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CHAPTER 1

“Dante, please don’t… Please. She is pregnant, please.” Don Lorenzo’s voice cracked. His hands were zip-tied behind him, and two men locked onto his arms, holding him back as he fought to tear himself away.Victor stood firmer, positioning the rifle perfectly against Teresa’s skull. With a flick of his finger click! the rifle sounded softly. A bullet moved into place, ready to fire. His finger rested right on top of the trigger. He glanced at Dante, hesitation etched on his face.“Dante, please, Teresa is having a baby…” Don Lorenzo cried, still thrashing against the two men's stronghold, tears rolling down his cheeks.Aria lay on the cold floor, staring at the bodies in a pile of blood. “Leo.” Her voice broke. Pregnant. Baby. The words hit her; her gaze flickered up to her mother. Mom’s pregnant.“I said, do it,” Dante glared at Victor.Victor took a deep breath, his grip tightening, ready to shoot. Teresa’s lips trembled, tears etching a hopeless track down her cheek as she squeeze

CHAPTER 2

He grabbed her chin, roughly forcing her gaze down to his. She stared back at him with blurry eyes, absentmindedly.“Seems like what just happened killed the fight in you,” he smiled. Caressing her face, he continued, “Come on, don’t ruin this moment, doll.” He frowned. “What I like about you D’Amores… I still haven’t smelled the fear.” He leaned closer. “Ooh, I love the smell of fear in a D’Amore.”Aria blinked, her brain processing his words slowly. She blinked again doing away with the blur, her brows drawn together. Then her voice came, low and shaky. “So, it was you.” A tear slid down, drawing a hot, regretful path down her cheek. “ You killed Elena”Dante smirked. “Oh. Your sister…” Letting go of her chin, he adjusted the syringe. “Come on, don’t take that personally. It was never part of the plan... it was simply an eye for an eye.”His words hit her hard, a surge of self-disgust spreading through every vein in her body. The man she'd married to end the war was the cause of it

CHAPTER 3

Aria blinked. Her eyes crept open slowly, her vision blurred. She could barely see the spinning fan above her. She blinked again, and her sight gradually became clearer. Then came the surge of pain. Her face contorted as she made out her surroundings. It was her room.Her head was throbbing badly. She sighed, placing an arm over her forehead, feeling the bandage wrapped around it. She glanced at her mum, who was seated by her side on the bed, lost deep in thought. Aria moved, her elbows propped up as she tried sitting up.“Love, don’t,” Teresa said, turning swiftly.“M… mum,” Aria’s voice cracked.Her mum pulled her into a tight embrace. Tears rolled down her eyes easily. “Calm down. You are safe now,” Teresa assured, caressing her hair.Aria sobbed, her breath shaky. “Mum… they… atta—”“Aria, where is your sister?” Don Lorenzo’s voice cut in from across the room, cold and emotionless. He stood with both arms crossed, his gaze fixed on his daughter. Aria turned, but met six eyes glari

CHAPTER 4

“She is dead.”Aria's legs gave out. She collapsed slowly, hitting the floor hard, the marble cold against her knees.This can't be happening. God, please—not my sister.Thud! Teresa, who was still kneeling beside Elena’s body, collapsed to the floor.“Mum!” Aria jolted back up, her heart leaping into her throat. Don Lorenzo strode forward; he bent down and effortlessly picked his wife up. With some slow, heavy steps, he placed her on one of the cushions in the center of the grand hall.“Call the doctor,” he ordered Matteo. His voice, for the first time, came out shakily as he caressed Teresa's face.Aria stood still. Tears streamed down her cheek, but the sobs didn't come out. She was silent and shell-shocked, her whole body frozen, her gaze traveling from her Mum back to Elena’s lifeless body. As if the whole world had stopped, the only noise was the slow thudding of her heart.About a minute later, she blinked and drew in a weak breath. She glanced around the grand hall, now packe

CHAPTER 5

ARIAAria sat in the garden, eyes fixed on the parrot cages. Their constant chirping fell on deaf ears, her mind elsewhere. She still wore the black dress from the funeral that morning; Two days since they'd found Elena's body, yet it felt like yesterday.Tears dropped down her cheeks as she reminisced about her sister’s smiles at the mall on the day she was taken. She sighed, wiping her tears.God, you should have taken me instead. Why her?Fresh tears followed. Elena was everything Dad wanted; strong, capable, fearless. She would've known how to avenge this. But me? I don't even know how to pull a trigger. She wiped her eyes roughly again. Federico's dead. Leo won't stop crying. Mum had a heart attack. Dad won't even look at me. Maybe I'm the problem. Maybe it was never the lifestyle; maybe it was always me.She gulped hard and got up. Letting out a shaky breath, she began pacing back and forth. Should I apologize to Federico’s family? But that will only enrage Dad even more. G

CHAPTER 6

“I don’t understand… This has to be a joke,” she said with a faint smile. “Uncle, is this one of your pranks?” she asked, forcing a giggle. Her gaze traveled to Marco; he blinked and shook his head slightly, his face unreadable.Aria gulped hard, turning around, her brows drawing together slowly as she glanced at Roberto. Their eyes locked; he sighed and looked away. Her stomach twisted. That one move confirmed it all.She lifted her head to meet her father’s stern gaze. “Do I look like I’m joking?” he asked through gritted teeth.“I don’t know, but you have to be joking. “I'm your daughter, not a piece of territory you can trade away to stay in power!” she raged. She crossed her arms, looked away, then lifted her head to face him. “So there is no way I’m marrying that lunatic.”Don Lorenzo’s face twitched, his lips parting slowly. “Do you—”“Wow! Let me get this straight”Aria laughed—too loudly, too fast “So I’m to get married to our sworn enemies? If this is a prank—which I pray it

CHAPTER 7

With a hissing sound, wind gushed into her room. The chill breeze descended on her skin; she felt the cold but was too deep in her thoughts to get up and close the window. Aria looked pale, her eyes red with dark circles beneath them. With a routine of crying, sleeping, and waking up only to continue crying for forty-eight hours, it wasn’t a surprise. And her mother failing to convince her father meant she was doomed.Click.Her door slid open.“Bella,” Aunt Lissa called. eyes laced with sympathy she took heavy strides forward and sat on the edge of the bed. “Love, you still haven’t eaten since yesterday,” she said, caressing Aria’s hair slowly. “I can’t imagine what you’re going through, but just know I’m here if you need someone to talk to.”But Aria just lay there quietly, tears sliding down her cheeks onto her pillow.“Aria, you have to be strong, and you have to know that your dad loves you.”“He doesn’t,” Aria muttered. Forcing her weak limbs to move, she sat up, legs crossed, h

CHAPTER 8

Aria Damn, that was weird. I hope it sounded convincing, though.It had taken Aria one whole day to compose the speech she had just given—an emotional performance claiming she would willingly marry Dante. But believe me, it was a lie—a big one at that. It was her plan. A plan to gain her father’s trust, and everyone else’s, something she believed she needed for her master escape plan.The whole family was seated. The gigantic dining table stretched across the room like a throne of polished wood, commanding attention and respect. Don Lorenzo sat at the head of the table. His gaze never lifted from his phone while she was talking, but one could tell he was listening attentively. Across the table, eyes widened and eyebrows shot upward, everyone darting glances at her as she concluded her speech and sat back down.Most—maybe all—of them found it hard to believe. The Aria they knew wouldn’t easily sacrifice her dream life to end a war, especially not one that had gotten her sister killed.

CHAPTER 9

Dante“You know if this plan fails, war will break out,” Victor sounded from the other line.“It won’t. In a plan like this, there is no room for error,” Dante declared. He stood on the balcony of his mansion, one arm holding his phone to his ear, the other tucked into his pocket.“Taking out the Magistrato Ombra won’t be easy. He is one of the most guarded citizens, Dante,” Victor said worriedly.“I know. It’s due to what they have against every mafia and cartel group in Italy,” Dante muttered. “There is no going back. I have to take him out. Only then will I be able to initiate my plan of taking over the Deca Familia.”“Are you sure about this? Okay, what if a war breaks out even after taking him out? Moreover, the D’Amores have the manpower to confront us. Even if the other mafia groups back down, they wouldn’t lie down and watch us take over,” Victor gasped.“I know. That’s why I have a plan in place for them—to merge the Vallenis and the D’Amore. If I succeed, the Deca Familia wi

CHAPTER 10

AriaPushing the door open, she sighed. “In the closet, please,” she ordered the maids behind her.They stepped into the walk-in closet, did as they were told, and walked back out.“Is there anything else, ma’am?” one of them asked as they both stood still.“Lunch, please,” Aria said, placing her bag on her nightstand.They both walked out. She turned and took two steps, stopping just in front of her walk-in closet—a spacious area tucked away like a private dressing room. She stood there, her body leaning against the doorframe. With a deep breath, her eyes fixed on the wedding dress the maids had just brought in.She ran both hands through her hair. Her wedding dress stared back at her—a breathtaking gown of delicate lace and flowing silk, shimmering under the bright lights of the closet. It was a dress she, her mother, and both of her aunts had taken almost all day to select. A dress chosen on fake smiles—hers, specifically—but the smile on her mother’s face had been genuine. That wa

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