Ivy
This whole situation was absolutely ridiculous. Ellie looked at Giovanni like she wanted to tear his dick off, but Giovanni still stood there with a smug expression on his face.
Oh boy.
"No," Ellie said. I could tell she was trying to make her voice as steady and firm as possible, but it wavered slightly. "I won't marry you, Giovanni."
He cocked his head. "You sure?"
"I am sure."
"Well, that's a shame," Giovanni murmured, feigning disappointment. His devilish grin never faded. "It would have been such an entertaining spectacle."
"You're one sick man, Leones," Aidan growled, his hands balled into fists at his sides. "Do you think relationships are games?"
Ignoring Aidan's comment, Giovanni sauntered over to Ellie's hospital bed and looked down at Elora, who was sleeping peacefully in her arms. "She's a darling girl," he said in a strangely sincere tone. He reached out his arms as if to hold Elora. "May I..."
