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able. My designer dress clung tightly to my body while the scent of
son, Nico Bellini," my father a
ings covered nearly every finger, and the gaps between his teeth somehow made h
Bellini. At least he did
d back perfectly, and piercing green eyes but none of th
, Mr. Luciano?" Nico asked coldly,
could speak. "My daughter respects
me only grew stronger. I
violent world I'd been born into. But being the eldest daughter in a mafia family came
een
ed up
ith this arrang
I could practically feel my father's warn
arrass me. You kno
quietly. "I agree
an discuss the deal and who will take over your smuggling business
s voice was imp
ved women were too weak to lead businesses like this. Part of me wanted to prove them wrong.But year
p of the business soon,"
hat answer, but my father co
the engagement cere
works fine,"
. "The arrangement wi
is expression unreadable. When the painfully
peak with Al
gaze immediately s
w minutes,
e without a word. Nico followed me to the rooftop
th this arrangement,
't matter
I want you to understand something. This arrangem
ed, stu
okay wi
stay in this arrangement for six
sion shifted into deep thoug
en since the acc
ew about m
in your memor
anything, only one painful memor
he said. "I'll
some. He gazed at me with a stoic. Before he turned to leave. I watched his t
ormation probably wasn't difficult for him. Still, something about h
d my father into
f you try anything and I find out, I'll make your sister marry Nico instead. I'll force her to
. This was why I
he said. "I'm honoring that. Remember it." His words sound like he is being kind
nued. "I need the Bellini business to merge with ours.
ther," I
stupid
h to let her suffer because of me
"You agreed to my words without a fight, which makes
to roll
red a bodyguard from America. He
the
" my fath
dy door
cross his muscular arms and military-style pants tucked into heavy boots. His neatly s
d with mine. Then he looked
," my father said. "His
r turned
to me and ke
r," Zane
sank through
y footsteps following me all the way to my room. When he entered
father had placed a new obstacle in my way a six-fo
," I
ldwell," he said in
re," I said. "Wor
he ans
d. "Aren't you wo
" he said coldly. "My
ed. "Your duty
something on Caldwell. He never allowed outsiders into our home, espec
why
gainst him. With enough corrupt politicians on his side, my fathe
de and keep watch f
was told to stay in your ro
emotion. No reaction. Just that handsome,
my
my s
h be free from the Ca
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