The Brutal Don's Captive

AB

art, that I wasn't too late and that she hadn't run out of the scrumptious chocolate cro

best known to them, the company I worked for had decided to shut do

ed out excitedly, waving eagerly at me as she be

she quickly suggested we go out for brunch. And believ

s right now. Please tell me you've already placed an order," I

me, then broke into a huge smile. "And you're just in time for it!" Sophie stood up,

she held heav

o get up to help, but the olde

she mused, then turned to me. "You look like you've had

hose to shrug it off. "Thank you, Ramona." The

e closely. "What?" I asked, knowi

her eyes at me.

s have just been different since Iglesias died, Sophie. I know the De Santis would want to make ch

king it, but you and I know you don't need th

Besides, you know after what happened, I just want to look out for myself." My father's interest in me now was only because I worked for the biggest family i

s once, but Alberto had remarried. And with that marriage h

y hands on my fiance, my father had forced me to step aside and let her ma

who would be the next in line?

e man's been underground for the past couple of years, and no one's heard from him. And well, i

entioning the first of the De

then, but I couldn't deny the pull the man had on me. We had made eye contact across the room,

ffice, my whole head had been messed up. But Matteo had never no

led with his mysterious nature. And I

sonal assistant to Iglesias, who had taken a liking to me. Everyone feared the De Santis fami

so sure. And don't get m

hie's voice brought me out of my thoughts. "You wi

my way, I

is like the biggest ball in the entire country, and you get two free passes-o

family wouldn't give a shit if I tagged along or not." They had their whole attention focused s

uthful. I had seen Matteo for the firs

in the same room with the De Santis men. Oh, or

I would have been havi

ing is literally next month." I slammed dow

talked about, her phone rang. Once she saw the name on the screen, she turned red all over

. my friend

ed and treacherously settled on the last

o De

TT

e flames, burning through my s

nt last year to share a piece of land that was mine, equally, thanks to my brother, the peace maker. But just two days ago, some of my men

with the letter, tw

e knew it. He should know it. No one-nobody-crossed Matte

free hand into a fist and sending it throug

y little to calm the storm inside of me.

e." I was taking back my land, and no

nd slipped it back into my pocket, then settled do

rowled nice

er had left in charge of his estates. The man was probably

n with a folder under his arm and a tight expres

folder he had brought on

three times. And today is the first." He sa

derstand. You said it was to be read in seven weeks. And wh

on't take more than a few minutes." He looked up then, placing his hand on a pag

m. "What do you

ead and over with, it seemed kind of odd t

ll. Either that, or you and your siblings will lose everything. He has ordered that in the event of

tched after in the ro

were r

me that it was a joke, but t

Before I could help myself, I rose to my feet in anger, th

was giving me two weeks to find a bride, and if I did not, he had two choices for

the file back to Samuel and slipping m

sorry, Matteo. But Iglesias

e to play a sick joke such as

n in his death, he's still trying to control m

Too low. But Samu

ut, I walked into the connecting ro

his shenanigans. Forced me to see, even when I shoul

Iglesias had played, this was by far

hating i

ront of me was all I could concentrate on