Cast out and despised by her own family, a young woman finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of a powerful mafia don — and into a secret marriage that could destroy them both. As she navigates loyalty, betrayal, and forbidden desire, she must decide how far she'll go to reclaim her place and protect the man she was never supposed to love.
marrying Marcus Blackwell. After the wedding, she never stopped calling me useless. If only you were half as sweet as Lily. Lily Blackwell was her new husband's daughter. Lily is pursuing Adrian Moretti now. Do you know who Adrian Moretti is? The Moretti Don. Young, handsome, richer than I let her talk. I did not argue. Adrian Moretti. Of course I knew him six months ago in
I married him. I went to a private party that night. The moment I stepped inside, whispers swarmed me. Who invited Evie Hale? No idea. Dante Russo, maybe? Didn't they have an dinner before? Not me. Why would I invite her? I do not take every woman who gets thrown at me. I glanced at him and said nothing. He seemed to have forgotten something.
Last time, I was the one who rejected him. Dante Russo had never been turned down. He was a famous underground racer, a Russo family prince, and girls usually chased his shadow. Being rejected by a plus-size woman he saw as beneath him had bruised his ego badly.
Eva has a pretty face, though. You could do worse. Dante looked at my oversized plaid shirt. Then frame her face. A Russo wife should look good in couture, not hide inside a tablecloth.
Maybe designer brands do not carry her size. Guys, stop. Evie is my sister. I invited her.
That was Lily Blackwell. She and I shared no blood. Six months ago, my mother had married her father and leapt straight into old money. Lily was Marcus Blackwell's precious daughter.
Slim, elegant, everything my mother wished I were. Lily, you are too kind.