He Bet on My Heartbreak, I Married the Mafia Don
My 30th birthday.
My childhood friend, Jax, told me to meet him at Chicago City Hall.
“Wear the custom wedding dress. Bring your ID.”
He promised me a surprise I’d never forget.
But when I got there, he just casually lifted his cigar to his rich friends.
“See? She actually wore the wedding dress. Pay up. The limited-edition Aston Martin is mine.”
Then, he turned to me.
“Clara. It was a joke. You didn’t take it seriously, did you?”
I said nothing.
He was so sure of himself. No matter what he did, I was his little shadow. The girl who couldn't live without him. I’d always come crawling back, crying, begging him to marry me.
His face, the one I used to love, twisted into a sneer. “If you’re tha