Under The Cloak Of Truth (Love and Power, #5)

In the heart of old Barcelona,in a villa hidden by old cypresses and walls of reddish stone,lived one of the most respected and mysterious families in Spain, the De La Vega family.A name spoken with admiration,but also with fear in certain circles.De La Vega was not just a family,it was a legacy,a story written with blood,love,honor and silences heavy as lead.Mateo De La Vega,the patriarch,had once been an iron man,a soldier,a diplomat and finally a bullfighter, protector of old values.His wife,Isabel,had been a devastating beauty of the Madrid theatrical scene and then the pillar of a family built on devotion and discretion.Together,they built not just a house,but a dynasty that had its own rules,some written,others transmitted through looks and silent gestures.Javier, was not their only son,he was raised in this universe of rules and nobility.A man raised to lead,but also to love.His heart,however,did not truly beat until the day he shouted in the street of Rome:"I love you,my rose Bleo"! This is how the story of Lia began,a girl raised in an orphanage in Romania,but with a heart bigger than all the palaces in the world.She was a genius,she was beautiful,but most importantly:she was free.A freedom that would shake the rigid world of De La Vega and bring a new light to everyone.Years passed.Lia became the symbol of courage,of the independent press,of the love that transcends the past.She raised a daughter,Catalina,smarter,more ambitious and perhaps even more dangerous than she had ever been.And Javier,the husband,father, and protector,remained in the shadows,loyal and strong.The De La Vega family was not perfect.It was shaken by betrayals,attacks,heavy losses.But it was never defeated.This is the story of a family that learned to live with its roots deep in tradition,but with its branches stretched towards the sky of the future.This is the story of the De La Vega.