Shattered Vows: An Arrange Marriage

f us working together. Dante, my security and a distant cousin, cou

y mob family, cleaning it up took preci

own, and made the conscious decision to clean the family up. One painful business at a time.

h of them. That included my brother working alongside me so I didn’t stumble through communications with a company. I needed Cade to run checks, give me background infor

ugh to sign those papers yet. So here I was, drinking at the boy’s ni

one soon and maybe I’d find a woman to reliev

nly wouldn’t

train wreck wai

e tell the person on the phone about becau

of Miami was full of ridiculou

hobb

fs. Like

y to close deals. Here, they par

s sure. Her eyes lit up like Santa was coming

nk that shi

tely a

conversation abo

know what

d have that going for her at least. They were a dark blue,

er gaze scanned the room

idiculous too. Why want someone who believed in h

meone would write off a whole pers

to ask my fri

know his birthday.

his birthday,”

rude of you.

cause we all made it a mission to never celebrate them. His had

cocktail?” I asked, c

good

h already, and she defini

ugh on the

n, like she was sur

to drink tonight? Or

atter if I

nk you didn’t ha

y n

I said, you see

w that means I could sh

e took in my suit again, my shoes, probably even my hair bef

mood to see if you c

what?” Sh

of me, then around the room—“isn’t really living. It’s a boring second to a lot of what the

s to trump a lot of things to most people

I’m not here for love. Just a good ti

’t a man to be associated with, that I wouldn’t really be associated

and moving on to tie up the rest of the deals in

ed a drink to

ing category with the rest of this club where people tho

I was trying to clean up the dirty businesses he’d invested in and make a better name for the family,

ns?” she asked quietly, proba

little of

oing around the world centered him. I needed centering too, but I didn’t really be

like I was going to sit there and g

since birth. Our familie

d her eyes at me a

really

wha

like it was obvious. “Unappr

stared at her, trying t

er of thos

ple come up to you and talk l

y are scared of m

hable, broody, and I’ll add that you probably don’

her again. Her outfit downplayed her figure bu

. Lower maintenance with a body that was real, curvy, appealing. She shrugged and turned, leaning her elbows on

s in VIP, especially when I’m standing on

erned that we’

the right to be standing on others.” She s

friend who has a connection. What makes m

just like everyone else. He’d remind me that I wasn’t. I was an Armanelli,

o take on another business deal. This one would solidify a power shift that I’d kno

with people like her. I frowned at the physical di

hoes ar

obably cost mor

ather Oxfords. They’d been cu

shoes.” She wri

More than five grand?” I scoffed at

do. Why? What is

son for me to be d

ub would be happy to h

b are looking at you pr

b like this, Morina?” My eyes narrowed on her b

y brother who were able to hack into any criminal

ng here or her intentions in talking to me. Sh

and not properly brushed. Her curves were real, and I knew

Interesting. And she was appealing in a weird, ridiculous way, and yet, I hadn’t been intereste

ne who gets me—to have fun for a

tand?” I murmur

back to glare at me. Co

fucking magazine. She was one of those

o do that with you?” I pushed he

a good time. And frankly, I have ev

now my frien

he has to be trained to fight someone i

deep breath. When she breathed it out,

g smile and waggled

down with a

nt to prove to her th

o this

Well, no. Not real

don’t think there’s anything in this big city world that will bring

iraculous one

e she didn’t see anything appealing. Yet I s

that I’d find that with

” I lifte

ised the things

eing older?” She

at affects

ars. This girl wasn’t someone I would normally entertain, but her words, the way she d

show yo

me w

ing by staying in that