GemNoir

“You need my help, Tesoro. You choose. A marriage with me or be torn apart by them” His voice was cool as though this wasn't a matter of life or death.

I didn't want this life. My father had gambled a lot and left me with a lot of enemies and now I needed the help of Don Vincenzo LaRosa who was my high school bully and now the Don of the most powerful mafia family in Italy if I was going to survive it.

It was just a marriage of convenience but I realized something. He wasn't helping me out of a good heart. I had been sold without my permission to him. I was the mafia's pawn.

Sold to the Capo

"Don Vincenzo" A man in a black crisp suit walked into the room, his eyes darting to me for a brief moment before he focused back on Vincenzo who was standing a few feet away, his hands in his pockets.

"Welcome, Don Luca" Vincenzo pulled out a hand from his pocket so he could gesture to the couch. "Sit" He said, his tone serious.

I had seen several versions of Vincenzo and right now, I was seeing the side of him that I had known at the beginning. However when he was walking back to the couch to sit opposite with the man, he looked at me and his gaze softened, a small smile on his face making his eyes lighten.

"Come sit with me" He said out loud gesturing to the couch where he was heading to.

A DEAL