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Bound to the Florentine Prince
  1. 1. The Debt in Florence
  2. 2. The Iron Prince of Venice
  3. 3. The Marriage Contract
  4. 4. The Basilica Wedding 🔒
  5. 5. The Wedding Night Boundary 🔒
  6. 6. The Subterranean Chapel 🔒
  7. 7. Dinner by Candlelight 🔒
  8. 8. The Secret Archives 🔒
  9. 9. The Regatta Storica 🔒
  10. 10. The High Tide (Acqua Alta) 🔒
  11. 11. The Warmth by the Hearth 🔒
  12. 12. The Murano Master 🔒
  13. 13. First Surrender on the Canal 🔒
  14. 14. The Masked Carnivale 🔒
  15. 15. The Unseen Intruder 🔒
  16. 16. The Syndicate Revealed 🔒
  17. 17. The Abduction on the Lagoon 🔒
  18. 18. The Prince's Vengeance 🔒
  19. 19. The Sealed Chamber Opened 🔒
  20. 20. The Rededication of the Crypt 🔒
  21. 21. Vows of Blood and Gold 🔒
  22. 22. Consummation of the Sovereign 🔒
  23. 23. The Foundation for Venice 🔒
  24. 24. A Life in the Shadows 🔒
  25. 25. The Heir of Bellini 🔒
  26. 26. The Queen of the Lagoon 🔒

Chapter 10

The High Tide (Acqua Alta)

Bound to the Florentine Prince · Camilla Moretti & Julian Sterling · 7 min read

The sirocco wind was legendary in the Venetian lagoon for its sudden, violent ferocity. Born over the scorched deserts of North Africa, it gathered immense moisture and heat as it roared north across the Mediterranean, funneling into the narrow Adriatic Sea like a battering ram. When combined with a full moon spring tide and low barometric pressure, it created the terrifying phenomenon known to Venetians for centuries as *Acqua Alta*—the…

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