CHAPTER THIRTY SIX

ALESSIA

The weight of Vince's words crashed upon me, and I felt my heart constrict with a mix of anguish and disbelief. Anya, had come to mean so much to us, had reached such a point of despair because of the sins of her father. 

It tore at my soul to think that she had contemplated ending her own life because of the actions of someone she had no control over.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I thought about the pain she must have endured, the burden she carried simply by being the daughter of Chirkov. It was unfair, unjust. Why did she have to suffer for the crimes committed by her father? 

Anya had brought light and joy into our lives, transforming the once mundane estate into a place filled with life and laughter. She had become my friend, my confidante, and losing her was a prospect too painful to bear.

Before Anya's arrival, my days were filled with monotony. The estate was a dull and lonely place, with Vince and the ot