Seven Years as a Substitute

For seven years, I had been secretly involved with my brother’s best friend—the ruthless heir to one of the most powerful Mafia families in the city. We had already planned our future. A wedding. A family. A life together.

Then everything fell apart in a single night.

When he stopped answering my calls, I tracked his location to an exclusive gathering of Mafia heirs and capos. I thought he was busy.

Instead, I heard the truth.

"Dominic Marchetti, your princess is back. What are you going to do about that substitute you've been keeping all these years?"

Silence.