The Don's Bride のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 9

Marco Romano stepped beside me, his face a mask of calculated calm, but I saw the tension in his jaw. He was flanked by two of his most trusted capos,Uncle Vito and Lorenzo, my childhood friend who had once promised to protect me from men like Rossi.“You spoke with him,” Father said,It wasn’t a question.I lifted my chin. “He made it very clear what he expects.”Uncle Vito grunted, eyes scanning the room. “Del Brenta doesn’t expect,he takes,the contract is already drawn,the wedding is set for three weeks from now,no negotiations.”Lorenzo’s hand brushed my elbow, a gentle, familiar touch. “You don’t have to do this, Kiara,say the word and I’ll.....”“Enough,” Father snapped, shooting Lorenzo a warning glare. “The Romano name is hanging by a thread after the Messina hit last month. We lost three warehouses and half our shipment routes. This alliance is the only thing keeping the other families from carving us up. You will marry Rossi Del Brenta, and you will play the perfect wife.”M

I glanced back toward the ballroom where my men and her father’s were securing the area. Marco Romano was barking orders, face pale. Lorenzo stood nearby, eyes locked on Kiara in my arms with barely concealed fury and jealousy.Let him look.Let them all look.Bianca Moretti was nowhere in sight. Interesting,I tightened my grip on Kiara, one hand possessively cradling the back of her head while the other stroked down her spine.“You’re mine now, little virgin,the wedding happens in two weeks,And until then, you stay with me,In my house,Under my constant watch.”“But first… I need to find out who ordered this attack. And when I do, their entire bloodline will wish they’d never been born.”She pulled back slightly, eyes flashing with defiance even through her fear. “My family...”“Your family almost got you killed tonight,” I cut her off coldly. “From now on, your only family is me.”I pressed another hard kiss to her forehead, tasting the salt of her skin mixed with the metallic tang of

**Kiara**“Liar.” He rolled me suddenly onto my back, pinning me beneath his heavy body. His ice-blue eyes gleamed in the low light filtering through the curtains, dangerous and hungry. Blood streaked his sharp jaw, his chest, even matted in the dark hair trailing down his abdomen. He looked like a demon who had crawled straight from hell.And he was beautiful,terrifyingly beautiful.Rossi braced himself on one forearm, his free hand trailing through the mess on my skin,smearing the dried crimson across my breasts, circling my hardened ns until I arched despite myself.“Look at you,” he growled softly. “My sweet, innocent Kiara… painted in death because of me. Your father offered you like a lamb to the slaughter, your little friend Lorenzo watched with jealous eyes, and enemies tried to take you from me before I could even taste you properly.”He lowered his head, dragging his tongue slowly over the swell of my breast, licking away a streak of blood. The rough texture made me shiver vi

**Kiara**Lorenzo shot to his feet. “You fucking...”“Sit down,” Rossi snapped, voice lethal. “Or I’ll remove the tongue that dares speak to me that way.”Bianca laughed softly. “So possessive already. Be careful, Kiara. He’ll break you just like he broke me.”“Enough,” I whispered, my voice shaking but steady. “This is my life now,the alliance....”“Is sealed with your body,” Rossi finished for me, leaning in to press a possessive kiss to my temple right in front of everyone. “Two weeks, Kiara. Then you become my wife in every way. And anyone who tries to interfere…” His eyes swept the table, lingering on Lorenzo and Bianca. “Will learn exactly how mercilessly I kill for what’s mine.”The room fell into heavy silence.Outside, I could hear faint screams coming from the direction of the basement.The interrogation had begun.Rossi’s hand tightened on my thigh.“Welcome to your new family, *cara*.”*******The heavy silence in the dining room pressed down on me like a physical weight.