Todos los capítulos de They Called Me a Liar, but the Don Spoils Me Rotten: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

Carlos gripped my shoulder, his face stern."You mean it? A man like that really wants to marry you?"I was a top-notch fighter, and I wasn't bad-looking either. Why wouldn't someone want to marry me?I gave a sullen grunt.At the party, Arthur had been making fun of me with his friends again.This time he didn't bring up the bullet I'd taken for him when I was 15.They were sick of hearing that one.Instead, he went on about how I'd recently claimed to have saved the Don in Sicily.The Don of the Corvino family was a tyrant who'd climbed to the top over a mountain of bodies. Why would he ever need a girl like me to save him?But as soon as he said it, a thank-you gift from Victor arrived at the Marchetti estate.Except it ended up in Daisy's hands.Arthur laughed at me. What good was being a great shot if I couldn't even make up a decent lie?He accused me of trying to steal Daisy's credit.Outsiders had no way of knowing the truth.They simply took their cue from Arthur and steered c

The next time I saw Arthur was at Daisy's place.The casino on the South Side was due for renovations.My accountant said three million dollars was missing from the accounts, and no one could trace where it had gone.The South Side was the territory my father had left me.I had hundreds of men there who would fight for me without blinking.So when Victor asked what I wanted as a reward, I didn't hesitate. Weapons and cash.He laughed.The next day, fifty million dollars landed in an untraceable account, and two shipping containers of heavy weapons arrived in New York.Somehow, Daisy ended up accepting that gift.For the past few days, she'd been faking sick to avoid me.Today, I'd brought my guys to get it back myself."Daisy, take whatever jewelry you want. I'm taking the rest."Daisy lowered her eyes and clutched the hem of her shirt.She looked wounded, as if she were about to cry."Angela, I'm old enough to get married too, but I don't even have a decent dowry..."My father only ca

I jumped.The barrel almost slipped out of my hands.A large hand in a black leather glove caught it.His hand covered mine.His hand dwarfed mine. The leather was cool and stiff over the ridges of his knuckles, and his crisp pine scent reached me again.I didn't know what came over me, but my face instantly turned red."Angela, I missed you, so I came without an invitation."I jerked away from him.My ears burned, and heat spread through my chest.I had no idea how to react.How could he say something like that the moment he saw me?I stammered a greeting. "Hello, Don... Don Corvino."He smiled, and the expression suited him. I stole one glance and didn't dare look again.Victor suddenly leaned in, so close I could hear him breathe."Your hair's a mess. Let me fix it for you."My heart was about to pound out of my chest.I hadn't been this nervous even when I secretly broke into the Marchetti family vault to pay my guys their bonuses.Nobody had ever made me feel like this."Don, coul

"Don, why do you want to marry me?"When I went with Victor to meet the Corvino family's council of elders, I felt intimidated.The old Sicilian castle was solemn and imposing, and every guard and servant wore the same grim expression.I didn't belong there.I had neither the social finesse nor the backing of a powerful family.And my reputation was in ruins.I really wasn't the right choice to be his Donna.Was it because I saved his life once?That didn't seem right either.Otherwise, he'd have to marry every one of his bodyguards.I knew how to take cover when bullets flew.But when good fortune fell into my lap, I had no idea what to do with it.As our sleeves brushed, Victor took my hand.He smiled and turned the question back on me. "Why do you want to marry me, Angela?"I said, "Because you're a good man, Don."After my father died, hardly anyone came around. The other families kept chipping away at our territory. You never said anything, but I know you pressured them behind the

I should never have told Victor about the hole in the South Side books.Even in the middle of his mob wars, he made time to find the rat himself."Have the accountant print out every transaction from the past two years and bring it to my study."The accountant's knees went weak with fear, and he spent the entire night pulling the books together.When Victor reviewed the records, I couldn't tell whether he was pleased or angry.I knew the South Side books were a mess, and I felt a little guilty."Maybe we should let it go? It's only a few million. Consider it a bonus for the guys' hard work."Maybe one of them needed money fast, or maybe it's a bookkeeping mistake..."Victor closed the ledger, picked up a sterling silver letter opener, and looked down the line of capos standing in front of him."In any well-run crew, every gun and every bullet is accounted for. That's what keeps you alive."Over the past two years, three million dollars has gone missing from the books, not to mention th