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.”

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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

My mind started to run wild as I thought of the different kinds of outcomes this simple act could result in.


Did he decide to sleep by my side or was he simply trying to reach out to me and make me talk to him? 


Whatever it was, I couldn’t think properly with him being so close. I lay unmoving to see if he’d insist. I still didn’t turn to see if he had prepared himself to sleep or not, but I felt the blanket move up and down, and the warmth from his body reached me from under the sheets.


F*ck, he had laid down next to me. I wasn’t dreaming, was I? I couldn’t have fallen asleep that fast.


I heard Archie sigh next to me, but I remained silent.


“Is it because of Aria?” he asked. “Is that why you’re grumpy?”


That was enough to make me turn and stare at him.


So, he did know why I was acting that way. Why was he trying to make me say it then? 


Chapter 29: Playing with Fire