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doomed mafia princess, engaged to
hood sweetheart walking out of his private suite we
y's priceless diamond donation, projecting her name n
the Don fiercely protect
ous tyrant, ordering me to dr
me to stay quiet and swallow the hum
tand there while she stole
rown a hysterical fit and sealed
ind favoritism, my love
and money be used as a pede
to play
the entire ballroom, exposing h
agement ring and demanded every sing
ds tonight," I dec
one lit up with a text
usion of freedom you have built, and w
pte
nna
ped exactly three seconds before my fiancé's childhood sweetheart stepped out of his p
ould have lo
t of the armed Syndicate soldiers. That single, volatile reaction would have s
I used to be w
m, died before it could draw breath. My gaze traveled p
oversized lapels of Dante's dark jacket, had gone white; the silk of
just enough for the guards to hear. "Do not misu
a perfectly c
angry, I
et, I accepted
, hard clarity
retrieved my phone and d
taste of adrenaline before speaking, ensuring the words emerged without a tremor. "Bring the encrypt
formance faltering for
d dialed ano
d when the li
and man, and the most dangerous enforcer
nte right no
lied, his voice rough. "We just finished a sit-down with th
loor VIP corridor," I or
my pho
the oversized jacket slippi
ed, her voice breaking. "Why are you call
spoken half of your se
rs at the end of
his tailored suit, his hands gripping a digital table
, bowing his head slightl
is door for the past hour,"
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