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Things had changed since I’d first met Greta. But would I really give...
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“This is not something I can do for you, Amo. And you shouldn’t consider giving up being Capo for a girl you hardly know and can’t have unless you start a war with the Camorra.
My wedding with your mother was supposed to guarantee peace but a possible wedding to Greta would cause a bloody war.”
“Love doesn’t happen in a blink, Amo. What you experience with Greta is lust, cold feet and the thrill of the forbidden. Don’t ruin your future because you mistake it for something else.”
Was it love? Possibly. Was I falling in love? Definitely.
“Since you seem incapable of making good choices at the moment, I’ll make it easy for you.
If you want to become Capo, you’ll marry Cressida. As your Capo, I’m telling you to stay away from Greta Falcone.
you touch her, kiss her, fuck her or God forbid ask Remo Falcone for her hand, you’re going against my direct order, and you’re going to waive your position a...
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“This is for your own good. I’m trying to save you, Amo. One day you’ll see it.”
Cressida’s eyes widened then she exchanged a triumphant look with Agostina and stalked out of the room with her nose up.
Isa only briefly looked up, pushed her glasses back up only to wrinkle her nose when she spotted Cressida.
“She won’t ever find a husband if she keeps dressing like a nerd. Why doesn’t she use contacts? Men don’t want girls with glasses.”
I don’t love you, Cressida, and I never will.”
She was egotistic and power-hungry, but many people were, and I wasn’t in a position to judge anyone for their sins anyway.
“There’s someone else,” I tried again.
“We’re going to get married, Amo. This is it. I won’t ever agree to cancel this wedding, never. And neither would our families, or the Famiglia. We are bound by our traditions, even you.
Right this moment, I couldn’t imagine a worse fate.
Fabiano had pretty much dragged him into the private jet and was glaring daggers at him all through the flight.
“I’m sorry,” Mom said gently and kissed my cheek. “You look really sad. I didn’t know you wanted this so badly.”
Dad exchanged a look with Nino and Savio I understood too well.
He was glad it hadn’t worked out so he was spared forbidding me from going there, because tha...
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Ballet filled my head with calm but my animals filled it with purpose.
But part of me wanted to follow my heart and that was leading me in a direction I’d never considered possible, away from them. For once I was truly alone.
Bear began growling and shifted. He always got particularly protective when I was like this.
“Shhh, down,” Nino said.
“Greta?” Nino asked into the dark.
“I’ll turn the lights on. Close your eyes. I’ll tell you when they’re dimmed down.”
Bear was curled up beside me with Momo snuggled up against his butt. His eyes were fixed on Nino but he didn’t get up or growl again.
“I’ll get your parents.”
“No,” I croaked. Nino regarded me with quiet scrutiny. “Nevio?”
“When is love wrong?”
“You’re referring to romantic love?”
“Wrong and right are concepts designed by humankind over the centuries to allow peaceful co-existence.
It’s not something that’s inherent in nature or in our DNA. If you refer to the moral compass that guides most societies, there are certain forms of love that are regarded as wrong. Though again love in itself isn’t wrong but how you act upon it.”
“Unrequited love can be detrimental to a person’s mental and even physical health, so I’d say it’s a logically wrong love. Too much love can be a problem, like most extremes.”
“Love and logic don’t go together, do they?”
“Logic told me it was useful to love my wife so I...
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I laughed because I doubted that was how it happened. Kiara told a different story. Maybe Nino just preferred his...
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“If it makes you forget everything else that matters, then yes.”
“What if the person you love is already promised to someone else?”
“Infidelity is considered wrong by many. I think it’s often a sign that the original bond is damaged. And some people have open relationships, then it can’t really be called infidelity.”
“What if the person who’s promised doesn’t love the person they’re promised t...
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“It seems unwise to marry a person you don’t want instead of the person you want, but economic, political or familial reasons might be the driving force, especially in our world.”
“How do I know if I’m in love?”
“I’m not the best person to ask.”
“I think you’re the best person I...
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“It’s not easy to put into words, even for me. I’m not an exp...
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“You love Kiara, despite your emotion...
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“Before Kiara there was calm and then suddenly there was chaos. It was frustrating at first but then I learned to enjoy it.”
Amo quieted the chaos in my head. Maybe this, too, was a sign.
