Bought by the Mafia: An Arranged Marriage Romance (Dark and Dangerous) by Piper Knox

Author:Piper Knox [Knox, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Letter B Press
Published: 2023-08-08T16:00:00+00:00

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The wedding was a spectacular event. When Giovanni told about his brother’s wedding, I knew it would be bigger than mine. But entering the church and taking in the surroundings, it was clear that the bride and groom spared no expense. Everywhere you looked, you would see all the money spent on turning this into a grand wedding. The cathedral was transformed into an oasis filled with white and pink blooms. The bride’s wedding gown had a floral sweetheart bodice with ethereal lace embellishments that cascaded into a dreamy tulle skirt. She was the image of a beautiful bride. She looked happier than the last time I met her, which was, coincidentally, my wedding.

“Corina looks beautiful.” I turned away from the blushing bride gliding down the aisle to face Nico, who was practically speaking into my ear. I nodded. As the groom’s closet relatives, they had placed together Nico and me in the front pew. It was just me and him in the pew, unfortunately. His other twin, Enrico, and his older brother, Gio, were acting as the groom’s best men. “Why aren’t you up there with the rest of them?” I asked. I would prefer he was there and not sitting next to me. Nico was quite talkative and had not shut his mouth since the ceremony started. Every other second, he would comment on every other thing. You could not tune him out. He would ask for my opinion on those things he was commenting on. From the church, to the priest and how he Nico used to be an altar boy at this very same parish. To the decorations which he thought were nice but too girly. Listening to him was so exhausting. I suspected it was Gio’s plan to saddle me with his most talkative brother.

“Dante thought it would be better if I had little participation in the wedding. As if I would ruin his precious day.” I wasn’t surprised. Nico had a manic energy to him and anyone would be wise to keep him away from delicate events. “You looked better, though,” he added. The bride had reached the front, and we all sat down.

“Huh?”

“As a bride.”

I almost guffawed until I caught myself. The church was silent now and any sound would carry. He was being factitious or ludicrous. My wedding was like a shotgun wedding. The venue was arranged at the last minute and my dress was probably the first white thing the shopping assistant saw at the store. There was little thought to it. The dress had been serviceable, but that was about it. It was nothing compared to the custom-made designer dress Corina was wearing. “If you think lying will impress me, you’re wrong,” I said.

“I mean, she looks great and all, but you would have upstaged her. That’s all I’m saying.”

“Is that all? Or are you saying that because you brother iced you out?”

“No. Merely stating facts.”

“If you think you’re going to get an ally in me by trashing another woman, you thought wrong.

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