SHE’S JUST A STUPID LITTLE MAID! SHE’LL GO WITH YOU TO ROME WHETHER SHE LIKES IT OR NOT!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD HOUSEKEEPER IN FRONT OF FIFTY DINNER GUESTS
Chapter 1 – THE NURSE ON THE NIGHT SHIFT
The silence in the grand dining room was absolute.
Fifty wealthy guests sat frozen in their velvet chairs, their expensive champagne warming in their glasses…
TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF MY GRANDMOTHER. VANESSA WILL LOOK AFTER HER NOW.” MY MAFIA HUSBAND HUMILIATED ME AT OUR FAMILY DINNER
Chapter 1 – THE MEDICAL PROXY
The silence in the dining room was suffocating.
Twenty-four members of the Moretti family sat perfectly still beneath the crystal chandeliers. Nobody reached for their …
The Shy Waitress Greeted the Mafia Boss’s Father in Perfect Sicilian—The Room Went Silent The old man insulted me in a language nobody at his table understood.
Chapter 1 – THE OLD MAN’S DEBT TO A DEAD SPARROW
Salvatore Gallo’s hand tightened around the silver handle of his cane.
The color drained from his already pale face.
For a terrifying second, the en…
PUT THAT LITTLE GIRL ON THE FLOOR! SHE DOESN’T BELONG AT MY DINNER TABLE!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE SCREAMED, YANKING MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER OUT OF A CHAIR IN FRONT OF THIRTY WEALTHY GUESTS. I BEGGED HER TO STOP, BUT SHE ORDERED US BOTH OUT OF THE MANSION.
Chapter 1 – THE MONSTER AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE
“Because your father wasn’t the one who ordered them to disappear.”
Vanessa’s voice trembled, but the words echoed like gunshots in the locked dining…
TAKE YOUR LITTLE GIRL AND GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! I DON’T WANT A MAID’S CHILD AT MY DINNER TABLE!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE SCREAMED, SNATCHING A PIECE OF BREAD FROM MY FOUR-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTE
Chapter 1
The dining room was so silent I could hear the rain hitting the glass of the tall windows.
Thirty-two guests held their breath.
Maisie’s tiny hand emerged from the pocket of her pink card…
“TAKE THOSE SHOES AWAY FROM HER! SHE CAN BARELY WALK, AND I’M NOT HAVING AN OLD WOMAN FALL IN FRONT OF MY DINNER GUESTS!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD MAID FOR HELPING HIS 78-YEAR-OLD MOTHER PUT ON HER SHOES
Chapter 1 – THE MAN IN THE BEDROOM
“Take those shoes off her, Hannah.”
Vanessa Bellini stood beside the dining table in a fitted red evening gown, staring at the little pair of brown leather shoes I…
THE MAFIA BOSS WATCHED ME CRAWL UNDER HIS ENGAGEMENT TABLE TO FIND HIS TEN-YEAR-OLD SON’S WHITE CANE—THEN HIS FIANCÉE SAID, “HE THREW IT AWAY BECAUSE HE WANTED ATTENTION,” BEFORE HE EVEN ASKED WHY THE BLIND LITTLE BOY WAS ON HIS KNEES, CRYING AND BEGGING ME NOT TO MAKE HIM WALK ALONE AGAIN
Chapter 1 – A LIE SPUN IN RED SILK
The silence in the dining room wasn’t just heavy.
It was suffocating.
Twenty-eight guests sat paralyzed, their expensive champagne warming in their glasses.
Noah…
“SHUT HER UP, YOU STUPID LITTLE MAID! SHE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT SHE’S SAYING!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD HOUSEKEEPER FOR LISTENING TO HIS NINE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SPEAK ITALIAN AT DINNER
Chapter 1 – The Man With The Silver Necklace
The dining room went dead silent.
Vanessa’s father, a powerful man who rarely showed emotion, dropped his fork onto his china plate. The sharp clink echo…
THE MAFIA BOSS WATCHED ME PULL HIS TWELVE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER’S LONG BROWN BRAID OUT OF THE TRASH BESIDE HIS ENGAGEMENT TABLE—THEN HIS FIANCÉE SAID, “SHE ASKED ME TO CUT IT OFF,” BEFORE HE EVEN ASKED WHY THE LITTLE GIRL WAS CRYING, HER HAIR HANGING UNEVENLY AROUND HER FACE
Chapter 1 – THE BRACELET ON THE FLOOR
The dining room of the Moretti estate felt like a tomb.
Twenty-eight wealthy guests were completely frozen in their seats.
Nobody reached for their champagne. …
“BLOW OUT THAT CANDLE! SHE’S SEVENTY-NINE YEARS OLD, NOT A LITTLE GIRL, AND I’M NOT TURNING MY ENGAGEMENT DINNER INTO HER BIRTHDAY PARTY!” THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HUMILIATED HIS 25-YEAR-OLD MAID FOR BRINGING HIS ELDERLY MOTHER A SMALL CAKE—
Chapter 1 – THE GOLD WATCH LEFT ON THE DESK
Luca didn’t shout.
He didn’t need to.
The silence that followed Teresa’s words was heavier than any scream.
He looked at the empty chair where his young…