Marco's POV.
I hadn' t gotten any sleep and any plans to make amends for that were trashed . As if this day could get any worse , a wax sealed letter arrived no less than five minutes ago to add to the current stresses . It sat there on my desk screaming out to me . . challenging me to read it's contents . I did not want to open it because I had a gut feeling that I knew precisely what it was going to say already . It was the confirmation of what I gravely dreaded that had me just stare at the red sealed letter that Mariah had brought to me .
I scoffed at the irony of it all . I have fought with powerful men , dealt with dangerous families and emerged victorious in every attack but not even all of those put together out - weighed the dread and , my pride choked to even admit it , fear
