49 Was this what she was kidnapped for?

Rosalie stilled as she listened to Addilyn's pleading voice, her hand tightened around the phone as her knuckles turned white, and memories flooded back, vivid and bittersweet.

As the firstborn daughter of the prestigious Valentina family, whose name was synonymous with the finest wines produced by their renowned Valentina Estates, Rosalie Valentina was born into a world of luxury and opulence.

While her siblings reveled in lavish parties and social climbing, she found solace in the earthy scent of freshly turned soil, the rich colors of the grape harvest, and the quiet wisdom of her grandfather, William Valentina the family patriarch.