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Isabella

He first looked deep in thought. But then Roman’s smile widened with each thing I said until his face was stretched into a full-on grin.

"My father spoke of your dad as a man capable of seeing through people. It appears you have emulated his character to a fault. I never met Marcel.

I heard his unusual kindness cost him everything. In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with kindness, but there's everything wrong with softness in this line of work.

Take a look at the current King. He's a hard man, scary. In my opinion, he's a brute. He rules with brute strength, force, and fear. I must confess, the man is truly a force to be reckoned with. He has no weaknesses. I've tried to find where his base is located, but I can't. I don't even know what he looks like underneath the mask.

So, instead of trying to find out that, I chose to chip away at his empire. But even as it's done, the only thing I'm able to keep is the harbor. I'm left with pocket change that is very much a far cr