Chapter 7 - The Wedding the Old Family Never WantedSienna and Nico decided to marry.
The wedding was small.
No extravagant display.
No family politics.
No criminal ceremony.
Claire cried.
Luca cried.
Daniel gave the worst speech in history.
Sienna laughed.
Nico looked at her as she walked down the aisle.
He whispered:
"Beautiful."
She reached him.
"You look nervous."
"I am."
"Why?"
"Because this is the first thing in my life I don't want to lose."
She smiled.
"I won't make it easy."
"I know."
They exchanged rings.
No contracts.
No conditions.
Just promises.
Afterward, Sienna danced with her father.
She had waited thirty years for that moment.
Luca whispered:
"I am sorry I missed so much."
"You are here now."
He smiled.
"That's enough."
Nico watched.
He realized the empire no longer mattered.
He had something better.
Family.
That night, Sienna asked:
"Do you regret meeting me at the restaurant?"
"No."
"Even after I poked you?"
"Especially after."
She laughed.
"You were terrifying."
"I still am."
"Not to me."
He kissed her.
May you like
The old life had ended.
The new one began.
