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Chapter 8

Author: Peachy
Alessio's POV

The bells of St. Patrick's echoed across Manhattan.

I stood at the altar, looking out at a church full of capos.

Their eyes were cold. Like they were watching a business deal go down.

This was a deal. The last one.

"Mr. Alessio Santoro," the priest droned on, flipping through the Bible, "do you take Aurelia Rossi to be your wife—"

I nodded like a machine. "I do."

Two words. Light as a feather.

All a goddamn lie.

Aurelia stood beside me in her obscenely expensive dress, a perfect smile plastered on her face.

"Almost over," she whispered. "After the wedding, I'll take my daughter and leave New York. You and Thea can go wherever you want."

I turned my head to her. "You giving me your word on that?"

"Of course," she winked. "I just want the name and the money. I don't care about the rest."

That was our deal.

A bullshit wedding for our freedom.

The priest held up two platinum rings, each carved with a family crest.

"Please, exchange the rings."

The moment I raised my right han
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