Page 91 of Heir of Darkness

The lawyer stood only a few feet away, looking uncomfortable being in the middle of such a stressful situation. Luna didn’t care. The man didn’t deserve any comfort.

“I won’t talk to him,” she concluded. Maybe it was because she didn’t want to hear all the legal jargon talking about Valerio’s life as a transaction.

Allister looked over at the lawyer, grabbing the papers from him instead. “Then I’ll go through it with you.” He motioned for the lawyer to leave the waiting room, and luckily, the man took the cue.

“Whatever,” Luna muttered, leaning her head on Blair’s shoulder. Cecilia held her hand tightly, while Gianna kept a hand on her back.

Allister sighed, pulling a chair up in front of the girls. Dante leaned against the armrest. He opened up the first page, clearing his throat. “There’s a letter he wrote here; do you want me to read it out loud?” Allister asked.

Luna shook her head frantically. “No, he’s not dead. Just go over what you have to.”

“Well then, the most important factor would be who he set as his power of attorney in case he couldn’t make the decision for himself on what to do with his health,” he said.

“Who does that typically fall on?” Gianna asked with a frown.

“Depends on the situation. Usually when you’re married, your spouse makes the decisions for you, or you can set it as someone else if you choose to do so legally,” Allister said.

“Please just tell me it isn’t our father,” Dante said.

Luna prayed that Cesare wasn’t named as power of attorney. If it was true that he did put the bullet in Valerio’s back, then there was no doubt he would do anything to make sure Valerio no longer existed.

“No, it’s good news,” Allister said, sighing in relief. “He named Luna first and then Dante in case she didn’t want the responsibility.”

“What does that mean?” Luna asked.

“It means you will be making the decisions on what to do with his health,” he said. “It also means your word speaks for him in relation to everything else in his life when he’s unable to lead himself.”

She furrowed her brows. “Again, what do you mean by that?”

Dante cleared his throat. “It means you’re in charge of his assets, businesses, estates, everything if he’s unable to.”

Luna’s eyes widened. They weren’t even married. Until recently, they hadn’t even been in a stable enough relationship. And yet, he had entrusted her to make decisions on his behalf. He chose her over Dante and Allister, over anyone else in his life.

“When did he appoint me?” she asked.

Allister looked her dead in the eye. “Seven years ago.”

Seven years ago had been when they were first put into their marriage contract together. Seven years ago Luna hated Valerio for taking her choice away. And even knowing her feelings toward him, he left everything to her. He wanted her taken care of in case anything happened.

A sharp pain rang through her chest.

He had truly loved her all along.

And she had waited to say those same words to him and now she might have missed her chance completely.

She wouldn’t do wrong by him this time. She couldn’t change how they had started out their relationship, but she could change how it continued. He chose her. They were a team.

That meant she would do everything she could to protect him, take care of him, and bring him back to her.

Luna wiped the tears that slipped from her eyes. “Call Finn over here.”

Dante’s eyes narrowed, as if he knew exactly what was going through Luna’s mind. As if he had been waiting for her to gain control of herself once again since everything had gone down.

He whistled, motioning for Finn and Augustus to come closer to them.

“What happened?” Finn asked, unsure.

“Before I say anything, I need everyone here to swear that not a word of this will leave any of your lips,” Luna told them.

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