The Mafia Queen's Revenge
I put it on anyway.
I took my hair down from its sensible ponytail and brushed it until it fell dark and heavy past my shoulders. I lined my eyes in black, smudged them, painted my mouth the deep plum colour of old wine. When I finally looked in the mirror, a stranger looked back, with sharp cheekbones and a mouth that looked like it knew exactly how to ruin someone. I looked like a woman who didn't apologise.
Good...
Just for tonight, I thought, I am not Vittoria Marino. I am not anyone's wife, or anyone's heir, or anyone's mistake to fix.