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THE CAR PULLED up in front of a huge, white building with a screech, which had Sophia's heart jumping in her throat. She turned to look at the building and then at Chase who was seated beside her, looking as calm as ever, as if he wasn't the same angry man before they left the Romano compound earlier.

"What are we doing here?” She frowned, looking back at the building, then at him. “A marriage bureau? Why?"

Chase looked at the driver and Alessandro. "Lasciaci,"

{"Leave us"}

They chorused. "Si, Don" And then, they were out of the car, leaving Sophia and Chase alone.

{"Yes, Don"}

Before Sophia could...