Mafia Crowned

ink I was completely u

Marlon Wynter's daughter, both men, and boys, had a tendency to give you a wide berth. Who would want to be the one to tak

my dad on the other. We were only in the car for a matter of minutes, and befor

and black wrought-iron railings dividing the grounds from the road and pavement. Not that I could see much pave

urried into the church. Harvey was nowhere to be seen, and I imagined he was already standi

ey nervo

ather asked me. I nod

egan inside the church and the inner doors wer

cus on my husband-to- be standing tall at the front, but the moment I caught sight of the pews filled with people, all of whom

ng smile, but instead, it was

his eyes narrowed, was

ed to be

ve of this union. I was

ely in black. At well over six feet, with shoulders that filled out every inch of his suit and biceps pressing at the material

e was the eldest of the three sons, and so would be the one to take ove

the whole of this side of the river and didn't

n't be able to hold off the Gilligans by himself, and he must know that.

uble. This was one day I'd like to ge

focused on the front of the church and the two men standing there,

r than the sky. That was one of Harvey's benefits-even though he was the son of one of the most powerful crime fam

recognise. It was most likely his latest hook-up, or perhaps someone he'd picked up the night before and brought along for

paused to face me, kissed my chee

of you for

and he stepped back, allowi

ook beautiful," he whispere

urned our attention him. "We gather here to

ed into lightly, and today they publicly de

the congregation, staring, all their focus on me. I hadn't ever wanted to be the centre of at

and wasn't wondering what th

throat again, and I rea

ck out now-not that I'd ever intended on backin

Hallie Sophia Wynter, to be my lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold

health, until de

t from holding a smile for so long, but I didn't fe

Repeat after me. I, Hallie

ell broke loose. Members of the congregation dropped from the pews, hiding betw

near the big wooden doors and had already run. Some of t

. Feeling as though I'd woken in the middle of a nightmare, I lifted

d time to finish the ceremony-but still I wanted him for support. But Harvey didn't seem to even be aware of me.

s handsome face. It dawned on me where the blood running down my face had come from. He barely seemed to have noticed,

y mouth an