The Brutal Dons Captive

AB

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

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

ed out excitedly, waving eagerly at me as she bec

she quickly suggested we go out for brunch. And believe

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

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

she held hea

to get up to help, but the old

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

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

me closely. "What?" I asked, know

her eyes at me.

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

nking it, but you and I know you don't need t

. 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

es once, but Alberto had remarried. And with that marriage

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

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, if

mentioning 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, a

office, my whole head had been messed up. But Matteo had never n

led with his mysterious nature. And I r

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

t so sure. And don't get

phie's voice brought me out of my thoughts. "You w

my way, I

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

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

ruthful. I had seen Matteo for the fir

e in the same room with the De Santis men. Oh, o

I would have been hav

ding is literally next month." I slammed do

g 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 S

AT

ke flames, burning through my

ent 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, t

he knew it. He should know it. No one-nobody-crossed Matt

free hand into a fist and sending it through

y little to calm the storm inside of me. M

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

and slipped it back into my pocket, then settled d

growled nic

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

in with a folder under his arm and a tight expre

e folder he had brought on

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

nderstand. You said it was to be read in seven weeks. And w

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

im. "What do yo

read and over with, it seemed kind of odd

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

etched after in the r

s were

me that it was a joke, but th

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

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

the file back to Samuel and slipping

m sorry, Matteo. But Iglesias

ve to play a sick joke such as

en in his death, he's still trying to control

Too low. But Samue

hut, I walked into the connecting r

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

s Iglesias had played, this was by fa

s hating

ront of me was all I could concentrate on