All Chapters of Don't Betray the Mafia Princess: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

Late at night, with Jonathan sound asleep beside me, I slipped out of bed and took my phone into the private bathroom.The screen lit up. My best friend Sheila had sent a string of encrypted files and screenshots.Sheila: [Victoria, I found her. The woman's name is Sienna Vance. She's a dancer at Jonathan's casino. Four months pregnant.]Then came the bills.Luxury cars. Designer watches. And a beachfront mansion in Malibu.Over two million dollars in total.That wasn't all. Next came screenshots of Sienna's social media.The first was an ultrasound, captioned:"My little miracle. Daddy's coming with me to the checkup in four days."The second was a selfie of Sienna wearing a diamond necklace. The exact one I'd told Jonathan I loved a month ago. He bought it for someone else.My eyes stopped on the third photo.Sienna in a barely-there lace nightgown, stroking her slightly rounded belly, giggling as she lounged on a luxurious leather sofa.Caption:"I know. Sooner or later, you'll be m

Chapter 2

My birthday party was over the top.Jonathan had shut down the entire underground high-end casino, laid out red carpets and fresh red and white roses flown in specially. Everything dripped with money.All the guests crowded around me, their eyes full of envy."Victoria, Mr. Thorne treats you so well!""I swear, you won't find a more devoted husband in all of New York."I stood at the top of the VIP balcony, smiling as I raised my champagne glass, listening to all the flattery. Inside, I felt nothing but cold contempt.Jonathan pressed up behind me and asked quietly, "Sweetheart, are you happy with everything tonight? As long as you're happy, it's all worth it to me.""Of course I'm happy." I turned around, smiling, and looked deep into his eyes. "And in return, I've got a gift for you too."Jonathan froze. Then his face lit up with surprise.He'd always dreamed of getting real access to the core of the Carpentier family's power. And he thought his patience was finally paying off.Then

Chapter 3

It was already late when we got home from the party.The second we walked in, his personal secretary handed him a medical report from the hospital.Jonathan's and my checkup results had been filed together. He flipped through casually, then his face changed.He'd seen the result. Oligospermia. Of course, I'd faked it.I asked innocently,"What's wrong, sweetheart?"His eyes flickered. He smiled, leaned down, and kissed my cheek."Nothing, darling. Just some casino paperwork. I'll go handle it. You get some sleep."Then he took the report and walked straight into the study. I didn't go back to the bedroom. I walked to the study door and pressed my ear against the cold, hard wood.Inside, his voice came through—half hysterical, but pressed low:"—Are you sure this report is right? Oligospermia? Sperm motility under five percent? You're telling me I can barely get a woman pregnant for the rest of my life?"A beat of dead silence. Then the secretary seemed to make a call.And then Jonathan

Chapter 4

Sienna showed up right on time. Nothing like the club. She wore a simple maternity dress, walked straight in, and sat down on the leather sofa directly across from me.She smiled like she owned the place."Sorry to bother you so late, Victoria."I took a sip of coffee."I think you should call me Mrs. Thorne.""Victoria—sorry. Jonathan doesn't want to hurt you."Sienna stroked her belly, beaming."But I felt like some things had to come from me. I'm carrying Jonathan's child. A boy."She was waiting for me to explode. To lunge. Something.I just leaned back against the arm of the sofa and said nothing.Sienna got antsy.She leaned forward, lowered her voice."Victoria, I know this is hard. You can't give Jonathan children. But I'm handling that now. Don't you think you should leave? Jonathan has that kind of empire. A woman like you can't stand next to him."Just like I thought. Jonathan told her I was the barren one.I set down my coffee."Let me ask you something, Sienna. Is Jonathan

Chapter 5

I got home early and settled into the leather sofa in the living room, listening to my men walk me through every detail of tonight's banquet."Everything's ready, Miss.""Good."I hung up.I murmured offhandedly, "Alexa, play my favorite song."Alexa agreed. A moment later, a song came on. One I didn't recognize. Clearly, Sienna had been in this house a lot lately, connecting her phone to the smart speaker, leaving her playlists behind.The front door slammed open. Jonathan stormed in, phone to his ear, looking furious and on edge.I lounged on the sofa, smiled at him. "Hi, sweetheart. You're home."Jonathan waved me off and kept arguing with whoever was on the line.He didn't notice the music. A slip-up that obvious would normally have sent him into a panic, but right now he had no room in his head for it.One hand raked through his hair. The other clutched the phone as he hissed into it:"You have to go! I said, do what I tell you! Enough. Stop making a scene!"Through the receiver,

Chapter 6

Every eye in the room snapped to Jonathan.His face went white. He yanked Sienna's hand off him and hissed,"Sienna, what the hell are you doing? Get out! Get the hell out of here now!"The mob bosses and socialites started whispering."Is that his mistress?""My God, he just became a core member of the Carpentier family—"I walked over slowly and asked softly,"Sweetheart, what's going on? Who is this woman—"Jonathan's temple throbbed. He forced out a smile."Nothing, Victoria. A crazy woman. Mentally unstable. I'll have security drag her out—""Stop pretending, Jonathan!"Sienna cut him off, shrill, her eyes red as she looked at me."Victoria, we met in private at the hotel. Don't act like you don't know!"Jonathan's head whipped toward me, shock written all over his face."You two met?!"I let the hurt and the insult show right on cue. My eyes went glassy. My voice shook."Yes. Your mistress called me privately. We did meet. I wanted to leave you some dignity. I thought you'd handl

Chapter 7

Jonathan froze. Then he let out a scoff. He seemed to have fully accepted that he was now the biggest asset holder in the Carpentier family."What are you going to do, Victoria?""You're not going to have a good ending, Jonathan."I looked at him, my voice flat, like I was stating a fact.Jonathan shrugged like he'd just heard a joke.He crouched down slowly, level with me on the cold floor, smoothed my hair, and tucked a strand behind my ear."Victoria, look around. Look at this ballroom. I already have everything!"I followed his words and looked around.My uncles were all dead silent. Especially my godfather, my father, seated at the head. His face was blank, cigar between his fingers, giving nothing away.The guests and the men around us were whispering, snickering. They figured this was all some move Jonathan had planned, a way to put the old Don in his place and establish his own authority.Jonathan stood up and strode over to my father."Father. I'll still call you father," Jona

Chapter 8

Jonathan froze for a second, then jabbed a finger at the screen and demanded,"Victoria! You got into my safe?! You went behind my back and dug through my accounts?!"I stood off to the side, hands folded, and said nothing. Long, dead silence."It's fake! All of it! She's setting me up!"Jonathan howled like a rabid dog, his voice scraping through the hall."Every piece of evidence passed through my hands."Uncle Luca rose slowly from behind the head table. Huge frame. Dark face. He toyed with the pistol in his hand and stared Jonathan down, cold."I don't mind your doubts. But if I prove they're real, you take double the punishment. How's that sound?"Jonathan's legs gave out. He hit the floor with a thud. All the arrogance drained out of him, leaving nothing but raw terror.Uncle Luca raised a hand and snapped twice.Eight men in black trench coats stepped out of the darkness, faces stone cold. Senior Carpentier guards.Their hard-soled boots hit the floor in heavy rhythm as they box

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