Keeping My Bride: A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance by Angela Snyder

Author:Angela Snyder [Snyder, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 35

Verona

AFTER THE NIGHT that Luca suddenly left dinner, I didn’t see him again for a couple of days. I have no idea who was on the other end of that phone call, but I hope it’s nothing serious. And I hope it’s not him plotting revenge against my father, you know, the usual Vitale thing to do.

It’s late in the evening when Benito informs me dinner will be served outside tonight. Confused, I try to ask him questions, but he walks away before I can get any answers.

I can’t help but get excited about eating outside, though. The property is massive, so hopefully we’ll be in a place where we’ll be able to see all the stars. I’ve missed staring up at the night sky, which was an almost nightly ritual for me before I married Luca.

After I shower and get dressed for dinner in a simple navy-blue dress and matching heels, I bump into Dante in the hallway on the way to his room. “Are you changing for dinner?” I ask him.

“I already ate,” he says with a furrowed brow.

“Oh.” I just assumed the four of us would be dining again, but no matter. It must just be Benito, Luca and me. I know Luca can’t stand to be alone with me in the same room for very long, so he’ll use Benito and whoever else as a buffer so that he can tolerate me during the meal.

“I’m going to bed early. Goodnight, V,” Dante tells me before leaning in and kissing my cheek.

I’m taken aback by the gesture, but it makes me smile. “Goodnight,” I call after him before I make my descent down the stairs.

Sure enough, Benito is waiting for me. “Shall we?” he asks, extending his arm like a gentleman.

“We shall,” I say with a giggle.

Benito leads me outside the patio, and I hold his arm a little tighter than necessary as we walk past the swimming pool.

“Don’t worry. I won’t let you fall in,” Benito reassures me in a whisper.

“I’m surprised Luca didn’t want to dine in the water tonight as a cruel joke on me,” I tell him with a huff.

Benito is quiet for several steps before he says, “Be patient with him, Verona. Everything will work out in the end. You’ll see.”

I’m about to ask him what he means by that; but then we round the corner, and I stop dead in my tracks.

The backyard has been transformed into some magical place with fairy lights, a small, white tent with a table and two chairs. I’m in awe as Benito pulls me forward, and it almost feels like I’m floating to the most serene place in the world.

There’s even a blanket with pillows laid out in the grass, and I am practically bursting with excitement. “Benny, did you do all of this?” I ask him.

“No. He did,” he says, gesturing to the tent.

And that’s when Luca steps out, looking brutally handsome in a black tailored suit. He’s sans tie, and the buttons at the top of his black button-up shirt are undone.

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