Married to the Mafia King: A Forced Marriage Italian Mafia Romance (Rossi Mafia Brides Book 1) by Maria Frost

Author:Maria Frost [Frost, Maria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sloane Cameron Publishing
Published: 2024-03-25T18:30:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

Jess

The roar of the sports car’s engine beneath me feels like a fierce cry for freedom, slicing through the quiet of the morning. I’m alone, Alessandro’s presence replaced by the hum of the engine and the open road ahead.

The guards tailing me in their dark, unmarked vehicle are a constant reminder of the world I’ve married into—a world where my choices seem fewer by the day.

The French countryside rushes by in a blur of greens and golds, each kilometer bringing me closer to the Bayeux Tapestry.

This journey, meant to be a simple tick off my bucket list, now feels like a pilgrimage, a search for clarity in the tangled mess of my emotions.

Alessandro’s silence since his departure weighs heavily on me. Each unanswered call and text adds another stone to the burden of doubt my father planted. His warning echoes in my mind, a constant, gnawing presence.

As I wander through the museum, absorbing the history woven into the tapestry, I’m struck by an unexpected loneliness.

Despite the beauty and the sense of accomplishment in finally being here, I can’t shake the feeling of emptiness without Alessandro by my side.

The Bayeux Tapestry unfolds before me like a storybook of war. It’s breathtaking and, in a strange way, familiar. The intricacy of the threads, the tales they tell of battles fought and won, of loyalties tested and sometimes broken, resonate with me more than I’d like to admit.

Matteo and Lucas, trailing a respectful distance behind, seem caught between their duty to guard and an unexpected interest in my solitary engagement with history.

I pause before a scene depicting a decisive battle, the figures woven with such precision and emotion that they seem almost alive. “You don’t have to follow me everywhere,” I say to them but they merely stare back at me. I roll my eyes.

“Two sides, both unwilling to back down,” I gesture towards the tapestry. “Remind you of anyone?”

Matteo frowns. “Alessandro never wanted this war,” he says. “But he’ll be the one to end it.”

Lucas clears his throat, a signal that he’s about to share more than he typically would. "The vendetta with Garibaldi. It’s personal.”

“I know, he tried to stop Catherine from seeing Max, ended up killing Max.”

“It was more complicated than that. Max was one nasty motherfucker. Violent, kicked the shit out of a lot of women in his time. Catherine tried to keep the bruises hidden but Alessandro spotted them.

“He went ballistic but Max was ready. Had four men with him but Alessandro killed them all. Max taunted him. Told him she deserved the slaps for refusing to put out. Confessed to raping her more than once. Told him he couldn’t do anything because of the truce.

“Alessandro lost it then, beat him to death. Fucker had it coming a long time. Alessandro did the world a favor even if he did piss off Garibaldi.”

Matteo picks up the thread of the story, “Angelo couldn’t see past his brother’s faults, blamed our family for everything. Said Catherine was a prick tease. Swore he’d get revenge.

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