Life is fragile, a delicate thread that can be severed without warning. One moment, you’re surrounded by the warmth of those you love, their presence as steady as the heartbeat in your chest. The next, that thread snaps, and you’re left grasping at the empty air, wondering how everything could change so quickly. It’s a cruel reality, one that none of us are truly prepared for— a reality that Isabella Marino now faced head-on.
The phone call she received was nothing but a scream of grief from her inconsolable mother. Don Marino, the pillar of their family, was gone. The man who had been her protector, her guide, her everything, had slipped away in the stillness of the night, leaving a void that could never be filled.
Today was the day of his funeral, a day Isabella had dreaded more than
