TAKE THAT PHONE AWAY FROM HER! SHE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW WHO SHE’S CALLING!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD MAID IN FRONT OF FORTY DINNER GUESTS—BUT WHEN HIS 78-YEAR-OLD MOTHER GRABBED THE MAID’S HAND AND WHISPERED
Chapter 1 – THE COAT IN THE GUEST ROOM
Luca stared at the empty chair at the end of the banquet table.
The silence in the dining room was suffocating.
Forty guests held their breath.
“Lock the doo…
THE MAID, THE MAFIA BOSS, AND THE STOLEN HEIRLOOM
Chapter 1 – WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CHILDREN
“What happened to my children?”
Sofia’s voice wasn’t a scream. It was a hollow, desperate whisper that cut through the silence of the dining room.
Fifty gu…
THE EMPTY CHAIR WAS JUST THE BEGINNING
Chapter 1 – THE COAT IN THE HALLWAY
“Matteo, why would your mistress need to know when I’m completely alone?”
The silence in the dining room felt heavy enough to shatter the crystal glasses.
Matteo…
TAKE HER PLATE AWAY. SHE’S NOT WELCOME AT THIS TABLE!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE ORDERED ME TO REMOVE A WOMAN’S DINNER IN FRONT OF THIRTY WEALTHY GUESTS
Chapter 1 – THE POISON IN THE CHAMPAGNE
“What do you mean, Adrian?”
Luca’s voice didn’t rise. It didn’t have to. The terrifying stillness in his tone made the crystal glasses on the table seem to vi…
THE SILVER ROSARY THAT BROKE THE MAFIA BOSS
Chapter 1 – THE SILVER ROSARY THAT BROKE THE MAFIA BOSS
“Helen… please don’t tell her what happened last night.”
The sheer desperation in my husband’s voice echoed in the quiet music room. Vincent…
TAKE THAT COAT OFF HER! SHE’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE, AND I’M TIRED OF HER PRETENDING SOMEONE IS COMING!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD MAID IN FRONT OF FORTY DINNER GUESTS
Chapter 1 – THE FACE FROM THE FATAL NIGHT
Luca pulled the heavy dining room doors open.
The forty guests behind us held their collective breath.
Sofia stood in the marble hallway. She was wearing a…
THE MAID WHO SAVED THE MAFIA BOSS’S DAUGHTER
Chapter 1
The grand crystal chandeliers of the Moretti mansion seemed to dim as Vanessa’s words echoed against the marble walls.
Because there’s something about Lucy’s adoption you were never suppos…
HE BEGGED THE NURSES TO KEEP HER AWAY.
Chapter 1 – The Hospital Truth
The chandelier above the dining table suddenly seemed too bright.
Thirty wealthy guests were frozen in their seats, their expensive champagne warming in their glasses,…
SHUT YOUR MOUTH, YOU IGNORANT LITTLE MAID! YOU DON’T EVEN UNDERSTAND ITALIAN!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD HOUSEMAID IN FRONT OF FIFTY DINNER GUESTS
Chapter 1 – The Photograph In Michael’s Pocket
“Luca, if Michael tells you why he’s really leaving, you’ll wish you’d let those men take him.”
Arthur Bellini’s voice echoed through the silent dining…
THE MAFIA BOSS WATCHED ME SWITCH OFF THE MICROPHONE WHILE HIS TEN-YEAR-OLD SON STOOD CRYING IN FRONT OF THIRTY DINNER GUESTS—THEN HIS FIANCÉE SAID
Chapter 1 – THE TRUTH IN A MOTHER’S VOICE
Luca’s question hung in the air, heavy and absolute.
Thirty wealthy guests sat completely frozen in their chairs.
No one reached for their wine.
No one ad…