Betrayed by My Boyfriend, Claimed by the Mafia Boss

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hed low and warm. "We're overbooked in economy this evening. We'd like

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yself, like an idiot. "You me

acticed smile. "If you'll gather

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the man across the aisle in the head. My hea

gs like this did

down to the cent, argued good-naturedly over whose turn it was to cover groceries, dreamed out loud about t

ver Marco's name before I'd eve

t was a physical ache. You will

pped

d shoved the phone into my

rt to surprise him, and if I texted him now I'd never ma

e curtain, into a world of wide leather seats and

She gestured to a window

e leather actually cradled you. Ther

turned her head, and my stomach dropped

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familiar smile. My sister. Perfect blowout, designer sunglasses shoved up

inkled travel clothes, my drugstore concealer, the whole unglamo

despite my racing pulse. "The economy cabi

you doing here? Mom didn'

t out with a friend and decided to come back

een, and something moved across her face-a laugh she did

eing someon

ed over the sc

grinned. "You

d her chin, and I recognized the look immediately-the one she wore when she was about to

, and hated myself a

tly, so the little gold clasp caught the cabin light. "

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one shoulder.

ound broken glass. "If you don't actually like him-you should

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ke saint, Catherine. Some of us l

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ething to drink before takeoff, ma'am? Champa

okay, thank you, I d

ary," the attend

ou so much." I heard how many times

lla lowered her sunglasses just e

is is why you'll never land a man with real money-you flinch every time som

ing my tone casual. "I'm actually flying home early

oftened. "We've been talking about gett

row arched, slo

rd like she was turning it

e not one of those women who nag

ot like

me men just say yes to make

craped on the way out. "My bo

sun. "Funny thing is, the guy chasing me? He's got a girlfriend too. A broke, pathetic lit

cold moved

l crawl back to economy to figure out why he ever dared defend her in front of me."

part of you two lovebirds' gam

the corner of her mouth twitched, like

udging back to a middle seat in coach just because I told him to."

" I was still smiling.

for her champagne. "Marco Conti. He ru

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ound, and the entire world beneat