Sweetest Sin — The Valentini Signet Ring

I understand. Then we do as you say. I know the loanspugs are after you. Sign the papers and I'll make your debt tonight. I'll give you a $20,000 monthly allowance for your personal expenses. fences. My jaw almost unhinged. Twenty grand. A month. That was more than I made in three years

of waitressing after school. I tried to keep my face completely blank. Mr. Valentini, if we divorce, can I keep that money? Of course. That money is yours. Deal. I don't expect intimacy from you right now. You'll stay in the room on the second floor. Good. Neither do I. Just like that, days after getting dumped, I married Adan, the deadliest man in the city. No wedding dress,

no vows. At dinner, Luca had a few extra dishes prepared. Enzo placed a heavy vintage velvet box on the table. Inside was a solid gold signet ring, deeply engraved with a Valentini crest. The snake coiled around a crown. Mr. Valentini, no need. I can't take this. Wear it. You are the Don's wife now. He slid it onto my finger. It was a perfect fit. From tonight on, you carry

family's name. You're under my protection. That night, just as I was about to fall Leo pushed open my door. He stood there, hesitating at the doorway. What's wrong?