Rafaella Dutra

“What did you say?”
“I said that if you won’t touch me and make me yours, then maybe someone should.”
To my surprise, Archie smirked at me and his gaze drifted to my lips.
“No one’s ever going to touch you but me, Rosie.”

***

Rosie Fay is the daughter of the mafia, so she is used to being surrounded by guns, sulky men, and dangerous deals. But her father thought she shouldn’t lead things after he was gone, so he made a deal and offered her hand in marriage to Archie Donovan.
The arranged marriage wasn’t the problem though—Archie was. He treated her well and took care of her, but that’s all their relationship entailed. No romantic strings attached. But they clearly liked each other, so why did he always push her away?
As the tension between them intensified, the dangers around the family increased. Was happiness even a possibility for them? Or would the mafia life take that away from her?
Daughter of the Mafia is created by Rafaella Dutra, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Daughter of the Mafia

I woke up with a terrible migraine the next day, even though I had slept almost past noon. I couldn’t remember a time when I had slept for that long, but in my defense, I had been exhausted from the preparations for the party. And the amount of champagne I drank last night also helped me pass out completely.


The image of me and Archie making out in my room before I went to bed flashed in my mind and I allowed myself to relive it, even if for a moment. I felt my cheeks burning as I remembered the feeling of him kissing and touching me like that.


It had been an entirely different level from what we did on the night of the annual gala. I let myself wonder if I hadn’t said anything, if Archie would have gone all the way through and had sex with me. 


I guessed I’d never have the answer to that. Not this morning at least.


Chapter 22: Time Will Tell