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ild. But fainting at the altar of my own engagement party would always be on top of that list.

etal-shaped train to drag behind me on the aisle. The back was a deep cut that ended just above my loin. As the wind brushed my bare back,

tead?” Arabella asked from her seat i

this, I needed the privacy and space to hold myself together. The owner, Hannah, pulled the tra

e Mama could open her mou

she asked. “There are m

ess and getting it out wasn’t easy and then sh

I lik

k this is perfect for her too. It really brin

le lit up on her lips and I could feel Arabel

een,” my stubborn sister groaned. “How

ched the fabric of the d

responded. “

asked, “Can you make a few a

n, “The wedding is in a week, Marie. Bes

th the alternations if

ak up. It was my wedding, yet I behaved like I had very little say in i

tale walked in, looking like an angel with shiny brown hair and radiating skin. Even the straigh

nd said, “Danilo s

rejoiced, “It’s so good to have you here, Bella. I he

is as far as it would get for me with everything going on with

ooking down at my dre

e smile. “You have bril

t Mama, hoping she didn’t mind. She didn’t look like she did, b

er eyes not moving an inch fr

nges you need.” Hann

e portion of the chest?

bit out, “Yeah, she definitely needs them because fainting m

ou mean?” Mama

she’s nervous,” she said and m

ama yell

shaking my head. She really didn’t have to open her m

sobel looked at Ara, “which is something you will have to go through, to

nd then at the chest that stopped a few inches above my belly button. My breasts looked

ting my waist with her hands. “Can you pin it up? Tak

quick nod. “Su

to one side of the room while I dressed myself in my tight denim pants, t

t. She was just sixteen and had no clue about how to judge a character, yet, talking to Eros had brought her to the conclusion

ulled herself up from the seat and

swer?” I shook my head. “From what

expect her to come all the way here.” Before I could speak, she added, “Maybe I should ask h

ho are we to stop her?” I chided, “And you’

jealous? Perhaps, you’re drooling over h

mind yet. As my sister, she should’ve known bet

er and a dangerous man to add to that. All underbosses were dangerous. And even though Eros Castellanos had playfulnes

going over the arrangements required for the wedding with her friends over the phone

robably invited her over. Or perha

tern look on his face, Domenico Guerra near the fireplace with his hands over his ches

r both Adonis and Eros looked when pu

Eros was anything more than an underboss to Adonis. But there were times when Adonis looked at Eros like they were close to family.

pointed at the doorway wh

odd

t job,” Mama said from behind me. Arabella let out a

Moving aside, I wanted to run up to my room,

at made me suck in a sharp breath. She was perfect for him. Strong in appearance, older, smarter and

child to him, a child who would never measure up to half

aution and a bit of coldness like the time at the engagement party. That

was a

said, his eyes still on me. Though, I wasn’

er, she’s not your wife yet and I would

s way. Protectiveness. That was the closest emotion to describe what was written on Adonis’s face

er the other and unbuttoned the buttons of his dark blue blazer. “

nutes,”

t her being in a room with me?” Eros scoffed, meeting my father’s concern

of it making me gulp. I looked down at the diamond ring on my finger. If Eros hadn’t made me wear thi

marrying me. He needed my father’s support and he wasn’t doing a good job at getting it,

im in . . . private. Ten minutes is the least you can offer me

o mad at him for making me do this. For bartering me off to the first man

f carnal pleasures, with deadly blue eyes and an equally searing aura oozing from him that could k

the life he would offer. These ten minutes could either be the worst mis