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Chapter 6

Author: Lumi
last update publish date: 2026-07-08 18:58:50

The Bride

Some nights don't end,They linger In the silence between heartbeats.

In the echo of footsteps that never leave,In the scent of rain that clings to stone long after the storm has passed.

This was one of those nights.

Sleep had stood at Valentina's bedroom door...

Looked in...Then walked away.

She lay on her back, eyes fixed on the ornate ceiling above her bed. Moonlight slipped through the curtains, stretching pale fingers across the room before disappearing beneath the first hints of
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  • BETROTHED TO THE CRAZY DON    CHAPTER 121

    A Brother’s Promise Sofia hadn't slept properly in two nights. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Alessandro's face when he told her Luca no longer had a place in his house. Then she remembered Luca standing by his window, pretending his words didn't hurt. They were both stubborn. Both proud. And both too much like their father. She was tired of being the person who had to remind them they were family. By ten that morning, she had called Alessandro six times. He finally answered on the seventh. “What is it, Sofia?” “Good morning to you too.” “I have a meeting.” “Then I'll be brief. Have you agreed to meet Luca?” A pause. “Yes.” Relief loosened something in her chest. “Thank you.” “Don't thank me yet. I'm not promising anything beyond a conversation.” “I know.” “And Sofia?” “Yes?” “If he's using you to get close to me, I won't forgive myself for letting it happen.” She swallowed. “He's still our brother.” “He knows that. That's what makes this worse.” The call

  • BETROTHED TO THE CRAZY DON   CHAPTER 120 The Sister Between Them

    Sofia had always known that one day her brothers would destroy each other. She just hadn't expected it to happen so soon. She stood outside Alessandro's study, listening to the silence behind the closed door. Since Luca had been thrown out of the estate, the entire house had changed. The guards spoke in whispers. Servants avoided mentioning his name. And Alessandro, who had once tolerated his brother's endless arguments, now reacted to the smallest mention of him with a coldness that frightened her. Sofia knocked. “Come in.” Alessandro stood beside his desk, reading a report. He didn't look up when she entered. “You haven't been answering my calls,” she said. “I've been busy.” “You've been avoiding me.” That made him lift his eyes. “Sofia, not now.” “Then when?” She shut the door behind her. “When Luca comes back with a gun? When one of you orders the other man's death? Or when I'm standing at a funeral, wondering why neither of you could swallow your pride?” His expression

  • BETROTHED TO THE CRAZY DON   CHAPTER 119

    Luca had spent his entire life believing there was one thing Alessandro would never take from him. His place in the De Luca family. He had been wrong. His brother's words kept replaying in his mind. You were my brother. Not anymore. Luca stood in the apartment he had rented after leaving the De Luca estate, staring at the glass of whiskey in his hand. He had not touched it. His anger was too sharp for drinking. Alessandro had chosen a woman over blood. And now, that woman was carrying his child. Luca's jaw tightened. Valentina had entered their family as a political arrangement. She was supposed to be a bride, a bargaining chip, someone Alessandro would eventually grow tired of protecting. Instead, she had become the one person capable of making his brother turn against him. And Luca intended to make her pay for it. His phone vibrated on the desk. A message from an old contact appeared. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS STILL EMPTY. THE FAMILIES ARE ALREADY POSITIONING

  • BETROTHED TO THE CRAZY DON   CHAPTER 118

    Valentina found Luca in the study.He was standing by the window with his back to her, a glass of whiskey resting loosely in his hand.She closed the door behind her.Luca didn't turn.“I was wondering when you'd come.”Valentina's fingers curled around the edge of the door.“You knew I would.”“I knew you wouldn't stay quiet forever.”She stepped farther into the room.“You threatened me.”Luca finally turned.His expression was calm.Almost bored.“I warned you.”“You've been working against Alessandro.”Nothing.“You helped them take me.”Still nothing.“You knew about the church.”Luca took a slow sip.“You're asking questions you already know the answers to.”Valentina stared at him.“How could you do this to your own brother?”Something flickered across his face.Then disappeared.“You still think this is about family.”“Isn't it?”“No.”He placed the glass down.“This is about power.”Valentina shook her head.“No. This is about jealousy.”His eyes hardened.“You know nothing a

  • BETROTHED TO THE CRAZY DON   CHAPTER 117

    Valentina didn't sleep.She lay beside Alessandro with her eyes open, staring at the ceiling.Every time she closed them, she heard Luca's voice.I'll deal with her.She turned her head.Alessandro was asleep beside her.One arm rested across the empty space between them, as if even in sleep he was looking for her.Valentina stared at him.How could someone who loved his brother so deeply be sleeping peacefully while that same brother planned against him?Her eyes burned.She slowly slipped out of bed.The moment her feet touched the floor, she felt a familiar heaviness in her stomach.She rested a hand there.“I'm sorry,” she whispered.Her voice cracked.“I don't know what to do.”She looked back at Alessandro.“I can't let him hurt you.”Her fingers trembled.“But I can't let him know about you either.”She swallowed.For a moment, she stood there between the two things she loved most.Then she heard movement behind her.She quickly wiped her face.Alessandro shifted in his sleep.

  • BETROTHED TO THE CRAZY DON   CHAPTER 116

    HOUSE OF LIESThe De Luca house looked exactly the same.That was what frightened Valentina.The same tall iron gates.The same guards standing beneath the porch.The same warm lights glowing through the windows.Everything looked safe.But Valentina no longer trusted appearances.Alessandro's hand rested against the small of her back as they walked inside.“Slow down.”“I am walking slowly.”“You almost fell in the car.”“I was tired.”He stopped.She looked up at him.His eyes moved over her face.“You're still shaking.”Valentina glanced down at her hands.She hadn't noticed.She curled them into fists.“I'm fine.”Alessandro's jaw tightened.“You keep saying that.”“Because I am.”“No.”His voice softened.“You're pretending.”For a moment, she couldn't answer.Because he was right.She had been pretending for days.Pretending she wasn't afraid.Pretending her body wasn't changing.Pretending the secret inside her wasn't becoming harder to hide.Alessandro reached for her.She s

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