All Chapters of Married The Wrong Groom: Claimed By The Ruthless Don : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

On the southern side of the Capital city, the atmosphere was different. The Retroferd estate, twice the size of the Valente's, was a place of absolute power.The fortress of the family that had spent twenty years sabotaging the Valente bloodline. The feud had been vicious, killing sons and brothers on both sides, leaving behind a trail of grief that had finally forced the two monsters at the top to shake hands.Inside the study, the silence was heavy. Don Maxton Retroferd sat behind a desk carved from dark mahogany that looked like it belonged in a museum. He was thirty-eight years old, at the peak of his power, and possessed a laser-focused intensity that made most men choke on their words. He was currently reviewing shipping documents, his eyes scanning the fine print with the predatory stillness of a hawk.In front of the desk, the silence was being disturbed by the frantic pacing of Evan Retroferd.Evan was twenty-seven, the spoiled nephew of the Don, and currently, his face was

The cathedral was a monument to old blood and older sins. Its towering stone arches and stained-glass windows usually spoke of peace, but today, they felt like a cage. The pews were filled with the elite of the underworld, men in tailored suits with bulges under their jackets, and women whose diamonds were as sharp as the knives they kept in their clutches. For two decades, these two families, the Valentes and the Retroferds, had painted the streets red with each other’s blood. Today, they were here to witness a union that was supposed to end the slaughter.In the front row, at the specially reserved seats, sat the two kings. Don Michael Valente looked like a man who had finally won a long, exhausting game of chess. Opposite him sat Don Maxton Retroferd. Maxton was a statue of ice, his presence so heavy and terrifying that even the men on his own payroll didn't dare breathe too loudly near him. The tension was like a living thing, vibrating through the floorboards, and every guard