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…

TAKE THAT OLD APRON OFF HER! SHE’S NOT A SERVANT ANYMORE, AND YOU’RE MAKING HER LOOK PATHETIC!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD MAID FOR HELPING HIS 78-YEAR-OLD MOTHER AT DINNER

Chapter 1 – THE MAN BESIDE THE EMPTY CHAIR

The silence in the dining room was absolute.

Forty of Chicago’s most powerful people sat completely frozen around the banquet table, their crystal wine gla…

THE SISTER, THE MISTRESS, AND THE STOLEN HEIRLOOM

Chapter 1 – THE PRICE OF A SISTER’S BETRAYAL

The crystal chandelier above us seemed to dim as all twenty-five members of the Moretti family stared at my younger sister.

Rebecca’s hands were shaking …

SERVE HER AN EMPTY PLATE! MAYBE THEN SHE’LL LEARN SHE CAN’T KEEP LIVING OFF MY FUTURE HUSBAND!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD MAID FOR FEEDING HIS ESTRANGED SISTER AT THEIR ENGAGEMENT DINNER

Chapter 1 – THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT DESTROYED HER LIES

The dining room of the Moretti mansion fell into a suffocating silence.

Forty wealthy guests stopped breathing. The clinking of crystal glasses cea…