The Ruthless Mafia Boss Bride

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to be the worst

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afford to t

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steps dr

st the wall beside the en

epped inside, Davina

dam

ped just

front of her

in mutual shock. Then the stranger reached f

iately dropp

ting the floor echo

ed, pointing the gun at her. "W

nds, although her irritatio

ng you that? You're the one who

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e someone who breaks in

my que

answer mine fir

ip tightened a

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the weapon, then

harmless. The stranger held it with the confidenc

to let herself be in

just his

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r hands and walke

n's eyes

you to stay w

er legs. "But unless you're planning to shoot me

t her as though sh

tured towa

, why don't you call him? Let's see what he has

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iled with

, don't you? Next time, try it before

oesn't hav

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han she felt. She had no intention of provoking an armed stran

out her phone a

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ation beca

k out her

me

number. He answered

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ened at the sou

the call

replied. "But your friend s

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r me f

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gh that Davina instincti

as clearl

f pointing a gun at someone before asking the right questions. Unfortunat

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rubbed h

alue our friendship, you wil

went

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n before turning her at

ent better th

mfortable," S

aised an

supposed t

through the phone. "Davina, I'm coming home

phia answe

y lost interest i

then.

before Caspian coul

ed at her i

st hang up

d her phone

s there a la

parted, but

ze struggle to speak in his presence, and she had watched busi

ed his call as though he we

y was Davi

d Caspian s

nd headed towa

standing there. Do you want somethi

ated before

d juice wil

st we agree o

he kitchen, leaving Sophi

believe what

e was seeing someone. As far as Sophia knew, he had spent most of his

he had

parently had

ced toward

dressed extravagantly, and she certainly didn't carry her

ossibly have found a

a sco

out. She had always considered herself beautiful, and she

he had never

ening, another woman had taken a place in his l

with a tray of c

e yo

table before sittin

re. That way, you wouldn't have had to pull a g

cked up h

d he get

terd

. "That's impossible. He did

a shr

, he didn't

ve her a

d he even

smiled

nd? I'm sure he'll give you

xpression

na's innocent-looking smile was often a w

ortable in his ho

brought

t mean you b

smile dis

d forward

ing here? You arrived without warning, pulled a gun on me,

said

tilted

like my

ly choked o

ha

heard

ne of your

leane

marriage isn't your

s on the table a littl

ear in her voice, no attempt to impress her, and certain

infur

her hand with

Davina Sanchez. Nice

avina herself. She had to resist t

the offered hand

d married someone else, much less someone

respond, the fr

omen t

nts hurried. He looked as though he had come straight from whatev

nt directly

oing here? You should ha

rolled

you greet a

enters my house and po

now she was

't excuse w

expressio

ever told me you were married, Ca

asked before pul

id a

pointed i

d Davina quietly reac

or once, she was perfectly happy to sit back an

ally turned

ou all

h the cookie half

hing he had asked

is the one who nearly g

a sco

ut to hit me

ered the house w

t you wer

burglar with terrible ma

y have laughed if

ed the bridge

a, apo

stared

re se

plet

Davina, who was calmly

y," Sophi

lowed befor

d. Next time, us

ough she regretted

exhale

you need,

nce his arrival, Soph

simply wanted to see him. When she heard he was back in the city, she decide

" she fin

an fr

y are yo

weren't comin

glanced

to ask, too. You said you were b

turned t

to check

stared

a child who needs some

r five minutes without finding out you'

nted a g

ere holdin

someone had broke

er for a moment bef

e impo

ho's ta

d their excha

a's behavior. Instead, he was standing there argu

, something about the way he

n him pay this much

her ches

" she announced. "I'l

ad snapped

ha

lifted

re a pr

ct that you arrived with a gun and appar

er and turned to

d at Caspian

letting

disappear through the d

my friend

'm you

ut before Davina

two of them star

Caspian's life or compete with another woman for his attention. She simply did

ifted, as though he had

e what you w

a bli

ha

here, say so. But don't expect m

lded h

agree to share a house with a w

consider

led toward

car for you. You can sta

n the doorway, vi

ng me away be

because you threatened

derstand that. But you didn't h

w tigh

gh you have the right to

went

she seemed to realize that Caspia

ag and headed tow

ng, she turn

isn't

ised her

hat a

at her but d

oor slammed

th she hadn't realize

hat was

turned t

e he

tely took a

hy

ed to

alk fro

r an incre

lways this

ople give me

kitchen. Davina followed at a cautious distan

ass of water and leane

t Sophia to beh

ed very comfortable threa

impul

lite way of

took a

long time. I didn't know s

aised an

now y

es

atulat

oked

ou jea

nearly

er yourself. I'm not interested

are you

father is looking for me, and your friend near

atched he

dn't have an im

r voice growing quie

r reasons for getting married, but I have my own life. I don't want you mak

down hi

her d

op provo

tly easy to deal

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ile touche

arrowed

e you sm

thi

doing it

ng w

ou've just thought of

ile wi

e I h

a gro

e exha

t Caspian spoke before

are you

my r

rea

d over he

e a problem

at

"I thought we could d

stopp

she turn

r w

honey

gh he had just announced

got to be

joke about ou

in love! We barel

We barely kno

ou talking abou

y from the counter

e're marri

tely steppe

here yo

ugh amusement rem

afraid

noyed w

n't the sa

ou're the one st

d at the space

in

k a st

d him to ignore her warning, as he had ignored so

d, he

w a steady

out of the wedding my family arranged. I didn't agree to fall in l

pression bec

romise you any

we're

mos

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at

u stopped threatening to kil

ared a

te herself,

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is becomi

he tension betw

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en think

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e moved back until her sh

om anger and partly because she cou

his head, watch

wife," he

pa

l my

u the right to touch

appeared from his

wering, he leaned fo

froze i

oment he pulled away, she sho

ell is wron

ep away, his expr

her lips, fur

er do tha

ed her s

told you I didn't want this. Why can

vin

body just because we signed a piece of paper. If you ever touch me l

ian had no sar

him. But the anger in her eyes was different now, and he cou

de, leaving th

rig

at him, still

rig

eard

it, but she wasn't going to stand

m and headed towar

in the kitchen, w

anyone's approval. People followed his orders beca

was dif

by his temper, or willing to pretend that marr

r he had made a mistake by assuming he could ha

hia was still there, waiting near the en

ediately settled

e lipstick smeared

ebrows

ction in the mirror and

e second, she c

ace burned

damn a

ced toward

lled, and difficult to read. He rarely showed affection, and

to get a reaction out of him

t Davina, her exp

ing," she

lips with the b

ut to say some

ifted bo

t say an

eep it t

to stay as far away from Caspian a

is ego, his unexpected kisses, or the jealousy

droom door, one thought

was going to have to learn that being married to Davin