LOGINMy parents were branded as "traitors" within the Lucchese family. To show the family's mercy, I was taken in as their "sacrificial lamb" to atone for my parents' sins, and I lived with them for 12 years. Those 12 brutal years would have been unbearable if not for one thing: the Don, Antonio Lucchese, had twin heirs who became my only protection. Until that night, when they believed Martina Browne's lies about me and handed me the execution poison known as "The Vow of Silence." "Drink it, Chiara Colombo." Dante Lucchese's voice was cold, his eyes fixed on me. "Prove your loyalty to the Lucchese family." I drank the poison, and it burned through my throat like acid. Through my blurred vision, I watched as his twin brother, Enzo Lucchese, pulled the real traitor close to him. He said coldly, "Take Chiara to the infirmary. Don't let her die in the banquet hall." The day I was released from the hospital, I made a phone call to the Lucchese family's deadliest rival. My voice was hoarse as I spoke each word slowly. "I have evidence that could bury the entire Lucchese family. Marry me, and I'll help you destroy them."
View MoreEnzo gasped. They did not know Eugene had already hired the best doctors for me, and my body was slowly recovering. Nonetheless, there was no need to mention that to them.I stood and walked toward him. "So, when I drank that poison, I repaid whatever debt I owed the Lucchese family for raising me. From that moment on, we were even.""But Father..."I interrupted him and said, "Maybe I should remind you that the Don killed my parents. He orchestrated that 'car accident' 12 years ago because my parents discovered something they shouldn't have: his deal with a federal judge. He needed scapegoats to cover up three murders."The twins froze."They didn't betray anyone." My voice was calm because I had run out of tears 12 years ago. "They were just the scapegoats the Don had chosen. He staged their fake escape, arranged the crash, and killed my parents."A long, suffocating silence followed.The garden roses swayed in the evening breeze, their fragrance almost overwhelming.Finally,
Three days after the wedding, the Lucchese family descended into chaos.Dante and Enzo, following the evidence on the USB drive, arrested Martina and Felix.However, during Martina's interrogation, Antonio learned a far more lethal truth: I possessed the Lucchese family's complete criminal records from the past 20 years.Antonio never allowed anyone to leave alive with the family's secrets.Late that night, Eugene and I were in the study reviewing the Lucchese family's financial network when the alarm suddenly blared.Eugene glanced at the surveillance feed and sneered. "Someone's broken in... Six of them, coming through the east wall. Professional hitmen.""They're from the Lucchese family," I immediately said.Eugene pressed the communicator. "Take one alive. Kill the rest."Over the next 20 minutes, muffled gunshots and screams echoed through the estate. The Corleone family's security system worked like a precision trap, killing the intruders one by one.Eugene remained sea
On the wedding day, the sky was so overcast it seemed even God was frowning at this union. I wore the wedding dress Eugene had sent and watched him waiting for me at the altar.He wore white for the rare occasion, his silver hair gleaming coldly in the candlelight.As I walked toward him on the arm of a family elder, the corner of his mouth curved into the faintest smile."You look beautiful," he whispered in my ear as he took my hand.Halfway through the ceremony, the church doors were suddenly thrown open. Dante and Enzo stormed in with eight armed men.They wore black suits, their waists bulging, clearly all carrying weapons.The guests stirred, and the Corleone family's men instantly went on alert."Excuse the interruption." Dante's voice echoed under the church dome as he stared at me, his eyes bloodshot. "Chiara, I'm asking you one last time. Will you come back with us or not?"Eugene's hand still held mine, his grip steady.I turned to face them, my expression calm bene
That evening, Dante and Enzo stood side by side at my door."Can we talk?" Enzo's voice was soft.I nodded, and a long silence followed."Are you really...going to marry Eugene?" Enzo spoke first, his voice rough.I replied, "The agreement's signed, the dress is delivered, and the invitations are sent. What do you think?"Dante suddenly straightened. "We can cancel it! I'll talk to Father, say you're suddenly seriously ill…"I cut him off and said, "And then what? Wait for Martina to come up with a new way to torment me? Wait until the next time you need to impress Mr. Browne and make me drink another glass of poison?""It wasn't like that!" Enzo grabbed my arm, his fingers trembling. "W…we were wrong, but it was Father's pressure, the family's needs... Our feelings were real, Chiara. Those moments when we protected you, took care of you... They were all real!"I said quietly, "Maybe they were real once. But the moment you chose Martina, all those 'real' moments died."Dante s






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