My Childhood Sweetheart Gave My Wedding Dress to Mistress, Now I'm the Don's Wife

"Miss Valente, you are the trueborn daughter of the Valente family. Do you truly wish to marry a cripple — as his the contract bride?"

Under Rosa Tagliaferro's astonished stare, I gave a calm nod.

"It's the only way to protect the Valente family."

The Broker clicked her tongue twice, a sharp sound in the silence of the back office. Equal parts pity and disbelief.

"There was a time when every daughter of every Family in this city envied you, Miss Valente."

"A doting father and brother above you, a childhood sweetheart devoted to you alone. You lived more grandly than a Don's queen."