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Sins of the Saverios

Chapter 3 Absentee wedding

Word Count: 1189    |    Released on: 04/07/2025

la's

asked, my voice slicing t

sly instructed. Hair done, dress clinging to my body like it knew this was a show. Heels tall enough to make my toes ache. But instea

ouch it. I

rway, unbothered, arms

family of murderers and I get an engagement ring by courier service? No face.

d, a warning twit

pping into the room. "This is war. And you're the sharpest

an. You want an alliance, fine. But don't dress it

front of me. Before I could flinch, his fingers g

ever Saverio you're matched with. He is a powerful man. And you? You're my key inside. I need eyes. I need ears.

ith fury. "You think that's

ve a daughter who lived long enough t

ath hi

his eyes melted into something softer. He smoothed down my hair gently,

ne for you, Candela," he sai

all. I turned just in time to see Sofia descending

aid airily. "It's always fun watching

the marble floor, her silk rob

she sang with a fake pout. "Must

every inch of steel in me rise t

it's not me. I'm not cut out for arranged marriages. You, though? Yo

lked past her, heels echoing with each ste

so-called love for Brian or any sense of duty to him but for my parents. He was right. It was time to get vengeance. I smiled

e a goddess," she gasped, circling me. Carina followed more slowly, her gaze softer, more

ed. "M

nd then Brian stepped in. He looked sharp in his tuxedo, bu

e," he sa

weight of my dress was nothing compared to the heaviness in my chest. My heels clicked agains

e for what I saw when

t a severely old man, hunched and trembling, barely able to stand straight. My eyes wide

I muttered u

ouncer's voi

atore Saverio is busy. His grandfat

soft, ceremonial music, as

n, my eyes burning. "What the fuck

low and firm, "I'd advise you to watch your mouth. You aren't getting mar

allowed the scream that rose in my throat and

rina wiping a lone tear. I blinke

and Rafael Saverio. Legends, nightmares, news headlines come to

en it tru

ce. It wasn't a d

. Salvatore Saverio,the one no one ever saw, th

rings slipped on my finger by a withered hand, and cameras

sked away,out of the hall, into a fleet of bl

lammed shu

I was no longer ju

wife. A pawn in th

d made on

ht they ow

at they just invite

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1 Chapter 1 A huge blow2 Chapter 2 A stubborn move3 Chapter 3 Absentee wedding4 Chapter 4 A Daunting surprise5 Chapter 5 Mock hint6 Chapter 6 Mafia rule7 Chapter 7 A Gunshot8 Chapter 8 A slap9 Chapter 9 Unexpected reunion10 Chapter 10 Close farce11 Chapter 11 Desire but not for lust12 Chapter 12 Floating but not on water13 Chapter 13 Confusion14 Chapter 14 A text15 Chapter 15 A devil I know16 Chapter 16 Let her be17 Chapter 17 First task18 Chapter 18 The struggle19 Chapter 19 Attraction20 Chapter 20 A wake up call21 Chapter 21 Guilt22 Chapter 22 How23 Chapter 23 A brutal attack24 Chapter 24 A clear order25 Chapter 25 Blood26 Chapter 26 A tattoo27 Chapter 27 An intruder28 Chapter 28 Drunk and sated29 Chapter 29 Switch up30 Chapter 30 Invitation31 Chapter 31 Confrontation32 Chapter 32 Appearance33 Chapter 33 Claim34 Chapter 34 An ambush35 Chapter 35 Get back to the game36 Chapter 36 Travel buddy37 Chapter 37 A distasteful revelation38 Chapter 38 His arrival39 Chapter 39 Presence in the room40 Chapter 40 Family breakfast41 Chapter 41 Face off42 Chapter 42 Monthly visitor43 Chapter 43 In Shock44 Chapter 44 Paternity45 Chapter 45 Eavesdrop46 Chapter 46 Followed47 Chapter 47 An act48 Chapter 48 Reallocation49 Chapter 49 Very scared50 Chapter 50 First sign51 Chapter 51 A picture52 Chapter 52 Dday53 Chapter 53 Gnaws54 Chapter 54 Keep him safe55 Chapter 55 Blast56 Chapter 56 Shift in the air57 Chapter 57 The Wolf's shadow58 Chapter 58 Artist59 Chapter 59 Realization60 Chapter 60 Collision61 Chapter 61 Hidden skeleton62 Chapter 62 Heartdrop63 Chapter 63 Half truth