All Chapters of When A Mafia Loves: Becoming Salvatore’s : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

The quiet wedding hall was filled with pitiful faces. Distant aunts and uncles, cousins, and distant family relatives who I barely met were all present to grace my death sentence. Barely fourth eight hours of my return and I was already getting sold to a stranger I have never seen. With knots tying up my stomach, I kinda wished it was Matteo I was getting married to. At least I knew the type of devil I was dealing with. Be careful what you wish for Alessia, but I know what I wish for. A quick glance around the room gave way what I needed to know. It was a wedding ceremony and despite being a forced union, it would have been a joyful occasion but what was with the burial looks? My relatives looked as though they were mourning my death. I wasn’t dead yet but I’d be soon. They gawked at me like it was the last time they were going to see my corpse before they closed the casket on me. As I walked by in the breath snatching dress mother had chosen for the occasion, I heard them

ALESSIA My mask was off, now the world could see through me. They’d know I was not as strong as I claimed to be. The guests all seated, waiting patiently for our union. This wedding would benefit each and every single person present here, everyone but me. I’d give anything to get away from this. Anything at all. The officiant had said a lot in the last four minutes, but not a single word did I hear. Just when I was starting to get bored, he asked very loudly if I was willing to take Salvatore as my lawfully wedded husband. My parents watched anxiously from their seats. So did everyone present. Everyone who knew what this union would result to. “No. I do not accept Salvatore as my husband.”The crowd gasped in disbelief. Who would have thought I’d say such a thing? My father’s jaw was this close to hitting the floor. I just blew their peace treaty. Shattered it in fact. For someone who just got rejected publicly before hundreds of people, he seeme