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“Salvatore Vitiello spoke to Father and told hireed!”

I couldn’t breathe I’d worried that Matteo wouldn’t let Gianna get aith her rudeness toward him He was a man who didn’t like to be refused, but how could Father have agreed? “Did Father say why? I don’t understand I’m already in New York He didn’t need to marry you off to the Familia too”

I stood, couldn’t sit still any pulse with low breaths

“I don’t knohy Maybe Father wants to punishwhat I think He kno much I despise our men, and how much I hate Matteo He wants to see me suffer”

I wanted to disagree but I wasn’t sure Gianna rong Father thought women needed to be put in their place and what better way to do that with Gianna than bind her to adark and angry, and I had a feeling Gianna wouldn’t have the sense not to provoke him until he lost it

“Oh, Gianna I’e Matteo’s mind”

“Aria, don’t be naïve Luca knew all along He’s Matteo’s brother and the future Capo So involved”

I knew she was right, but I didn’t want to accept it Why hadn’t Luca told me about this? “When did they make the decision?”

“A feeeks ago, even before I came to visit”

My heart clenched Luca had slept with me, had made me trust him and love hi sold to his brother

“I can’t believe hih the s, already getting up fro to kill him He kno much I love you He knoouldn’t have allowed it I would have done anything to prevent the agreement”

Gianna was silent on the other end “Don’t get in trouble because of o shook hands on it It’s a made deal, and Matteo won’t let me out of his clutches”

“I want to help you, but I don’t kno”

“I love you, Aria The only thing that stops e that e to Matteo means I’ll live in New York with you”

Fear crushed est person I know Pro stupid If you hurt yourself, I couldn’t live with myself”