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Author: Western.R
last update Huling Na-update: 2026-01-04 18:00:00

Lucas remained at the top of the staircase for a few seconds, watching as they crossed the hallway and stepped out into the sunlit driveway. He walked down slowly, his expression unreadable. The men turned back to shake his hand, each offering a courteous nod before they disappeared outside the door. Ignoring both women.

“Go wait upstairs,” he said to Valentina, eyes not sparing her a glance longer than a second.

Her throat tightened and she reluctantly gave a small nod, biting her bottom lip to keep herself from saying anything she might regret. Her feet moved almost automatically, and she didn’t stop until she was back in his room, sitting on the edge of the bed with her palms flat against her thighs. Her heart raced for reasons she couldn’t begin to explain, was it sha

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    Lucas found her leaning against the marble balustrade on the upper balcony, half her body turned toward the city skyline in the distance. The lights below looked like they'd been poured from a bucket and scattered across the hills, gold and restless.She turned at the sound of his footsteps, her mouth lifting in a faint smile."There you are," she said, brushing a few strands of hair behind her ear. "How did it go?.""Had to take a call," he replied, sliding his hands into his pockets. "Ready to go?"Valentina nodded and pushed herself upright, straightening the strap of her purse. As they started walking down the hallway together, her

  • The Mafia's Substitute Bride   150

    CAMILLA'S RESIDENCE.She closed the door behind him without a word and walked back toward the kitchen, bare feet brushing lightly over the tiled floor. The only sound was the soft bubbling of the pot on the stove and the digital hum of the game still running on her phone, screen paused mid-conversation with a pixelated prince who’d been trying to confess his love before the doorbell interrupted everything.Ethan stood near the door, glancing around the apartment like it was the most sacred place he’d been in all year. Not because it was fancy—it wasn’t. But with the way his eyes lit up when he saw one of her dresses lying around, you'd know what exactly brought him happiness.She was pulling the pot off the burner when she finally spoke.“You still haven’t said how you got my address,” she said without looking at him.He stayed by the entryway, a little too aware of how out of place he w

  • The Mafia's Substitute Bride   149

    VESCARI FOUNDATION AUCTION CHARITY EVENTThe private room at the top of the Vescari Foundation was grand in the way old money always was. The walls were lined with velvet and dark walnut, art framed in gold catching the soft chandelier light. A butler quietly poured a drink at the far end, and the aging chairman sat in the large leather armchair by the window, a blanket across his legs.Bianca walked beside Lucas, her heels tapping softly on the marble as they entered. She smiled slightly when the chairman looked up with a smile."Ah, there they are," he said, his voice warm but faint, he sounded like someone waking from a long nap. "You two always arrive like a painting. Beautiful pair."Bianca's eyes flicked sideways, catching the subtle crease in Lucas' brow. She smiled nonetheless. "Chairman Vescari, it’s a pleasure."He waved a hand gently. "Come, sit. You, my dear—" he pointed to her, then to Lucas, "and your husband, you’ve been missed.".Bianca let out a quiet breath that coul

  • The Mafia's Substitute Bride   148

    Ethan didn’t even wait for the music in the ballroom to fade behind him. The second Valentina gave him the address, he was already heading for the exit, holding her by the wrist just long enough to make her repeat her warning one last time.“If she says no—if she doesn’t want you—” Val spoke firmly, looking him straight in the eye, “you’ll leave Naples. No stalking. No ‘waiting around just in case.’ I only gave you this because I trust you to do the right thing.”“I will,” he said quickly. “If she tells me to go, I’ll disappear.”She didn’t reply right away. But after a second’s pause, she let go of his wrist.“Go.”Ethan didn’t waste another second.The cold air outside hit him like a reset button. His footsteps pounded against the villa steps as he rushed toward the parking area, jacket flaring behind him. His car was tucked into the far end of the lot, and by the time he reached it, his heart was hammering harder than it had in months.He drove fast, one hand on the wheel, the othe

  • The Mafia's Substitute Bride   147

    “Mrs Santoro, there you are.”Bianca turned from the long table of desserts, blinking as the chairman’s daughter, Aisha, approached her with a soft smile and a flute of champagne in hand.“My father would like to speak with you both now,” the lady said. “He's waiting.”Bianca’s brow twitched. “Where is Lucas?”“I assumed he was with you,” the girl said lightly. “But if not, I’m sure he’s around. Someone mentioned seeing him near the parking area a while ago.”Bianca forced a smile. “I’ll find him.”She didn’t wait for a reply. Her heels clipped quickly against the marble as she exited the hall with a frown etched on her face. The sounds fading the closer she was to the parking lot. She reached the path leading toward all the cars, scanning them, the shadows between them, the corners where a man might take a private business call.Nothing.She kept looking until she found a familia plate number and traced it to the car in between two other similar cars, but the fogged window alerted he

  • The Mafia's Substitute Bride   146

    She turned slowly to face him, brows raised, lips parting to echo his confused "uh…what?"—but the words didn’t come.Instead, she stared.Not at his expression exactly, though that was part of it, but at the soft flush creeping over the tips of his ears. Faint at first, just a quiet bloom of red that might have gone unnoticed in this dim light if she weren’t standing so close. But it spread quickly—like his body betrayed him before he could reel it back in. He look like someone just showed him a baby photo of him, and his ears had their own story to tell. And right now, they were telling her something she'd never seen before.Her eyes widened the slightest bit. “Are you… blushing?”Lucas blinked one as if the question startled him more than the word she'd used moments ago. The nickname.She stepped in, still watching him, with an amused and surprised voice. “Wait. Seriously? That’s what gets a reaction out of you? Lu?”He looked away briefly, shifting in his seat, but that tiny red t

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