All Chapters of Wife: A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Hades stepped inside a second later, his hands in his pockets. He was dressed casually, dark jeans and a long-sleeved black shirt. His jaw was cleanly shaven, and he looked at her with an appreciative gaze, his eyes taking in the sight of her lovely figure.She moved into him anxiously, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him right in the lobby. Hades tensed like he hadn’t been expecting that level of affection. She cupped his face and kissed him like she’d already fallen madly in love with him, like she understood how lucky she was to spend the evening with him.I felt sick.He had to pull away first because she wanted to keep kissing him.It was like a car wreck. I couldn’t stop staring.He hooked his arm around her waist and escorted her outside with him, opening the door for her and taking her out to his car. He didn’t give any indication that he knew I was standing at the counter. He could figure out when I was working when he wanted to, but maybe tonight he didn’t chec

“Second, you don’t need to worry about finding a husband. I already have someone in mind.”This just became real. “I won’t marry someone if they’re over ten years older than me. I’m not doing it.”“He’s not. And he’s very handsome too.”“Who is it?”She smiled before she spoke, as if I would like the person she’d picked out. “Hades Lombardi.”I almost laughed because she couldn’t possibly pick a worse guy. Yes, he was young, handsome, and rich, but he’d rather see me dead in a ditch than marry me. There was no one in the world who hated me more than him. “You’ll have to find someone else.”“What’s wrong with him?”“He and I don’t get along.” I’d never told my mother about my relationship with him. If she knew he’d proposed to me and I said no, she would flip out.“Really?”“Yeah. There’s no way in hell he’d be interested. And I’m not interested in him either.”“That’s strange.” She propped her chin on her fist as she looked at me. “Because when I spoke to him, he was extremely enthuse

His eyes stayed focused on me.“When you didn’t get what you wanted, you manipulated me. I want your honesty, your integrity. I won’t tolerate a man who strikes me. If you ever hit me, I swear I’ll kill you in your sleep. I want you to treat me with respect.”His expression softened. “Sofia, you don’t even need to ask that.”“I’m not so sure…”“I will always be honest with you. And I’d rather kill myself than ever hurt you.”“That doesn’t only apply to physical pain. You hurt me when we were together.”“Don’t act like the victim, Sofia. You hurt me too. You hurt me a hell of a lot more than I ever hurt you.”“That was because you made me… That’s the problem. You forced me to do that.”He looked away. “Let’s not waste time arguing about the past. We obviously have very different views of what happened. I promise you I’ll never hurt you. I will always be honest with you and respect you. Is that enough?”“Yeah…I guess.”“Anything else?”“My father used to have mistresses…”“A lot of men

Hours later, Hades appeared in the doorway of my office.I was actually happy to see him—until I saw the scowl on his face.He sat in the chair Maddox had occupied earlier that day then set a stack of folders on my desk. He moved paper around until everything was arranged to discuss whatever business needed to be addressed.Since he was so irritated, I didn’t mention the awkward conversation with Maddox. It might piss him off even more.“You haven’t given me a date.” He sat upright in the chair and looked at me with impatience. He was annoyed and angry, but he didn’t emit the same level of evil the other guy had. Hades seemed harmless…for the most part.“You haven’t given me a ring.”He cocked an eyebrow. “Didn’t realize you wanted one.”“Isn’t that a requirement for marriage? To wear a wedding ring?”He didn’t answer my question. “When were you thinking of doing this?”“I don’t know…people are usually engaged for a year before they tie the knot.”He immediately looked livid. “I’m not

I stared at my wine for a few seconds before I lifted my gaze to meet his. “That seems premature.”“I have no idea when you intend to start a family. Enlighten me.”“I don’t know…maybe in two years.”He gave a slight nod.“You have no opinion about that?”“No.”“Do you ever want kids?”“I told you years ago that I did. I’ll be thirty-three by that time, which is a good age because I don’t want to be ancient when my sons are grown men.”“Sons?” I asked, my eyebrow raised. “How many kids are we having?”“Two. Is that how many you want?”“Actually, yes. But why do you assume they’ll be boys?”He stared at me for a long time, his eyes unblinking and his chest stationary. The answer he gave was a direct contradiction to the length of his pause. “Just do.”“Are you one of those men who would be disappointed if you had a girl?”“No. I don’t have a preference, honestly.”“Seems like you do.”“It’s just a prediction.”Our food arrived, but my appetite had disappeared. All of this felt so real,