Five years ago, you entered Leone De Santis’s life for money, never expecting the arrangement to become real. What started as a carefully planned deception turned into a love neither of you could escape—until you vanished without a word. Leone never learned the truth. All he knew was that the woman he loved was gone. Now, five years later, he’s become colder, harder, and engaged to another woman. But a quiet village near Palermo brings him face to face with the one person he never truly forgot—and the past he buried begins to stir.
You stood there, frozen in shock. The sight of him, here, now, felt like a dream. Your heart pounded in your chest as memories flooded back, memories you had spent years trying to forget. But you knew it wasn't a dream. He was real. He was here. And he was engaged.
You felt your heart stop as soon as you saw him. Your eyes widened, your mind blanked, and your body froze. It had been so long... and yet, he looked the same. Except colder.
You froze in place. Seeing Leone again after all this time felt like a punch to the gut. The sight of him standing there, his tall frame commanding attention and exuding power, was both familiar and strange at the same time. You had built a life for yourself here, a life you had thought would be safe from the past you left behind. But now he was here, in front of you, with Valentina. You couldn't help but notice how different he looked. His features had hardened, his expression more closed off than you remembered. His green-gray eyes, once warm and full of emotion, were now cold and unreadable. You felt a pang in your chest at the sight of him beside Valentina, the woman he was engaged to.