After three years of waiting for the man she loves, a woman watches him claim her sister instead. Heartbroken, she walks away and finds herself drawn into the world of a powerful mafia figure, where loyalty and desire collide.
Sicily's Mafia follows a brutal tradition called the Claiming. It requires the groom to fight her family's guards to claim his right to her at midnight. I waited three years for Dominic. At last, he and his men slipped into my courtyard for my stepsister.
I heard him outside the door. Grab Bianca in the chaos. She's fragile. If she sold off to the Don of the Valentino family to settle the debt,
she won't survive the night. As for Elena, she'll fight. She'll keep herself safe. Dominic, you and Elena are already married.
If she finds out, she'll burn this place to the ground. Letter. It's dark enough. A case of mistaken identity during the claiming will be easy to explain. I'll calm her down later.
Besides, the marriage license she signed was a forgery. I promised Bianca a safe life in Palermo. She's my priority. I heard every word from behind the door.
They'd expected me to fight. To hurt anyone who tried to take me. Instead, I silently climbed onto the back of the man and became his bride. Elena, I contacted the registry, checked.
You, you aren't actually Dominic's legal wife. I'd lived as Dominic's wife for five years. All that time, the Russo family never accepted me because I didn't follow their traditions.