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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 _______________

NixxxiE · 现代言情
分數不夠
260 Chs

Chapter 51 - Gabriella (2)

I throw the tissue into the nearest trash, wiping the residual moisture in my hand onto my jeans. When I come back, Mariano takes my hand and pulls me to him. His rough hand is warm against mine and a sigh of satisfaction bubbles up in my throat.

"Listen. I apologize for leaving like that earlier. I just needed some time to think. Then I ended up at my sister's."

Nodding, I squeeze his hand. "It's okay. How's Malia?"

He huffs. "A pain in my ass."

My mother comes back, holding a navy blue linen-twill shirt in a velvet hanger with the tags still attached. And I can't stop the smile from forming on my face. "Here. You can wear this. It's from a new collection that we haven't displayed yet. I think it'll fit you just right," she says.

Mariano shakes his head and holds up a hand while gently declining, "Oh, no. Thanks. I'll just drop by the hotel to change—"