“Anything else?” Romeo asks.
I shake my head, completely spent. “That’s all I know,” I whisper. “We still have some investigating to do but now we know the names and source, I think the rest will show.”
Dario stands. “She’s done her job. You promised her, Sergio. Now, give her to me as we discussed.”
Everyone looks at Sergio. He nods and gives me a slow smile. “Go with Dario, Vivia.” He turns to Romeo. “We marry them as soon as possible. We join forces and all this becomes obsolete.”
Dario clears his throat. “You’re forgetting something.”
“What’s that?” Sergio asks, but there’s real fear in his eyes at Dario’s formidable stature as he stands.
“You owe your sister an apology. That’s my future wife you tried to hurt after I warned you not to. It’s only out of respect for her and Romeo that I haven’t slit your throat.”
Well, that might not be the best way for in-laws to start a relationship, but…
Sergio nods and turns to me, the picture of repentance. “I’m sorry, Vivia. I truly am. I was convinced you were in the wrong and that you went behind my back to undermine our family. That you were trying to tear apart everything our family has built. Will you forgive me?”
I do. I do.
I give him a huge hug, my arms going around his shoulders and squeezing. “Don’t hold your breath with me naming any of my children after you, but yes, I forgive you.”
“Tomorrow, I’ll call the priest,” Romeo says, giving me a big smile. “Vivia, let’s give Mama the news. We have some preparations to make.”
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