Bound by Obedience : An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance (The Bernardi Mafia #3) (The Bernardi Mafia Series) by Ivy Davis

Author:Ivy Davis [Davis, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-08-16T05:00:00+00:00

The next day, Amara and Pippa arrive early to take me on a girls’ outing.

“It’s going to be so much fun,” Amara exclaims as we get into the car, her driver taking us into the city. “I haven’t been into the city much since marrying Dante, and it will be fun to do some shopping.”

“I agree,” Pippa chimes in, sitting next to me. “I have been so focused on studying for school that I haven’t had a fun day out like this in forever.”

I tilt my head at Pippa. “I heard you’re studying to be a veterinary. May I ask why?”

Pippa chuckles. “Because I love animals, simple as that. I want to save as many as I possibly can.”

“It’s amazing you’re allowed to go to school. My father never let me. He always said that school was pointless.”

Amara and Pippa exchange a look before Pippa answers me. “Well, your father was wrong to keep education from me. I’m just fortunate to have a husband like Nico, who’s all right with me furthering my studies.”

“Yeah, a lot of mafia men don’t like their wives to do anything out of the home,” Amara chimes in. “Dante encourages me to pursue my passion for gardening, and he lets me in on business decisions a lot of the time. Well, not the more violent, seedy things he sometimes has to do. But the with the actual business side to things, he keeps me updated.”

Clearing my throat, I say, “That’s good. I’m happy for you both that you have great marriages.” I duck my head. “That’s all I ever wanted when I was a little girl.”

“Marriage?” Pippa asks.

I shake my head. “Someone to show me more to life—that there was more than just the inner walls of my home.”

“And now Santo has done that for you,” Amara says.

“Yeah, he has,” I say, smiling warmly.

Pippa shifts in her seat. “So, how are things going between you two?”

I fiddle with the ends of my dress. “Things are still so new between us, but Santo’s been nothing but sweet to me. We’ve had occasional moments where we’ve … disagreed, but he’s been very good at making me feel comforted and like I have a home with him.”

“That’s great, Isabella,” Amara comments, leaning over to squeeze my hand.

“Yeah, when I married Nico, he was a complete ass,” Pippa mutters.

Amara laughs at my expression. “It’s true. Nico was the worst when I first met him.”

“How so?” I ask.

“Well, he wanted to keep seeing other women after we got married,” Pippa explains. “But he quickly learned he wasn’t happy doing that and became super committed to me., and this past year, we’ve been going strong.”

I look at Amara. “And what about your marriage to Dante? You two look so in love.”

“That’s because we are,” Amara says with so much warmth in her voice. “But it didn’t always start like that. We fought a lot since he kept himself closed off to the world, and I was trying to get him to open up.

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