“And now, it’s ours to proceed to guard,” I say.

She nods, flustered on the phrase ours. I smile, for I plan to make this all hers, too, very quickly.

“Romola,” I counsel. “Ought to we full it and at last carry the Coronary heart of Italy residence?”

She seems at me after which again on the diamond. She seems afraid, and for some motive, I really feel the identical. Possibly it’s as a result of my household has been ready for this second for lots of if not 1000’s of years, and I worry that what comes of bringing it collectively would fall in need of the lore we heard rising up.

But, that’s no motive to carry again.

“Collectively?” she murmurs.

“Si, collectively,” I agree, reaching out to take her hand, feeling the heat of her pores and skin in opposition to mine. We stroll over to the middle. Her fingers twitch, keen to the touch the radiant gem however hesitating, as if afraid to interrupt the spell of its magnificence. However then, she pulls her hand again.

“You do it,” she says.

Slowly, I elevate the diamond, and a chilly warmth passes by means of my nerves. The diamond feels so heat, so sizzling, that it’s virtually chilly. I shiver and see Romola shudder.

“Your hand –” she whispers, trying all the way down to the place I maintain her.

“You are feeling it, too?” I gasp in surprise. I assumed I’d simply imagined the diamond’s warmth.

She nods.

The half of the diamond in my hand continues to pulsate with an odd vitality. It’s overpowering and demanding, virtually as if she’s prepared to satisfy her sister.

“Romola?” I ask. “Rafaele’s?”

I don’t have to complete my sentence. Her hand reaches into her coat to unzip one thing. She pulls her hand out slowly. The diamond dazzles vibrant blue, and for some motive, each stones start to pulse with gentle, taking over completely different shades of blue.

“Not possible!” Romola gasps, trying down at me. “The diamonds…”

“It’s like they’re talking to one another,” I shake my head in disbelief.

Slowly, Romola begins to maneuver her hand throughout to satisfy mine, to unite the Coronary heart of Italy, however simply then, we hear a pile of treasures hit the ground.

The clatter rings out by means of the room, and we flip round in shock, solely to search out Rafaele Bressan trying straight at us.

“Drop the diamond, Romola,” he threatens, taking step one to the pedestal. “Don’t you dare!”

Romola trembles, petrified.

“Romola?” I whisper, egging her on to go me the diamond. She shakes off Rafaele’s presence and is about at hand his half to me when he says one thing that makes her cease in her tracks.

“In the event you hand that diamond to Fiero,” Rafaele threatens. “I swear you’ll by no means get to see your father once more.”

Romola gasps, sucking within the air round her, momentarily confused. Pure, chilly hatred pulses by means of my veins.

“He’s making an attempt to mess along with your head, Romola,” I inform her. “It’s Rafaele. He can’t be trusted. He already killed your father and was by no means going to maintain his promise to provide the physique for a good burial, keep in mind?”

The cave’s so quiet that Rafaele hears each phrase I say.

“Belief me, Romola. I might not try this if I had been you,” he purrs. “One fallacious transfer, and my males will put a bullet within the outdated man’s head.”

Romola gasps, her fingers tightening across the Coronary heart of Italy. “No! You lie!”

“However what if I don’t? What if he lives? Have you ever actually by no means puzzled why you haven’t seen a physique but?” Rafaele’s lips curl right into a merciless smile.

Chapter 49

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