A mafia don marries a woman with extraordinary powers, only to discover she may be the one person who can tear his criminal empire apart. As their marriage of convenience deepens into something real, she begins uncovering the dark secrets his family has buried — and the truth threatens to destroy them both.
Enough! His voice wasn't loud, but the room went dead quiet anyway. Say less. Nina is a child.
Why are you putting your hands on her when you could simply talk to her? Dad, I was disciplining her. Salvatore's voice snapped like a whip. She has a father and a mother.
Who asked you to discipline her? I immediately raised my hand. Right! I'm the mother. Salvatore stared at me. Dante coughed softly.
A middle-aged man who had been staying out of the fight hurried forward. All right, we're family. There's no reason to tear each other apart over something this small. This was Vincent Moretti, Dante's oldest brother.
He's right. Gia just joined the family. Bianca, don't make this bigger than it needs to be. I understood the two of them immediately. They weren't bad people.
They were just weak. Whichever way the wind blew, they leaned with it. Dante's second brother, Marco, looked unhappy too. But Salvatore had already spoken, and Marco clearly wasn't going to challenge
Enough. We'll talk at home. Bianca's chest rose and fell. She shot me a vicious glare.
I immediately opened my eyes as wide as possible. Oh, we were having a staring contest now? Come on. She froze, then turned and stormed out.
Marco hurried after her. Salvatore pushed himself to his feet with his cane. I called everyone here to discuss the wedding. He looked at me, then at Dante.
Apparently even he could tell this was no longer the moment to choose flowers and Forget it. You two decide what you want and tell the family when it's settled. Works for me. Salvatore studied me a little longer because I had agreed so easily.