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On her wedding day, Livia Bellandi watches her sister Viola take her groom, Alessio Vespari, through a Blood Vow. The worst part is that Livia has seen this before. In her first life she was betrayed, lost her child and was murdered by Viola.

Now she is back before the vows, and she refuses to end up as the mistress. Instead she chooses Alessio's elder brother, Dario. A marriage to her could make him the Vespari heir and give Livia the power to strike back. But can she trust Dario, or has she walked into another deadly trap?

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00:00When Alessio Vespari, the second son of the feared Vespari family, came to claim me as his blood
00:04bride, he fell for my sister at first sight. As Viola helped me into the bridal car, he smiled
00:09at her and said, Livy may be nervous about leaving home. Why not let her sister accompany her?
00:13Viola lowered her eyes and climbed into a second bridal car, but at the Vespari estate, my car was
00:18stopped at the gates while hers entered through a private drive. By the time I was admitted,
00:21their blood vow was complete. Viola had pressed her bleeding palm beside Alessio's in the family
00:26ledger. Under Vespari rules, she was his principal blood wife. I entered his home as the mistress.
00:31Mother told me, Voira spent years away receiving treatment while you had everything here.
00:35Let her have this. Alessio agreed. She is the elder sister.
00:39The principal title should have been hers. Viola's heart condition made pregnancy dangerous.
00:44Your sister cannot risk childbirth. You can give her a child. The day I delivered a son,
00:49Viola brought me a bowl of tonic. If you live, I will always fear that you will take the child
00:53from me.
00:54Don't blame me. I drank it and bled to death before sunrise.
00:59Then I opened my eyes on my wedding day. Livvy, let me help you to the car.
01:03Viola hooks her arm through mine. She wears an ivory gown similar to my bridal dress. The emerald
01:08bracelet on her wrist was left to me by our grandmother. In my first life, I never questioned
01:12her clothes or the white family veil she had prepared. Viola had spent much of her childhood
01:16away in treatment. When she returned, mother gave her my room because it was cozier, then handed her
01:20my jewelry because I had supposedly received enough. Your sister spent years away receiving
01:24treatment while you stayed home and had all the love meant for both of you. Now that she's back,
01:29can't you be the mature one and let her have this? I yielded every time. I never imagined Viola would
01:34take my fiancee too. Fortunately, the cars have not left. The blood vow has not begun. Everything can
01:39still change. Viola tightens her grip on my arm. The cars are waiting, little sister. It is time to go.
01:47Viola's cold hand curls around my arm like a venomous snake. I hide a smile. My dear sister
01:52has no idea how much I am looking forward to the show ahead. Wedding music rises outside as she
01:56escorts me from the Belondi townhouse. Alessio looks up. His gaze passes over me and settles
02:01on Viola. He freezes for a moment. She lowers her face with practiced shyness. Then Alessio says
02:06exactly what he said in my first life. Livvy may be nervous about leaving home. Why don't you let
02:11her sister ride with us? Mother answers immediately. Of course. The girls have always
02:16been close. Livia will feel safer with Viera beside her. I lower my eyes and nod. The moment I agree,
02:22mother and Alessio both relax. They try not to show it, but I see it anyway. Then I step toward
02:26my
02:26bridal car and notice the second one parked behind it. The two armored cars are identical. In my first
02:31life, I never questioned why the Vespari family sent two bridal cars for one woman. Now I watch Alessio
02:36personally help Viola into the other car. That is when I understand how long they have planned this.
02:40The Belondi and Vespari families arranged my marriage years ago. Mother and Viola cannot
02:45openly replace the bride without shaming both families. But the invitation is not what creates
02:49a blood vow. The people who knowingly cut their palms, press their blood into the ledger, and
02:53exchange rings are the people bound by it. If Viola reaches the private ceremony first,
02:58her ivory dress and white veil will conceal her identity until the vow is complete. Afterward,
03:03they can call it confusion caused by two matching cars. Viola will remain Alessio's principal blood
03:07wife. In my first life, the deception worked. This time, I will not let them have the ending
03:11they planned. The convoy crosses New York and finally stops before the gates of the Vespari estate.
03:19I remain inside my bridal car. No one comes to escort me through the gates. Before Alessio disappears
03:24into the estate, he speaks through the lowered window. There is a delay in the vow chamber. Wait
03:28here. I will send for you soon. Then he leaves. Minutes pass. The appointed hour comes and goes.
03:33My maid, Gia, looks from the silent guards to the locked gates. Why is the bride being kept outside?
03:38What is happening in there? The wedding guests waiting near the entrance begin whispering.
03:41Didn't another bridal car go in earlier? Then who is sitting in this one? The Vespari guards exchange
03:46uneasy looks. Alessio ordered them to hold my car here, but he did not tell them why. They assumed the
03:52woman who entered first was the bride. Now, the music inside the estate suddenly stops. The vowkeeper's
03:57voice carries from the private chamber. Let the blood be witnessed and the union recognized.
04:01I meet Gia's eyes. She understands at once. Gia opens the small travel carrier beside her. My cat
04:07darts onto the back seat and I cry out as if startled. The car door swings open. I step onto
04:11the drive so quickly that my white veil slips from my face. The guests fall silent. Then the whispers
04:16erupt into questions. If Livia is here, who did Alessio take inside? Was the second car carrying
04:22another Belleron daughter? I lift my head and make sure everyone hears me. I am Livia Bellini,
04:26the second daughter of the Belloni family. Who is inside taking my blood vow?
04:34I walk through the gates before anyone can answer. When I reach the blood vow chamber,
04:38the ceremony has just ended. No one blocks my path. Beside him is a woman in an ivory dress,
04:43her face hidden beneath the Vespari family's white veil. Their blood prints are already drying
04:48on the page. Matching rings circle their fingers. Wait! My voice cuts across the chamber. Every
04:54commission witness turns toward me. Don Tommaso Vespari rises from his chair. His wife,
04:59Amelia stands beside him. Livia Bellini is at the door. Then who just made the vow? I look directly
05:04at Alessio. You came to my home, collected me in a bridal convoy, and left me outside your gates.
05:10Meanwhile, you brought someone else into the chamber and pressed your blood beside hers.
05:16I am the one chosen for this marriage. What exactly are you trying to do? Who is she?
05:22Alessio says nothing. The woman trembles behind him. I was named in the Bologna Vespari alliance,
05:28yet you used my wedding to bind yourself to a hidden bride. Let's see who is worth Alessio
05:33deceiving us all to marry. I step toward the woman, ready to take off her veil. She retreats.
05:38Alessio moves between us, but I am already close enough. I catch the crimson fabric and pull it off.
05:43The veil slides to the floor, revealing Viola's face. The chamber goes so quiet that I can hear
05:48her unsteady breath. I stare at her in shock as if I never expected this betrayal.
05:52Viola? How could this be you?
05:57I stagger back and point at Viola and Alessio. I make sure my voice reaches every commission witness.
06:03So that is why. You claimed I would be nervous, so Viola needed to accompany me.
06:06You even prepared a second bridal car. Was this your plan from the beginning? Bring her here under
06:11my veil, let her complete the blood vow before I arrived, and leave me with whatever place remained?
06:16I do not care what exists between you and Viola. You replaced the woman named in the
06:21covener and lied to both families and the commission. Viola looks at him with reddened eyes.
06:26Alessio steps in front of her. This is not Viola's fault. I fell in love with her,
06:30but I was already promised to you. We thought this would spare you. She is your elder sister,
06:34so she took the first vow. That changes her title, not my feelings for you.
06:37You are both baloney daughters. There is no real difference. I did not betray you,
06:41Livy. I simply did not marry you. I love Goldley. Are you asking me to become your mistress?
06:46It is only a title. Vera is older than you. It is natural for her to rank first. She will
06:50not
06:50mistreat you, and neither will I. I will treat you equally. Equally? What a lovely way to describe
06:56humiliation. You made private promises while keeping me in the dark. You used my wedding and my contract
07:01to fulfill them. If you wanted Viola, why did you not tell me? Why did you not tell our fathers
07:06or the
07:07commission? If Alessio expects me to live here as his mistress, our personal arrangement is void.
07:11Does the alliance between our families still stand?
07:16The covenant was signed by my father and Don Tommaso years ago. My father has always treasured
07:21me. He would never agree to see me reduced to Alessio's mistress. Before Don Tommaso can answer,
07:26Alessio rushes to speak. Of course the alliance still stands. Viola is frail. Even as my principal
07:31bloodwife, she cannot manage the family's affairs. Lyria can oversee the accounts, the household,
07:34and the Bologna partnership. Apart from the title, everything will remain the same.
07:38How absurd. That was exactly what he did in my first life. I worked for him and used my
07:42inheritance to support his household. Then he made me bear a child so Viola could claim him without
07:47risking childbirth. When they feared my son might learn the truth, Viola poisoned me. I open the
07:52covenant and hold it before the witnesses. The terms are clear. Livy Bollieri is to enter the
07:57Vesperi family as a full-blood wife with soul standing under the alliance. Don Tommaso's face darkens.
08:02He strikes Alessio once across the face. You arrogant fool. How dare you manipulate a covenant
08:08between two families? Have you no respect for either Don who signed it or the commission that
08:13witnessed it? Alessio and Viola drop to their knees. Viola and I love each other. I will
08:17recognize no one but her as my principal bloodwife. Livia is her younger sister. I promised I would
08:21not abandon her, so I have not broken the covenant. Fool! The covenant gives Livia full standing.
08:26You replaced her without either family's permission. He turns to Viola. You are Don Reynaldo's
08:30eldest daughter. Who taught you that hiding beneath your sister's veil was an honorable
08:34way to marry? Viola goes pale. I never meant to steal
08:36Livia's place. I only wanted Alexio. If she agrees, I will give her authority over me.
08:40I will serve beneath her. No!
08:45Mother strides into the chamber, her face dark with anger. She turns to me and snaps.
08:50Viola is frail. She spent years away receiving treatment and has only just returned. You stayed home
08:55and had all the love meant for both of you. Your sister fell in love with your fiancé, yet
08:59you refused to step aside. Are you trying to drive her to her death? Must you make a spectacle
09:03before the commission and destroy her reputation? Viola and Alexio love each other. Have you no pride?
09:08If she had not been sent away, this alliance would have belonged to her from the beginning.
09:11Viola throws herself into mother's arms and weeps. This is my fault. I should never have come home or fallen
09:16in
09:16love with Livia's fiancé. But the doctors say my heart may not give me many years. I only want to
09:20spend what time I
09:21have with the man I love. She reaches for me. I only want to be selfish this once. Lori, can
09:26you not let
09:26me have him? Alessio immediately pulls her into his arms. Do not cry. You are the only woman I will
09:31recognize as my principal blood wife. No one will be allowed to wrong you. Then he looks at me. Viola
09:36is
09:36already in this condition. Can you not take one step back? I place the covenant in front of Don Tommaso,
09:40then set the Bolandi signet beside it. My father's command was clear. I will enter this family only as a
09:44full
09:45blood wife. Since Alessio has already bound himself to Viola, the arrangement between him and E is void. But the
09:49alliance between the Bolandi and Vesperi family still remains. What are you proposing? I smile.
09:53The Vesperi family has more than one son. To honor the alliance, I am willing to make the blood vow
09:57with your eldest son, Dario Vesperi. Arun gasps in disbelief. Marry my brother? Impossible! You are
10:05engaged to me. How can you marry him? You already took another woman as your blood wife. What right have
10:10you to call me your fiancé? The covenant names Livia Boloni and a Vesperi son. It never specifies which one.
10:15I
10:15choose your elder brother. Do you object? Mother snaps. Enough! Alessi already said he would treat
10:19you well. What else do you want? Viola promised not to compete with you for authority. Why can't
10:23you sisters manage this family together? Of course not. In my first life, they took my money, my child,
10:29and my life. Mother only cared about making sure that Viola was happy. She sacrificed me so I could
10:34bear the children Viola could not. Never again. I will stay away from all this. Don Tommaso studies me,
10:39then nods. As you wish. Send for Dario. Alessio's face reddens with panic. Father,
10:45Livy and I have been promised to each other since childhood. How can she marry Dario? He is a field
10:48commander. He is not suited to her. I cut him off. Whether Dario and I suit each other is no
10:52longer
10:52your concern. This alliance affects the future of both families. It cannot be settled by secretly
10:56replacing the bride. Since you married Viola, your elder brother and I will fulfill the covenant.
11:00Alessio's expression changes. Dario lives by the gun. Livy, have you not always despised men who spend
11:04their lives fighting? Heavy footsteps approach the chamber door. Dario has returned in time to hear
11:10Alessio. Do you dislike me, Livy? I take his hand, then turn to Alessio. I dislike Oathbreakers even more.
11:20Dario looks down at our joined hands. I asked whether you disliked me. You heard my answer.
11:26Don Tommaso quickly explains the two bridal cars, the stolen vow, and the clause naming any eligible
11:31Vesperi's son. Then he gives Dario a direct order. Change into the vow suit. You will marry Livia today.
11:37The chamber goes silent. Dario does not release my hand. Instead, he looks at me. Is this truly your
11:42choice, or are you using me to punish my brother? It is my choice. Livy has been promised to me
11:48since
11:49childhood. You cannot take my fiance. Dario's gaze shifts to the matching ring on Alessi's hand.
11:56You already chose your blood wife. That changes nothing. Alessi insists. I gave Livia my word years ago.
12:05I almost laugh. He speaks of promises while Viola's blood is still drying beside his.
12:11Viola looks from Alexio to me. Her face crumbles.
12:20Why are you fighting so hard to keep Livia? She asks. Alexo, do you regret
12:31making the blood vow with me?
12:37Alexio freezes. This has nothing to do with you regretting anything.
12:43Livia and I were promised first. I always intended to bring her into this house too.
12:48Viola stares at him. You said she would accept a place beside me.
12:52That was the agreement.
12:55You keep the woman you grew up with, the woman you secretly chose, and the Bellini Alliance. Alexio
13:00turns to me. I offered you equal protection. I will never share a husband. He points at Dario.
13:05Dario raises an eyebrow. There are no women in my rooms, and there will be none after I marry.
13:11Then he looks at me. No instant love. I will not offer you pretty lies. My work keeps me away
13:15for
13:15long periods, and it is dangerous. If you marry me, there will be nights when I cannot come home.
13:19Think carefully. That already makes him better than Alessio. You leave for your duty, not for other
13:24women. If you are loyal to me, then I will be loyal to you. I place my hand in his
13:28again. I will
13:28make the blood vow with Dario Vespiti. The second ceremony is prepared with everything Alessio and
13:36Vila expected to steal from me. You will have a good marriage. Guests whisper behind our back.
13:47They say whichever Vespiri's son marries Livia gets Nana Katerina Vespia's deciding vote and becomes
13:52eligible to be the next Dawn. Why? Livy saved Nana during a heart attack as a child. Nana created the
13:59Livy clause to repay her. Mother corners me before I return to the chamber. You can still change your
14:04mind. I plan for both my daughters to have a place here. Why must you ruin everything?
14:12Did you ever plan for me, mother?
14:16Or only for Viola? Your sister is ill. You grew up beside me with everything you need. Must you take
14:23the principal title and the succession from her, too? This marriage was arranged by father. If you
14:28object, tell him. If my happiness offends you, endure it. I am your daughter, too. For once,
14:34you can let me have something. Dario waits beside the family ledger. He does not pull me toward him.
14:39He waits until I offer my hand. We cut our palms, press our blood prints onto a clean page,
14:45and exchange rings before the commission witnesses. The vow keeper closes the ledger.
14:50Dario Vespiri and Livy Bellino. But the witness have already signed.
14:56The screams from Alessio's suite carries down the corridor. When the door opens, I see Carmen and Mara
15:02inside. They have lived in his private wing for years. Who are these women? You promised you would
15:12never take a mistress. Alessio looks exhausted. They are my companions, not blood wives.
15:19I never said my rooms were empty. You hid them from me! Most men in our world have women before
15:25marriage. I never gave either of them a vow. Viola begins coughing through her tears.
15:35I risked everything to become your wife. How can you humiliate me on our first night?
15:42Alessio's patience breaks. Enough! I followed your plan and your mother's. I deceived Livia so you
15:50could take her title. He points toward the vow chamber. Now Livia is my brother's wife,
15:56and the clause gives him the deciding trust vote. I did not even know that condition existed.
16:05Am I worth less to you than the succession? He does not answer. That silence tells her everything.
16:12Alessio orders Carmen and Mara to remain inside the room, then walks out. Viola hurls a glass against
16:18the wall. She stole my groom, only to watch him abandon her before their wedding night was over.
16:27Gia knocks on our door soon after. Viola wants to return to the bologna house. Her attendants are
16:38asking whether you will persuade her to stay. Dario looks at me. Do you want to intervene? He asks
16:46instead of deciding for me. No. Then I sit beside him and smile. They plotted for this marriage. Now
16:59they have it, and their first night is already in ruins. Dario studies me with quiet amusement.
17:04You seem pleased that you did not marry my brother. Why would I marry an
17:07Oathbreaker when marrying you is already better? He takes my hand.
17:13Then I will earn that recognition. No one in this family will reduce your standing or take your
17:18choices from you. The next morning, Amelia seats me beside her at breakfast.
17:31She places the Vesperionic ring in my palm and transfers the household and family foundation
17:37accounts to me. These belong with the future matriarch.
17:46Viola cries out to Amelia. Please, you must send Carmen and Mara away. Alessio lied to me about them,
17:52then left me alone all night. Amelia's expression remains cold. The entire house heard you breaking
17:59glass. Whatever happened in your suite, turning it into a public spectacle only damaged your own standing.
18:04He promised he would not take other women. You chose to marry a man whose life you did not know.
18:08Viola looks at Alessio for help. He says nothing. His silence wounds her more than Amelia's words.
18:13You will use the secured guest wing until you can control yourself. The doors are not locked.
18:19Viola is free to leave the wing. Baywuzzo the Bushes' Frio are stiwayed,
18:24but she no longer has access to the main residence or family affairs.
18:31Alexio does not defend her. By evening, her lips are pale and her heart condition has left her confined to
18:37bed.
18:40Three days later, both couples attend the first family dinner at the Bolani townhouse.
18:46The moment our cars stop, Viola rushes past everyone and collapses into mother's arms.
18:53Mother, take me home. I do not want this marriage anymore.
19:01Mother listens to Viola's complaints and immediately turns on me.
19:07Lauria, kneel. I remain standing.
19:12What have I done to deserve punishment? Your sister entered the Vesperi family alongside you and
19:18suffered this humiliation. Yet you did nothing. Have you become so cold that you cannot bear to see her happy?
19:25Viola wipes her tears. Do not blame Lauria.
19:31But I only wanted us to marry into the same family.
19:36I never meant to hurt her.
19:38Since I returned, she has never wanted to be close to me.
19:42Perhaps I was the only one who believed we could still be loving sisters.
19:46Mother roars.
19:48Viola wanted to remain near you, but you cared more about a title than your sister.
19:54How could you be so selfish after receiving all our love since childhood?
19:58There it is again. The same lie she has used whenever Viola wanted something that belonged to me.
20:03I look at the woman who gave away my room, my inheritance, and even my wedding. All your love?
20:14Mother, do you truly believe I was the daughter you cherished?
20:19Mother, do you truly believe I was the daughter you cherished?
20:22From the month Viola left for treatment, you sent her big packages without fail.
20:26The newest jewelry, the finest dresses, every luxury she'd acquested.
20:30Mother opens her mouth, but I continue. When she came home, you gave her my room because it was cozier.
20:35Then you handed her my jewelry box and grandmother's bracelet. I touched my wrist.
20:42Whenever I asked for anything, you accused me of competing with my sick sister.
20:46Even the fiancé father chose for me became hers. Mother's face loses colors.
20:52I was thinking of both of you!
20:56Viola's body cannot endure pregnancy.
20:59If you had stayed with Alessio, you could have given him children and allowed your sister to raise them.
21:09Dario stands beside me, gripping my hand. Mother presses on.
21:14The children would strengthen Viola's position as principal wife. Once she becomes a matriarch,
21:18she would protect you too. Sisters working together could make the entire family better and stronger.
21:24So I was supposed to surrender my name, use my invariments to support her, and risk my life
21:30bearing her heirs? Why not?
21:37You would benefit from this arrangement.
21:41Viola will make sure you live a good life.
21:48Dario's voice turns cold.
21:50An impressive plan.
21:51You would strip one daughter of her standing, her money, and her children to protect the other.
21:55This is a baloney family matter.
21:58Livy is my wife. Making her disposable is my concern.
22:02When did you start treating your own child this way, Celesta?
22:10Father!
22:16I came as quickly as I could, but I still missed your wedding.
22:19I left you alone here for too long.
22:22I did not marry the man you first chose.
22:26I married Dario, and he has treated me with care and honesty.
22:36Don Rinaldi looks from Alessio and Viola to mother with a stolen blood vow and the plan for my children.
22:41You will surrender every Balenny account, household key, and family authority tonight.
22:54I never meant to harm Livia, and I promised we would stand as equals.
23:00Do you truly expect me to call a principal wife and a mistress equal?
23:07Viola begins to cry. Don Rinaldo does not soften.
23:10You knew Alessio was promised to your sister. You hid beneath her veil anyway.
23:16Do not claim innocence after taking her place.
23:19I am your daughter too. Why are you only protecting Livia?
23:23You chose this marriage. Whether it brings happiness or misery, you will bear it.
23:29I will not force your sister to suffer beside you.
23:32His voice hardens.
23:33If you plot against Livia again, you will lose the baloney name and every protection that comes with it.
23:39Mother rushes forward.
23:41My family will never allow you to punish us this way.
23:44Don Rinaldo removes a letter from his coat.
23:47I already told them what you did.
23:49They are ashamed that you arranged a false bride and tried to reduce your own daughter to a mistress.
23:54They will not defend you.
23:55By morning, every account she controlled is frozen and her family position is revoked.
24:02She is sent to a Balani retreat upstate.
24:04She no longer has command over family staff, accounts, or business.
24:12As her car leaves New York, Viola loses the only person who would find every excuse to protect her.
24:18That afternoon, Don Tomeseo formally asks the commission to name Dario.
24:25Weeks later, Dario and I stand before the commission.
24:28Don Tomeseo places three records on the table.
24:30The alliance covenant, the sealed Livy clause, the family Liger bearing our blood prints.
24:34The trust administrator confirms that Nana Katerina Vesperi's deciding vote passed to Dario.
24:40When our blood vow was recognized, Don Tomeseo speaks next.
24:43My elder son fulfilled the alliance and already commands the loyalty of our field operations.
24:48I named Dario Vesperi as my successor.
24:51One by one, the commission members add their signatures.
24:55No one objects.
24:56The final document is placed before Dario.
24:58Dario Vesperi is recognized as the designated successor to the Vesperi family.
25:04He signs, then passes the pen to me as his acknowledged partner.
25:16Behind us, Alexio and Viola watch in silence.
25:19His face has gone grim.
25:22She grips his arm, but he pulls away.
25:26At the reception, every senior member crosses the room to congratulate Dario and me.
25:36The attention Viela once candidated never reaches her.
25:47Then the chair, traditionally reserved for Alexio, is carried to Dario's.
25:56Viola cannot endure being ignored.
26:02She approaches me with a delicate smile while the room is still celebrating.
26:06Now I understand why you refused Alessio.
26:08You already knew he would lose the succession.
26:12You must have wanted Dario long before the wedding.
26:17Viola raises her voice.
26:18That is why you offered to marry him so quickly.
26:21You were never betrayed.
26:24You simply found a better man to pursue.
26:30I slap her face.
26:35You stole my wedding, and I allowed you to keep the man you chose.
26:41Do not mistake that restraint for permission to stain my name.
26:45How dare you!
26:48Would you prefer I tell everyone how you secretly contacted your sister's fiancé before the wedding?
26:53How you and Alexio made promises while I knew nothing?
26:56Viola's face turns pale.
26:58That is a lie!
27:01Is it?
27:05I gesture to the crowd, making sure everyone is listening to me.
27:12Gia places the preserved letters on the table.
27:18Viola recognizes them immediately.
27:21The dates prove that she and Alexio were speaking privately long before our wedding day.
27:25She pursued her own sister's fiancé.
27:29So the switched cars were never an accident.
27:32Viola snatches the pages.
27:34I did not seduce him!
27:36Alexio was the one who drew me in!
27:38Alexio was the one who drew me in.
27:40Alexio's face twists with anger.
27:42Do not rewrite what happened!
27:45You told me you loved me.
27:50After you and your mother drugged my drink at the Bellotti reception.
27:56The room goes silent.
27:59Viola shakes her head.
28:00You came to me willingly!
28:02Not that night.
28:02I could barely remain conscious.
28:05You knew exactly what had been put in my glass.
28:08Viola stops arguing.
28:09The letters prove the affair continued afterward, but they cannot erase how it began.
28:15Allegri turns to the witnesses.
28:18Viola and her mother arranged that first night.
28:22They used the same deception later to steal Livery's wedding.
28:25But it raises another question.
28:27Why did he later help them betray me?
28:32Alexio was drugged that first night.
28:34But what he did afterward was his choice.
28:36He admits it before the entire room.
28:38When I was sober, I continued seeing Viola.
28:40I agreed to the second car, the hidden veil, and the stolen vow.
28:43I am responsible for that.
28:44Then he turns to his wife.
28:46But do not pretend you were just an innocent woman.
28:48You and your mother started this.
28:50Alexio's expression hardens.
28:52If you despise me so much, I will ask the commission to end our blood vow.
28:55Try it.
28:56I will expose every account and family record you ever showed me.
28:59Their marriage becomes another weapon that they use to hurt each other.
29:04Enough!
29:05Neither of you will use this estate or the Vespri business to continue your war.
29:09He orders that their positions, accounts, and access to the main residence revoked.
29:18You cannot throw your own brother out.
29:20I can remove anyone who threatens this family.
29:28You cannot throw your own brother out.
29:28By nightfall, Alessio and Viola are sent to a smaller Vespiri property in Brooklyn.
29:35They keep the empty title created by their blood vow.
29:39Everything else is gone.
29:50The estate gates close behind them, shutting them out of the future they tried to steal.
29:57The Brooklyn house is comfortable, but it has none of the power Viola expected to gain.
30:02She remains Alessio's principal blood wife in name.
30:05The title controls nothing.
30:07Without staff or family accounts, she cannot manage the household.
30:11The women who once welcomed a bologna heiress stop answering her invitations.
30:16Mother is upstate and can no longer solve every problem for her.
30:21Alessio continues seeing Carmen and Mara.
30:27Whenever Viola objects, he reminds her that marrying her cost him the succession.
30:32Fire.
30:36Their arguments become the only thing they still share.
30:39Meanwhile, Viola's heart condition worsens.
30:42Her doctor confirms that the disease has entered a severe stage.
30:46She needs consistent treatment and as little strain as possible.
30:50For once, no one is pretending her illness is imaginary.
30:54But the marriage she stole offers no comfort.
30:57He refuses.
31:02He is tired of reassuring her that she mattered more than the succession he lost.
31:07She chose him because she believed his obsession would make her secure.
31:11Now that obsession has curdled into blame.
31:14As Viola faces the remaining months of her life, she finally understands that Alexio will not face them with her.
31:23Viola's illness continues its natural course.
31:30Treatment slows the decline, but it cannot repair her heart.
31:34There is no hidden poison.
31:37No one prevents her from seeing a doctor.
31:39The disease she has carried since childhood finally takes her life.
31:43The news reaches the Balani townhouse the next morning.
31:46Father closes her eyes for a long time.
31:54Mother is informed of Viola's death at the upstate retreat.
31:58For the first time, she has no power to arrange the world around her favorite daughter.
32:02Alessio is left alone with the blood vow he once assisted proved love.
32:05It gave Viola a title.
32:06It never gave either of them loyalty, safety, or peace.
32:10After the funeral, Don Tomajayo removes Alessio from the last Vesperi business that still employs him.
32:15He has no position, no succession, and no wife left to blame.
32:21Alexio loses money as quickly as he once spent it.
32:24First he sells the jewelry and cars still registered in his name.
32:28He arrives at the estate demanding another payment.
32:36You chose your marriage and your wagers.
32:39You will carry the consequences of both.
32:42Alexio appeals to Don Tomasio and Emilia.
32:47Neither overrules their successor.
32:49Dario gives the guards one final instruction.
32:52No Vesperi account will pay another dollar of his debt.
32:58Alexio is escorted outside.
33:04Days later, he returns with new demands, but the guards refuse to admit him.
33:11He pounds on the gate and calls for his parents.
33:14No one comes out.
33:19For the first time in his life, Alexio discovers that the Vesperi name will not rescue him from a choice
33:25he made himself.
33:28He disappears into the same underground network where he placed his wagers.
33:32No one can confirm where he was taken.
33:34No message ever follows.
33:37Don Tomasio and Emilia stop paying people to search.
33:41The brother who tried to keep two women, two futures, and every privilege loses all of them.
33:48Months later, I sit in a private medical office with Dario beside me.
33:52There are two heartbeats.
33:55My hands turn cold.
33:58In my first life, childbirth gave Viola the chance to take my son and my life.
34:04Dario notices my fear.
34:07He does not tell me what I must do.
34:11He leaves every decision about my body in my hands.
34:14Then he arranges the best medical care available and changes his field schedule.
34:21The Vesperi family prepares for two heirs to arrive.
34:26I prepare to face the place where my first life ended.
34:33But this time, the children inside me belong to no bargain and no other woman.
34:49They are mine.
34:53Throughout my pregnancy, Dario keeps every promise he made.
34:57He still leaves when his work requires it, but he returns as soon as he can.
35:01And he never hides where he has been or whom he is with.
35:05When labor begins,
35:11No one removes him from my side.
35:20Hours later, I hear two newborn cries.
35:23A son and a daughter.
35:26Both are healthy.
35:28So am I.
35:29No one carries them away.
35:31No one places them in another woman's arms.
35:35Dario brings them to me himself.
35:41Months later, Don Tamagio formally retires.
35:45The commission recognizes Dario as the new Don of the Vesperi family,
35:49and I stand beside him as the family's acknowledged matriarch.
35:56Don Tamagio and Emilia leave the daily business behind,
35:59and devote themselves to their grandchildren.
36:02I promise that no one would reduce your place or steal your choices.
36:08I look at the mate wasn't I chose.
36:10I will keep that promise for the rest of my life.
36:12I look at the husband I chose, and the children no one can take from me.
36:15Everyone else decided what I deserved.
36:17In my first life, in this life, I chose for myself.

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