King of Wrath: An Arranged Marriage Romance

After wandering Central Park for hours, Vivian goes to Sloane’s home, hoping to avoid a cold hotel and Isabella’s incessant questions. Sloane provides the calm support Vivian needs, but when Vivian goes to the guest room, she finally falls apart into silent sobs.

The perspective switches to Dante’s; he has taken several days off of work to get his head straight after being unable to focus at work. He is drinking heavily, so Greta calls Luca and asks him to come over. Luca sits down with Dante for a surprisingly serious conversation. He admits that he is enjoying the work at their jewelry store, and he has met a woman who is helping him connect with his inner child. He wants to make his and Dante’s relationship healthier, and his first step is to help Dante realize his true feelings for Vivian so that he can find happiness and stop sacrificing his own life to protect Luca. Luca helps Dante to realize that he has fallen in love with Vivian.

Vivian flies to Boston to confront her father. She asks him how he could have done something as immoral and illegal as blackmail, but he is unrepentant.