THE MAFIA BOSS WATCHED ME PLACE A SOFT PINK SCARF OVER HIS NINE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER’S BARE HEAD DURING HIS ENGAGEMENT DINNER—THEN HIS FIANCÉE SAI
Chapter 1 – THE MAFIA BOSS WATCHED HIS DAUGHTER CRY
“Put that scarf away, Rachel.”
Vanessa Bellini’s voice cut across the dining table.
I froze beside nine-year-old Sophie Moretti’s chair.
The lit…
STOP HOLDING HER HAND! SHE’S NOT A BABY, AND I’M NOT LETTING HER RUIN MY ENGAGEMENT DINNER!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD MAID FOR HELPING HIS ELDERLY MOTHER COUNT THE EMPTY CHAIRS
Chapter 1 – THE LAWYER’S BROKEN PROMISE
Frank carefully set his crystal wine glass on the table.
He didn’t look at Luca. He looked at Vanessa.
“Luca, your mother is exhausted,” Frank said smoothly,…
YOU DON’T OWN THE NAME JUST BECAUSE YOUR BABY NEVER GOT TO USE IT.
Chapter 1 – YOU DON’T OWN THE NAME JUST BECAUSE YOUR BABY NEVER GOT TO USE IT
I dropped the little silver spoon I’d been holding.
Charlotte.
The name I’d whispered to my baby twenty-three years ago…
WHERE WERE YOU TAKING OUR LITTLE GIRL?
Chapter 1 – WHERE WERE YOU TAKING OUR LITTLE GIRL?
“You can clear the table, Emma. Vanessa will sit with the family.”
My mafia husband said it in front of twenty-three relatives—but his 83-year-old …
PUT THE DIAMOND ON HER FINGER AND TELL LUCA SHE SAID YES! OR YOUR MOTHER WILL LOSE HER HOME!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE THREATENED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD MAID IN FRONT OF FIFTY DINNER GUESTS—
Chapter 1 – The Secret Hidden In The Hem
Luca’s hand remained perfectly still over Isabella’s trembling fingers.
The silence in the dining room was so absolute I could hear the rain lashing against …
THE MAFIA BOSS WATCHED ME TIE MY BLACK CARDIGAN AROUND HIS TWELVE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER’S WAIST DURING HIS ENGAGEMENT DINNER—THEN HIS FIANCÉE SAID, “SHE SPILLED CRANBERRY JUICE ALL OVER HERSELF
Chapter 1 – THE LIST IN THE BLUE NOTEBOOK
Luca didn’t raise his voice.
He didn’t need to.
“Grace, take my daughter upstairs.”
His eyes never left his fiancée’s pale face.
I immediately wrapped my…
THE MAFIA BOSS DISCOVERS HIS FIANCÉE’S SICK SECRET
Chapter 1 – [THE MAFIA BOSS DISCOVERS HIS FIANCÉE’S SICK SECRET]
“Sit her down, Hannah. You’re making a spectacle of her.”
Vanessa Bellini stood beside the dining table in a fitted red silk gown, wa…
TAKE A PICTURE OF US, DIANE. I WANT TO REMEMBER THE NIGHT HE FINALLY CHOSE ME.” THE MAFIA BOSS’S MISTRESS HANDED HIS WIFE A PHONE IN THEIR OWN LIVING ROOM—BUT WHEN HER HUSBAND PUT HIS ARM AROUND THE YOUNGER WOMAN, HIS WIFE ASKED HIM TO DO ONE LAST THING
Chapter 1 – THE INK WAS ALREADY DRY
“Daniel… when exactly did you decide I wouldn’t be living here anymore?”
The silence in our living room grew so heavy I could hear the fire cracking behind them…
THE LIES BURIED BENEATH THE FAMILY TABLE
Chapter 1 – [THE LIES BURIED BENEATH THE FAMILY TABLE]
And he told me to apologize.
Twenty-four relatives were gathered around our Chicago dining table. Crystal chandeliers glowed overhead, and Vane…
TAKE OFF THAT UNIFORM AND GIVE IT TO HER! SHE’S THE ONE WHO DESERVES YOUR JOB!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD MAID IN FRONT OF FORTY DINNER GUESTS
Chapter 1 – SHE’S THE ONE WHO DESERVES YOUR JOB
“Emily, untie your apron. You’re finished here.”
Vanessa Bellini stood beside the dining table in a fitted red silk gown, smiling as though she’d just…