00:00Vincent offered me his hand. Together, we walked toward the altar, step by step.
00:04Just as we were about to exchange rings, I saw a figure at the edge of my vision.
00:08He was standing far outside the venue entrance.
00:11Vincent seemed to feel where I was looking.
00:13He followed my line of sight, then the corner of his mouth curved, calm and knowing.
00:18He leaned close to me, then he whispered,
00:20Elena, barely above a breath.
00:21Do you regret stepping aside at the Romano selection?
00:24I did not answer with words. I stood on my toes, then I kissed him.
00:28The hall erupted into warm applause. Celebration flooded the room.
00:32When I opened my eyes and looked toward the entrance again,
00:35the familiar figure was gone. The wedding went on.
00:38Ceremony continuing, officiants smiling, rings gleaming, full, bright, loud.
00:43But beneath all of it, a quieter feeling settled inside me.
00:46Dante's appearance felt like a soundless farewell.
00:49Perhaps it was one last glance at a life that no longer belonged.
00:52The road ahead is long. Walk it with me.
00:54He held my hand tighter.
00:55Yes.
00:55I had no regrets.
00:58I looked at him and smiled.
01:03Just as Vincent slid the ring toward my finger, a shot cracked through the air.
01:09Vincent moved before I could even flinch.
01:12He pulled me into his chest and we went down together, hard, onto the marble floor.
01:17Around us, dark suits blurred into motion.
01:20Guards drew their weapons in a single fluid motion, forming a wall in front of us.
01:24Vincent lifted his head just slightly, enough to meet the eyes of the man beside him.
01:29The man nodded once and disappeared through the side doors.
01:33I lay there against Vincent's chest, listening to his heartbeat pound too fast under his shirt.
01:38Are you hurt?
01:39His voice was low, controlled, but his hands were not steady.
01:42I shook my head.
01:43Minutes later, the side doors opened again.
01:46Two guards dragged a man across the floor, wrists bound tight behind his back.
01:51Found him on the rooftop across the street.
01:53A rifle case slung over another man's shoulder.
01:55Vincent rose slowly, pulling me up with him.
01:58He walked toward the kneeling man and crouched down, gripping his jaw, forcing his face upward into the light.
02:04Something shifted behind Vincent's eyes.
02:06Take him downstairs.
02:07I'll deal with him myself.
02:12The wedding suite door closed behind us.
02:15Vincent set down his suit, then turned to look at me.
02:18Elena, about shooter today, I'll give you an answer for this.
02:21There was something unsteady in his eyes.
02:24I only smiled and said nothing.
02:26I had grown up inside the most feared mafia family on the continent.
02:31Bullets, betrayals, bodies buried quietly under moonlight.
02:35I had seen it all before I turned 18.
02:38And the ease with which Vincent's men had crushed the Romano jewelry empire,
02:42I already knew exactly what kind of man I had married.
02:46None of it frightened me.
02:47Vincent studied my silence, and slowly, the tension eased from his shoulders.
02:53Something softer replaced it.
02:55He sank down in front of me.
02:56Then he lifted the hem of my gown and pressed his lips to the top of my foot.
03:01The room felt smaller, quieter, as if the world outside no longer existed.
03:09Slowly, he moved upward, each kiss unhurried, deliberate, like a vow spoken without words.
03:17His kisses traveled upwards, finally stopping between my legs.
03:21Can I make this this?
03:22I nodded shyly.
03:24His nimble tongue gently, yet intensely, brought pleasure to my body, almost overwhelming me.
03:30I gasped for breath, like a drowning person.
03:33Oh, God, it's amazing.
03:35Vincent was pleased with my reaction.
03:38He looked up at me, licked his lips, and swallowed the saliva in his mouth.
03:42He leaned down and hugged me.
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