The Mafia Don's Assigned Bride

elli didn't

the curves her mother once told her were her greatest asset. The veil draped over her face wasn't f

edral, her hands cold around a bouquet of deep red roses,

ch was t

the stained glass above the altar like fire licking at the

r. No musi

roses and wax, but

tiff in a corner, playing something slow and sharp that sounded more

e her. He wasn't family. He wasn't even a

ing. Just nodded on

idn't

ugh the door, or her father would grow a spine and call it off. Maybe Lorenzo-her sweet, loud,

t

th

't walked her in. He hadn't offered his arm. He'd simply

is over with,

l brushing her cheek. "You don't even

ed. "This is b

idn't

is fingers digging into he

The music didn't

olitical pawn, walked down the aisle on t

. Men in dark suits, clean-shaven, cold-eyed. Women stiff bes

at in the secon

chest ti

ced at t

here

nzo M

cher of Palermo. The Co

are against the smooth cut of his suit. His hands were behind

is ey

't just w

claim

away. Her breath shortened. The roses in her hand trembled. The ve

er let go of her arm like she

idn't offe

nly

," he

ce flat. "You're l

re-but she caught it. Amusemen

A bead of sweat rolled down his templ

Bible with s

voice cracking. "To join together this man and

heart

between powerful houses, is not merely a political bo

ps twi

eement? Wh

en meet her eyes. His hands were folded

sk: Do you, Vincenzo Moretti, take Lucia Montrelli to be your lawfully wedded

nzo said, cut

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take Vincenzo Moretti to be yo

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choed from earlier,

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that

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s moved against hers like they were burning her name int

d into h

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dn't

started. Hollow cl

flashed

n. This marriage needed

. Cold fingers closing

go,"

dn't a

step down the aisle was

back-once. Her father st

epped into

ndrops hit the pavement li

k car

brella. Another

ok at her. He only

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a finality that mad

riage h

... was jus