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00:00:00I was born blind, but I could see people's souls.
00:00:04Jealous souls were green, hateful ones were black.
00:00:07Love was pink.
00:00:09Deeper the love, darker the shade.
00:00:12In my first life, I married Lazaro Orsini, the Dawn's least favored son.
00:00:17I used that gift to make him Dawn.
00:00:20The day my sister Atavia Belandi died, a forced poisoned wine down my throat.
00:00:25I should have married Atavia, but you, a blind, just had to have me.
00:00:31She should be here with me.
00:00:33Instead, my brother tortured her to death in bed.
00:00:36After I died, he put Atavia in my coffin, buried her in the grave as Donna.
00:00:42Yet I was wrapped in an old tarp, dumped into the sea.
00:00:46I woke up back at the matchmaking dinner.
00:00:49Atavia and I were about to choose our husbands.
00:00:53Lazaro proposed to my sister first.
00:00:55I looked around until I finally spotted a clear soul glowing with gold.
00:01:02I've made up my mind.
00:01:04Atavia is the only woman I'll marry.
00:01:06She's the one I love.
00:01:08I won't marry anyone else, and I'll never keep a mistress.
00:01:11At the Belandi matchmaking dinner, Lazaro was terrified I would choose him again.
00:01:15He rushed to Atavia, knelt to propose, eyes full of love.
00:01:19The other guests gave me pitying looks.
00:01:21All the Don's sons want Atavia.
00:01:23Not one wants her.
00:01:26Poor thing.
00:01:27Well, she is blind.
00:01:28Even Lazana doesn't want her.
00:01:30Atavia's father ran the Belandi family, but I had no money.
00:01:34No power.
00:01:34I was born blind and couldn't even open my eyes.
00:01:38For years, I'd worn a white silk band over my eyes.
00:01:41Everyone knew I was blind.
00:01:43Lazaro was the least respected of the Don's sons, but the best to look at.
00:01:47He was a mistake from the Don's one-night stand with a scrub maid.
00:01:51With no power or backing, he was expected to settle for a blind girl like me.
00:01:57Atavia blushed, looking even more beautiful.
00:02:00She glanced from one of the Don's sons to another, still undecided.
00:02:04In my previous life, she'd chosen Tancredi Orsini, the underboss and clear favorite, to become the next Don.
00:02:11But Tancredi had a sick obsession.
00:02:14He could only get hard by a woman screaming in pain.
00:02:18She'd seem so privileged as his wife.
00:02:20But within a few years, he'd tortured her to death in bed.
00:02:24I remembered it all.
00:02:26So did Lazaro.
00:02:27His face tightened with worry and pain.
00:02:30He dropped to one knee in front of her and swore,
00:02:33Marry me, Otavia.
00:02:35You'll be the next Donner.
00:02:37I swear.
00:02:39As he spoke, Lazaro shot me a look of disgust.
00:02:43He thought he'd have no trouble becoming Don again, even without me.
00:02:47But I'd kept one secret from him, right up until my death.
00:02:51I couldn't open my eyes, but I could still see everything around me, and see people's souls.
00:02:58In my first life, I used my gift to spot assassins, saving Lazaro from danger again and again.
00:03:04I see the Capo's souls and won their loyalty to make Lazaro Don.
00:03:10This time, Lazaro thought I'd keep clinging to him.
00:03:13If he wanted my sister so badly, he could have her.
00:03:16I hoped he wouldn't regret his choice.
00:03:20Clear.
00:03:21My assistant helped me down from the platform.
00:03:24I'm blind.
00:03:26Of course I'm not good enough to marry Lazaro.
00:03:29He and my sister, Otavia, are perfect for each other.
00:03:33For once, Lazaro looked at me, surprised.
00:03:37Glad you know your place, eyeless bitch.
00:03:43I wouldn't marry you this time, even if you begged.
00:03:48My mother, Sabina, was there too.
00:03:50His taunts hurt her.
00:03:51She clutched her cane and nearly let my secret slip.
00:03:55Nerissa can't open her eyes.
00:03:57But she could make any man she married the next Don her eyes.
00:04:01Luckily, she spoke quietly.
00:04:03I cut her off before anyone noticed.
00:04:04I glanced at the Don's sons through my silk blindfold.
00:04:07Evo was vicious and calculating.
00:04:10His soul was gray.
00:04:13Paolo was a womanizer with countless beautiful mistresses.
00:04:17His soul was scarlet.
00:04:19Only Lazaro's soul looked anything close to normal.
00:04:22That was why I'd chosen him.
00:04:23I never knew he was such a good liar.
00:04:25I only saw his true colors the day Otavia died.
00:04:29A dark, toxic, purple soul.
00:04:31He hated my guts.
00:04:33He force-fed me poisoned wine.
00:04:35He watched me choke on blood and kept crying.
00:04:38I only ever loved your sister.
00:04:42You forced this marriage, bitch.
00:04:45Without you would Tan Keo have tortured Otavia to death in his bed.
00:04:49He buried Otavia as his Donna in my coffin and dumped my body into the sea.
00:04:56Otavia raised an eyebrow at me, pretending to be generous.
00:04:58Take your pick, Narissa.
00:05:00Who do you want to marry?
00:05:01They all chose me, but I'm your big sister and dad's favorite.
00:05:05I can afford to be generous.
00:05:06Pick whoever you want.
00:05:07I'll let you have him.
00:05:09Her soul glowed copper red with smug pride.
00:05:12The color was ugly and harsh.
00:05:14I frowned and looked away.
00:05:16Lazaro saw me ignore her and angrily jump to her defense.
00:05:20If no one wants you, Narissa, I can take you in, eyeless thing.
00:05:25You can scrub my bedroom floor.
00:05:27I was about to say I didn't want any of the dawn suns.
00:05:31Then I heard wheels rolling closer.
00:05:33Surprised, I looked up toward the sound.
00:05:36The man in the wheelchair wore a fitted black suit.
00:05:38Tattoos showed above his open collar.
00:05:41He was in a wheelchair.
00:05:43But his legs still looked thick and muscular.
00:05:46His cool stare sent heat through me.
00:05:49His soul mattered more.
00:05:51Pure.
00:05:52Clear.
00:05:53As crystal.
00:05:54A faint golden light shone inside us.
00:05:57This was a man truly fit to be dawned.
00:06:00My breath caught.
00:06:01My hands clenched.
00:06:03For a moment, my mind went blank.
00:06:06In my first life, I'd chosen the wrong man.
00:06:09I crowned the wrong dawn, giving him the chance to destroy me.
00:06:15I raised my hand and pointed at Severin.
00:06:19He's the one I want to marry.
00:06:21In my first life, the Valtteri heir, Severin Valtteri, hadn't come to that dinner.
00:06:26Later, while I helped Lazaro become Don, Severin gave up his claim and returned to Sicily.
00:06:32He took a fatal bullet and shootout with the rival crew at the docks.
00:06:36Nice choice, Nerissa.
00:06:37You couldn't even see you were picking a cripple.
00:06:39He kept sneering, almost pitying me.
00:06:42An eyeless monster and a cripple.
00:06:45Perfect couple.
00:06:46Atavia's gentle voice drew everyone's attention.
00:06:49Nerissa, you can't see.
00:06:50You don't realize he's in a wheelchair.
00:06:52Tell you what, I'll let you choose again.
00:06:55Her voice was sweet, but her soul was gray with malice and contempt.
00:07:00She sighed, playing the devoted sister.
00:07:04If you can't find a husband to look after you, come live with us after the wedding.
00:07:09You can be Lazaro's mistress.
00:07:11She made being his mistress sound like the chance of a lifetime.
00:07:14I shook my head and glanced at them through my blindfold.
00:07:17I will never be anyone's mistress.
00:07:21Who'd want you as anything but a mistress?
00:07:25Get real, Neria.
00:07:26You think you're in Otavia's league?
00:07:29Severin ignored the stairs.
00:07:30He wheeled himself over to me.
00:07:32His fingertips were cool and smooth.
00:07:35He took my hand and placed it on his knee.
00:07:38He was making sure I understood.
00:07:41He couldn't walk.
00:07:42Neither leg worked.
00:07:44I ran my hand over his knee.
00:07:46My touch startled me.
00:07:48Then, his big body went rigid.
00:07:51I carefully checked his soul's color again.
00:07:54I looked up at him.
00:07:56I can get you walking again.
00:08:01Lazaro's face twisted.
00:08:02He wouldn't stop sneering.
00:08:06You just met him?
00:08:07And you're already feeling him up, you little bitch?
00:08:10He gave a loud, mocking laugh.
00:08:13And, well, well, Nerissa.
00:08:16I didn't know you were a doctor.
00:08:18I can't fix his legs.
00:08:20The Volteers will make you pay.
00:08:22Severin looked intrigued.
00:08:24Can you really get me walking again?
00:08:29Yes.
00:08:31But you'll need a special kind of stimulation.
00:08:34Severin caught my meaning.
00:08:36His pale cheeks flushed.
00:08:37Even his ears turned bright red.
00:08:39He couldn't look me in the eye.
00:08:41Even through my blindfold.
00:08:42Beside us, Lazaro looked furious.
00:08:44His gaze shifted between Severin and me.
00:08:47His soul turned green with jealousy.
00:08:50I scoffed to myself.
00:08:52What did he have to be jealous of?
00:08:55Hadn't he poisoned me in our first life to avenge Otavia?
00:09:00From that day on, Lazaro went all out to win Otavia over.
00:09:05He knew her tastes from the first life.
00:09:07Sent her a different gift every day.
00:09:09Eventually, it worked.
00:09:11This time she gave up Tancredi and agreed to marry him.
00:09:14At the same time, I received Severin's diamond ring and a handwritten promise.
00:09:19Nerissa, I vow to spend my life with you.
00:09:22Nothing but death will part us.
00:09:23I traced the letters on his note.
00:09:25His pen had left deep impressions in the paper.
00:09:28Elegant.
00:09:29Just like Severin himself.
00:09:31Otavia and Lazaro's wedding was set.
00:09:33It would be on the same day as mine.
00:09:37The day before the wedding, Otavia came to my room.
00:09:40Her assistant handed me a cheap, low-cut mini-dress.
00:09:46Nerissa, you're blind.
00:09:49I doubt any man with power would marry you.
00:09:53Lazaro and I are doing you a favor.
00:09:55You can be his mistress.
00:09:57Just behave, do what we say, and wait on us.
00:10:01There's only one bridal car.
00:10:03We haven't arranged one for you.
00:10:04She lifted her chin, her soul glowing copper-red with arrogance.
00:10:09She ordered me.
00:10:10On the wedding day, you should walk to Lazio's estate.
00:10:14Use the back door.
00:10:17Don't let anyone see you.
00:10:18On the wedding day, I ignored the mini-dress.
00:10:21I put on Severin's wedding gown and diamond headpiece.
00:10:25Then I walked out of the Bolandi house behind Otavia.
00:10:29Two wedding cars waited outside.
00:10:31One was roomier and more luxurious, with a faint floral scent inside.
00:10:37Otavia rushed ahead and jumped into the back seat.
00:10:39Wrong car, Miss Boloni.
00:10:42This one is from the Valtidis.
00:10:44Otavia refused to move, so his men yanked her out and slammed her down.
00:10:48Her assistant helped her up, her dress a mess.
00:10:52Lazaro arrived just then.
00:10:54She fell into his arms, whining as if she'd suffered some terrible injustice.
00:10:59Lazaro, it hurts!
00:11:01Nerissa's jealous!
00:11:02I can be your bride, but she...
00:11:04Tears filled her eyes.
00:11:06But you've got us all wrong, Nerissa.
00:11:08Lazaro and I are in love.
00:11:10He only agreed to keep you as his mistress after all my begging.
00:11:14Please don't blame her.
00:11:17The guests immediately started pointing and whispering about me.
00:11:21Ungrateful little leech!
00:11:22Isn't the younger Boloni girl blind?
00:11:25She's lucky anyone wants her as a mistress.
00:11:27Exactly!
00:11:28Being his mistress wasn't enough.
00:11:30She set her sister up to look like a fool at her own wedding!
00:11:33Lazaro looked angrier than ever.
00:11:35His soul turned completely black.
00:11:37All he felt for me was disgust and hatred.
00:11:41What gives you the right to wear that wedding dress?
00:11:43He shielded Otavia and snapped at me.
00:11:45Nerissa?
00:11:47You think this is our first life?
00:11:49That you get to be Donna again?
00:11:51His eyes were cold with disgust.
00:11:54Oteria is the only woman I'll marry in this life.
00:11:57Don't make me do it for you.
00:11:59Take that wedding dress off.
00:12:02Now!
00:12:02Part of Otavia's veil slipped aside.
00:12:04I caught her smug smile.
00:12:05She couldn't wait to see me humiliated.
00:12:07I didn't move.
00:12:08I stopped hiding the fact that I'd been reborn too.
00:12:12Lazaro, you don't have me this time.
00:12:14I spoke in a cold, even voice.
00:12:17You'll die tonight.
00:12:19On your wedding night.
00:12:20Otavia clenched her fists, her voice turning shrill.
00:12:23She swayed, looking devastated.
00:12:26How can you say that on our wedding day?
00:12:31I know you hate him for not marrying you, but you can't wish him dead.
00:12:36Lazaro scowled and wrapped his arms around her.
00:12:41She dares threaten the dawn's air?
00:12:44Seize her.
00:12:45His burly bodyguards started toward me.
00:12:47I said coldly,
00:12:50You want to make an enemy of Severn, Valtteri?
00:12:52Lazaro raised an eyebrow, smug as ever.
00:12:56He's had plenty of time.
00:12:58But where is he?
00:13:00Him?
00:13:01Marry you?
00:13:02Keep dreaming, okay?
00:13:05Get on your knees and apologize to your sister.
00:13:08I might still let you be my mistress.
00:13:11I clenched my jaw.
00:13:12Just then, Severn's men kicked the doors open and stormed in.
00:13:17Severn rolled in behind them in his wheelchair, backlit by the sun.
00:13:21His men aimed their guns at Lazaro.
00:13:23Touch my wife?
00:13:25You're dead.
00:13:28Severn appeared in his wheelchair.
00:13:30In his wedding tux, he looked handsome and composed.
00:13:34Lazaro had looked handsome enough, until Severn arrived.
00:13:38He wheeled over and took my cold hand in his.
00:13:43I'm sorry I'm late.
00:13:45I'm sorry they treated you like this.
00:13:47His warm palm pressed against my fingertips.
00:13:50I felt a little warmer inside, too.
00:13:53Severn looked coldly at Lazaro.
00:13:56Who told my wife to kneel, break his legs?
00:13:59Lazaro's face tightened.
00:14:01I'm the Dawn's son.
00:14:03You wouldn't dare.
00:14:04Severn chuckled.
00:14:05Your father barely gives you the time of day.
00:14:07And you think you can bully my wife?
00:14:10Make her your mistress?
00:14:11I had no idea where Lazaro found the nerve.
00:14:14My father won't overlook me forever.
00:14:17One day, you'll all regret this!
00:14:21You had your chance to be my mistress, Nerissa.
00:14:23When you come begging, it'll be too late!
00:14:26I glanced at his soul, copper-red with smug arrogance.
00:14:30I smirked and scoffed.
00:14:33Lazaro thought he was destined to become Dawn, that the position was already his.
00:14:38Without me to make him Dawn, he'd always be gutter trash.
00:14:41First, he had to survive tonight.
00:14:45On our wedding night, Severn and I shared a champagne toast.
00:14:49The alcohol brought a faint flush to his pale cheeks.
00:14:51He watched me tenderly, beneath long lashes.
00:14:55My mouth went dry.
00:14:56My soul started racing.
00:15:00You said you could fix my legs.
00:15:03He leaned closer, his voice low and rough.
00:15:06How?
00:15:07I smiled.
00:15:08Ready?
00:15:09Before he could react, I climbed onto his lap.
00:15:11I wasn't wearing anything under my wedding dress.
00:15:14His hand brushed bare skin, and his handsome face went bright red.
00:15:18He tried to push me off.
00:15:20I wrapped my arms around his waist and pressed down on his thighs.
00:15:24His ears burned red as I whispered against one.
00:15:29Don't you want me to fix your legs?
00:15:35Later that night, I teased Severn until he finally had to stand.
00:15:41How did you know I was faking?
00:15:43Because I could see his soul.
00:15:45He'd lied when we first met.
00:15:47His soul had flashed pale yellow.
00:15:49That was how I knew his legs were fine.
00:15:51He wasn't paralyzed.
00:15:53Lazaro's wedding night wasn't nearly as much fun.
00:15:56In our first life, someone had poisoned his champagne.
00:15:58The maid was acting suspicious, so I switched his glass.
00:16:02I caught her afterward and got the truth out of her.
00:16:04Tancredi sent her.
00:16:06I wanted no trouble on our wedding night, so I had her taken care of quietly.
00:16:09My sister had nothing but a pretty face.
00:16:12She couldn't save Lazaro.
00:16:16The next morning, Severn and I had brunch with the Don and his wife.
00:16:20Sure enough, Lazaro and Atavia never showed.
00:16:23As we left, I heard people talking.
00:16:27Lazaro was poisoned on his wedding night.
00:16:30He's still in a coma.
00:16:32The Don sent a whole team of doctors.
00:16:35None of them could wake him.
00:16:38Poor Octavia.
00:16:40Married one day, and this happens.
00:16:42Octavia was waiting outside our house.
00:16:45She hadn't slept, and her eyes were swollen from crying.
00:16:49She looked nothing like yesterday's glamorous bride.
00:16:53She rushed into the driveway, blocked our car, and shouted through the window.
00:16:59Nerissa, you bitch!
00:17:01Did you poison Lazaro and put him in a coma?
00:17:03Hand over the antidote!
00:17:06I don't have one.
00:17:08I had nothing to do with his poisoning.
00:17:10Then how did you know he'd die on his wedding night?
00:17:13You can predict the future now?
00:17:16She gritted her teeth.
00:17:18Don't play those games with me.
00:17:21You couldn't have him, so you ruined him!
00:17:26You shameless bitch!
00:17:28My voice dropped.
00:17:32You say I poisoned him.
00:17:35Where's the proof?
00:17:36Tancredi's maid had covered her tracks well.
00:17:39Without my gift, I'd never have caught her.
00:17:41She'd probably fled by now.
00:17:43Octavia had no chance of finding her.
00:17:47Octavia had nothing to say.
00:17:49Come to my house with this again, and I'll go to the Don.
00:17:53You really will fuck anyone, won't you?
00:17:55Even a cripple!
00:17:57Still, you're blind.
00:17:59He's crippled.
00:18:00Perfect match.
00:18:01Nobody wants either of you.
00:18:03Might as well settle for each other.
00:18:05I thought about last night.
00:18:06My cheeks warmed and my legs still ached.
00:18:08I hid a smile.
00:18:09Sorry to disappoint her.
00:18:11Severin's legs worked just fine.
00:18:13So did everything else.
00:18:14We'd gone from the bed to the desk.
00:18:16Then he'd carried me to the couch and fallen asleep holding me.
00:18:19He was a hell of a lot better in bed than Lazaro.
00:18:22What are you smiling at, Nerissa?
00:18:24Octavia looked furious.
00:18:25Her insults had only made me smile.
00:18:27I let the smile drop.
00:18:29Lazaro's going to die.
00:18:30And things won't end well for you either.
00:18:34If you want to live, divorce him now.
00:18:37Fighting his way to Don wouldn't be easy.
00:18:39This time, he had no one beside him to keep him alive.
00:18:45Divorce?
00:18:46You think you can trick me into leaving him?
00:18:49Then swoop in and seduce him?
00:18:51Forget it.
00:18:52Octavia raised her hand to slap me.
00:18:54An arm pulled me back.
00:18:55Severin was suddenly beside me, drawing me onto his lap.
00:18:58You think you can keep coming here and threatening my wife?
00:19:01Try it again.
00:19:03And you're dead.
00:19:04He let go.
00:19:05Octavia crumpled to the ground, pale with pain.
00:19:08She looked at me, about to speak.
00:19:09But Severin cut her off.
00:19:11Keep Lazaro's people away from my wife.
00:19:14All of them.
00:19:15Once she was thrown out, I had the staff start packing for Sisley.
00:19:18Through my blindfold, I noticed a tall guard among them.
00:19:21He looked quiet and honest.
00:19:22His soul was gray-black with betrayal and the urge to kill him.
00:19:26I leaned towards Severin's ear.
00:19:28Who's that?
00:19:29He glanced over.
00:19:30Vasco.
00:19:31He's been my bodyguard since we were kids.
00:19:33Severin, do you trust me?
00:19:35I asked, serious now.
00:19:37He smiled, his ears turning pink.
00:19:39You're my wife.
00:19:40Of course I trust you.
00:19:42Something's wrong with him.
00:19:43We need to change our route to the airport.
00:19:45Don't tell anyone.
00:19:45In our first life, Severin had been badly wounded in an ambush on his way back to Sisley.
00:19:50Those injuries had cost him his life in the shootout at the docks.
00:19:53He'd fought to the end.
00:19:55As I turned, my lips brushed his cheek.
00:19:57Then his soft lips.
00:19:58I caught his faint scent.
00:20:00I tried to pull away, but he caught me and settled me on his lap.
00:20:03Vasco was still watching us.
00:20:04He quickly looked away.
00:20:06Severin kissed behind my ear.
00:20:07Another treatment for my legs?
00:20:09I can't wait until tonight?
00:20:13By the time I woke the next morning, Vasco was gone.
00:20:16Nice work, sweetheart.
00:20:18He was working for Tancredi.
00:20:20We've nearly died together more than once, and he still wouldn't talk.
00:20:24We had to torture the truth out of him.
00:20:26How did you know?
00:20:27Severin put another chicken drumstick on my plate.
00:20:30It was already piled high.
00:20:31I checked his soul.
00:20:32It was clear, with no suspicion or fear.
00:20:34I relaxed.
00:20:36Lucky guess.
00:20:37He gave me a tender smile.
00:20:39You may be blind, but you see people better than anyone.
00:20:43I'm lucky I married you.
00:20:45You worked hard on my legs last night.
00:20:47Eat up.
00:20:48We fly to Sisley this afternoon.
00:20:50My reward for catching a traitor was eating until I could barely move.
00:20:54Severin lifted me onto his lap, and we rolled into the van together.
00:20:57I leaned against him, a hand on my full stomach.
00:21:00When can you finally get out of that wheelchair in public?
00:21:03He hesitated, then kissed the top of my head.
00:21:06Embarrassed to be seen with a cripple?
00:21:09Give me a little longer.
00:21:11The Valtieri's have too much power.
00:21:13The Don's been watching us for years.
00:21:15Without this chair, I'd probably be dead.
00:21:18I understood.
00:21:18I could see the hatred in his soul, and how hard he held it back.
00:21:23The Valtieri's had built the organization alongside the Orsinis, but they weren't part
00:21:27of the Don's bloodline.
00:21:29Their power made them a threat.
00:21:30No wonder Severin stayed in the chair.
00:21:33It made him seem less dangerous.
00:21:35Honestly, I didn't care how soon he could leave it behind.
00:21:38His legs worked just fine at night.
00:21:41Severin's territory in Sisley wasn't wealthy, but we were far from New York and free to live
00:21:46our lives.
00:21:47Everyone in town loved him.
00:21:49I took the staff into town to shop.
00:21:50The shopkeepers greeted me warmly as Mrs. Valtieri and refused my money.
00:21:55I finally left the cash and ran back to the estate with Clea.
00:21:58You sure run fast for someone who can't see?
00:22:01She said.
00:22:02Severin didn't forget that remark.
00:22:04That night, I lay curled against him, exhausted.
00:22:07He stroked my blindfold.
00:22:09Can you really not see?
00:22:10I untied it myself, revealing eyes that wouldn't open.
00:22:13His face softened with concern as he tied it back on.
00:22:16It's okay if you can't.
00:22:18You have me.
00:22:20I'll be your eyes.
00:22:21After that, his soul turned a little pinker every time he looked at me.
00:22:24It was the soft pink of cherry blossoms.
00:22:26All it took was moving a little closer, feeding him a bite, sitting beside him as he read,
00:22:31especially our nightly treatments.
00:22:33He'd hold me on his lap and kiss me.
00:22:35His soul would turn deep pink, the color spreading like flowers across a hillside.
00:22:39I'd never seen a soul look so beautiful.
00:22:41For a moment, I felt dizzy.
00:22:43Then he drew me back into that deepening pink.
00:22:46In Sicily, Severin and I spent every day wrapped up in each other.
00:22:49Then, a private message arrived from New York.
00:22:54Lazaro's awake, but the poison left lasting damage.
00:22:57He gets splitting headaches and flies into rages.
00:22:59I sneered.
00:23:00This was only the beginning.
00:23:02He wouldn't become Don so easily this time.
00:23:04Then word came from the Don.
00:23:06Tancredi was throwing a birthday party.
00:23:08The Don's sons and senior men were all expected to attend.
00:23:12That included Severin.
00:23:13He couldn't refuse.
00:23:14At the party in New York, I scanned the room.
00:23:17Every soul was a different color.
00:23:19Everyone had an agenda.
00:23:20I slipped my hand into Severins.
00:23:24Be careful what you eat.
00:23:26And don't touch anything.
00:23:27He chuckled softly.
00:23:29Yes, sweetheart.
00:23:30I'm not three.
00:23:31I didn't explain.
00:23:33In our first life, there'd been an attack at this party.
00:23:36I'd spotted something wrong with one of the dancers.
00:23:38Your soul had given me away.
00:23:39I'd thrown myself in front of Lazaro and taken a bullet for him.
00:23:43Later, after he became Don, I brought it up.
00:23:45He'd forgotten.
00:23:46Then he blamed me for mentioning it.
00:23:48We're married.
00:23:49We're supposed to look out for each other.
00:23:51You took a bullet, but you didn't die.
00:23:53Why are you still bringing it up?
00:23:55He looked impatient.
00:23:58I made you Donna.
00:24:00What more do you want?
00:24:01Is this your way of asking for more money?
00:24:04As I remembered it, the same thing happened again.
00:24:06One of the dancers pulled a concealed gun and opened fire on the Dunn's sons.
00:24:13This time, Severin reacted at once.
00:24:15He grabbed me and pulled me behind him, almost giving away that he could walk.
00:24:20Before we left Sicily, I'd warned him this party was a trap.
00:24:24He'd believed me and brought plenty of his unarmed men.
00:24:27They rushed out of cover and surrounded us.
00:24:30We were the only ones protected.
00:24:32I glanced coldly toward Lazaro.
00:24:34No one would take a bullet for him this time.
00:24:37Atavia had been sitting beside him.
00:24:39The moment the shooting started, she'd gone pale and fled without him.
00:24:45Lazaro couldn't get clear.
00:24:47Gunman closed in, and a bullet tore through his knee.
00:24:51Blood poured down his leg.
00:24:53In the chaos, he looked toward me.
00:24:55His eyes were full of fear, begging for help.
00:24:58His soul was dark blue with regret.
00:25:01I calmly looked away.
00:25:02I was blind.
00:25:04I couldn't see a thing.
00:25:06How could I possibly help him?
00:25:08The bullet had shattered Lazaro's knee.
00:25:11After the party, the wound kept getting infected and wouldn't heal.
00:25:15In our first life, that bullet had hit me in the chest.
00:25:17I'd endured surgery after surgery before I recovered.
00:25:22The memory of that pain still made me shake.
00:25:25He'd brushed it off and forgotten.
00:25:26Now he got to feel it himself.
00:25:28By the time his wound was under control, his leg was ruined.
00:25:32He could limp short distances, but needed a wheelchair to get around.
00:25:35Another private message reached me.
00:25:40Lazaro's crippled, and Atavia's demanding a divorce.
00:25:44They've smashed everything in the house.
00:25:47Even the staff are laughing at them.
00:25:49Another six months passed.
00:25:51His limp only made the dawn despise him more.
00:25:54Even the Capos looked down on him.
00:25:56No one would join his crew or back him.
00:25:59In our first life, everything had gone so smoothly that he'd thought becoming Dawn was easy.
00:26:06He had no idea I'd been reading the Capos' souls.
00:26:09I'd used bribes and threats to win their support, turning their deepest desires into loyalty to him.
00:26:16This time, he'd achieved nothing.
00:26:20Lazaro kept blocking the divorce.
00:26:22And Atavia?
00:26:23She bitterly regretted choosing that loser over all the Dawn's other sons.
00:26:29He'd sworn he would become Dawn and make her the next Donna.
00:26:33She wished she'd chosen Tancredi.
00:26:37The next update said she'd taken the money and run.
00:26:40But this time, she hadn't become Tancredi's wife.
00:26:44She'd only managed to become his mistress.
00:26:48One day, I ran into her at a makeup boutique in New York.
00:26:51She snatched up every product I'd picked out.
00:26:54She was smug, dripping in jewelry.
00:26:57I'll take all of these.
00:26:59She wanted everyone to know how well Tancredi kept her.
00:27:03I'm spending tonight with Tancredi.
00:27:05I have to look good.
00:27:07You won't fight me for these, will you?
00:27:08She made sure to say his name, her face full of pride.
00:27:12You don't need makeup.
00:27:14You can't see it, and your husband's a cripple.
00:27:17She covered her mouth.
00:27:18Oops, that slipped out.
00:27:20Don't be mad, Narissa.
00:27:22Everyone in the store turned to stare.
00:27:24I smiled, unbothered.
00:27:26It's fine.
00:27:27Take them if you want them.
00:27:30No point fighting someone who'd be dead soon.
00:27:32By the time I returned to our house, it was dark and boring.
00:27:37Lazaro had limped up to the house and was demanding to see me.
00:27:41He stood in the rain like a stray dog.
00:27:44The guards couldn't get rid of him.
00:27:46I went out to see him.
00:27:48His eyes lit up.
00:27:50He tried to approach, but a guard kicked him back.
00:27:54He landed on his knees in the muddy water.
00:27:57He didn't dare come closer.
00:28:00His dark eyes were full of bitterness and despair.
00:28:05Why?
00:28:07Narissa?
00:28:09How did you always know what was coming in our first life?
00:28:12How did you keep saving me?
00:28:13I thought becoming Don would be easy.
00:28:15If a woman could do it, a man like me should have had no trouble.
00:28:19So how the hell did I end up like this?
00:28:22He pounded his bad leg in a frenzy.
00:28:24Then he collapsed in the rain and wailed.
00:28:27Once he'd cried himself out, he hauled himself into his wheelchair and rolled closer, timid and pleading.
00:28:36Narissa, I was wrong.
00:28:37Come back to me.
00:28:38As my wife.
00:28:40Not my mistress.
00:28:41We can have it all again.
00:28:43I'll be Don.
00:28:45You'll be Donna.
00:28:46I glanced at his soul.
00:28:47It was dark blue.
00:28:49The real regret.
00:28:50I let out a cold laugh.
00:28:51He still had it backward.
00:28:53Was I...
00:28:54Decided which man got to be Don.
00:28:58Even in this life, he hadn't figured that out.
00:29:01I turned to the guards, unmoved.
00:29:04Get him out of here.
00:29:05Don't let him near this house again.
00:29:07One final report arrived.
00:29:10Otavia was dead.
00:29:12Tancredi had tortured her to death in bed, just like in our first life.
00:29:16She was still wearing that gaudy makeup.
00:29:18The report also described Lazarus' reaction.
00:29:21He'd sat in his wheelchair, staring blankly as he listened.
00:29:25Then he burst out laughing.
00:29:27Good.
00:29:27I'm glad the bitch is dead.
00:29:29That whore dumped me over my bad leg and became Tancredi's.
00:29:33Tancredi's mistress, his face twisted with rage.
00:29:36You cost me my chance to be Don, and this is how you repay me?
00:29:40In our first life, I should never have poisoned Nerissa for you, or given you her coffin and buried you
00:29:47beside me as Madonna.
00:29:49I had just finished reading the report.
00:29:51Before I could burn it, Severin pushed the door open.
00:29:55I hid the paper on my fist.
00:29:58Neridia, time to work.
00:30:00On my legs.
00:30:01I glanced outside.
00:30:03I'd been so caught up in the report that I hadn't noticed it was dark.
00:30:09My period started today.
00:30:13The rest came out in broken gasps.
00:30:15I wished I'd never used my gift to catch him taking.
00:30:18Now he rose from his wheelchair and carried me straight to bed.
00:30:21Then I saw his soul glowing pink and forgot to say no.
00:30:24When I woke again, the report was gone.
00:30:26Nothing?
00:30:27Just fixing the sheets?
00:30:29Severin chuckled without warmth.
00:30:30I grew nervous and checked his soul.
00:30:33He was angry.
00:30:34He unfolded the report in front of me.
00:30:37Looking for this?
00:30:37You can see, can't you?
00:30:39My voice caught in my throat.
00:30:40The red in his soul.
00:30:41You don't trust me.
00:30:43Is that why you kept lying?
00:30:44I married you.
00:30:45I didn't care whether you could see, but you could.
00:30:48Caught up in the report that I hadn't noticed it was dark.
00:30:52My period started today.
00:30:56The rest came out in broken gasps.
00:30:58I wished I'd never used my gift to catch him taking.
00:31:01Now he rose from his wheelchair and carried me straight to bed.
00:31:04Then I saw his soul glowing pink and forgot to say no.
00:31:08When I woke again, the report was gone.
00:31:10Nothing?
00:31:10Just fixing the sheets?
00:31:12Severin chuckled without warmth.
00:31:14I grew nervous and checked his soul.
00:31:16He was angry.
00:31:18He unfolded the report in front of me.
00:31:20Looking for this?
00:31:21You can see, can't you?
00:31:22My voice caught in my throat.
00:31:23The red in his soul.
00:31:25You don't trust me.
00:31:26Is that why you kept lying?
00:31:28I married you.
00:31:29I didn't care whether you could see, but you could.
00:31:31And you kept it from me.
00:31:32The cripple and the blind girl had both been exposed.
00:31:35He turned to leave.
00:31:36I scrambled up and wrapped my arms around him from behind.
00:31:39The red faded a little.
00:31:40The longer I held him, the more it faded.
00:31:46Severin, I mumbled, a little hurt.
00:31:48His soul turned pink.
00:31:49It had already given him away.
00:31:50He still kept his eyes short, pretending he wasn't softening.
00:31:53I walked around him and leaned into his chest.
00:31:55The pink grew brighter.
00:31:56Severin, I can do more than see.
00:31:58I can see your soul.
00:32:02And the Dawn's sons will go to war.
00:32:05A rival crew will wipe out your people in Sicily.
00:32:08You'll die in a shootout at the docks.
00:32:11You believe me?
00:32:12He wrapped his arms around me and buried his face in my neck.
00:32:15If you say it, I believe it.
00:32:16After I told Severin about my gift and my first life,
00:32:19you gave him the board to command his men.
00:32:21I could deploy them myself.
00:32:22Over the next five years, we fought off rival crews in Sicily
00:32:26and seized Orsini headquarters in New York.
00:32:28Severin could finally leave his wheelchair behind.
00:32:31He kept my gift a secret.
00:32:32Your wife sees trouble coming.
00:32:34She knows exactly who to trust.
00:32:36She's something else.
00:32:37Nerissa always has been.
00:32:38I'm lucky she married me.
00:32:41Once the fighting ended,
00:32:42the Capos wanted Severin as Dawn and me as his Donna.
00:32:46Instead, he announced that we would lead the family together.
00:32:50With equal power, the whole organization erupted.
00:32:53A family was supposed to have one boss,
00:32:55but he wanted to share that power with me,
00:32:57not hide me behind him as the Dawn's wife.
00:33:00He wanted everyone to recognize what I could do.
00:33:02A boss in my own right.
00:33:04Severin faced the Capos who refused to accept me and said firmly,
00:33:07Nerissa stood with me and kept our people in Sicily safe.
00:33:10She suffered everything I did.
00:33:12And she gave more than I did.
00:33:14She could have taken this family without me.
00:33:16Without her, I'd be dead.
00:33:18You don't get to dismiss her ability because she's a woman.
00:33:21If I'm boss, so is she.
00:33:23Refuse to accept her, and I'll kill you myself.
00:33:26I'll spill blood for her right to lead.
00:33:28Let them hate me for it.
00:33:31After I took over, Severin and I sat together at the head of the table.
00:33:35The Capos rose for us both.
00:33:37He trusted my judgment.
00:33:38I reviewed the reports, and made the decisions on family business.
00:33:42In my first life, I wouldn't have dared dream of this.
00:33:45Soon after I'd made Lazaro Dawn, he'd stopped bothering with the work.
00:33:49He hid it well, but I could see his soul growing more corrupt.
00:33:52Maybe I'd watched it happen for so long that I'd gone numb.
00:33:55I'd even stopped guarding against him.
00:33:57This time, I renamed the organization Valtieri.
00:34:01The old Orsini leaders were dead or locked up.
00:34:04Lazaro was one of our prisoners.
00:34:06Dragging his bad leg, he crawled toward me and reached for my suit pants, begging for his life.
00:34:11Before I said a word.
00:34:12No!
00:34:14This is wrong!
00:34:15I'm supposed to be done!
00:34:17You're just my wife!
00:34:19Since when does a woman get to outshine a man?
00:34:22I married you!
00:34:23What more do you want?
00:34:24You can't be boss!
00:34:26Fuck off!
00:34:27Help me to be done!
00:34:29I knew that revolting look all too well.
00:34:31During the fighting in our first life, he'd abandoned me and run.
00:34:34And on Katie Codham, he'd tried to hand me over to save his own skin.
00:34:38Without my gift, I'd have died a hundred times over.
00:34:43This time, he'd die the same way I had.
00:34:46I ordered my men to force him to drink poisoned wine.
00:34:49It wouldn't kill him quickly.
00:34:51The poison would slowly strip away his senses until he couldn't see, hear, or even speak.
00:34:57A month later, I went down to the holding cells and saw his body.
00:35:01Boss, what do we do with the body?
00:35:05Dump him in the sea.
00:35:08Let the fish have him.
00:35:10That night, in our bedroom, Severin nipped my earlobe from behind.
00:35:15You went to see him?
00:35:16Yes.
00:35:17To see how he died.
00:35:19Jealous of a dead man?
00:35:21Severin untied my blindfold and used it to bind my wrists.
00:35:24Not jealous.
00:35:27Just hungry.
00:35:28Moonlight shifted across the sheets to me.
00:35:29Much later, he held me against his chest.
00:35:31His voice rough and satisfied.
00:35:33Nerissa, what color is my soul?
00:35:35The purest, most beautiful color there is.
00:35:41The victory celebration was deafening.
00:35:44Music, laughter, and clinking crystal glasses echoed off the high marble ceiling.
00:35:49Beneath the banquet table, something brushed against my silk skirt.
00:35:52I lowered my head, looking down through my blindfold.
00:35:56Curled behind the heavy tablecloth was a little girl in an oversized dress.
00:36:01She was carefully stuffing a dry bread roll into her torn pocket.
00:36:05When she sensed my presence, she looked up at me with large, hollow eyes.
00:36:09Will you send me back to the locked room now?
00:36:11Before I could answer, an eleven-year-old boy rushed over and slid under the table.
00:36:16He threw both arms around the little girl, shielding her behind his back.
00:36:20His jaw was clenched tight, but his pale knuckles were shaking.
00:36:24Leave my sister alone.
00:36:26We do not need your pity, and we do not want your food.
00:36:29I looked past their worn clothes and into their souls.
00:36:33Both of their souls were breathtakingly clear, shimmering and gold.
00:36:37Same golden as Severin.
00:36:39Yet wrapping tightly around that gold was a layer of grey terror.
00:36:43The little girl reached up to tug on her brother's frayed sleeve.
00:36:46Her cuffs slid backward along her thin arm.
00:36:48A deep ring mark was stamped into her skin.
00:36:51I recognized the mark.
00:36:53It belonged to someone sitting right at this table before.
00:36:58Severin joined me in the quiet corridor.
00:37:01They are Gabriel's children.
00:37:02Gabriel was Severin's cousin who died for him.
00:37:05Severin had sent funds every month for his child.
00:37:07The reports always claimed the children were safe and happy.
00:37:11I walked into the servant's passage behind the kitchen.
00:37:14There were two tiny, freezing rooms.
00:37:17Nico only had two pairs of frayed trousers.
00:37:20Alma's medicine bottles on the shelf were expired.
00:37:22Stale bread was hidden inside her closet.
00:37:25Nico stood in the doorway, staring at us.
00:37:27Alma looked up at me.
00:37:29Dario said if we complain, he will separate us.
00:37:32Are you our new mother?
00:37:34Of course, kids.
00:37:36From now on, a woman's cold voice echoed behind us.
00:37:39Who gave you permission to touch these rooms?
00:37:43Marcella walked down the wooden stairs, flanked by her son, Dario.
00:37:46A widow.
00:37:47An aunt.
00:37:48She wore heavy black mourning and carried an embroidered fan.
00:37:53Severin's wife.
00:37:54Marcella greeted me, deliberately omitting my official title as boss.
00:37:58Those two children steal food and lie.
00:38:02Strict discipline is the only way to teach them obedience.
00:38:06I looked directly into her chest.
00:38:07Her soul was murky, dark, and smelly.
00:38:11Dario stepped forward, reeking of expensive tobacco and arrogance.
00:38:15He looked down at my silk blindfold.
00:38:17A blind woman should rest quietly in the basement.
00:38:20You have no place managing this house.
00:38:23I stood up slowly and faced him.
00:38:27From this hour forward, I'll control everything in this manner.
00:38:30Staff, security, and the children's welfare.
00:38:35My cousin Severin has no blood heirs of his own.
00:38:38I am the closest adult male relative in the Valtili bloodline.
00:38:42You may sit beside Severin on the throne today.
00:38:45Blind, Donna.
00:38:45You will never secure the Valtili legacy without an heir of your own.
00:38:50I looked at him.
00:38:52His soul burned with yellow deceit, hiding a plot already in motion.
00:38:58At the morning council, Marcella made her opening strike before the Capos.
00:39:02To ensure absolute stability across our family, we need clear succession.
00:39:07Dario should be named underboss immediately and take his rightful place.
00:39:12A childless woman cannot anchor our future.
00:39:15I did not raise my voice or show a flicker of anger.
00:39:18I waved toward the back doors.
00:39:20Clea brought Nico and Alma to the platform.
00:39:23I pulled two chairs beside me and sat them down.
00:39:26Before we discuss promotions, explain Gabriel's trust fund.
00:39:29Dario, the trust was drained while Gabriel's daughter ate stale bread in a closet.
00:39:34You dare drag street orphans into a council meeting to insult me?
00:39:39Severin did not spare a single glance.
00:39:41He picked up the family ring, which on my finger.
00:39:43Nerissa does not sit here as a spectator.
00:39:47I thought I said it clearly.
00:39:49She and me have equal power.
00:39:52The Capos fell into silence.
00:39:55Now, has anybody here to say what happened?
00:39:57Dario retreated, his soul burning black.
00:40:00After the meeting ended, I walked upstairs to check on the children.
00:40:04Nico's bed was torn apart and completely empty.
00:40:07On the floor lay a single cufflink and Alma ran into the room, sobbing deadly.
00:40:13Dario took him to the wine cellar again!
00:40:17The door of the wine cellar was bolted from the inside.
00:40:20Two of the guards shattered the lock.
00:40:22The door crashed inward, revealing a cold, damp chamber.
00:40:27Nico was tied tightly to a wooden chair in the center of the room.
00:40:31An armed guard stood over him.
00:40:33The man was forcing a pen into his hand.
00:40:37Sign the property waiver, you little brat.
00:40:41Sign it now, or Alma gets shipped to a foreign boarding school tonight.
00:40:45Nico's face was bruised and pale, but he still refused to sign.
00:40:50Guards raised their rifles, dots on the man's forehead.
00:40:53Step back and drop the weapon.
00:40:56Clea moved forward, slicing through Nico's ropes.
00:40:59Nico stumbled out of the chair.
00:41:01Narissa, I did not sign their paper.
00:41:04Narissa.
00:41:05You stood your ground and kept your sister safe.
00:41:08I picked up the document from the wooden table.
00:41:10A corrupt doctor had signed off on it.
00:41:13Dario planned to send Nico to a psychiatric hospital in three days.
00:41:18Then he'd take control of both kids and their inheritance.
00:41:22Three days is far too long.
00:41:23Dario loses everything he owns tonight.
00:41:27At three a.m., I pulled the alarm and waited in the hall for everyone to show up.
00:41:32Through their soul, the truths were displayed.
00:41:36I pulled two chairs beside mine and had Nico and Alma sit down.
00:41:40Marcella, wearing a rugged robe, yelled.
00:41:45What's wrong with you?
00:41:46I ignored her, turned to the children.
00:41:50Look carefully.
00:41:51From today on, they are the ones you answer to.
00:41:54If there's anyone here you don't trust, say it now.
00:41:58Nico stayed quiet for a few seconds before pointing a man.
00:42:01Alma looked across the room and named two maids who used to take her food and lock her outside.
00:42:06That was enough.
00:42:08All three were removed before they should argue.
00:42:10Marcella snapped.
00:42:11What? You can't just tear this family apart.
00:42:15Dario used Nico and Alma's trust fund to finance deals with our enemies.
00:42:19So no, not me.
00:42:22You, your son, did it.
00:42:25No one spoke after that.
00:42:26From now on, the children first.
00:42:29Remember who's your master.
00:42:30Am I clear?
00:42:32Yes, boss.
00:42:33Nico and Alma were no longer children anyone could push around.
00:42:37Their word carried weight now.
00:42:39Before sunrise, I moved their inheritance into separate accounts.
00:42:43By morning, the whole manor knew it.
00:42:46Nico and Alma were no longer prisoners in their own home.
00:42:49They were the heirs.
00:42:51I moved the children into the master suite directly across from ours.
00:42:55The kitchen staff brought up hot meats, buttered vegetables, and fresh fruits.
00:43:00Alma sat stiffly before the feast.
00:43:03She looked at the food desperately.
00:43:05I sat beside her, picking up a warm bread.
00:43:09Nobody counts your bites in this house.
00:43:11Alma, eat until you are full.
00:43:13The kitchen will always make more.
00:43:15She took a small bite, and silent tears spilled down her cheeks.
00:43:19That night, Alma fell asleep while holding up my sleeve.
00:43:23Nico watched the shadows in the corridor, determined to keep his guard up.
00:43:28Clea entered our room an hour later.
00:43:30About Dario's theft.
00:43:32I found more.
00:43:34Over five years, Dario had systematically embezzled pensions from widows.
00:43:39Every stolen cent had been laundered directly into his private nightclubs and garages.
00:43:43I didn't wait until morning.
00:43:45Before dawn, Severin personally went through three of Dario's nightclubs.
00:43:50I'll take the clubs.
00:43:51Dario's cars were seized.
00:43:53His warehouses were locked.
00:43:55By sunrise, our accountants had already started returning the money.
00:43:59Severin came back just as the first light hit the windows.
00:44:02Anything left?
00:44:03Dario himself.
00:44:05Dario stormed into the manor at two in the afternoon.
00:44:07You cancelled my credit cards!
00:44:09You bitch slut!
00:44:11Are you letting this blind stray disemantle our family assets to spite me?
00:44:15Mind your language, Dario.
00:44:18Marcella rushed into the room, wailing.
00:44:19It was merely an oversight.
00:44:21Please, Don, don't blame my son!
00:44:25Unfortunately, she's boss now.
00:44:27I motioned toward Dario.
00:44:29His soul flickered pale yellow.
00:44:30He wasn't afraid.
00:44:32He was waiting for something tonight.
00:44:35That night, neither Nico nor Alma wanted to sleep alone.
00:44:39So I dragged a chair between their beds and opened the storybook Alma had picked.
00:44:44It was an old fairy tale about two children who got lost in a forest and found a house with
00:44:49a light still burning inside.
00:44:51Alma immediately pulled her blanket up to her chin.
00:44:54Is there a witch?
00:44:56No.
00:44:57A monster?
00:44:59Maybe.
00:45:00Nico rolled over with his back to us.
00:45:03I'm not listening.
00:45:05Of course not.
00:45:06I kept reading.
00:45:07The children in the story followed the light through the trees until they reached the house.
00:45:12Inside, someone had left bread on the table and blankets by the fire.
00:45:16That's suspicious.
00:45:18Why, Oteen, sweetheart?
00:45:20It usually is.
00:45:22She's right.
00:45:24So you are listening.
00:45:26Alma giggled.
00:45:27I turned another page.
00:45:28In the story, children were afraid to sleep because they thought the owner of the house might come back and
00:45:33throw them out.
00:45:34Alma's smile slowly disappeared.
00:45:38No.
00:45:40Why?
00:45:41Because the house belonged to them now.
00:45:44Will you read again tomorrow?
00:45:46She'll be busy.
00:45:49I'll be here.
00:45:50Really?
00:45:51Really.
00:45:52Alma smiled and tucked herself deeper into the blanket.
00:45:56Nico said nothing, but his shoulders slowly relaxed.
00:45:59I went back to the story.
00:46:02The next morning, they woke up and realized no one could send them away anymore.
00:46:07The floor suddenly shook.
00:46:10A deafening explosion ripped through the estate.
00:46:13The windows rattled harder to make almost scream.
00:46:15Nico jumped from his bed and threw himself in front of her.
00:46:18A second blast thundered from below.
00:46:20The bedroom door flew open.
00:46:23Severin stepped inside with a gun already in his hand.
00:46:26Behind me.
00:46:27Now.
00:46:28Where'd it come from?
00:46:29The basement.
00:46:32The attackers had slipped onto the estate through the old service road behind the docks.
00:46:37They weren't coming for us.
00:46:39They were clearing a path for Dario to escape.
00:46:43Get the children somewhere safe.
00:46:45Nico grabbed Alma's hand at once.
00:46:47This time, he didn't freeze.
00:46:50He pulled her behind the heavy doors at the end of the hut.
00:46:53Exactly where I had taught them to go.
00:46:55Severin stayed between them and the gunfire.
00:46:58A shot tore across his shoulder.
00:47:00He barely reacted.
00:47:02Keep moving.
00:47:04You're bleeding.
00:47:05It can wait.
00:47:06Another burst of gunfire echoed from outside.
00:47:09By the time we reached the family docks, smoke was already spreading across the water.
00:47:14One of the storage buildings had been set on fire as a distraction.
00:47:17At the far end of the pier, a speedboat was cutting away from shore.
00:47:22Dario stood at the deck.
00:47:23Even from that distance, I saw him turn toward the cabin.
00:47:26For one second, his sail flashed that same pair yellow.
00:47:29He had planned this.
00:47:31Severin raised his gun, but I pushed his arm down.
00:47:36Too far.
00:47:38The boat disappeared into the darkness.
00:47:40Then, one of the guards ran toward us.
00:47:44Donna.
00:47:44He handed me a phone they had found near the dock.
00:47:47There was only one message on the screen.
00:47:49You took everything from me.
00:47:51Now I'm coming for what you love.
00:47:53Behind me, Severin's expression changed.
00:47:55He looked back toward the house.
00:47:57Toward Nico and Alma.
00:47:58He won't touch them.
00:47:59No.
00:48:00He won't get the chance.
00:48:03We dragged the only surviving gunman into the study.
00:48:06Blood soaked through his shirt, but he was still smiling.
00:48:08You think tonight was about getting Dario out?
00:48:12Dario was only the distraction.
00:48:14My stomach tightened.
00:48:16What did you do?
00:48:18We cleared the docks.
00:48:19The room went silent.
00:48:20For who?
00:48:22Tancredi Orsini.
00:48:23While everyone was chasing Dario, Tancredi was moved through the lower service road and put on a boat.
00:48:30Tancredi had escaped, and Dario had helped him.
00:48:34Marcella immediately dropped to her knees.
00:48:36My son didn't know what he was doing.
00:48:39They forced him.
00:48:40I turned toward her.
00:48:42Her soul burned a muddy yellow.
00:48:44No grief.
00:48:45No fear for Dario.
00:48:47Only panic over losing her money, her rooms, and her place in this family.
00:48:51She would sell out her own son if it saved her.
00:48:55Severin ignored her.
00:48:57What does Tancredi want now?
00:49:00His family back.
00:49:01He thinks that seat belongs to him.
00:49:04Dario gets rewarded if Tancredi takes control again.
00:49:06Why are you telling us all this?
00:49:08The man's smile disappeared.
00:49:09His eyes went cold.
00:49:12Fort Tancredi.
00:49:14Before Severin could move, the man bit down hard.
00:49:16His body jerked once.
00:49:20Damn it!
00:49:21Severin grabbed his jaw, but it was already too late.
00:49:24Whatever he had hidden in his mouth had killed him within seconds.
00:49:28The room fell silent.
00:49:30I stared at the dead man.
00:49:32He had chosen death rather than give us anything else.
00:49:35That told me more than another confession ever could.
00:49:39Tancredi wasn't simply running.
00:49:41He had people willing to die for him.
00:49:43And now he was somewhere outside these walls, with Dario beside him.
00:49:47Nico and Alma can't stay in their rooms tonight.
00:49:49We move them to the safe room.
00:49:51Two guards outside, two inside.
00:49:54No one gets near them unless it's you or me.
00:49:56Children first.
00:49:57We both knew.
00:49:58This is insane.
00:49:59You can't lock children away because of some...
00:50:00Take her too.
00:50:01What?
00:50:03Locked Marcella in the east wing.
00:50:05No phone.
00:50:06No visitors.
00:50:07You can't do this to me!
00:50:09The guards took her by both arms, dragged her from the room.
00:50:12Severin reached for my hand.
00:50:13His grip was tight.
00:50:15We keep the kids close tonight.
00:50:17Not just tonight.
00:50:20I am moving the children to our mountain retreat.
00:50:24The house is fully isolated, and Tancredi has no contacts in that room.
00:50:27A faint, sharp gasp sounded from the open doorway behind him.
00:50:32Alma was huddled behind the carved doorframe, trembling violently from head to toe.
00:50:38Nico stepped out into the open, pulling his sister behind his back.
00:50:42His dark eyes were hardened with familiar, bitter disappointment and cold grief.
00:50:47We understand.
00:50:49We are a liability to you now.
00:50:51So you are casting us aside.
00:50:52My heart ached with sharp pain as their fragile trust shattered before us.
00:50:57Look at me, Nico.
00:51:00When trouble comes, we replace the guards and we switch our travel routes.
00:51:03We never discard our family.
00:51:05You belong here, with us.
00:51:09I made a terrible mistake, son.
00:51:13I was terrified of losing you, so I used the wrong words.
00:51:16Forgive me.
00:51:17Nico blinked in sheer disbelief, stunned by an apology from the Don himself.
00:51:21Late that night, I carefully cleaned the wounds on Severin's shoulder.
00:51:26His soul glowed a deep, warm pink.
00:51:29A soft knock came at our bedroom door.
00:51:32Nico stood outside in his pajamas, fists clenched.
00:51:36Uncle Semarin, teach me how to shoot.
00:51:41Our underground shooting range had been converted into a training room.
00:51:44One afternoon, I found them in the training room.
00:51:47Again.
00:51:48Nico raised his arms, feet planted apart.
00:51:50Hey, don't try to overpower someone bigger than you.
00:51:52Protect your head.
00:51:53Find an opening, then run.
00:51:56Nico nodded and tried again.
00:51:58Later, Severin placed an unloaded gun on the table.
00:52:01Nico stared at it for a second,
00:52:03then carefully followed the steps Severin had shown him.
00:52:07Good.
00:52:09You don't touch one unless you have to.
00:52:11But if you ever do, you don't panic.
00:52:13In the library, I worked with Alma.
00:52:15I soon realized Alma had a gift.
00:52:18I played three engine sounds from my phone.
00:52:23That's the SUV from the front gate.
00:52:26Two men, not staff.
00:52:30How do you know?
00:52:31Our guards wear softer shoes inside.
00:52:34By the end of the week, she knew the emergency intercom codes, too.
00:52:38Neither of our children would ever have to freeze in fear again.
00:52:44Dario used to lock Alma in dark closets whenever I spoke out.
00:52:48He made me listen to her weeping through the air vents all night.
00:52:51I thought if I was just tougher, she would never have to cry.
00:52:55True strength is not enduring alone, Nico.
00:52:58True strength is recognizing your allies and knowing when to ask for help.
00:53:02Nico looked down at our hands.
00:53:04For the first time, he did not pull away from my touch.
00:53:08At breakfast, one of the security men came in with the morning report.
00:53:11As he set the folder on the table, Severin's gaze dropped to his hand.
00:53:16Two crossed daggers.
00:53:19Where did you get that?
00:53:23Severin looked at him.
00:53:24That was all it took.
00:53:25The man's face and the air.
00:53:26Sweat broke with his forehead.
00:53:28He saw it.
00:53:31Severin did not order the traitor's immediate arrest.
00:53:33Instead, he had casually leaked some clues in his hearing.
00:53:36Two hours later, we intercepted an encrypted outbound transmission.
00:53:41Our perimeter guards tackled the player just as he reached the service gate.
00:53:45In the interrogation room, the man was tied to a chair.
00:53:50Severin stood across from him, calm and silent.
00:53:53I don't know anything.
00:53:55His soul flashed yellow.
00:53:57He's lying.
00:53:58He's lying.
00:54:03He's lying.
00:54:04He's lying.
00:54:05He's lying.
00:54:06He's lying.
00:54:17Marcella.
00:54:18That's what he's hiding.
00:54:20The traitor's face tightened.
00:54:22Severin walked over, gripped the man's injured side, and pressed down until a scream tore out of him.
00:54:27What did Marcella give Tanceli?
00:54:30The house plans, security rotations, the service entrance.
00:54:36They're coming tonight.
00:54:38Marcella will leave the rear entrance open, and Tanceli's men will take the children while Dario keeps you occupied.
00:54:44Cancel dinner.
00:54:45No.
00:54:46If we cancel now, Tonkiti will know we found out.
00:54:49Let him come.
00:54:51For a moment, he said nothing.
00:54:53Then, his soul shifted from red to gold.
00:54:56Double security.
00:54:58Quietly.
00:54:59Marcella learns nothing.
00:55:02And keep him alive.
00:55:03That evening, dinner went ahead as planned.
00:55:06Marcella arrived small, completely unaware that the trap was already waiting for her.
00:55:12Marcella stood center stage, projecting her voice across the room.
00:55:15My late husband sacrificed everything for this family.
00:55:19Now, an illegitimate, blind woman has locked my nephew's orphans away to steal their fortune.
00:55:25A wave of murmurs spread through the crowd.
00:55:28This is out of line.
00:55:29In front of everyone?
00:55:31Family matters don't belong in public.
00:55:33A few shook their heads, clearly displeased.
00:55:36I stopped halfway up the stairs and turned to Marcella.
00:55:40You've spent years telling everyone I was unfit to stand beside Severin.
00:55:43Then let's talk about your family.
00:55:47Your son stole from widows, moved family money offshore, and forged medical records to cover it up.
00:55:52Her face tightened.
00:55:53Please stand.
00:55:54Mrs. Bellini, Mrs. Costa, the pensions Dario stole from them, I returned every cent.
00:56:02And when Marcella's side of the family cut off their support, I paid the school fees their daughters could no
00:56:08longer afford.
00:56:09You're twisting this!
00:56:10No.
00:56:11You questioned whether I deserved to be Donna.
00:56:15Now everyone gets to see what your family really is.
00:56:17Now answer me.
00:56:19Does your family?
00:56:21Nico?
00:56:23Alma?
00:56:24Tell these men how that wicked woman bribed you!
00:56:28Mom saved us from the cellar!
00:56:30Marcella's smile froze.
00:56:32Her hands slowly clenched into fists, nails digging into her hands.
00:56:35For the first time that night, she looked rattled.
00:56:39I glanced across the crowd.
00:56:41Near the kitchen entrance, a waiter's soul suddenly turned pitch black.
00:56:47Get down!
00:56:48It struck his wrist as he pulled the trigger.
00:56:50The shot went wide and shattered the chandelier above us.
00:56:54Nico grabbed Alma and pulled her under the table, just as they had practiced.
00:56:58Then he led her toward the safe room through the service exit.
00:57:03Fourth pillar!
00:57:05Seven!
00:57:05Several coppers were compiled, taking both men down.
00:57:09I ran into the rear corridor and found Nico shielding Alma behind a pillar.
00:57:13He held a security guard's knife, breathing hard but unharmed.
00:57:17Behind me, Severin pinned the last gunman to the floor.
00:57:22Too late, blind Donna.
00:57:26Tancreffy knows you can read souls.
00:57:28He knows how you find his traitors.
00:57:31He'll hurt everyone you love until you beg to work for him.
00:57:34Where is Tancrest?
00:57:36Before he could ask another question, a gunshot cracked through the hall.
00:57:40The man jerked once.
00:57:42Blood splashed across Severin's hand.
00:57:47Back in our rooms, Severin was already issuing orders.
00:57:50Move Nico and Alma to the safe wing.
00:57:52No one gets in without my approval.
00:57:54And Nerissa stays out of the next operation.
00:57:58Excuse me?
00:57:59Severin dismissed the guards and shut the door.
00:58:03Tancletty knows what you can do.
00:58:05That makes you his target.
00:58:07And that's exactly why you need me.
00:58:08I almost watched you get shot tonight.
00:58:12I'm not doing that again.
00:58:14You don't get to push me aside because you're scared.
00:58:17I am scared.
00:58:18His soul burned red around a deep-hink core.
00:58:21I don't care about winning if the price is you.
00:58:23My anger faded.
00:58:25In my last life, I had no one protecting me.
00:58:29I learned to survive alone.
00:58:31But I'm not alone now.
00:58:33So we do this together.
00:58:36Together.
00:58:36But no more throwing yourself in front of bullets.
00:58:38The next morning, we joined the others to plan our move against Tancredi.
00:58:43Halfway through the meeting, a wave of dizziness hit me.
00:58:46I reached for the table, but the room tilted.
00:58:49Nerissa?
00:58:51I slowly opened my eyes to find Severin sitting beside the bed.
00:58:55You are not ill, Dona Nerissa.
00:58:59You are six weeks pregnant.
00:59:01The baby's pulse is strong.
00:59:03The room fell silent after the doctor left.
00:59:05I rested a hand on my stomach.
00:59:07A baby was a blessing and a target.
00:59:11Severin knelt beside me and took my hand.
00:59:13Are you happy?
00:59:15Nerissa?
00:59:16Do you want this?
00:59:18Yes.
00:59:19I do.
00:59:20We planned to tell Nico and Alma at dinner, but the news had already spread.
00:59:24That afternoon, a former maid stopped Nico in the garden.
00:59:28Once their real baby is born, they won't need you anymore.
00:59:31That evening, I opened the children's bedroom door.
00:59:34Both beds were empty.
00:59:36Their clothes were gone.
00:59:37The unsigned adoption papers lay on the desk.
00:59:40Beside the papers was a crumpled sheet of paper with Alma's childish handwriting.
00:59:45We won't take your babies home.
00:59:47Goodbye.
00:59:49My stomach dropped.
00:59:51Where would they go?
00:59:52Then I remembered what Nico had once told me.
00:59:55Gabriel used to hide us in the old chapel during the bombing raids.
01:00:00The old chapel.
01:00:02Maybe.
01:00:03We left at once.
01:00:04We searched the chapel until Severin found them beneath the old altar.
01:00:08Nico and Alma were curled up together under a worn blanket.
01:00:12Alma's eyes were swollen and red.
01:00:15She had clearly been crying for a long time.
01:00:18Nico held her close, his face pale when he saw us.
01:00:23Thank God.
01:00:25We can take care of ourselves.
01:00:27Dad left us a pension.
01:00:29We won't need much.
01:00:30Just don't send Alma back to Marcella.
01:00:32For a second, I couldn't answer.
01:00:34Why would we send her back?
01:00:36Because you have your own baby now.
01:00:39We won't bother you.
01:00:40We can stay here.
01:00:42Come home.
01:00:45You don't have to pretend.
01:00:46I'm not pretending.
01:00:47People always say that before they change their minds.
01:00:50That stopped me.
01:00:52Gabriel used to say we had to be useful if we wanted to stay.
01:00:56Now you have a real baby.
01:00:57You don't need us anymore.
01:01:00We can leave before you ask.
01:01:02Something inside me broke at that.
01:01:04I sat down on the cold floor in front of them.
01:01:08Then I'm not asking you to believe me tonight.
01:01:11You don't trust me.
01:01:12Fine.
01:01:13I can live with that.
01:01:14But I'm not leaving you here.
01:01:17Severin took off his coat and spread it over the two of them.
01:01:20Then he sat beside me without saying.
01:01:23For a long time, none of us moved.
01:01:25Nico kept watching us, waiting for the moment we got angry, impatient, or tired of sitting there.
01:01:31We didn't.
01:01:32The chapel grew colder.
01:01:35Alma slowly should keep close to me until her shoulder touched my arm.
01:01:38A few minutes later, she rested her head against me.
01:01:42Nico still stayed where he was.
01:01:44When we finally left, Alma held my hand.
01:01:49Nico walked behind us.
01:01:50He came back with us, but I knew that didn't mean he believed he was staying.
01:01:54Not yet.
01:01:56The next morning, Nico acted like a guest in his own room.
01:02:00At breakfast, he sat at the far end of the table and barely spoke.
01:02:04He passed Alma everything she needed before she had to ask, thanked the maid for every plate, and answered every
01:02:11question with,
01:02:12Anything is fine.
01:02:14Too careful.
01:02:15Too polite.
01:02:17That afternoon, I found him packing again.
01:02:19He froze when I entered, tried to hide them.
01:02:22I'm not leaving today.
01:02:24Then why are you packing?
01:02:26So I'm ready.
01:02:27For what?
01:02:29For when you change your mind.
01:02:31You really think I will?
01:02:33It always happens.
01:02:35After Gabriel died, everyone kept moving us around.
01:02:39Marcella said we should be grateful anyone took us at all.
01:02:42So I stopped unpacking everything.
01:02:44I looked toward the wardrobe.
01:02:46Half of it was still empty.
01:02:48Suddenly, it made sense.
01:02:49Nico hadn't been careless with his things.
01:02:51He had been preparing to lose another home.
01:02:53Don't!
01:02:55If you put everything away, it'll hurt more when we have to leave.
01:02:59I let go.
01:03:00For a few seconds, neither of us spoke.
01:03:03Fine.
01:03:04We won't unpack everything.
01:03:06One drawer.
01:03:07What?
01:03:08We do one drawer today.
01:03:10Nothing else.
01:03:11And tomorrow?
01:03:12Maybe another.
01:03:13Maybe not.
01:03:15You don't have to trust me all at once, Nico.
01:03:18That was when he turned away quickly, but I saw the tears.
01:03:21After a while, he picked up one shirt and handed it to me.
01:03:25I folded it and placed it in the drawer.
01:03:27Then another.
01:03:29By dinner, half the bag was still packed.
01:03:32I left it that way.
01:03:34That night, I passed the children's room and heard Alma whisper.
01:03:37Do you think the baby will like us?
01:03:40I don't know.
01:03:41What if it doesn't?
01:03:44Nerissa came looking for us.
01:03:46So?
01:03:47Maybe she meant it.
01:03:48I didn't go in.
01:03:49I just walked away.
01:03:51For now, that was enough.
01:03:55Over the next month, Nico slowly relaxed.
01:03:58He still watched me whenever I mentioned the baby, but he no longer pulled Alma away when she climbed into
01:04:03my arms.
01:04:04At breakfast, Alma even asked if the baby would sleep in the room beside theirs.
01:04:09Probably.
01:04:10Can I help pick the blankets?
01:04:12No.
01:04:14Sweetheart, you're a baby too.
01:04:16Nico said nothing, but I saw the corner of his mouth lift.
01:04:20It was the first time either of them had spoken about the baby, as if they still expected to be
01:04:24there when it was born.
01:04:25Three days later, we had to leave the estate to deal with Marcella.
01:04:29Nico and Alma had to come, so Severin changed cars and switched routes twice.
01:04:34Still, someone inside had tipped them off.
01:04:37At the third intersection, a gravel truck came out of a side strip on the ground for the lead and
01:04:42see how.
01:04:42The crash blocked the road as smoke grenades rolled under the cars.
01:04:47Our rear window shattered.
01:04:49Nico!
01:04:50Alma!
01:04:51Two masked men reached the car and grabbed the children.
01:04:53Alma was pulled out first.
01:04:55Nico tried to fight back, but they overpowered him and forced both children into the van.
01:05:02Severin's men traced the kidnapper's van to an abandoned warehouse by the harbor.
01:05:06When we entered, Tancredi had one arm locked around Alma's neck.
01:05:10Dario stood beside him with a revolver pressed to Nico's temple.
01:05:15Give me your position, or the children die.
01:05:21You stole from the family for years.
01:05:23We know about the money.
01:05:24Dario, give us the kids, and Severin and I can make it all go away.
01:05:29Think.
01:05:30Dario, whose companies own those cars?
01:05:33Whose accounts paid the men?
01:05:36Yours.
01:05:37If Tancredi walks out of here, the Capos and the cops won't come for him.
01:05:41They'll come for you.
01:05:43She's lying to you.
01:05:46You're a smart man, Dario.
01:05:49You know which choice keeps you alive.
01:05:51For the first time, Dario looked uncertain.
01:05:54Tancredi's grip tightened around Alma's throat.
01:05:57Keep that gun on the boy.
01:05:59Dario stared at him for several seconds.
01:06:02Then his revolver slowly moved away from Nico.
01:06:05Pointed at Tancredi.
01:06:07Let the girl go.
01:06:10Let the girl go.
01:06:12Dario's hand shook.
01:06:14You think they'll forgive you?
01:06:15Tancredi shoved Alma forward and reached for his weapon.
01:06:18Dario fired.
01:06:19The bullet tore through Tancredi's shoulder.
01:06:22Nico pulled Alma behind the crates as Severin signaled his hand.
01:06:26The side doors burst open.
01:06:28Tancredi flipped a steel table and dropped behind it.
01:06:32Bleeding heavily, he shot out the lights and returned fire through the gate.
01:06:37Even wounded, Tancredi kept Severin's man pinned down.
01:06:41You think you won?
01:06:43My father chose me to inherit this family.
01:06:46That seat was mine before you stole it from me.
01:06:50And your precious wife has been lying to all of you.
01:06:54She isn't blind.
01:06:56She can-
01:06:57Severin fired.
01:06:58The bullet tore through Tancredi's knee.
01:07:00His words broke into a screen as he collapsed beside the table.
01:07:04Then he saw Alma behind the crates.
01:07:06Rage twisted his face.
01:07:08He raised his gun at her.
01:07:10I rushed into the line of fire.
01:07:12The bullet struck my bust and knocked the air from my lungs.
01:07:16Pain tore through my chest and stomach.
01:07:19Severin stepped past the pillar and fired once.
01:07:22Tancredi flipped.
01:07:24His gun slid from his hand.
01:07:27By the time we looked for Dario, he was gone.
01:07:30Before we could search for him, a sharp pain tore through my stomach.
01:07:34The medics rushed me to the hospital.
01:07:37I waited for the baby to move.
01:07:39Nothing.
01:07:39Even the fetal monitor remained silent.
01:07:43A faint heartbeat broke the silence.
01:07:46Then another.
01:07:48The doctor adjusted the monitor.
01:07:50The baby is safe.
01:07:52So is her mother.
01:07:54Severin bent over my hand, his shoulders shaking.
01:07:57Nico and Alma rushed to my bedside and held onto me as if I might disappear.
01:08:01Two weeks later, Marcella was brought before the family council.
01:08:05Dario was still missing.
01:08:06This blind bitch destroyed my family.
01:08:10She turned the children against me, trapped my son, and got pregnant so Severin would hand
01:08:16her everything!
01:08:18You're still alive because my wife allowed it.
01:08:20Watch your mouth.
01:08:22I didn't turn them against you.
01:08:24They came to me because I protected them.
01:08:27They left you because you hurt them.
01:08:28You are not their mother!
01:08:31Yes, she is.
01:08:33Nico said nothing.
01:08:34He simply took my hand in front of the entire council.
01:08:38Marcella's face collapsed.
01:08:40I stripped her of the Valtieri name and every privilege that came with it.
01:08:44Dario was declared a traitor, and everything they had stolen would be returned.
01:08:49As the guards dragged her away, Marcella laughed wildly.
01:08:53You think these men will keep following a blind slut?
01:08:57Several Capos looked away.
01:08:59The next morning, a petition demanding that I step down was waiting on the council table.
01:09:06You really think these men will keep following a blind, pregnant woman?
01:09:11But I know they'll follow me.
01:09:13Definitely.
01:09:15No one looked away.
01:09:17The oldest Capo rose first.
01:09:20Every man in this room took his oath to Nerissa.
01:09:24She gave us our positions, protected our families, and led us through the war.
01:09:30The others stood with him.
01:09:33Boss!
01:09:34Marcella would never understand.
01:09:36In the Mafia, loyalty came from two things, profit and fear.
01:09:41I gave the Capos both, and neither had anything to do with gender.
01:09:46Severin's phone buzzed.
01:09:48We have a lead on Dario.
01:09:50He's heading for a private airfield.
01:09:53I'll handle it.
01:09:55Severin took me back to the hospital first.
01:09:57Then he kissed my forehead and left.
01:10:00Nico and Alma sat on either side of my bed, arguing over baby names and which blankets the baby would
01:10:06like.
01:10:07They kept talking until I stopped washing the door.
01:10:12For the next seven months, Severin followed Dario's trail from city to city.
01:10:17Sometimes he called every night.
01:10:20Sometimes days passed with only two words from him.
01:10:25I never knew if they were still true by the time I read them.
01:10:29One afternoon, I sat in the garden with Nico and Alma, reading them a story.
01:10:34Nico kept pointing out the hero's mistakes, while Alma argued that the dragon was only misunderstood.
01:10:40Then warmth spread beneath my dress.
01:10:43My water just broke!
01:10:46Everything after that was a blur.
01:10:48When I opened my eyes, pale afternoon light filled the hospital room.
01:10:52Severin sat beside my bed.
01:10:54His shirt was wrinkled.
01:10:55Dark stubble covered his jaw, and his eyes were swollen red.
01:10:58What happened?
01:11:00You've been unconscious for three days.
01:11:02I was so worried about you.
01:11:04I thought I'd lost you.
01:11:05The baby?
01:11:06She's perfect.
01:11:07The door opened.
01:11:09Clea rolled in a bassinet, with Nico and Alma close behind her.
01:11:13Alma carried the blanket she had chosen herself.
01:11:16Nico tried to look calm, but his eyes were wet.
01:11:20Severin lifted our daughter and placed her against my chest.
01:11:23His soul bloomed into the deepest pink I had ever seen.
01:11:27She has your hair.
01:11:31And Severin's angry face.
01:11:33Severin gave him a tired look.
01:11:35I held out one arm, and they both climbed onto the bed.
01:11:39Three children.
01:11:42None of you will ever be replaced.
01:11:45Severin leaned over us and wrapped his arms around all four of us.
01:11:48Gold and pink filled my darkness.
01:11:51In my first life, I gave a man an empire and died alone.
01:11:56In this life, I built an empire that protected my family.
01:12:00And I finally had a family no one could take from me.
01:12:04I love you and I didn't even know something else in the sky.
01:12:04And I love you and I will walkalis right now.
01:12:04that means I'm easy to schedule that straw and put out the Survivor and do other things
01:12:05you need to look forward to me.
01:12:05Joy пятis, why did you do that?