Augusto
Augusto was thirty-three years old and had everything money could buy — except peace. A respected businessman, owner of a strong name and a fortune built with coolness and strategy, he lived far from the city, in an isolated mansion, where the silence was more constant than human voices. For Augusto, isolation was not loneliness, but protection. Society knew him as a discreet, elegant and unattainable man. They knew he was married, but they never saw his wife by his side. No public appearances, no events, no photographs. Marriage existed only as a fact, not as a presence. Lori was part of his life out of obligation, not love. Augusto had gotten married driven by the insistence of a man on the verge of death and the guilt of leaving a fragile woman alone in a world that would have no mercy. Her father left, and the weight of the promise remained. Since then, Augusto carried a bond that he never chose, sustained by punishment and duty. Inside those p
About Augusto
Augusto was thirty-three years old and had everything money could buy — except peace. A respected businessman, owner of a strong name and a fortune built with coolness and strategy, he lived far from the city, in an isolated mansion, where the silence was more constant than human voices. For Augusto, isolation was not loneliness, but protection....Read more