By Fate I Conquer (Sins of the Fathers, #4)

by Cora Reilly

“Some might not see me in such a positive light considering I’m turning you into a cheater.”

“You’re not turning me into anything. First of all, I can’t cheat on someone I’m not in a relationship with. Cressida and I are nothing. And I’ve been with other women before you, so if anything, one of them first turned me into a cheater.”

“Don’t you ever dare thinking this. You are everything.”

“How can I be everything if you still need other women?”

“I can’t ask you to stop being with other women. It’s not my place. Because I can’t give you what you’d give up.”

“You can ask anything of me, Greta, and I’d give it to you.”

I could not take her place. I belonged in Las Vegas. I didn’t want to be a Capo’s wife.

I wanted to live in the shadows not as the main attraction of the mafia world.

I didn’t dare look at Amo again all evening. I was at a complete loss at what to do.

She’d left without looking at me again. It was the worst torture, but I knew why she did it. Greta was too fucking good.

She didn’t want me to do something stupid.

“Sleep over it.” “Sleep over what?” “Do you want war? Is it worth it?”

“Was Maddox worth it?”

“Amo, this is dif...

“Will you have m...

“You know that. Of course. I’m just worri...

I turned and headed toward Dad’s offi...

“Yes,” Dad g...

He was in a bad mood, but I knew there would never be a good moment to tell him what I had to say. Better not to ruin one of his few good moods.

“I have found a girl I want to marry,” I said.

“Why do I get the feeling I won’t like what you’re going to say?”

“She’s from an important family.”

“Fuck, Dad, would you listen for one fucking second? Cressida was a mistake, is still a mistake and will be the worst mistake in my life if I marry her.”

“Humor me, who is it?”

“Greta.”

“As in Greta F...

Dad shook his head, chuckling. Then he sobered when ...

“You’re being s...

Dad shoved to his feet and carefully put the glass down on the small side table as if he worried that he could throw it at me if he kept it in his hand.

“Let’s disregard the fact that you’re going to marry Cressida in a few weeks, shall we? You could have any woman in the Famiglia. Every family would gladly give their daughter to you as a wife, but

Remo Falcone’s daughter that’s not something I can make happen.

Nobody can unless they’re ripping her from his cold, dead hands, and even then you’d still have to kill...

“I’m willing to risk it. I want Greta. It’s her or no one.”

“Don’t tell me you touched her? Or heaven forbid took her virginity?

I swear, Amo, I’m going to beat the shit out of you for the first time in your fucking life if that’s the case.

Hell would look pretty cozy in comparison to our life if you f...

“I wouldn’t dishonor Greta like that...

“She’s honorable.” Dad searched my face...

“Fuck it. You’re serious ...

“I am, Dad. I wan...

“Remo Falcone won’t ever allow it. He’d rather chop himself into pieces and send us the bloody mess than give us his daughter. I don’t have leverage against him to force him and to be honest I doubt he’d let anyone force him into giving...

“What if Greta wanted to ...

“She ...

“I haven’t asked her. But she and I…”

“You hardly know the girl. How can you be sure about anything?”

“How can you ever really be sure about something? But Dad, what would you have done if you had met Mom after being engaged to someone else?

Would you have given her up or would you have done everything in your pow...

The only way this could happen was if you waive your position as future Capo.”

I’d once before offered up my position, to Marcella, but deep down I’d known she wouldn’t accept.

This was different. I’d always wanted to become Capo. It was in my blood, and had until re...