Chapter 19 - The Unbreakable VowWinter returned to Boston, wrapping the city in a blanket of pristine white snow.
Inside the Duca estate, the roaring fireplace cast a warm, golden glow across the expansive living room. The Christmas tree glittered with crystal ornaments, and the scent of pine and cinnamon filled the air.
Leo was fast asleep in his bed upstairs, dreaming of toys and snowmen.
Sophie and Matteo sat together on the deep velvet sofa, wrapped in a plush cashmere blanket, watching the snowflakes drift lazily past the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Matteo gently pulled Sophie closer, her head resting comfortably over his steady, powerful heartbeat.
"Five years," Sophie murmured, tracing the lapel of his charcoal sweater. "Sixteen days since a cold courthouse dawn, and five years since the cafe."
"And every single day," Matteo whispered, pressing a tender kiss into her hair, "you have made me a better man. You are my heart, Sophie. My absolute everything."
Sophie turned her face upward, looking into his dark, unwavering eyes—the eyes that had watched over her through every trial, every threat, and every triumph.
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"Forever," she whispered against his lips.
"Forever," Matteo vowed, sealing their eternal promise with a kiss that echoed through the quiet, peaceful night.
