50Nico's jaw tightened as the pieces settled into place.
00:58:53The same conclusion arriving in both of us at once.
00:58:55Then, slowly, he lifted my hand and pressed his mouth to my knuckles.
00:59:00My love, things are about to get interesting.
00:59:04Nico moved first.
00:59:05Quiet and methodical.
00:59:07Within a week, three of Tom Moretti's shipping companies had new owners.
00:59:10All of them fronts.
00:59:12All of them ours.
00:59:13The docks.
00:59:13The warehouses.
00:59:15The contracts that once fed the Moretti family's cash.
00:59:18Gone.
00:59:18Folded into paperwork bearing names Tom would never trace back fast enough.
00:59:22He came to the estate himself two days later.
00:59:24Nico met him in the study, arms crossed, unhurried.
00:59:28Did you send Marco after my wife?
00:59:30Did you send Elena to finish what he started?
00:59:32Tom's face didn't so much as flicker.
00:59:34I don't know what you're talking about.
00:59:36I have no dealings with either of them.
00:59:38Nico studied him for a long moment, then nodded once, like the answer didn't matter either
00:59:42way.
00:59:43Fine.
00:59:43He gave a small gesture toward the door.
00:59:45Two men stepped in and had Tom's arms pinned behind his back before he could finish reaching
00:59:50for the gun at his waist.
00:59:51Tom hadn't expected that.
00:59:53Not this fast.
00:59:54Not this openly.
00:59:55There wasn't.
00:59:55By nightfall, he was zip-tied to a chair in the wine cellar.
00:59:59Tonight, Elena was already at the gate.
01:00:01She didn't ask to see Tom first.
01:00:03She came straight to the terrace instead, where I sat with my daughter half-asleep against
01:00:07my shoulder, and dropped into the chair across from Nico like she owned the furniture.
01:00:11You know?
01:00:12She said, tracing one finger along the rim of his wine glass, uninvited.
01:00:16Forgot how good you look when you're being ruthless.
01:00:19Nico didn't move.
01:00:20She then moved closer, sat down beside Nico, and stroked his firm chest with both hands,
01:00:26then looked at me as if suddenly noticing me.
01:00:29Excuse me, did I disturb your married life?
01:00:32I only smiled and shifted my daughter higher on my hip.
01:00:35Elena's gaze cut to me, irritation flashing through the performance.
01:00:39Nothing to say?
01:00:40I looked down at my daughter's small, sleep-heavy face, then back at her.
01:00:44She's almost two now.
01:00:46Sometimes she throws herself down just to make a scene.
01:00:49I met Elena's eyes.
01:00:50Usually means she's scared no one will notice her otherwise.
01:00:53Something in Elena's expression went still, the smirk sliding off before she could catch it.
01:00:58Then she stood without another word and walked toward the cellar stairs to get Tom.
01:01:03The car ride back to Tom's estate was silent except for his voice.
01:01:08Stupid young man!
01:01:09I will kill them!
01:01:10Elena stared out the window, not really listening.
01:01:13Serafina's voice kept replaying in her head instead, quiet and unbothered,
01:01:17like she'd looked straight through every performance Elena had ever built.
01:01:21It usually means she's scared no one will notice her otherwise.
01:01:24She dropped Tom off without a word and drove straight to the bar near the fish market.
01:01:28She ordered a drink, then, through the smoke and the dim light, she saw Marco.
01:01:32She thought about walking over, got some detail about Serafina.
01:01:35She was halfway across the room when she saw one woman sitting with him.
01:01:39Her makeup was smeared, her voice cracking with old resentment.
01:01:42You did this to me, Marco.
01:01:44You told me I'd be your wife one day.
01:01:46Now look at me!
01:01:47Look what I've become!
01:01:49The cheapest whore!
01:01:51Marco didn't even bother softening his tone.
01:01:53And you cost me mine, Serafina.
01:01:55If you hadn't run your mouth, if you hadn't kept clinging to my boat every year,
01:01:59Serafina never would have left.
01:02:00Bianca's laugh cracked halfway through.
01:02:03Would you have even married me?
01:02:05If none of it happened?
01:02:07Marco waved a hand, already bored.
01:02:09Does it matter now?
01:02:10Elena turned to leave, then froze, her name bemunchened.
01:02:13Elena, that name Tom mentioned, are you falling her now?
01:02:17Marco's hand shot out, clamping over her mouth before she could say anything else.
01:02:21Don't be stupid. Elena's just a good tool.
01:02:23His eyes were flat, almost bored.
01:02:25Like her, don't get loved. They get used.
01:02:29Elena drove back to Tom's estate with her hands too tight on the wheel.
01:02:33She found him in his study, already pouring himself a drink, unbothered as always.
01:02:37I'm out. I'm done.
01:02:41Find someone else to do your dirty work.
01:02:45Tom didn't even look up.
01:02:47That's a shame.
01:02:48He set his glass down, tapped something on his phone, and turned the screen toward her.
01:02:52A video. A hospital room.
01:02:54Her sister, thin and pale against white sheets, an IV taped to her small arm, oblivious to the camera.
01:03:00She stops getting treatment the day you walk out that door.
01:03:04In fact, she stops living, period.
01:03:07Elena lunged at him before she'd even decided to.
01:03:09Her hands never reached his throat.
01:03:11Two of his guards had her on the floor in seconds.
01:03:13One boot pressed hard between her shoulder blades, grinding her cheek into the marble.
01:03:18Look at her.
01:03:20One of them laughed.
01:03:21Still think she's in charge of anything, crazy bitch.
01:03:25Elena didn't fight it.
01:03:26She lay there, breathing hard against the cold floor, and everything came apart at once inside her head.
01:03:32Women like her don't get loved.
01:03:34They get used.
01:03:35It usually means she's scared no one will notice her otherwise.
01:03:38Her sister's small, unknowing face on the screen.
01:03:40She closed her eyes.
01:03:42Fine.
01:03:44I'll finish my job.
01:03:47Nico and I sent the message ourselves.
01:03:49A meeting.
01:03:50A truce.
01:03:51Neutral territory at the old dockyard warehouse.
01:03:54By the time the doors opened, both sides had already stopped pretending this was a negotiation.
01:03:59Gunfire broke out before either of us finished a sentence.
01:04:02Marco went down early, caught between two lines of crossfire he'd helped set up himself.
01:04:07He never got the chance to see who fired the shot that ended him.
01:04:11I lost count of the bodies moving through the smoke, only aware of Nico beside me, then not beside me.
01:04:17Pulled into the chaos toward Tom's men near the loading doors.
01:04:21Elena appeared out of nowhere, blood already staining one sleeve, and shoved me hard behind a stack of crates just
01:04:27as a shot rang out toward where I'd been standing.
01:04:30She took them instead, square and short.
01:04:32Go!
01:04:33She gritted out, pressing a hand over the wound, waving me off with the other.
01:04:36I'm not done yet.
01:04:37I didn't have time to argue.
01:04:39Across the warehouse, Nico had Tom cornered near the burning drums.
01:04:43Both of them bloodied, circling each other like the fifteen years between them had finally come due.
01:04:48Tom got one good hit in.
01:04:50Nico staggered, a dark stain spreading fast across his side.
01:04:54Tom raised his gun.
01:04:55Shut up.
01:04:56Tom down, incredibly.
01:04:57I held up the gun, stand at his back.
01:05:00The fire had already climbed the far wall by then, smoke thick enough to swallow the ceiling.
01:05:05I got to Nico.
01:05:06Lean on me.
01:05:06I've got you.
01:05:07He let out a rough laugh.
01:05:08Since when did you get so good with a gun, my love?
01:05:10Since the day I decided, I was done being the one who needed saving.
01:05:15We stumbled out together through the collapsing doorway, holding each other up.
01:05:19The warehouse folding into flame and ash behind us.
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