I Was Never His Wife
Two months before the public ceremony Lorenzo had promised would finally acknowledge me as his wife, he announced online that he was getting married.
Everyone congratulated me.
After seven years at his side, after I had helped him stabilize the Vassari family, crush three rebellions, and win enough votes to become the next Don, everyone assumed I was finally going to be his wife.
So did I.
Until I stopped outside a private room and heard his friends laughing.
“Lorenzo, your Donna selection list is insane. Twelve women, one ring, and you score them every month?”
Someone whistled. “Right now, it’s down to Serena and that little nightclub girl you keep in your penthouse, isn’t it?”
“What if you don’t marry Serena after all this?” another man asked. “She gave you seven years. She might lose her mind.”
Lorenzo laughed lazily.
“Whoever performs best becomes my wife. Fair rule.”
The room exploded with laughter.
“Come on, you’re obviously favoring your little mistress. Serena can’t win if you keep giving that girl perfect scores.”
Lorenzo’s voice turned playful, almost amused.
“I gave Serena the chance. If she still loses, she can only blame herself.”
I stood outside the door, my heart going cold.
After a long silence, I took out my phone and called my father.
“Dad, I agree to come home.”
“I’ll accept the marriage alliance arranged by the Commission.”