Chapter 6 — Taking That Leap

Allegra

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I flinched as another loud bang came from downstairs. Mama had been yelling for the last hour since I told her that I won't marry Aldo. She was hell-bent on forcing me into this marriage but I won't give up too, not until I find someone who'd let me be my own person too instead of just a wife and a mother.

The door creaked open and Grandpa peeked through the gap. I managed to give him a feeble smile.

"I won't marry him, Grandpa..."

He entered my bedroom and came to sit beside me on the bed, he wrapped an arm around my back, "Do you have anyone else in mind?"

I shook my head.

"Benedetto Gambino?"

I scoffed, "He is just like Aldo but younger. Benedetto is controlling and he is with a different girl every single day. You know how much I hate men like this."

Grandpa sighed, shaking his head, "The Cerones are very powerful, I don't think he will let this go easily. This will bruise their egos."

I turned to him, "You can talk to Capo about this, can't you?"

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