A woman believes she has found lasting love with her mafia fiancé, until his betrayal shatters everything she was promised. As the truth about his other relationship comes to light, she must decide whether to fight for a love that was never really hers or walk away from the dangerous world he rules.
They nearly covered the entire beach. Yeah. I'd kill for a man like that. Those words used to fill me with warmth.
No. Nothing. Just yesterday, I snuck into his office at the underground club to surprise him with a coronation I opened my eyes.
Through the one-way glass, I saw the man who swore to be faithful to me forever. I knew right then. My marriage died. My phone buzzed.
It was my advisor, Professor Luca Moretti. Ever since I graduated grad school, he'd asked me to join his research more than Aurora, I saw you accepted the offer. Five years ago, you gave up everything for Jax, and now I'm glad you're back.
The military will send for you in three days. You can spend these days saying goodbye to your family. The word family sounds so bad, it burned my eyes. Ever since my parents died in the accident, Jax was the only family I had.
But now, he didn't deserve that title. Professor, I'm not telling him. Please use the project's highest security clearance to wipe my identity completely. Why, once your identity's gone, you'll vanish off the face of the earth.
Jax would lose his mind if he can't find you. You two were supposed to be it, weren't you? I gripped the phone tightly, my nose stinging. Right.
In everyone's eyes, Jax was the man who would lose his damn mind if he didn't see me