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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 14

The Masked Carnivale

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

The Carnivale di Venezia was the ultimate celebration of illusion, desire, and aristocratic spectacle. Originating in the eleventh century, the festival had historically served as an intoxicating social equalizer where nobles, courtesans, and common citizens mingled in absolute anonymity beneath the masks of Harlequin, Pantalone, and the plague doctor. In the modern era, the grand masked balls held in the historic Gothic palazzos along the Grand Canal remained among the…

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