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.
Gianna and Antony love each other. They don't owe you a thing. Eyes stinging, I shot back. She stole my husband.
My father and brother abandoned me. They ruined my marriage, tricked me into acting as her live-in nanny for three You call that owing me nothing? My brother frowned.
You're being cruel. We didn't mean to lie to you. You've always been stubborn. We knew you'd never accept Gianna otherwise. She struggled with postpartum moods. We came up with this silly bet just to cheer her up. Don't blow everything out of proportion. I pulled my lips into a hard, resolute line.
Then pay me. Dad transfers 50 million. Brother sends 30 million. I'll keep playing this act. Keep waiting on her. Deal? Enough! Can you stop throwing this tantrum? I sneered.
What? Can New York's most feared mafia clans, Vitallo and Castini, not scraping together this small sum?
Anthony stood. The room seemed to darken when he rose. Fine. If money's what you crave, you'll get it.
He pulled a stack of papers from Nessie's drawer. Gianna's pregnant again. My child cannot be born out of weddock. Sign these divorce papers,
and the hundred million hits your account immediately. Anthony pulled away and spoke slowly. Oh, one more thing. You'll hand over the villa keys and move out for a while.