The Don's Bride
I wasn’t falling for him,the man was a killer,I had seen the blood on his shirt, heard the screams drifting up from the basement.
A soft knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts,one of the maids,young, nervous, eyes downcast,entered carrying a silver tray.
“Signorina Romano, Don Del Brenta asked that I bring you tea and some documents for the wedding,he said you should look them over.”
Documents,of course,more contracts,more ways to bind me,I nodded curtly and took the tray,as she turned to leave, something slipped from her apron pocket and fluttered to the floor,a small, folded piece of paper,she didn’t notice,or pretended not to.