The Mafia Boss And His Contract Wife

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than love, happiness, relief, gratitude and respect—that was the only lesson

otions was when Papa had announced the news about the Capo of

en, which I had three months ago. Second, came anger. Adonis Vitale had a wife and a daughter of eight years yet his uncle David had been giving fal

ine. Papa had not promised me to anyone, whereas girls born in the mob world were betrothed a

ret. The regrets were for my feelings for A

focus on the good, like his love for art and Italian culture and also his aversion toward the old traditions. I had prepared myself to be the wife

did not s

, he shouldn't have. He had zero regrets and no remorse for what he had done to me. Instead, he had jus

d my composure. The dark green satin dress with a halter neckline and a high slit on the leg was to

rely I knew his name and how Papa had once described him as ‘a piece of incompetent shit’ in

ing between her sticklike legs. Arabella and I differed by only two years, yet she and I looked nothing alike, except

s reflection in the round mirror. She was lucky that she would get to choose whoever she wanted to be wit

e’s P

There are fewer people compared to our c

ppened so fast,” Mama said, walking into my room with a pair of

“Thank you. The stones on these match

dy.” Arabella grinned from the side and

gged. “That’s my

ous going on in that little head of yours.” Mama took a deep breath and said to her, “Listen. Try not to grab too much attention

downstairs before Papa starts telling people stories about how he saved his men from pirates.” I laughed and put on the ea

ll

who’ll help you if you decide you can’t tole

option, Ara.” I cautioned,

nd me away to an unknown household as well,” she gritted. “He just wants

like that, an

rful man, and that oozed off of him, but he had never considered showing that off

rcing you to get m

rried in time. Better to marry a stranger than be single forever, only to bring shame and rumours to

e day,” she scoffed. “But we’re talking about Papa here. He should’ve consoled you, told you that cari

ty to care for him

you’re marrying doesn’t treat you nicely? Or beats you up? Or abus

er that I would choose to be quiet? “We won’t know until we see h

houldn’t be the judge

rguing with her. “Is he

Vitale saying he’ll be late,”

groaned. “Not him. I

ou fawn over Adonis Vitale almost all my l

erson my sister was, she didn’t care. She wo

kids. But face it! It was never meant to happen.” Before I could speak,

id you h

ing around twenty-five or six

ou mean t

e’s a Mafioso prince

. Outfit and Cosa Nostra’s alliance was a huge deal in the entiret

wedding and everyone’s still talking about wh

y engagement party, but there was no denying the

anything happening between you and him.” She went on, “H

this for weeks. At least if Papa had known about this woman, he

wife and his daughter if he knows what love even is. You were never in the hundred-meter radius of

ave to say i

r if it hurts you now than in fr

e of my strawberry lip gloss coating

cally Adonis Vitale, claiming me as his. But the person standing on the dais with me today wouldn’t

would be Eros

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lo and his schemes, which were a completely different chapter. What I meant was t

I was screwed . . . on the spot of my car by this

her lips perfectly wrapped aroun

me, but right now, all I did was watch her and my wristwatch every

oped her fingers around me and said, “I think the thoughts

me abo

act that you’re getting married or that

You know I can’t invite you. My brother will kill me, and above all, it

assistant for a short while before I discovered that she herself was the daughter of an influential busin

bing the wet fabric of her panties. She ground against me, saying, “Even if it’ll just be

nties and settled herself on me, my erection fully inside her, her pussy war

so there’s no way o

ned. “I

said, against her lips and kissed her

Adonis’s Consigliere, had suggested it, I remembered laughing like a moron, almost r

. Yet still, it demanded more. Other underbosses demanded that I either be a part of it according to their customs or not at all. And

part of the Cosa Nostra forever—and a murder, all of which I had avoided long

ape anymore. No

nderbosses, and that would have me a solid spot and allies that would come in handy. Because there

l I kill my enemies and then Mariella will be