In an instant the fire roared to life, swallowing the cottage, the fence, the entire yard.
I clutched my belly and screamed. "No! Stop! Make them stop!"
Cesare pulled me to him and pressed my trembling body against his chest.
He held me there and let me pound my fists against him.
"Be good. When the time is right, I'll make you my equal wife. The child can carry the name of a legitimate heir. Everything will be the way it was before."
But Cesare, I am the daughter of the Don. The Boss of Bosses. How could I ever be your equal wife?
The courtyard was gone. And we could never go back.
Three years ago, I had a fight with my father and walked out of the compound in a fury, determined to chase my dream of a quiet life far from the empire he'd built.
I shook off every one of his men along the way and settled at the foot of this mountain.
That was when I met Cesare Delgado. He was on horseback, collar turned up against the wind, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth. One look was all it took. I fell for him completely.