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The Mafia’s Runaway Bride Chapter 9
VICENZO’S PoVThe way Bianca shouted her question sent ripples through me. Her audacity seemed to be growing by the minute and I was pissed off. The limo had grown quiet but it wasn’t peaceful. It was the kind of silence that pressed down, thick and heavy, waiting to snap. I didn’t say anything. Just sat there, let it stretch. Ten long seconds. I could feel Mateo’s eyes flicker toward me, then away. He knew. He was waiting. He could tell that I was pissed off. I flexed my fists just to calm myself and tried to take sharp breaths. Bianca wasn’t stupid. I sucked my teeth loudly, the sharp sound cutting through the air. “Watch your tone.” It was a simple sentence but I hoped it would deliver the rage I was feeling fully to Bianca.Bianca’s scoff was instant, sharp and dismissive. “Oh, fuck off, Vincenzo. You let that manipulative bitch walk back into your life and I’m supposed to stay quiet? She’s playing you like she always has…how the fuck does she have a child? How so convenient…”I
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VICENZO’S POVI could feel unbearable pain shooting up my arm but I was glad that I was alive. The world was still ringing from the aftermath of the gunfire. Smoke curled through the air, thick with the stench of blood and burnt rubber. Bodies littered the ground, bodies of Bianchi’s men, some of mine. But the fight was over. We had won.I stood there, my breath coming fast, the dull ache in my shoulder flaring every time I moved. Blood—mine and others’—streaked down my arm, soaking into my already ruined shirt. Mateo was at my side in an instant his eyes scanning me.“What’s the loss?” I asked, my words coming out in gasps. “Minimal compared to theirs,” he said. “You need a doctor.”It was a declaration of fact but I rolled my shoulder, wincing at the sharp pain that shot through me. “I need a drink.”Mateo exhaled, shaking his head, but he didn’t argue.The rest of my men were already gathering what was left of our forces, dragging the bodies away, clearing the scene before the cop
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ROSA’S POVThe second I stepped into the bathroom, I was confronted with a scene that made memories flood into my head. There had been a hit. Bianchi?Vincenzo stood in front of the sink, his hands braced against the marble countertop, head bowed. Blood dripped from his fingers, staining the white porcelain. His white singlet clung to him, damp from the water running down his arms, and his shorts hung low on his hips. The harsh glow of the overhead light cast shadows across his face, deepening the sharp lines of his jaw, the hollow beneath his cheekbones. He looked lethal, devastating.And all I could think about was how much I needed his help.I felt frozen, like my body had locked up. The stench of blood was thick in the air, mixing with the sharp tang of antiseptic. I was standing here, desperate, reeling from the doctor’s words about Sofia, but how could I even begin to say it when he was like this?He must have heard my uneven breathing because his head lifted. Our eyes met throu
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VICENZO’S POVI don’t like hospitals and I try to avoid them as often as possible.They remind me of things I’d rather forget. The walls are always too white, too clean. The air smells sharp, like chemicals and silence. And death.Sofia was lying there, so small under the blanket. I couldn’t stop staring at her. She was a beautiful little angel and lying there, she looked like perfection. There was something about the way her tiny fingers curled, even in sleep. Something that tugged at my chest.I turned to Rosa. She looked like hell. I could see tiredness and worry written all over her face but at least I hadn’t taken a weight off her shoulders. She hadn’t sat down once since we came in.“You should go home,” I said. “Get some sleep. I’ll stay with her tonight.”She looked at me like I’d lost my mind.“You’re joking, right?” she said. “You’re injured. And I am not leaving my daughter, Vicenzo.”I sighed. Rosa was always so stubborn and liked things done her way.“It’s not that bad.”
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ROSA’S POVDamn! Damn! Vicenzo was looking at me and I was at a loss for words. I knew the look in Vicenzo’s eyes, it was a look that demanded answers.The moment Sofia rattled off her pasta order like she was reading it off his soul, I knew.I knew what he was thinking because I’d thought it too. A thousand times. How could she be alike to someone she had never lived with? Someone she didn’t know? How could she eat pasta like a man who’d never cooked pasta for her? How did she acquire his taste?When Sofia was born, I prayed her eyes wouldn’t turn blue. When they did, I told myself blue was a common color. When she started to yawn like him, stretch like him, and speak with that same quiet confidence… I told myself I was overthinking.But hearing her talk about pasta that way? That exact way?It scared me.Vicenzo turned to me with those sharp, questioning eyes. I forced a laugh, trying to keep my voice light.“She’s a picky eater,” I said, my voice shaky. “Always has a new preferenc
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ROSA’S POVMy heart was beating rapidly against my chest as I prepared for sleep. How did Bianca know I have a child? This changes everything, my mind screamed at me. I needed to leave this city; I never should have come back.I tried to fall asleep but sleep refused to find me. My mind kept spinning in circles, running from one dark thought to another like a mouse trapped in a cage.Bianca’s voice still echoed in my ears, sharp and cold.“No matter what, I won’t let Vicenzo claim your bastard.”I was furious. She had called my daughter a bastard and I hadn’t been able to get a word in, my helplessness annoyed me. After two hours of tossing and tossing in bed, I finally decided to call Liana. My fingers shook as I dialed Liana’s number. It was past midnight but I didn’t care. She picked on the second ring, sounding sleepy.“Rosa?”“I’m scared,” I whispered, feeling my chest tighten. “Liana, I don’t know what to do. I feel like I’m going back to where I started… back to that dark plac
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VICENZO’S POVI woke up the next morning in a bright mood. It didn’t matter that the newspaper headlines today would scream about the death of another mafia boss and there would speculations on what had actually happened. All that mattered to me was that I was going to see Sofia. And Rosalinda. My Rosalinda. I stopped at a mall on my way to her house and purchased the fanciest toys I could get and headed to her house with much gusto.The door opened before I even knocked a second time.And there she was.Rosa. My Rosalinda. It hit me harder than it should, how beautiful she was. Not in the loud, polished way most women in my world aimed for. No heavy makeup. No designer labels screaming for attention. No rehearsed poses for the camera.Just her.Real. Barefaced. Italian beauty in its rawest form.Her hair was pulled up in a messy bun, a few dark strands falling over her cheekbone like they belonged there. And those eyes… God, those eyes. No camera could ever catch them right.One gre
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ROSA’S POVThe silence in the house after Vicenzo left was maddening.It wrapped around me like an old, heavy coat, suffocating in its weight and yet impossible to shrug off. The clock on the wall ticked louder than it should, every second a sharp stab to my nerves. Hadn’t I heard Mateo call my daughter’s name? What were they up to? What was going on? What was worse was that Sofia hadn’t said a word in ten whole minutes. Which, if you knew my daughter, was practically a lifetime.I peeked over the rim of my teacup, quietly watching her where she sat cross-leg
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The Mafia’s Runaway Bride Chapter 47
ROSA’S POVI tried to call Vicenzo. Once. Twice. Then again. The phone just rang and rang until that hollow beep echoed in my ear. No voicemail. No answer. Just silence where his voice should’ve been.I wanted to throw the phone away. Instead, I just held it tighter. I couldn’t afford to make any rash decisions. Sofia had stopped wailing but was sobbing quietly now. I stared at my reflection in the mirror and winced as I touched the welts across my face. I felt my lips tremble as I was moved to tears. I gathered myself together and glanced at my daughter sitting down in a corner, her eyes puffy from crying and catarrh dripping down her nose. She didn’t speak when I met her gaze so I just picked her up and took her to the bathroom. We did everything in silence till I asked her. “Want to go see Liana?” My voice was soft and tired. She nodded and I blinked the tears away as we left the house together. When Liana opened the door, I must’ve looked like hell because she didn’t say anyth
The Mafia’s Runaway Bride Chapter 46
VICENZO’S POVThe shot hadn’t come from me. I didn’t realize it at first. Everything after the trigger squeeze was noise. The sound of rushing wind and the pounding of my own heart. I was shocked and I looked at Dante, he had that rotten sneer frozen on his face but he was unhurt. My gun hadn’t gone off. I blinked, confused.Then I heard the groan. Mateo.In my face off with Dante, I had forgotten we were in the middle of a shootout. The lines had blurred for me. I could only see Dante and hear his ugly words but there was Mateo. My men. I turned just in time to see him collapse behind the pillar, his hand pressed to his stomach, blood soaking through his shirt. The world slowed. My feet moved before my brain did, and I was at his side in seconds, cursing under my breath.“Fuck! Mateo, no no no…”He gave me a half-smile through gritted teeth. “I’m good. Just a scratch, boss.”He wasn’t good. There was too much blood for that. He had been hit on his chest and I feared the worst. I fea
The Mafia’s Runaway Bride Chapter 45
ROSA’S POVSofia’s scream tore through the apartment, high and desperate. I jerked back so fast, I almost knocked the plate off the coffee table. Salvatore jumped too, blinking like he’d just been slapped awake. I turned and saw her standing by the hallway that led to the bedrooms. “Enzo!” she wailed. “I want Enzoooo!”I was already halfway to her, my heart pounding. Her cries weren’t the kind that faded, instead they sharpened with each breath, splitting through the quiet like glass.“Sofia, baby, what’s wrong?”
The Mafia’s Runaway Bride Chapter 44
VICENZO’S POVMateo’s bullet cracked through the windshield and the car jerked hard, then the driver slumped over the wheel. Smoke rolled out from under the hood as the engine hissed and groaned. It screeched forward a few feet, tires catching on broken glass, before slamming into the stone steps outside the lobby.I didn’t wait. I tore out from behind the pillar, my gun drawn, my feet pounding against slick marble. My breath came in hard bursts but I ignored the pain coursing through my body. Someone was still in that car, I’d seen the flash. Whoever was in the backseat had opened fire on my building. My men. On me.
The Mafia’s Runaway Bride Chapter 43
ROSA’S POVHe wasn’t smiling. His eyes dropped to the bag over my shoulder, then to Sofia’s small hand curled into mine. Something in his expression shifted. Concern, confusion, something more. Like he was trying to understand what was going on. “Going somewhere?” His voice was soft, not accusing. Just… watching, laced with concern. I blinked, my heart racing. “No. Just…just to Liana’s. For the night.” I couldn’t tell him I was running. I didn’t trust him and besides he was a Don, there was every possibility he could have heard about the Pacino household and
The Mafia’s Runaway Bride Chapter 42
VICENZO’S POVI couldn’t sleep. Hell, I didn’t even try.The whiskey bottle was nearly empty, the night dragged too long, and my nerves were frayed like live wires. I paced the length of the penthouse, shirtless, bruised, my jaw clenched tight. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the technician’s car engulfed in flames. I heard Mateo’s voice again, “he’s dead”. My fists curled, still raw and bandaged, aching with the need to do something.This wasn't a coincidence. This was a message.
The Mafia’s Runaway Bride Chapter 41
ROSA’S POVI woke up on the couch, the blanket tangled around my legs, my heart racing before I’d even remembered why. Then the memory came crashing back. It was the call.That voice calling me Rosalinda Pacino. For a long time I’d answered to Rosalinda Amato that I’d almost forgotten that Amato was a false surname, a name I had borrowed to live a fake life…an ordinary life. The name felt like a curse in my ears, one I hadn’t heard spoken out loud in years. Not since I’d buried it along with the people who used to say it with p
The Mafia’s Runaway Bride Chapter 40
VICENZO’S POVAfter my father left, I locked the front door and pressed my back against it, dragging in a breath that didn’t settle right in my chest.The silence of the penthouse pressed in like a noose. It was too quiet. Too clean. Too damn still for the storm inside my head. My father had sent the guards away when he came in and I didn’t feel like calling them back. I didn’t even take my shoes off, I just moved straight to the bathroom, peeling my shirt off as I walked. Blood had dried along the collar and smeared in streaks down my stomach, crusted over open scrapes and blooming bruises.
The Mafia’s Runaway Bride Chapter 39
ROSA’S POVI couldn’t stop shaking.The door slammed behind me with a loud, final crack and I leaned against it, my chest heaving, and my hands trembling. My palms stung where they’d scraped the rough sidewalk trying to get between them, between Vicenzo and Salvatore, two men with fire in their veins and blood in their eyes. But it was Vicenzo’s voice that gutted me.He had meant every word of his threat and I couldn’t wrap my head around how fiercely Vicenzo loved Sofia even though I had told him she wasn’t his. He had told me he would kill me…me, if I let Salvatore near her. He didn’t know Sofia didn’t eve
