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After She Walked Away, The Mafia Boss Regretted It
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At the Moretti family banquet, Don Cesare Moretti won a two-person package to a private island resort. The host asked with a teasing grin, "Don Moretti, who are you taking with you?" Every pair of eyes in the room turned to me. The crowd began chanting my name, their voices rising with gleeful anticipation. "Adriana! Adriana!" My heart hammered against my ribs. I smiled at Cesare, hope blooming warm in my chest. But Cesare didn't even glance my way. His gaze had drifted past me, settling on his secretary sitting near the front. His voice was casual, almost indulgent. "Give it to her. The girl's been working late lately. She deserves a break." His secretary's face went scarlet. Those soldiers paused for just a beat—then someone shouted, "The Don is so thoughtful," and the laughter swelled again, smoothing over the moment. My best friend Bianca leaned in, whispering through clenched teeth, "We planned to get married together on the island this year. How could he forget something like that?" I smiled and forced back the tears. Then I reached over and straightened her collar. "Don't worry. The plan stays. The wedding happens." Then I called my father and said yes to the family arrangement. I would marry the Don of the Romanov family—Cesare's biggest rival. If Cesare didn't want to marry me, that was fine. I'd just find myself another groom.
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Cesare stood on the sidewalk and watched Luca's car pull away from the curb.The black SUV merged into traffic and grew smaller and smaller. Then it disappeared altogether into the autumn dusk.He did not follow because there was no point.He knew it now, deep in his bones, in a way that he had been refusing to accept for months. He and Adriana were truly finished. There was no possibility left between them, no second chance hiding around the corner. It was over.She had a new life now. A new future that did not include him.And he had to find a way to live with that.Later, he pieced together their lives from the fragments that Enzo gave him.Adriana and Luca had settled on Paradise Island.Luca had handed most of the Romanov family business to his underboss so that he could come home early every night. He did not attend late meetings. He did not take trips that kept him away for weeks.The other mafia families joked about it. They called Luca the most devoted husband in the mafia, an
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The chance came later than Cesare had expected, and it came in a cruel way than he could have imagined.It was late autumn. The leaves had turned brown and fallen from the trees. The sky hung low and gray over the Vitale estate.Cesare parked across the street like he always did. He had just cut the engine when the iron gates groaned open.Adriana walked out.His hand was on the door before he knew what he was doing. He stepped out of the car and stood on the sidewalk, watching her.She had gained a little weight, and her face was softer now than he remembered. The sharp line of her jaw had gentled into something rounder, almost peaceful.The tiredness that used to live behind her eyes was completely gone. In its place was something bright and alive, something that made her look younger than she had in years.He had always known that Adriana was beautiful. From the first moment that he saw her at Dartmouth College, he had known that.But he had never seen her like this, radiant in a wa
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Cesare stared blankly at Adriana, words failing him completely.Luca wrapped an arm around her waist and said gently, "Let's go, dear."Adriana nodded, and together they walked away.Cesare stood frozen, watching their figures grow smaller and smaller. The automatic doors slid open. They stepped through. Then the doors slid shut behind them.A wave of frustration crashed through him. No. This couldn't be how it ended. He couldn't let her walk away like that. He made up his mind to go after her.But when he took a step forward, Clara's hand closed around his arm and stopped him.Her voice trembled with tears. "Don Moretti, are you okay? Maybe we should... just go back?"Cesare recoiled as if her touch had scorched his skin. He jerked his arm away so violently that Clara lost her balance.She stumbled backward. The bouquet and the gift box slipped from her arms and hit the floor with a dull thud. The pink roses scattered everywhere, their soft petals falling against the cold, polished ma
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Cesare called Enzo's secretary and asked for their flight information. The woman gave him the runaround at first, but he kept calling back until she finally relented.On the morning that they were supposed to return, he woke up two hours earlier than usual.He stood under the hot spray of the shower for a long time, letting the water wake him up. After he dried off, he shaved carefully, running the blade over his jaw twice to make sure he hadn't missed a spot.He picked out a deep blue vintage suit from his closet. The cufflinks were made of silver and engraved with tiny osmanthus flowers. Adriana had given them to him for his birthday last year, and he had never worn them before.He had stopped at a florist on the way home yesterday and bought a dozen pink roses. They were her favorite because they smelled like honey and cloves, and she always said that pink reminded her of the sky just before sunrise.He had also picked out a wedding gift for Enzo and Bianca. It was a custom Beretta
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The shop assistant's voice rang out loud and clear in the quiet apartment. The bathroom door swung open almost immediately.Cesare came out with a towel wrapped around his waist, water still dripping from his hair. He had a family tattoo on his left arm—a falcon with its beak stained in old red.He
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I went upstairs to pack. There was no point in staying any longer—that much I knew for sure.The room felt colder than usual, or maybe that was just me.There wasn't much to pack. I folded my clothes mechanically, one piece after another, and laid them flat inside. The room was quiet except for the
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Bianca, Enzo, Cesare, and I had met at Dartmouth College, and the four of us had become each other's closest friends over the years.Enzo and Bianca now ran the family casino together, and the early days had been brutal. There had been blood, sweat, and even more blood, but with the Moretti family b
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Cesare stepped off the stage with that lazy, unhurried grace of his.Everyone watched him quietly, their eyes trailing his every movement.When he passed his secretary Clara's seat, he paused.He handed her the brown envelope. The resort voucher was inside. A half-smoked cigar dangled from the corne
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