Vito's POV
Something was wrong with Isabella.
I'd seen her nervous before, but this was different. This was fear. The way her eyes kept moving between Maria and me, the tremor in her hands, the careful way she chose every word. It wasn't just stage fright.
What is she so afraid of?
I watched her face as she listened to Maria's proposal. She kept glancing at me like she wanted me to rescue her. But why? This was exactly what someone with her background should want.
Isabella Cohen had been raised for this life. Charity galas, art auctions, fancy social events. She should be excited to establish herself in New York society, to claim her place as Mrs. Romano.
Instead, she looked terrified.
Maybe she's intimidated by the Romano name.
I'd grown so used to my family's reputation that I so
