Bound by Duty (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, #2)

by Cora Reilly

I got why some people had been frustrated about Aria’s marriage to Luca. Dante and she would have been the golden couple.

It’s giving… Germany circa 1940

“Did you and Antonio eat together?” “Yes, unless he was away for work.” Or had a date with his lover Frank.

This shouldn’t be as funny as it is

“So you didn’t mind the company of prostitutes, but you can’t take your own wife’s virginity?”

Oop

“I didn’t ask you to marry me!” I’d had enough. I turned on my heel and stormed out of his office, making sure I slammed the door as hard as possible.

You tell him babes

I didn’t think I’d ever been so desperate for someone else’s touch, not even when I had to listen to Antonio fuck Frank in the room next door.

Crying 😭

I tried to figure out if I could construe his words as traitorous, but sadly they were only mildly critical. Nothing that would cause Dante to put a bullet in Tommaso’s head.

Shame shame

Why should I deprive myself of a good time to punish Dante? I’d only be punishing myself.

You know what? I respect that

“You know what’s strange?” I whispered thickly. “At one point, I thought I could never love someone as I loved Antonio, no matter how unrequited that love was. And today I’m condemning him to his death for another man who will never love me back.”

:(

I knew many women in our world preferred a beautiful lie to the harsh truth any day, and for the first time, I understood. After all that had happened today, I allowed myself that weakness. Tomorrow would be the time to face reality.