For one hour and twenty-seven minutes, a six-month-old baby screamed aboard a flight from New York to Los Angeles while his father, one of the most feared mafia bosses in America, struggl
Chapter 2 – THE MAN ON THE MANIFEST
Dante stared at my sleeping daughter’s empty seat through the curtain, then looked back at me with eyes as cold as the Atlantic.
“If your husband is just a contro…
MY EX-HUSBAND SNATCHED MY CAR KEYS AT THE MAFIA BOSS’S DINNER AND TOLD EVERYONE I WAS “NOT WELL”—BUT WHEN LUCA MORETTI STOOD UP, HE ASKED ONE QUESTION THAT MADE MY EX TURN PALE.
Chapter 2 – The Blue Key In The Drawer
“Then perhaps you’d like to explain something, Grant.”
Luca’s voice was dangerously quiet.
“How did you get inside her apartment?”
The dining room of the Mor…
MY EX-HUSBAND PULLED OUR LITTLE GIRL AWAY FROM ME AT THE MAFIA BOSS’S DINNER—THEN LUCA MORETTI HEARD WHAT SHE WHISPERED AND ORDERED HIM TO LET HER GO.
Chapter 2 – THE LIE HE FORCED HER TO WRITE
Andrew’s perfect smile finally cracked.
He looked around the silent dining room, his eyes darting toward the men standing near the doors.
“It’s a misunder…
THE MAFIA BOSS WATCHED MY 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SERVE CHAMPAGNE IN HER PROM DRESS WITH A WHITE MAID’S APRON TIED AROUND HER WAIST—THEN HIS FIANCÉE SAID, “SHE ASKED TO WORK. HER MOTHER CAN’T AFFORD TO GIVE HER NICE THINGS,” BEFORE LUCA EVEN ASKED WHY MY LITTLE GIRL WAS CRYING.
Chapter 2 – THE TRUTH ABOUT THE COPPER WIRE
The dining room of the Moretti mansion was dead silent.
Twenty-eight wealthy guests stared at us.
But I didn’t care about them. I only cared about the se…
MY EX-HUSBAND GRABBED MY WRIST AT THE MAFIA BOSS’S DINNER AND CALLED ME A JEALOUS MAID—BUT WHEN LUCA SAW THE RING ON HIS NEW FIANCÉE’S FINGER, HE MADE EVERYONE STOP EATING.
Chapter 2 – The Deed To My Mother’s House
“What,” Luca asked, his voice dangerously quiet, “have you done with her house?”
Blake’s confidence shattered. I saw the exact moment it happened. His shoul…
I GRABBED THE MAFIA BOSS’S ARM AT HIS SISTER’S WEDDING AND WHISPERED, “PLEASE DON’T LET THE GROOM TAKE MY DAUGHTER”—BECAUSE MY 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS SIGNING “HELP ME” ACROSS THE ROOM, AND THE GROOM WAS MY HUSBAND.
Chapter 2 – THE DEED TO THE LAKE HOUSE
“What house?” Luca’s voice was deathly quiet.
Isabella looked at me, her eyes wide with a horrifying realization.
“The house in Lake Forest,” she whispered. “…
“SHUT YOUR MOUTH, YOU IGNORANT LITTLE MAIDs! YOU DON’T EVEN UNDERSTAND ITALIAN!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD HOUSEMAID IN FRONT OF FIFTY DINNER GUESTS—BUT WHEN THE MAID REFUSED TO REPEAT WHAT VANESSA HAD TOLD A WEALTHY ITALIAN INVESTIGATOR, LUCA MORETTI PUT DOWN HIS GLASS AND ASKED WHY SOMEONE WAS BEING PAID TO DESTROY HIS BROTHER’S MARRIAGE.
Chapter 2 – THE COAT CHECK TICKET
Luca stood completely still. The silence in the dining room was so absolute I could hear the grandfather clock ticking in the hallway.
Fifty guests held their breat…
“SHE CAN’T HEAR YOU, SO STOP PRETENDING HER FEELINGS MATTER!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE SAID IN FRONT OF THIRTY DINNER GUESTS—THEN ORDERED ME TO TAKE MY 16-YEAR-OLD DEAF SISTER OUT OF THE ROOM. BUT WHEN MY SISTER LOOKED AT ME AND SIGNED, “DID YOU REALLY SAY YOU WERE ASHAMED OF ME?” LUCA MORETTI STOOD UP.
Chapter 2 – THE BRACELET SHE THOUGHT WAS LOST
Vanessa’s perfect, practiced smile completely collapsed.
The heavy silence in the dining room was suddenly deafening. Thirty of the city’s most influent…
MY EX-HUSBAND PULLED MY CHAIR AWAY AT THE MAFIA BOSS’S DINNER AND TOLD EVERYONE I WAS “MENTALLY UNSTABLE”—BUT WHEN LUCA MORETTI ASKED HIS MOTHER ONE QUESTION, MY EX STOPPED SMILING.
Chapter 2 – THE PAWN TICKET IN HIS POCKET
“Daniel, how much money have you collected by telling your own mother that Claire has cancer?”
The silence in the dining room was so absolute I could hear t…
“SHUT YOUR MOUTH, YOU IGNORANT LITTLE MAIDsa! YOU DON’T EVEN UNDERSTAND ITALIAN!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD HOUSEMAID IN FRONT OF FIFTY DINNER GUESTS—BUT WHEN THE MAID REFUSED TO REPEAT WHAT VANESSA HAD SECRETLY TOLD A WEALTHY ITALIAN SECURITY EXPERT, LUCA MORETTI PUT DOWN HIS GLASS AND ASKED WHY THE MAN WHO HAD PROTECTED HIS FAMILY FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WAS BEING CALLED A TRAITOR.
Chapter 2 – THE KEYS TO THE PAST
Luca’s eyes locked onto Vanessa’s pale face.
The silence in the dining room was so heavy I could hear the rain lashing against the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Fifty w…