He Chose The Mistress Over His Queen

ent ring that cost more than a sm

ti, was telling his mistress I was noth

ccident that I understood

support cable snapped. I fell twen

linding pain, I waite

s mistress, Livia-the wo

the loud noise had "startled" her, while

him whisper to her later.

He didn't just want my father's money; he wa

ain doll to be discarded once th

t even a pawn c

ked straight into the territory of the

d the rival Don, placing the sur

his entire dynas

pte

na

re than a small island when I heard my fiancé tell his m

ing her plan my assassination that I decid

my finger-a beautifu

ed in the master suite of the Moretti estate

ed velvet, yet they felt less like a home an

he clock. Time

ction stared back at a woman who looked

dutiful fiancée

he floral perfume because he hated it. I had molded myself into a statue

e room. They bowed, but t

g, Signorina

-a sharp, metallic tang mixed with the scent of cheap la

presence," the maid said,

xed on the floor, li

lied. My voice was calm, even

The estate was massive, a fortre

his city. He controlled the streets

n mob single-handedly three years ago to secure his borders. He

ering scent of gunpowder and expens

Sweet. Like overripe peaches rotting i

ed. I continued

the fountain, smoking ciga

n a mood today

up all night," t

art s

Princess?" the

s lips. "A walking bank account. Once the Don gets her father's por

e shadow of a

ng bank

t deeper tha

im. I had to look him in the eye and fin

oak door was cracked open. I sh

ery bit the king on his throne. Dark hair, a jaw c

he arm of the chair. Her h

thumb tracing lazy circles on her ski

d, her voice a sultry purr. "The

It was a crue

ively. "Elara is a political necessity. W

ing a kiss to his neck.

ter. "You are my obsession,"

l shat

ound as I backed

breath came in sh

e hallway, past the smirking mai

ont gates and scra

an a speck in the rearview mirror. I parked

finger. It sparkled in the sun

ou again," I whisper

my tongue. But as I spoke the

en, calcifying into somet

I was the daughter of the ship

. He was about to find out th