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Chapter 10

Author: Matthew M
The signing was formal, held in a neutral location—a high-end law office in Geneva. Dante, Emilio, and Carla sat on one side; I sat opposite, flanked by Seraphina Giordano and my lawyer.

Dante looked like a man who had aged twenty years in two weeks. He was resigned, but the rage still simmered beneath the surface.

"I still don't believe you took the antiques," Dante grumbled, signing the final deed ceding the New York assets to me.

"Believe what you want, Don," I said, watching him sign the document that made me the official owner of my own destiny.

Finally, he came to the last document: the decree formally recognizing my title as 'Donna Viola Bellini' and my independence from the famiglia.

He pushed the pen away. "I can't give you that. It makes you a legitimate power. It protects you from everyone. Including me."

"It's the price of your survival, Dante," I replied, leaning back. "It means you keep your volatile, cash-only operations—which you need to cover your Soldati—and you get y
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  • The Mafia Wife's Wicked Payback   Chapter 10

    The signing was formal, held in a neutral location—a high-end law office in Geneva. Dante, Emilio, and Carla sat on one side; I sat opposite, flanked by Seraphina Giordano and my lawyer.Dante looked like a man who had aged twenty years in two weeks. He was resigned, but the rage still simmered beneath the surface."I still don't believe you took the antiques," Dante grumbled, signing the final deed ceding the New York assets to me."Believe what you want, Don," I said, watching him sign the document that made me the official owner of my own destiny.Finally, he came to the last document: the decree formally recognizing my title as 'Donna Viola Bellini' and my independence from the famiglia.He pushed the pen away. "I can't give you that. It makes you a legitimate power. It protects you from everyone. Including me.""It's the price of your survival, Dante," I replied, leaning back. "It means you keep your volatile, cash-only operations—which you need to cover your Soldati—and you get y

  • The Mafia Wife's Wicked Payback   Chapter 9

    Held under house arrest in a luxurious villa on the Riviera, Dante and Emilio were running out of time and options. I, however, was thriving.I was meeting with Seraphina daily, strategizing the next steps to cement my independence. This time, our discussion was interrupted by an unexpected arrival: Carla Bellini.She strode into Seraphina's office, defiant in an expensive suit, followed by a single, nervous-looking bodyguard."Where is my son, Viola?" she demanded, bypassing Seraphina entirely."He's safe, Carla," I said calmly. "Just negotiating the terms of his surrender.""This is madness! We gave you everything! You took his money, his safe house, his antiques—what more do you want?""I want the respect you never gave me," I said, standing up. "I want the safety I earned. I want to be Donna."Carla's composure cracked. "You think a title will protect you? This life isn't about paperwork. It's about blood. You're not one of us. You're a banker. A socialite. Chiara is the only one w

  • The Mafia Wife's Wicked Payback   Chapter 8

    Dante didn't come alone. He arrived three days later with Emilio, his father, and a two-man security detail, which was laughable protection in Giordano territory. He was traveling light, desperate, and dangerous.I met him in the high-stakes private room of the Casino de Monte-Carlo, not my suite. Public places were safer, and I liked the visual: me, playing Baccarat, surrounded by my own power, while he stood fuming like a common Soldato."You've been expecting me," he said, his eyes burning with fury, but his voice was carefully modulated."I always expect my debts to be paid, Dante," I replied, placing a winning chip. "Sit down. Have a drink. You look stressed.""We need the antiques back," Emilio cut in, his face drawn. "The Falcones are using them as a declaration of war. We are hemorrhaging cash and losing territory in New York. We'll be wiped out in a month.""The Falcones didn't take your antiques," I revealed, the truth slicing the tension in the room. "The Giordano famiglia d

  • The Mafia Wife's Wicked Payback   Chapter 7

    The action wasn't mine to execute, but the planning was all me. I provided Silas and Seraphina with every detail: the security shifts, the dockside crane schedule, even the name of the lone customs agent who could be bribed with a one-way ticket to Buenos Aires.I watched the operation unfold from my penthouse, streaming the live satellite footage Silas had secured. The shipment—priceless Renaissance-era statues and paintings—was loaded onto a freighter in the dark port of Naples.The ambush was textbook Giordano: quick, clean, and terrifying.Two speedboats, manned by masked commandos, swarmed the freighter. The brief, desperate firefight lasted less than five minutes. The captain and his few Soldati were swiftly neutralized. The antiques were transferred to the Giordano boats.The Calabrese Capo, the one who betrayed Dante, was the key. He was sitting in a safe house, sweating, waiting for my signal.My phone vibrated with a text from Seraphina: Mission Complete. Goods Secured. Packa

  • The Mafia Wife's Wicked Payback   Chapter 6

    Back in Monaco, I was no longer a frantic wife but a significant asset. Seraphina Giordano met me for a celebratory drink."You handled the Bellini situation with surgical precision, Viola," she commented, swirling her martini. "What's next? He's wounded, but not dead. He'll rebuild his cash flow, likely through a risky new venture.""He already has," I replied, setting my tablet on the table. "He's making a desperate play to secure a new supply route through the Balkan gangs—a deal brokered by a low-level Capo in Naples. It's a huge operation, and the risk is astronomical.""High risk, high reward," Seraphina mused. "But if it succeeds, he’ll be back on his feet fast. And he'll come for you.""That's why I need to cut off his head before he can raise it. The Balkan deal is relying on a single, massive shipment of collateral—antique smuggling. It leaves Naples in three days.""What is your price, Viola?" Seraphina's eyes glittered."I can provide the exact manifest, the route, and the

  • The Mafia Wife's Wicked Payback   Chapter 5

    Dante called back in five minutes. No preamble, just fury."You manipulative bitch! You did this!""I did what, Dante? I made sure the laws of Italy were respected. That you were respected, by the way. I’m doing your job for you.""Get your ass to Palermo! The whole family is freezing! Chiara is ill!""My private jet is on its way, but it's not picking me up," I said calmly. "It's bringing the legal papers for you to sign. I’m not traveling to a hostile environment you created. And I'm not doing a thing until you fulfill my conditions.""Never! Chiara is family!""And I'm not?" I countered, my voice laced with venom. "You chose her safety over mine. Now choose the famiglia's survival over her comfort. The safe house stays sealed until you send her home and sign the financial papers."The line went dead. Dante's internal struggle was visible even across the Mediterranean. He was the Don—he couldn't be seen capitulating to his wife. But his power was dissolving in a Sicilian street, and

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