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Gabriella's Hellfire: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance

[BOOK2] They said life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. I think that’s bullshit. Don’t get me wrong. I love fairy tales. I’m a bibliophile. In fact, I read about a hundred books a year. And in my life? I don’t marry my prince charming. I have to marry the big bad wolf. I’m not Cinderella. I don’t have evil sisters or a broken family. Actually, I grew up privileged in New York. I get what I want—most of the time, anyway. But that’s just how it is when you’re the daughter of New York’s Italian crime boss: Don Alessandro De Luca. Sounds like I'm a modern-day princess, don't I? But the truth is, in our world, I’m not free to do a lot of things. And the men in my life shield me from the family business. I get it. Restrictions keep me and my family safe. But it gets frustrating how they think I can't handle it. And now, I’m shackled to something I don’t have control over—unless I want my family endangered. I'm arranged to marry the grandson of the Morelli Family—our rival family who had been after my father’s seat for years. I would rather die than end up with the enemy. But everything changed in the blink of an eye. My prince charming died because of them. Now, I can’t escape it. Now, the only choice I have left is to marry the villain to save my family. So how can my life be a fairy tale when I’m living in a nightmare? Nevertheless... This villain will have to see. I can't be restrained. I'm born to be free. **Gabriella's Hellfire is Book 2 of The De Luca Mafia Series** _______________ This is my first published work that is written in first person P.O.V. Don't forget to follow all my socials for exclusive content, private insights on the characters, and other fun stuff that won't be posted in Webnovel. go to: nixvargas.com/links _______________ Other works: •Serendipity - A Chance Encounter (Complete-Ongoing revision) •Femme Fatale: The King's Deadly Temptress •Gael's Naughty Angela: A Mafia Prince Romance (Book 1 of The De Luca Mafia Series) •Giovanni's Black Heart: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance (Book 3 of The De Luca Mafia Series) _______________ *Licensed cover image _______________

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Chapter 56 - Mariano (1)

The sky is clear today and I see the sun peeking just behind a block of clouds. It's still cold in the first week of March. I'm done with winter—done with the icy weather. I can't wait for spring when Riri will enjoy the city better. There are some places I want to bring her that I think she'd love to see.

There was light snow at dawn for an hour and it left a glistening white sheen on the pavement this morning. Gravel crunches beneath my shoes as I walk toward my men's quarters in the southwest of my estate with Jax walking next to me. Our breath creates a mist in the cold.

I'm going to see my father this morning. I don't really want to see his face—I have nothing else to say to him. Truthfully, I'd rather forget he's down there. It's why I haven't visited him much. There's no point in seeing the man who refuses to give me something I want. It doesn't matter that he's stuck down there, he'd never tell me where my brother is.