WHEN LOVE WORKS

WHEN LOVE WORKS

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Lia, a twenty-one year old lady from a wealthy mafia Italian family finally finds love in a rival mafia family. After much persuasion she and her lover, Franco are able to convince their families that their love for each other was real and deep and they later get married. However, on their wedding day Franco starts to behave strangely. He is not the man that Lia used to know when they were dating. He changes from the sweet loving and caring gentleman that he was while they courted to an arrogant and abusive husband. Franco opens up to Lia's elder brother, Lorenzo, on their wedding day that he won't be the husband that Lia had always dreamed of. He promises to make her life a misery. Lorenzo is shocked by Franco's openness particularly as they were just getting married and tries to persuade Lia to call off the wedding. Lia does not listen to Lorenzo because according to her it was not news that the Franco's family was a rival mafia family. She believed that they had crossed that hurdle successfully when both families agreed to their marriage. She dismisses Lorenzo's warnings which she thought were based on that ground. Lorenzo, however, goes on to tell the rest of the family what Franco had told him personally. After the wedding, Lia begins to experience what Lorenzo her brother tried to warn her about. Franco had started abusing her both physically and verbally. However, Lia not knowing the reason for this sudden change in her husband was determined to keep her marriage. Two years after their wedding, she still had not conceived. This she attributed to the lack of peace and love she was experiencing in her marriage. Her love for Franco however was still very strong and she was determined to make her marriage work. One day she came back from shopping at noon to find Franco, her husband stark naked with another lady on their matrimonial bed. This was when she realized that her relationship with Franco had so much degenerated. She decided to leave him for a while until he was willing and ready to get help to restore their union. Lia ends up going back to her father's house. Her brother Lorenzo one day discovers some scars and bruises on his sister's body giving him a clearer picture of what she had been through while she was with Franco. He accuses her of lying and covering up for Franco all this while. Against Lia's wish he reveals it to the family and vows to avenge every pain Franco had put his sister through. Franco on the other hand does not change his ways. He decides to continue to have all the fun in his life believing that Lia's love for him would soon make her come back begging once she comes back to her senses. Her brother tries to persuade her to divorce Franco, but she refuses as she still loved Franco very much. This only infuriated Lorenzo the more. He swore he would kill Franco for breaking his sister's heart and taking his family for granted. He goes ahead to advise Lia not to bother thinking of going back to Franco because to him Franco was already a dead man. During a family gathering she begs her family to help her save her marriage as that was the only reason why she left her home in the first place. What had caused the sudden change in Lia's husband, Franco? Would Lia be able to restore the love she was sure Franco once had for her? Can she save Franco from Lorenzo's anger and promise to avenge every pain he had put her through? Read this compelling story to find out if true love is enough to bring about the love, peace and harmony Lia desires.

WHEN LOVE WORKS Chapter 1 Prologue

Lia sat by the window sill in the bedroom. Franco had not hit her in a while however the pain that shot through her whole body made it difficult to forget their last fight. The word 'fight' almost made her laugh out. It wasn't exactly a fight. She was no match for Franco. He was about six feet four while she was just five feet six. The difference in their height was very glaring even when she wore her four inches heels.

Looking at the red marks which were gradually fading away made her happy. Her father's birthday would be coming up in two weeks and she did not want questioning stares following her everywhere.

She could easily give the excuse that she was not feeling too well but then that would be bringing up another story entirely as the family would now start to count the days they should be expecting her first child. Their first grandchild actually.

The truth was that though she got married two years ago she had not been able to conceive. She was not sure if there was a problem with her or her husband or if the pain and anxiety she experienced in their union was not helping to welcome any baby into her womb.

The love she had for Franco was nothing she could explain. He meant everything to her from the first day she set her eyes on him. She did not bother holding herself back a bit as she knew deep down that he was the one.

He was the one that she had kept herself for all these years and she worshipped the ground that he walked on.

Nothing he did ever seemed to change that. All the lies and excuses she had to come up with just to ensure people did not start to detest him for what he made her go through from the day they got married.

"I'm okay I missed a step and fell off the stairs."

"I can't take my sunglasses off. I think I'm coming down with some sort of allergy."

"I won't be able to attend your birthday party because Franco and I won't be around." Lia had once told her best friend because Franco her husband had refused her going for her best friend's birthday party. She had been forbidden from going to any party he won't be attending except that of her immediate family. She could not bring herself to tell Sofia the truth.

But today she would be leaving him a letter telling him that she can no longer be with him unless he is willing to change and seek help.

The letter had been written and dropped on their bedroom dressing table.

Lia looked at the table one more time. A beautiful gift from her mother-in-law presented to them on their wedding night. It was brown in colour and without being told it was not hard to see that it had been made from the finest wood.

In the past, she loved to sit there sometimes and talk to herself. Sometimes asking the image that appeared in the mirror questions that she knew only she could answer.

Today she had finally gotten the response and was not thinking of changing her mind.

As Lia continued to let her thoughts linger she got up from the window sill carried her already parked suitcase and walked out of the bedroom door closing it as gently as she could as she did whenever Franco was around and did not want to annoy him with her noise as he once said.

She had sometimes told herself that she will never leave him. This was her home now and she had to build it just as her mother had built hers. Her case was different though. Her father adored her mother.

She had tolerated all that Franco had done to her in the past but yesterday evening she had walked into their bedroom and had caught him stark naked with another lady on their matrimonial bed.

"Get out!" He had barked at her. And when they were finally through he had asked her to prepare dinner for him after seeing the lady off without any sign of remorse whatsoever.

She had obeyed every of his command but had resolved to leave before he got back from work the next day.

She needed some space from this abusive marriage that she found herself in. She needed some space from this place that had once meant everything to her. She was leaving Franco the only man that she had ever loved. But for how long? Maybe for a while. Maybe forever.

As she slipped into the backseat of the taxi already waiting for her outside their magnificent home her thought suddenly shifted to when she met Franco for the first time.

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“Lia, a twenty-one year old lady from a wealthy mafia Italian family finally finds love in a rival mafia family. After much persuasion she and her lover, Franco are able to convince their families that their love for each other was real and deep and they later get married. However, on their wedding day Franco starts to behave strangely. He is not the man that Lia used to know when they were dating. He changes from the sweet loving and caring gentleman that he was while they courted to an arrogant and abusive husband. Franco opens up to Lia's elder brother, Lorenzo, on their wedding day that he won't be the husband that Lia had always dreamed of. He promises to make her life a misery. Lorenzo is shocked by Franco's openness particularly as they were just getting married and tries to persuade Lia to call off the wedding. Lia does not listen to Lorenzo because according to her it was not news that the Franco's family was a rival mafia family. She believed that they had crossed that hurdle successfully when both families agreed to their marriage. She dismisses Lorenzo's warnings which she thought were based on that ground. Lorenzo, however, goes on to tell the rest of the family what Franco had told him personally. After the wedding, Lia begins to experience what Lorenzo her brother tried to warn her about. Franco had started abusing her both physically and verbally. However, Lia not knowing the reason for this sudden change in her husband was determined to keep her marriage. Two years after their wedding, she still had not conceived. This she attributed to the lack of peace and love she was experiencing in her marriage. Her love for Franco however was still very strong and she was determined to make her marriage work. One day she came back from shopping at noon to find Franco, her husband stark naked with another lady on their matrimonial bed. This was when she realized that her relationship with Franco had so much degenerated. She decided to leave him for a while until he was willing and ready to get help to restore their union. Lia ends up going back to her father's house. Her brother Lorenzo one day discovers some scars and bruises on his sister's body giving him a clearer picture of what she had been through while she was with Franco. He accuses her of lying and covering up for Franco all this while. Against Lia's wish he reveals it to the family and vows to avenge every pain Franco had put his sister through. Franco on the other hand does not change his ways. He decides to continue to have all the fun in his life believing that Lia's love for him would soon make her come back begging once she comes back to her senses. Her brother tries to persuade her to divorce Franco, but she refuses as she still loved Franco very much. This only infuriated Lorenzo the more. He swore he would kill Franco for breaking his sister's heart and taking his family for granted. He goes ahead to advise Lia not to bother thinking of going back to Franco because to him Franco was already a dead man. During a family gathering she begs her family to help her save her marriage as that was the only reason why she left her home in the first place. What had caused the sudden change in Lia's husband, Franco? Would Lia be able to restore the love she was sure Franco once had for her? Can she save Franco from Lorenzo's anger and promise to avenge every pain he had put her through? Read this compelling story to find out if true love is enough to bring about the love, peace and harmony Lia desires.”
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Chapter 1 Prologue

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Chapter 2 Meeting the Love of My Life

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Chapter 3 My Italian Family

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Chapter 4 First Date with My Love

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Chapter 5 The Proposal

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Chapter 6 Meeting my Family

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Chapter 7 Frontend and Backend

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Chapter 8 All for Love

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Chapter 9 No One But Her

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Chapter 10 Rushed To the Hospital

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Chapter 11 All Will Be Well Again

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Chapter 12 What Must Be Done

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Chapter 13 The Only Way Out

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Chapter 14 The Blackmail

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Chapter 15 One Happy Family

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Chapter 16 His Dad Says Yes

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Chapter 17 The Planned Wedding Gift

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Chapter 18 Sofia's Crush

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Chapter 19 The Wedding Eve

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Chapter 20 The Wedding

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Chapter 21 Something Is Definitely Wrong

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Chapter 22 No Going Back

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Chapter 23 I Just Want to Be by Your Side

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Chapter 24 Sleeping in The Kitchen Again Tonight

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Chapter 25 Not The Way I Planned It

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Chapter 26 How Long

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Chapter 27 I'm leaving

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Chapter 28 The Challenge

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Chapter 29 Is There Another Woman

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Chapter 30 The Other Woman

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Chapter 31 His Little Secret

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Chapter 32 Down In The Basement

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Chapter 33 Staying With My In-Laws

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Chapter 34 While He Was Away

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Chapter 35 Tormented By His Uncles

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Chapter 36 Going Back Home

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Chapter 37 Leaving Him This Time

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Chapter 38 It's Happening This Time

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Chapter 39 Safe With My Family

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Chapter 40 She'll Come Back Crawling

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