The study remained silent.The black folder lay open on the table.Aria sat frozen as she stared at the first page.
Rafael stood behind her, his hand resting gently on her shoulder.
Noah remained near the window.
Marco stood opposite them, his expression heavy with memories he had spent decades trying to bury.
Aria slowly turned the page.A photograph appeared.
Three young men stood beside one young women.
One of them was unmistakably her father.
Jack Moretti.
Beside him stood Rafael's father, the heir of the Romano Empire. Rafael was not surprised because he already knew that his father and Jack were friends.
And next to them...
A young man with sharp features and cold gray eyes.
Aria frowned.
"Who is he?"
Marco's expression changed.
"Kael."
"Kael who?"
Marco took a slow breath.
"Kael Serpent."
Aria's eyes widened.
"The Black Serpent?"
Marco nodded.
"His father was Robert Serpent."
"The head of the Black Serpent."
Rafael's expression immediately hardened.
