Wedding on the Same Day, but He's Not My Groom
I have been hopelessly in love with Don Lorenzo Greco since the first time I saw him ten years ago.
As the only daughter of the long-established Messina mafia family, I have set aside my pride and chased after him for a decade.
On my 25th birthday, the way Lorenzo looks at me finally changed. He's not seeing a child anymore. He's looking at a woman.
Lorenzo says yes to me, and I finally kiss the mouth I've been dreaming of all this while.
The next day, Lorenzo announces to the world that he will hold the wedding of the century. 9,999 roses, fireworks all night, and a spectacle so grand it will shock every family in Northern Darvent.
I stand there with tears in my eyes as the fireworks spell out another woman's name. Elena Lagioia.
The assistant who has always been at Lorenzo's side, the girl I have never once taken seriously.
I plan to confront Lorenzo with a gun in my hand. However, I stop outside the door when I hear him speaking to his consigliere.
"Elena's parents are gambling addicts and owe a large debt. If I don't marry her, she'll be sold to a brothel in Malicuria tomorrow. Let's keep Cinzia in the dark for now. After this is over, I'll divorce Elena and marry Cinzia. After all, she loves me so dearly."
On Lorenzo's wedding day, I'm wearing a wedding dress and resting in the arms of a far more powerful Don of the Argento family from Southern Darvent. I look at Lorenzo and smile.
It drives him crazy. He swears to do whatever it takes to win me back.