Isle of Beauty: An arranged marriage mafia romance (The Moretti Chronicles Book 1) by C.J. Lucci

Author:C.J. Lucci [Lucci, C.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: C.J. Lucci
Published: 2024-01-25T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY

LANA

… AND HORS D’OEUVRE

After the clean up crew shows up at Lady in White, I make my way to my father's house. Time has finally come to let the whole world know of our engagement and upcoming nuptials.

I’m glad for the reprieve I get while driving there. Despite my confusion and the amount of lust coursing through my veins, I haven’t forgotten that Pierce owns a private cyber security company. For all I know, he could be selling information to the government and working to have us thrown in jail.

What my brain knows and my body wants are vastly different. The buzz of adrenaline still threatens to spill over. Fuck, the way he stepped in and demanded answers made my blood thrum and my pussy clench in desperate need. But we still have no clue who’s targeting us and nervous energy upturns my stomach.

I arrive at the house to shed my bloody clothes and get ready with my mother, sisters and Giulia.

It’s going to be too short notice for the main families of the European underworld to join us, which was calculated on our part, but the London Bratva and Italian Mafia sent ambassadors. We all need to play the part of a united family. Vultures can smell dead meat and conflict from a mile away.

I sit at my dressing table, my sisters working on my hair and make up. I could do it myself but I see their bright eyes shine with pride anytime they do something for me. They need to remind themselves I’m here and I survived. I do too.

“We saw Pierce arrive, Lana. Gosh, I can’t believe you’re marrying him, he’s so hot,” Marie gushes and I roll my eyes at her, though I have to bite my lip not to agree with her.

Giulia saunters into my room, startling me out of my thoughts. “Cugina, what’s taking you so long? The reception has already begun and you’re expected downstairs in fifteen minutes.”

“We’re done, G,” Lisa chimes before she sets the curling iron down and she and Marie leave us alone. I need a shot or three because I’m not sure my nerves can take the immensity of this moment.

“What the hell are you wearing?” Giulia sounds horrified by my choice of a simple black silk dress with organza puff sleeves. “Babe, you look like you’re going to a funeral, not your engagement party.”

“I’m not gonna pretend I’m happy when we have a wolf in our midst that could fuck everything up.”

“Lie to my face all you want, Lana, but I know you’re excited to have him here. Maybe not as your husband. I know you never meant to marry again after…” She doesn’t finish her sentence and I’m grateful for it. My previous husband has no place here. She clears her throat but continues her pro-Pierce campaign. “You could do much worse, you know. He’s kind and he wants this life.”

“You should have seen his kindness today in the basement,” I scoff. “We can’t trust him.”

“Bitch,

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