Left for Dead by the Mafia King I Loved
I married Rafe Marettiāthe man who owned the Maretti Casino empire. Sophisticated, ruthless, but sinfully charming.
By year three of our marriage, I introduced my little sister to his nephew, Adam Morettiātwenty-five, all sharp smiles and sharper ambition.
He ran the dirtier side of the familyās businessāarms, drugs, the kind of trade that dripped blood and money in equal parts.
I married the powerful, irresistible uncle. She married the young, dangerous nephew.
It was supposed to be our fairytale.
Then one day, I got kidnapped in Rafeās casino.
Snatched by a rival mafia family desperate to force Rafe to sign over one of his biggest, most profitable casinos.
Except Rafe didnāt answer the phone or even notice I was gone.
The kidnappers grew impatient. First, it was slaps. Then punches. Then they shattered my leg and buried a knife in my stomach.
Still no word from my husband.
Until finally, after what felt like a hundred unanswered calls, a single message came through.
"Iām with Bianca. Sheās having a stomach. Stop calling."
Once the kidnappers realized I had no value, they dumped me in a rotting warehouse like discarded luggage.
It was Isla, my sister, who found me. She got me out.
And then the brakes failed. The car spun out. Isla went unconscious beside me.
I tried calling Adam. Islaās husband. But as soon the call went through, all I could hear was. āLeave me along. Isla, I am in the middle of something here.ā When I clearly heard a womanās voice in the back.
If not for a passing stranger, Isla and me wouldnāt have made it to the hospital, let along have survived.
So when I opened my eyes again, the first thing I thought was: Iām divorcing that sorry bastard. The Maretti can go to hell.