One Year with the Mafia Boss
"To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part."
The diamond ring slides onto my finger, heavy and cold. My vision blurs as the first tear pools.
This isn’t real. I repeat the words in my head like a mantra.
It can’t be real. This is a stage play. A transaction. In three hundred and sixty five days, the costume comes off and I get my life back.
The priest holds out the second band. I take it with trembling fingers. When I reach for Jaydon’s hand, our skin brushes. The contact sends a sharp, electric jolt straight up my arm, making my pulse jump.
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