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00:30Before he ever saw my face, I left behind a forged death certificate and disappeared.
00:34I was pregnant when I ran.
00:36For five years, I raised our son alone.
00:39His name was Theo.
00:40He had Dante's gray-green eyes.
00:42Then I heard Dante was getting married.
00:45Only then did I dare return to New York.
00:47That was my first mistake.
00:48The moment my plane landed, the airport was surrounded by men in black.
00:52Dante stood in front of me, a custom wedding dress held in the hands of his men.
00:56His smile was gentle, but his eyes were not.
01:00Fiance, the measurements from five years ago were wrong.
01:04My blood went cold.
01:06Be good.
01:11Let me measure you again.
01:13Before that, at a music gala, my manager Claire had dragged me toward a private room.
01:18I froze outside the door.
01:20Dante was inside.
01:22Through the gap, I heard someone say,
01:23Mr. Moretti, people say you vanished years ago.
01:26Injured, even blind.
01:27Someone cared for you then?
01:29Yes.
01:32She made those years easy.
01:35Your fiancé, Miss Russo?
01:36No.
01:37She was never my fiancé.
01:39The room went quiet.
01:42Then where is that woman now?
01:44Dante looked toward the window.
01:46She is here.
01:49She is here?
01:51Buried here.
01:52Right.
01:53I was dead.
01:53Five years ago, Dante Moretti personally signed the papers confirming my death.
01:57Poor woman.
01:58If she were alive, she would be a queen now.
02:01No, she wouldn't.
02:03Why?
02:04Men like Dante Morelli do not love women.
02:06They own them.
02:08Still, she must have had skills.
02:10You do not become a mafia heir's private caretaker for nothing.
02:14Sometimes I still could not tell who seduced who first.
02:17One night, I whispered beside his ear,
02:19What does it mean to climax?
02:22He tried to explain.
02:25What's...
02:26His neck went red.
02:27I thought he was dying.
02:28I panicked and tried to give him mouth to mouth.
02:30Then he kissed me until I forgot how to breathe.
02:33A waiter suddenly hit my shoulder.
02:34I gasped.
02:35The private room door swung open.
02:37Dante Moretti lifted his eyes and looked straight at me.
02:40For a few seconds, I could not move.
02:43Then I smiled.
02:43Five years of surviving alone had taught me many things.
02:47Including how to lie with a calm face.
02:50Dante and I had shared a bed for two years.
02:53His hands had touched my face.
02:55My waist.
02:56Every inch of me.
02:57But he had never seen me.
02:58So when his eyes landed on me, he did not recognize me.
03:04Mr. Morelli, it's an honor to meet you.
03:06We've heard a lot about your work.
03:07I hope we'll have a chance to collaborate in the future.
03:13We toasted the guests.
03:15Dante's glass touched mine.
03:16His eyes were cold.
03:18Too cold.
03:19It reminded me of the first night I met him.
03:21My mother had just died in the hospital.
03:23I was walking home through an alley, crying so hard I could barely see.
03:26Dante was slumped against a wall.
03:30I wanted to run.
03:32Then I thought of my mother.
03:33If someone had helped her earlier, maybe she would still be alive.
03:37So I dragged that stranger home.
03:39I used every dollar I had to treat his wounds.
03:42Back then, I was too poor to know his ruined suit was worth more than my yearly rent.
03:49Why are you smiling like that?
03:51Don't tell me you like Dante Moretti.
03:52I came back to myself.
03:54Listen to me, Ava.
03:55He is not for girls like us.
03:57He is mafia royalty.
03:58The women who try to climb into his bed usually disappear.
04:02I almost laughed.
04:04Too late.
04:04Five years ago, before I left, I tied Dante to a hundred dollar motel bed and rode him
04:09for three hours until my thighs burned.
04:12And his voice went hoarse.
04:13I'm done playing house with a blind man.
04:15A rich man wants to keep me and I'm leaving.
04:19Consider this your service fee.
04:21Lena!
04:22If I ever catch you, I'll make you cry until you beg!
04:26For him, being blind was probably less humiliating than being abandoned by me.
04:30So yes, I had offended him completely.
04:32Luckily, Lena Hart was dead.
04:35Only Ava Hayes.
04:36After the dinner, I stepped into the hotel garden for air.
04:39The city lights glittered behind the glass walls.
04:41Then I saw Dante standing near the fountain.
04:44A cigarette between his fingers.
04:45He turned.
04:46I was about to escape when a small voice shouted.
04:49Mom!
04:49My heart dropped.
04:51Theo ran out from behind a hedge and threw himself at my legs.
04:54He was supposed to be upstairs with the sitter.
04:56Dante's eyes moved from me to the boy.
04:59Theo looked up at him.
05:00Sammy gray-green eyes.
05:01Sammy sharp little chin.
05:03Your son?
05:04I forced a smile.
05:06Yes.
05:06Theo stepped in front of me like a tiny bodyguard.
05:09Don't scare my mom.
05:10Dante looked at him for a long moment.
05:12Then he smiled.
05:13What is your name, little man?
05:17Theo.
05:19Theo.
05:19The name sounded different in his mouth.
05:21Like a clue.
05:22Like a threat.
05:23Sorry, Mr. Morelli.
05:25He should be upstairs.
05:25We should go.
05:27Mom, I'm hungry.
05:29We'll get food upstairs.
05:31The kitchen is still open.
05:33No need.
05:34Does he like pasta?
05:36With meatballs.
05:38Dante crouched in front of him.
05:40Good choice.
05:41Can I take you too?
05:43Are you trying to bribe me?
05:45Yes.
05:46Mom says never take food from strange men.
05:49Smart mother.
05:50My palms were sweating.
05:52Theo had Dante's eyes, his temper, his way of staring until people confessed.
05:57If Dante looked too closely, everything would be over.
06:00I pulled Theo behind me.
06:01Good night, Mr. Morelli.
06:04If you had something precious, would you ever abandon it?
06:07My fingers tightened around Theo's hand.
06:10No.
06:11Why?
06:13Because I know what it means to be abandoned.
06:16For a second, Dante's face changed.
06:18Like the words hit somewhere deep.
06:20Dante, there you are.
06:22Valentina Russo walked into the garden.
06:24Dante's rumored fiancé.
06:26The woman who had once stood in my cheap apartment and said,
06:29This trash hole is where Dante slept for two years?
06:32He really can suffer for the family.
06:35Her eyes landed on my face.
06:36For half a second, she panicked.
06:39You must be the new singer Claire signed.
06:41Yes.
06:43And this cute little boy is yours?
06:45Theo hid behind my skirt, but kept glaring at Dante.
06:49You're good with kids, Dante.
06:51Maybe we should have one after the wedding.
06:53Dante looked down at her hand on his arm, then he removed it.
06:58Wedding.
06:59His eyes stayed on me.
07:01Yes.
07:01Next month.
07:03Dante reached into his jacket and handed me an invitation.
07:06You will come.
07:07It was not a request, but an order.
07:10Dante, really?
07:11A sealed invitation?
07:12No one can see the bride and groom's names until they open it at the door.
07:15Who does that?
07:16Dante did not look at her.
07:17You will open it.
07:18I took it.
07:20Of course.
07:21Then I left with Theo.
07:22On the way upstairs, I tore the invitation in half and threw it into a trash can.
07:27I did not notice one twin corner falling open.
07:29On it was one name hanging apart.
07:31I thought that was the end.
07:33I was wrong.
07:34A week later, Claire called me screaming.
07:36Ava, a major director wants you to sing the opening song for his new series.
07:39This is huge!
07:40Huge, yes.
07:41Also suspicious.
07:42When I arrived at the studio, Dante was there.
07:45Claire dragged me over with a professional smile.
07:48Mr. Morelli, this is Ava Hayes.
07:50Miss Hart.
07:51Long time no see.
07:53Mr. Morelli, she's Hayes.
07:55My mistake.
07:56I once knew someone named Lena Hart.
07:57My heart beat too fast.
07:59I smiled like I had no idea.
08:01At lunch, the staff brought fruit salad.
08:04Mine had mango.
08:05I was allergic to mango.
08:06Dante knew that.
08:07If I refused, he would know.
08:09So I picked up the fork and lifted a piece toward my mouth.
08:12Before I could eat it, Dante grabbed my wrist.
08:15The mango fell to the table.
08:17Everyone stared.
08:18Dante took the whole bowl away.
08:20Get her hot food.
08:21Rice.
08:22Soup.
08:23No mushrooms.
08:24No cilantro.
08:26Soon, his men brought food from the most expensive Italian restaurant in Manhattan.
08:31Ava, did you secretly seduce the Mafia King?
08:33No.
08:35Then why does he look at you like that?
08:37Like what?
08:39Like everyone else in the room is furniture.
08:42I lowered my eyes.
08:44Dante used to look at me that way when he was blind, as if he could see me better than
08:48anyone.
08:48Back then, he would sit in my tiny apartment and wait for me to come home from three jobs.
08:54He would pull me into his arms, warm my cold hands, and say,
08:57Lena, when I get better, I'll give you everything.
09:00I believed him.
09:01I was young.
09:01I thought love was enough to cross any distance.
09:04I did not know he lived in a world of blood, power, and old family names.
09:08I did not know I was just a temporary shelter in a war.
09:11After lunch, Valentina arrived with coffee and pastries.
09:15I made your favorite.
09:16Dante did not take it.
09:19Mr. Moretti, is the wedding really next month?
09:21Dante said.
09:22Yes.
09:23At the wedding, I will confess to the woman I love.
09:25Everyone shared, Valentina blushed.
09:29I turned and left.
09:31On the balcony, I heard voices below.
09:35Dante, that singer only sounds like her.
09:37Lena is dead.
09:38Dante said nothing.
09:39And even if she were alive, she took the money and ran.
09:42She loved cash more than you.
09:43I leaned against the wall.
09:45Five years ago, Valentina came to me with photos.
09:51I was stupid, poor, and scared.
09:53I had already seen him once outside my building, eyes clear, arms around Valentina.
09:58That was when I knew he had lied about being blind.
10:01So when Valentina offered me $3 million to disappear, I agreed.
10:05I rolled in hard for three hours and then forged my death.
10:08I left with a baby growing inside me.
10:11My only regret now.
10:12I should have asked for $30 million.
10:15For the next few days, nothing happened.
10:17I almost believed Dante had given up.
10:19Then Claire called me at midnight.
10:21Ava, where is Theo?
10:23My blood turned cold.
10:25He's with the sitter.
10:26The sitter said he slipped out.
10:27Someone saw a little boy near your old neighborhood in Queens.
10:29I did not wait.
10:31I ran into the ring.
10:32The old apartment in Queens was supposed to be empty.
10:34I pushed open the stolen wooden door.
10:39Theo?
10:40The light snapped on.
10:42Theo was not alone.
10:43He was sitting on the old sofa with a cup of hot chocolate in both hands.
10:47Across from him sat Dante Moretti.
10:49Theo looked guilty.
10:50Mom, I didn't drink it.
10:52I smelled it first.
10:54Good survival instinct.
10:55I rushed over and pulled Theo behind me.
10:57What did you do?
11:01Me?
11:02You came running the second you heard your son was here,
11:05just like I thought you would.
11:06You used my child as bait?
11:08He was never in danger.
11:09He's only four years old!
11:11Dante's jaw tightened.
11:12I know exactly how old he is.
11:14The room went silent.
11:15Four years old.
11:16Gray-green eyes.
11:18Born after you died.
11:19I said nothing.
11:20Tell me I am wrong, Lena.
11:22Mom, why did he call you Lena?
11:24Isn't your name Ava?
11:29My name used to be Lena.
11:30And mine used to be the blind man you brought home.
11:33Yes, I am Lena Hart.
11:35You let me bury you.
11:37You signed the papers.
11:38Because they brought me your death certificate.
11:41You believed it.
11:42Because I was losing my mind.
11:44Don't yell at my mom!
11:46Dante looked down at him.
11:47The rage in his face cracked.
11:49I am not going to hurt her.
11:50You better not.
11:51Dante almost smiled.
11:54You ran from me.
11:55You hid my son.
11:56You changed your name.
11:59You lied to me first.
12:00His expression froze.
12:02I stepped closer.
12:03You were not blind anymore.
12:04You knew who you were.
12:05Dante Moretti.
12:06Mafia heir.
12:07Rich.
12:08Powerful.
12:08Engaged to Valentina Russo.
12:10I was never engaged to her.
12:11You expect me to believe that?
12:13He grabbed my wrist.
12:14Not hard enough to hurt.
12:16Come with me.
12:17No.
12:17His eyes moved to Theo.
12:19Then for him.
12:19That was unfair.
12:21And he knew it.
12:22Dante took us to a townhouse in Manhattan.
12:24Not one of those cold glass towers.
12:26This place had warm lights, thick rugs, and a child's room already prepared.
12:32You have T-Rex?
12:33I was told boys like dinosaurs.
12:36I like space too.
12:38Buy space.
12:39The man nodded and disappeared.
12:42You are insane.
12:44I am catching up.
12:45You don't even know if he is yours.
12:47Dante turned to me.
12:49I know.
12:50You know because he looks like you?
12:52No.
12:54Because when I looked at him, I felt like someone reached into my chest and squeezed my heart.
12:59I looked away.
13:00Old Lena would have cried.
13:01Ava Hayes did not cry easily.
13:05Can we stay here tonight?
13:07No.
13:07Yes.
13:11Theo looked between us.
13:13Are you two fighting because of me?
13:15My heart broke.
13:17No, baby.
13:18Dante lowered himself beside me.
13:20We are fighting because grown-ups are stupid.
13:22Theo nodded seriously.
13:24That sounds true.
13:25Later, after Theo fell asleep, Dante found me in the kitchen.
13:29He handed me teach-a-mo meal, my old favorite.
13:32I did not take it.
13:37You remember too much.
13:39I forgot nothing.
13:40Did you remember Valentina standing in my apartment and calling it trash?
13:42What?
13:43She gave me money, photos, bed photos.
13:45She told me you used me while hiding from your enemies.
13:48She showed you bed photos?
13:49Yes.
13:50Fake.
13:52Convenient.
13:52Lena.
13:53I cut him off.
13:55When I saw you hold her outside my building, your eyes were fine.
13:58You looked at her like she mattered.
14:01I was acting.
14:03For who?
14:05My brother's men.
14:07Of course.
14:07Mafia men.
14:08Secret wars.
14:09Noble lies.
14:10Very romantic.
14:11He stepped closer.
14:13I did what I thought would keep you alive.
14:15And I did what kept my baby alive.
14:16That shut him up for a long time.
14:18Theo is my son.
14:19He is mine.
14:20He is ours.
14:20I looked at him.
14:21You do not get to say that yet.
14:23The next morning, Dante made breakfast, or tried to.
14:26He burned toast, broke eggs, and scared the espresso machine into screaming.
14:31Theo marched from the counter.
14:35Are you bad at everything normal?
14:40I run an empire.
14:41Can you make pancakes?
14:44No.
14:45Then mom is better.
14:49She always was.
14:51I pretended not to hear.
14:53Claire arrived to pick us up for a recording session.
14:56The moment she saw Dante feeding Theo sliced strawberries.
15:00Ava, no.
15:01I haven't said anything.
15:02Don't.
15:03Is the Mafia King babysitting your son?
15:05He's not babysitting.
15:06He's being tested.
15:08And am I passing?
15:11Theo thought about it.
15:15Barely.
15:16At the studio, Dante stayed.
15:18Valentina arrived an hour later.
15:20Her smile vanished when she saw Theo sitting on Dante's lap.
15:24Who is she?
15:26Dante answered before he could.
15:28No one important.
15:29Dante, can we speak?
15:31No.
15:32He looked at me.
15:33You really came back.
15:35Yes.
15:39And you brought a child?
15:41Theo frowned.
15:42I have a name.
15:45Valentina stared at his eyes.
15:47Her hands trembled.
15:48Dante noticed.
15:49So did I.
15:50She knew.
15:51Maybe not before.
15:52But now she knew.
15:53That afternoon.
15:54Dante handed me another wedding invitation.
15:57I threw the last one away.
15:58I know.
16:00Then why give me another?
16:02Because you need to come.
16:04No.
16:06Come, and I will give you the recording contract Claire has been chasing for two years.
16:11I looked at him.
16:12You are bribing me?
16:14Yes.
16:16Mom says bribes are bad.
16:18Only if they are cheap.
16:20I should have refused.
16:21But I had fought too hard for my music, so I took the invitation.
16:25I'll come.
16:27And him.
16:28No.
16:29I want cake.
16:30Theo raised his hand.
16:32He comes.
16:33I hated both of them for agreeing so fast.
16:36That night, Valentina came to my apartment.
16:38You should have stayed dead.
16:41You should have learned how to fake photos better.
16:43You think Dante will choose you?
16:45He is Morelli.
16:47I am Russo.
16:48You are a girl from a rotten apartment with a bastard child.
16:51The bastard has your future husband's eyes.
16:54Don't touch my mom!
16:57Careful, Valentina.
16:59Threatening me is one thing.
17:00Threatening Dante Morelli's son is another.
17:03I leaned closer.
17:04And before you get creative, I recorded everything years ago.
17:09I had not, but she believed me.
17:11Her face changed.
17:12You little liar!
17:14Learn from the best.
17:17She left shaking with rage.
17:19Did you really record it?
17:21No.
17:23You blinked.
17:25Mom, you lied.
17:27Yes.
17:28Was it for survival?
17:30Yes.
17:31Okay.
17:32I won't tell.
17:33I kissed his forehead.
17:35My good boy.
17:36I'm not a boy.
17:38I'm a warrior.
17:39The wedding came three weeks later.
17:41I almost forgot.
17:42Until Claire threw a dress at me.
17:45You are going.
17:47I hate weddings.
17:50You hate wasting career chances more.
17:52Fair.
17:53So I went.
17:54Theo came to in a tiny black suit Dante had sent.
17:58He looked painfully like him.
18:00At the entrance, staff checked invitations.
18:02Mine had to be opened on sight.
18:04I tore the seal.
18:06Then I stopped breathing.
18:07Who's Lena Hart?
18:08I don't know, but I love her.
18:10Valentina's going to kill someone.
18:11Did she just get dumped at her own wedding?
18:12No.
18:13It was never her wedding.
18:14That's the point.
18:15Mom?
18:16Why is your old name on the bride card?
18:18The entire hall turned.
18:21Cameras flashed.
18:22Dante walked onto the stage in a black wedding suit.
18:25Calm.
18:26Terrifying.
18:26Thank you for coming to my wedding.
18:28My bride was never Valentina Russo.
18:30Dante's eyes found me.
18:32My bride has always been Lena Hart.
18:36How dare you?
18:37Dante ignored her.
18:39Five years ago, I was attacked by my own blood.
18:42I disappeared.
18:43I was blind.
18:44Lena found me bleeding in an alley and saved my life.
18:47Mom, you are a hero.
18:49I hid my identity because my enemies were hunting me.
18:52I thought I was protecting her.
18:53I was wrong.
18:55The room went quiet.
18:56I let another woman speak to her in my name.
18:58I let lies stand between us.
18:59Because of that, Lena left.
19:00She was pregnant with my son.
19:02Now the flashes became a storm.
19:03Mom, are we famous?
19:06Unfortunately.
19:10My son's name is Theo.
19:12This is a set-up!
19:14Yes, it is.
19:17You planned to paint Lena as a mistress after the wedding.
19:20You paid bloggers, tabloids, and two gossip accounts.
19:22You were going to ruin her career before it began.
19:24So I ruined your life first.
19:26He's buzzed everywhere.
19:27Within minutes, the internet went wild.
19:29Do I get cake now?
19:31Someone laughed.
19:32I did not.
19:33Dante walked down from the stage.
19:35Then he knelt in front of me.
19:37In front of everyone.
19:42Lena Hart, I do not deserve another chance.
19:44But I love you.
19:46I loved you when I was blind.
19:47I loved you when I thought you were dead.
19:49I love you now.
19:50That is big.
19:53For your mother, nothing is big enough.
19:55My chest hurt.
19:56For one second, I saw the man from my tiny apartment.
19:59Then I saw the lies.
20:01The pain.
20:02The five years alone.
20:03I closed the box.
20:05No.
20:06For the entire hall froze.
20:10I held Theo's hand.
20:12You do not get to turn my life into a wedding scene and call it love.
20:16Then I walked out.
20:17After I rejected Dante Moretti in front of half of New York, I became famous.
20:21My song blew up overnight.
20:23My face was everywhere.
20:24People called me the runaway bride who said no to a mafia king.
20:28My album released two months later.
20:30It hit number one.
20:33We are rich!
20:35How rich?
20:37Not Morelli rich.
20:39He sighed.
20:40Then keep working.
20:42Dante started chasing me publicly, shamelessly.
20:45On my birthday, every billboard in Times Square lit up with my face.
20:50Did dad buy the whole city?
20:52Probably.
20:54Can he buy the moon?
20:56No.
20:57Then he should stop showing off.
21:00Dante tried to get close to Theo, too.
21:02He showed up at preschool career day and said he worked in logistics.
21:06Is that what we call crime now?
21:09The teachers went silent.
21:12Complicated logistics.
21:13Theo was not easy to win, but Dante kept showing up.
21:16He learned pancakes.
21:18He learned bedtime stories.
21:20He learned that Theo hated keys, loved planets, and slept with one foot outside the blanket.
21:25And I hated that he learned because every small thing made him harder to keep out.
21:29One night, after an event, I walked out of a hotel with Theo's hand in mine.
21:33A black van roared toward us.
21:35Too fast, straight at us.
21:37I froze.
21:38Theo screamed.
21:39Dante appeared from nowhere.
21:40He grabbed both of us and threw us out of the way.
21:42We hit the pavement.
21:44Dante took the impact.
21:45His back slammed into the curb.
21:47Men shouted.
21:48Guns came out.
21:49The van crashed into a pole.
21:51Theo was crying.
21:51It was the first time he called him that.
21:54Dante heard it.
21:56Even in pain, he smiled.
21:57At the hospital.
21:58The doctor said Dante had fractured ribs and a dislocated shoulder.
22:02Theo sat beside his bed, furious.
22:04You are not allowed to die.
22:07Yes, sir.
22:08I stood at the door.
22:09My hand shook.
22:11Later, when the nurses changed his clothes, something fell from his jacket.
22:15A key.
22:15Old brass.
22:16My breath stopped.
22:17It was the key to my mother's house in West Virginia.
22:20My mother had died before Dante knew my real world.
22:23I had been too poor to bury her in New York, so I took her ashes back to her old
22:27town in
22:27West Virginia.
22:28When I ran five years ago, I forgot that key.
22:31So why did Dante have it?
22:32The next morning, I left Theo with Claire and flew south.
22:36The house should have been full of dust.
22:38It was not.
22:38The floor was clean.
22:40The curtains were washed.
22:41Fresh flowers sat beneath my mother's photo.
22:44Candles.
22:44Fruit.
22:45A new wooden table.
22:46Someone own had cared for this place.
22:48For years.
22:48I found a box beside the altar.
22:51Inside were letters.
22:52Dozens of them.
22:53All addressed to me.
22:54My Lina, if you are reading this, it means I have gone back to the Moridi family.
22:58But only for a little while.
22:59You are my wife in every way that matters.
23:01We bowed to your mother.
23:03We shared a bed under her roof.
23:04I meant every promise.
23:06My real name is Dante Moridi.
23:08I am the eldest son of the Moridi family.
23:10I lied because men are trying to kill me.
23:13Please read this before you hate me.
23:15My hands trembled.
23:16I opened another and another.
23:18Every letter explained.
23:19His blindness.
23:20His enemies.
23:21His brother.
23:22His plan to return.
23:23His promise to come back for me.
23:25The dates were from five years ago.
23:27Before I left.
23:28Before Valentina came.
23:30Before my death certificate.
23:31An old neighbor, Mrs. Miller, saw me outside.
23:34Lena, is that you?
23:37Yes.
23:38Where is your husband?
23:39He usually comes with flowers.
23:43My husband?
23:44That handsome man.
23:45Dark hair.
23:46Expensive coat.
23:47He comes every holiday.
23:48Sometimes more.
23:49Cleans the house.
23:50Fixes things.
23:51Brings food for the neighbors.
23:53My throat closed.
23:54He came here?
23:56Oh honey, for years.
23:58Last Christmas, I brought him pie.
24:00I heard him crying in the house.
24:03He kept saying your name.
24:06Said he would wait until you came home.
24:08I looked back at the small house.
24:10My mother's photo smiled from inside.
24:12Mrs. Miller continued.
24:14One time, someone told him you were dead.
24:18He got so angry, he kicked down the old fence by the road.
24:22Then he paid to replace every fence on the street.
24:25He did what?
24:28He told us not to tell you that part.
24:30Of course he did.
24:31Dante Moretti.
24:32Mafia king.
24:33Fence criminal.
24:34I flew back to New York that night with the letters in my bag.
24:37Dante was in his hospital room trying to drink soup with one hand.
24:40Theo sat beside him, supervising.
24:42No, not like that.
24:44You spill like a baby.
24:47I was shot twice before I was 30.
24:49Theo rolled his eyes.
24:51Can you drink soup?
24:52I stepped inside.
24:53Dante looked up.
24:55The bowl fell.
24:55Soup spilled over the blanket.
24:57He tried to stand.
25:00Do not move.
25:02Mom voice.
25:03I walked over and helped Dante sit back.
25:06His eyes stayed on me.
25:08You went to West Virginia?
25:09I placed the letters on the bed.
25:12I read the first few.
25:14The rest, you tell me.
25:16Theo looked between us.
25:17Is this grown-up talk?
25:20Yes.
25:20He sighed and took his dinosaur book to the couch.
25:23Dante looked at the letters.
25:25His face went pale.
25:26I wrote them before I returned to the family.
25:29Then why did I never get them?
25:31Because Valentina never mailed them.
25:33I closed my eyes.
25:34He told me everything.
25:35The crash was not an accident.
25:37His half-brother had hired men to kill him.
25:39When I found him in the alley, he was half-dead and blind from the injury.
25:43For the first two weeks, I barely knew who I was.
25:48After that, my memory came back.
25:50And you said nothing?
25:51I was afraid.
25:53You?
25:53Yes.
25:54Me.
25:55Dad is scared of Mom.
25:56My brothers were tearing the family apart.
25:59If they found you, they would use you against me.
26:01I thought if you knew nothing, you would be safe.
26:04So you played blind?
26:05I stayed blind to the world.
26:07Not to you.
26:09I hated that my heart reacted.
26:11I hated it.
26:12What about the day I saw you holding Valentina?
26:14One of my brother's men followed her to your block.
26:17I had to make him believe she mattered.
26:19Not you.
26:19I remembered his eyes that day.
26:21Sharp.
26:22Searching, not loving.
26:23Guarding Dante swallowed.
26:26I planned to return to the family, take back control, and bring you with me.
26:29I asked Valentina to give you money and tell you I was gone for your safety.
26:32Not to humiliate you.
26:33Not to lie about being my lover.
26:35She gave me fake bed photos.
26:37I know now.
26:37His voice turned deadly.
26:39She will pay.
26:40She already lost the wedding.
26:41That is not enough.
26:42Theo raised his hand.
26:43Can nobody die before dinner?
26:46Dante looked at him.
26:48For you, I will try.
26:50Good.
26:50I almost laughed.
26:52Almost.
26:54Lena, I am not asking you to forgive me today.
26:56Good.
26:57I am asking you not to disappear again.
26:59I looked at Theo, then at Dante.
27:01I won't run.
27:02His breath shook.
27:03But I am not yours.
27:04His eyes lowered.
27:06Not yet.
27:06Dante was discharged a month later.
27:09By then, the whole city had decided we were a drama series.
27:12Everywhere I went.
27:13Cameras followed.
27:15Theo adapted too fast.
27:16One day he asked Claire,
27:18Do paparazzi get paid per picture?
27:20Yes.
27:21Then I should charge them for my face.
27:24That was Dante's son, no doubt.
27:26I posted one simple message online.
27:29I have someone I like.
27:30I am waiting for the right time to tell him.
27:32The internet exploded again.
27:34People guessed actors, singers, athletes, billionaires.
27:37Dante did not ask.
27:39He only texted me.
27:40If he treats you badly, tell me.
27:42I will break his legs.
27:43I called him.
27:44You are very calm for a man threatening assault.
27:46I am mature now.
27:48You bought six trucks of my album yesterday.
27:51That was business.
27:52You sent Theo a telescope bigger than my couch.
27:55That was education.
27:56You sent me breakfast every morning after I said not to.
27:59That was nutrition.
28:00I leaned against the studio wall and smiled despite myself.
28:04Dante.
28:05Yes?
28:06Your mother came to see me.
28:08Silence.
28:09Then his voice sharpened.
28:10What did she say?
28:11She said you are getting old and should marry soon.
28:14More silence.
28:15She said that?
28:17She asked if I had plans.
28:19His breathing changed.
28:21What did you say?
28:23I said I have a boy I like.
28:25Oh.
28:26The single word sounded so dead I almost felt bad.
28:29Almost.
28:30Next month at my concert I am going to confess to him on stage.
28:33Dante went quiet.
28:34Will Theo be there?
28:36Yes.
28:37Good.
28:38He should see his mother happy.
28:39You will come too, right?
28:41I have business in Chicago.
28:43I bit my lip to stop myself from laughing.
28:46Really?
28:46That is too bad.
28:48Yes.
28:49Then I guess the main character will not be there.
28:51I may have to choose someone else.
28:53Something crashed on his end.
28:55Then I heard his assistant shout.
28:56Boss, the car is this way.
28:58Your shoulder is still healing.
28:59Do not drive yourself.
29:00The call cut off.
29:03What happened?
29:05Nothing.
29:07Theo looked up from his coloring book.
29:09Did dad do something stupid?
29:12Yes.
29:14He does that when he likes you.
29:16You are four.
29:18I notice things.
29:20You notice too much.
29:21I got that from you.
29:23No, he got that from Dante.
29:25The night of my concert, Madison Square Garden was packed.
29:29Lights burned over the stage.
29:31Thousands of phones glowed in the dark.
29:33My name filled the screens of a haze.
29:35But tonight I was not only Ava.
29:37I was Lena Hart too.
29:38I sang the last song alone under one white spotlight.
29:41It was the first song I ever wrote.
29:43I wrote it in a tiny apartment in Queens while a blind man slept on my old mattress and held
29:48my hand like I was the only thing keeping him alive.
29:53When the last note faded, the crowd screamed.
29:58I lifted the microphone.
30:00There is something I want to say.
30:03The arena quieted.
30:04My heart hammered.
30:06In my life, I have loved one man.
30:10I saw Theo in the front row with Claire.
30:12He wore a tiny black suit again because he said concerts were serious business.
30:17Beside him stood Dante.
30:18No bodyguards in front of him.
30:20No dark throne.
30:21No power games.
30:22Just Dante.
30:23His eyes were locked on mine.
30:25I smiled.
30:26I loved him when I thought he was nobody.