He Chose Another Heir Now He Wants Me Back Chapter 11
Tears streamed down her face, and her body swayed.
“Elena!” Vincent barked. “Watch your tone. She has maintained the relationship between the De Luca and Rossi families for six years, and she has taken care of your mother.”
“She isn’t De Luca blood,” I said, my voice turning to ice. “She has no right to agree to a marriage on my behalf.”
Every face changed.
Ophelia’s adoption was no secret among the families, but Salvatore had granted her the family’s public protection. No one ever pointed out to her face that she shared no blood with them.
The moment I said it aloud, I tore away the authority she had been using to dispose of my name.
She covered her mouth, her shoulders shaking, then turned and threw herself into Luca’s arms.
Luca caught her on instinct.
He looked down at her tears, then up at me.
“Elena,” his voice was rough, “that’s enough.”
I laughed.