Married to the ruthless Billionaire Mafia

ving behind. She sat in silence, her arms wrapped around herself, eyes blurred with unshed tears.

s. I only wanted to keep you

ad meant every word. Her father had worked himself to the bone for her since her mother walked ou

s, the roof that kept her dry and now the debt collectors had come wi

ie, they won't just kill

let her work double shifts instead. But he had only shaken his head, tears swimming in

mps. A flawless diamond set in a band of gold. The devil's mark. The thought of it made her

into a fist until the m

crunched beneath the tires, and Rose's chest tightened. The door opened

is voice smooth but firm. "Signorina."

eavier than the last. Ahead, under the harsh white lights, a sleek jet waited, engines humming low. It

e wind, and their hands were clasped in front of them. The air smelled of jet fuel and

iling, perfect, but to her, it was a shroud. She hated it. The way it wr

d the stairs. When she climbed into the cabin, the warmth of polished

here

suit dark as midnight. His storm-grey eyes caught hers immediately.

e first time s

s voice had been strained, his face drawn, but she'd followed. She always did.

into the smoke and steel of an undergroun

er professor had called him the future of European finance. But billi

nderstatement to how she felt. Her father had handed h

as it went beside Dante's steady one. He hadn't stayed a moment lon

e, on this jet. Married, dressed in

bin, and only then did she no

e instead of a cage, sat another man. The resemblance was unmistakable, almost unnervi

. "Benvenuta," the man murmured, his Italian rolling off his tongue be

the lace of her gown rustling in the tense quiet. The air vibrated with the steady hum of the engi

her very existence, and it was enough to make her fingers curl into her lap.

, his voice soft but edged. "You look frightened. D

fusing to answer. Any word she gav

te adjusted his cufflink, then leaned back as though the entire cabin bent to him. He hadn't spok

, to tear the silk off her body. But when her eyes flicked up by accident

n immediately,

Rose gripped the armrest, feeling the final tether of

oretti had not spo