Machiavellian (Gangsters of New York, #1)

by Bella Di Corte

We were once the rulers of the world. Side by side, my father and I reigned over what I assumed would be mine one day: a kingdom of misfits and a throne built on fear and respect.

She was my innocence, la mia farfalla,

You deserve a man who’d never put a dollar amount on you because no amount of money in the world would be enough! You deserve a man who doesn’t think he deserves you!”

I can’t promise something that isn’t mine to give, which is complete protection against life. But I will vow to keep you safe at the cost of my own.”

If your mouth can’t respect me, then your hands have no place on my body.”

Scars don’t bother me. They only mean I’ve earned my place in this world.”

All good things are worth bleeding for,

I see you, my husband. I see you, my capo. I see you, my heart. I see you, my everything.

“La mia piccola farfalla.” My little butterfly.