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 swung open my car door and stepped out. I saw her struggling with a heavy bag, and Carter and Alonzo rushed to her side, embracing her and offering comfort as she tried to break free. She was oblivious to my presence, and I felt like a ghost, invisible and insignificant. 


The wind whispered past me as I gazed at my wife, knowing in that moment that I had lost her, and there was nothing left for me to do but accept it. She struggled against Carter and Alonzo's grasp, but it was a losing battle. I was frozen in place, unable to let her go, as tears pricked at the corners of my eyes. My lip trembled with the weight of my sorrow, knowing I was responsible for her actions. 


 Just like Daya, she was leaving me, but this time, it was my own doing. The truth had come to light - I had taken Daya's life with my own hands - and now my wife couldn't bear to stay with me. I was trapped in a living nightmare, unable to escape the consequences of my own actions. 


69. Guilt