After a 100 million settlement ends her relationship with a dangerous mafia ex, a woman tries to walk away clean and rebuild her life. But escaping that world is never simple, and the pull of a new romance forces her to decide how much of her past she can truly leave behind.
I slapped Gianna, my husband Don Anthony's mistress. In return, he locked my entire family away in a psychiatric hospital. From then on, I dared not fight him anymore. When Gianna suffered brutal menstrual cramps, I massaged her.
When she went into labor, I stayed up three straight nights waiting on her hand and foot. It wasn't until the baptism party for her and Anthony's child ended that I worked up the courage to stop him at the end of the long corridor. Please, let my family go.
Harper, do you know how I met Gianna? It was your brother and your father. After an arms deal, they sent her to my bed. My face drained of all color.
Then he slid his phone across to me. On the screen, my father is holding Gianna's baby, and my brother is cutting The three sit at the long table, grinning with a happiness I'd never once witnessed. Gianna's your half-sister.
Your father and brother were never locked in that hospital. For three years, they've been right there with her. Tears burned my eyes. My heart tore open, piece by piece.
Anthony lowered his gaze to me. You've been good these past three years. Obedient. Name your compensation.
I'll give it to you. Though, I doubt you'll want whatever I offer. I brushed my tears away and tilted my chin up, smiling. Anthony Vitelli, give me 100 million dollars.