She is broken but sweet. He is cold but possessive. And a deal bought them together. All her life, Daisy has been trained and groomed to please a man, to be the perfect and obedient wife. Lorenzo DeLuca, the cold Mafia Boss, lost his fiancee ten years ago and has no time for love. But tradition demands he marry before his thirtieth birthday. When Daisy's father sells her to Lorenzo in exchange for an alliance. Lorenzo makes it clear to her: know your place and don't expect anything more. But their engagement ceremony lures a stranger-a maniac-who claims Daisy as his own and in a planned confrontation, he kidnaps her. What happens when the Mafia boss has to buy his wife for the second time? Scroll through to find out.
_DAISY<3
I step back at the force of his slap on my face, muffling my cry to stay quiet.
"What the fuck did I tell you? I said a woman is not supposed to speak except spoken to." Father snapped with disappointment in his eyes.
"Do not test me, girl. I don't want to see you downstairs unless you're summoned." He growls at me.
My bottom lip trembles as I nod.
"And why do you look like a rag doll? It is almost lunch time." He looks at me from my head to my toes with disgust in his expression.
He turns around to our only maid and gestures to me while speaking to her.
"Fix this nonsense. It is your responsibility to keep an eye on this good-for-nothing girl." He says, shaking his head as he walks away.
I let out the breath I was holding and rushed upstairs, Maya right on my tail, closing the door behind her as we entered my room.
"I am sorry, Miss. I didn't know-"
"It's okay, Maya. We both know he hates everything I do." I say, giving a small sad smile.
It's not her fault he hates me.
Father has hated me since the day I was born because my mother died bringing me into this world. My father says I killed her, that I caused her so much pain to the point where she had to die.
Three hours later at exactly 1:45 PM, I rushed downstairs, not paying attention to anything but getting to the dining table before him.
I thought he would be happy today at least. His darling first daughter is going to be given to the Mafia boss for marriage.
Why was he upset?
I thankfully made it to the dining room first to see the improving preparations for tonight.
The Mafia boss is going to be coming tonight to take my sister's hand in marriage.
Father has been training my sister and I on how to 'please' a man. He made us take classes on mannerisms when I was 12 and my sister was 15.
When my sister graduated from the class and I didn't, Father started physically hitting me to 'learn my lesson.' He said I liked it the hard way.
Then the next class was etiquette and marriage counseling, then how a woman should behave and dress at all times.
My sister has graduated all her classes as she was now ready to be married while I was not, according to his words, 'not yet fit for a man.'
I'm told that this is the life of women in the Mafia. We must respect the men of the house, we have to keep our heads low and go from obeying our fathers to our husbands to not get hit or punished.
He said men don't listen to women, but we must listen to survive.
"Daisy." Father's deep voice snaps me out of my head.
"Where is Selena?" he asks, sitting down, then motioning for me to sit down as well.
"I do not know, Father." I say, afraid he would get mad, but just then she enters the dining room, making me take a breath of relief.
She sits down, and my father nods in permission for us to start eating.
"Are you prepared for the Mafia boss' arrival?" he asks, making Selena nod quickly.
"Yes, Father, I have everything in order," she continues. "If Daisy doesn't disgrace me with her cursed bad luck, I'll be getting engaged to the Mafia tonight."
"Daisy, you are to stay in the garden at the back of the house." Father turns to me, making me drop my spoon.
"Do not come inside the house until he is gone. Do you understand?" he asks, making me nod my head.
Why can't I just stay in my room?
I slowly chew my food, not daring to ask the question in my head and also praying that everything goes smoothly tonight.
It is now 6 PM. I am sitting on a small bench in the garden reading a novel. I think the guests have arrived, but I cannot be sure, as I've been outside here since 5 PM.
My father has asked me to change my clothes a total of six times into something more 'worth looking at,' but I have not bothered the last time because I have never stepped a foot out of this house, so I doubt they'd know who I was.
Father only took Selena to balls, galas, and parties, so I doubt the guest would know about me.
I sigh, pushing away the thoughts about the nightmare I called a life and slipped into the fantasy world of my book.
I heard the door to the garden slam shut before I saw Selena charging towards me. "You cursed bitch." she seethes, making my eyes widen at her use of a curse word.
Father wouldn't like that.
I have no idea what I did, but I am scared. She gets like this sometimes, does mean things to me when she's angry, and I never know what I've done.
"Selena, w-what-" I sputter in surprise as she grips my arm, pulling me from the bench.
"You used your cursed spell to make a cut on me, right? So I wouldn't look my best for my husband. How did-" She gets cut off by Maya rushing through the door panting.
"I found it, Miss Selena. It was the razor you used for your legs last night." she breathes heavily, her eyes looking at Selena's tight grip on my arm.
Selena drops her hand and smiles. "Don't think I don't know how jealous you are that you have to take more classes while I get to marry the Mafia boss."
She continues with a finger to my chest at each sentence. "Don't even think about casting more cursed spells, Daisy. You've made my razor cut me, but I won't hesitate to break your bones if you try something funny again." She shouts, stomping out after pushing me to the floor.
I groan as pain shoots through my back that has collided with the edge of the bench, willing myself not to cry.
Chapter 1 Life As An Unwanted Daughter
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Chapter 2 My New Bride Is A Stranger
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Chapter 3 Blackwood's Hidden Daughter
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Chapter 4 The Engagement Dress
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Chapter 5 Meeting DeLuca's, My Soon-to-Be In-Laws
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Chapter 6 The Ceremony Of The New Bride
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Chapter 7 The Mafia Boss Unwilling Bride
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Chapter 8 Our First Walk Together
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Chapter 9 Under The Spotlight Of A Thousand Eyes
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Chapter 10 What I Made Him Do
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Chapter 11 Our First Gala Together
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Chapter 12 A Dress Of Luxury
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Chapter 13 Temptations Under Her Innocence
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Chapter 14 Through The Crowd
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Chapter 15 The Stranger's Claim
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Chapter 16 Fear, Anger And Possession
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Chapter 17 The Best Morning Ever
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Chapter 18 Jealousy At The Dinner Table
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Chapter 19 Eyes That Are Hard To Ignore
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Chapter 20 The Bridal Room Tension
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Chapter 21 The Mafia Wedding Sealed With A 'Kiss'
22/02/2025
Chapter 22 The Strange New Mafia Princess
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Chapter 23 The First Lesson As His Wife
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Chapter 24 Realizing She Was Afraid of Him
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Chapter 25 Her Innocence, His Weakness
25/02/2025
Chapter 26 An Apology Before Breakfast
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Chapter 27 Things She Doesn't Understand
26/02/2025
Chapter 28 A New World Of Luxury
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Chapter 29 Learning About His New Wife
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Chapter 30 My Innocent Wife
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Chapter 31 Trying Not To Be A Burden
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Chapter 32 His Thoughts For Me
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Chapter 33 His Rage And A Broken Promise
01/03/2025
Chapter 34 His Regret, My Fear
01/03/2025
Chapter 35 She Married a Monster. She's Afraid of Me
02/03/2025
Chapter 36 It Hurts More Knowing He Did It
02/03/2025
Chapter 37 He Apologized But She Didn't Know What It Means
03/03/2025
Chapter 38 A House I'll Never Escape
03/03/2025
Chapter 39 Returned To Hell
04/03/2025
Chapter 40 Where She's Finally Safe
04/03/2025
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