Chapter 19 - Gabriella (1)

I'm still reeling from what the two men revealed to me an hour ago. I haven't been able to recover yet. Mariano is expected an heir. Of course, he is. His grandfather's condition for him to get married makes sense to me now. That's the Morellis' way of securing the Don's position.

I don't know what to feel about having kids at the moment. I don't even know what to feel about having kids with HIM! Sure, I want to have one or two someday but that won't be happening any time soon. I'm only twenty-three! There are many things I still want to do that worrying about a small human's life would complicate them.

And with that in my head, it makes me wonder if the council's order to marry our families had more to it than just the marriage between our families, like bearing children…and my family just kept it from me. But there's no use dwelling on that anymore.