Xahari_Aria

After the death of his first  wife, Matteo Marino, a wealthy CEO and powerful mafia boss behind the scenes,  he was forced to remarry the daughter of one of his father's most trusted friend. Aria Barone, a young girl who witnessed her beloved mother murdered and burned alive by one of her father's rivals during her childhood and has been horrified since then. Forced to marry the man her father wanted, will she uncover Matteo’s darkest secret, or  will she fall in love with him?

Forced Vows, Hidden Shadows

 I still remember the day Dennis approached me, standing out like a sore thumb in his red sweater despite the summer heat. He was simple, unassuming, with his hair gelled back in a neat, polished style that reminded me of a character straight out of a high school romance novel. He was the kind of good guy who never got the girl in those stories, and that’s what I found so endearing about him. 


 Dennis was unique, a breath of fresh air in a sea of clichés. I can still picture our first date, his gaze filled with so much adoration and warmth, a kind of love that had nothing to do with my appearance and everything to do with the essence of who I was. He had fallen for my words, my thoughts, my very being, and it was a feeling I never wanted to let go of. And that first kiss—it was like a lightning strike, jolting my entire being into a state of exhilarating awareness, a memory that still makes my heart race even now. 


43. Her Struggle