Bound by Honor

Enemies always aim where they can hurt you most.”

“I don’t care. I won’t come with you. You will do as I say. Take them to the panic room. If something happens to Lily or Fabi, I will kill myself and nothing you or Luca or any other power in this world can do will change that. I want you to protect them. Keep them safe. That’s all that matters to me.”

“Tell me Aria. Tell me you enjoy this as much as I do.” The despair in his voice startled me

“She will become my wife the moment she turns eighteen. No power in this universe will stop me from making her mine.”

I lost it and slapped him across the face. My stupid Italian temperament.

Tell my father you don’t want Gianna.”

Matteo laughed. “Why would I? I want her. I always get what I was want. Gianna shouldn’t have played games with the big boys.”

The sound of Gianna’s sobs rang in my mind, made me lose whatever rationality I had

“Salvatore Vitiello spoke to Father and told him that Matteo wanted to marry me. And Father agreed!”

“Father’s giving me to Matteo.”

“Gianna, what happened? What’s going on? Are you hurt?”