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Yup. And his cleaner. And personal shopper. And assistant.” She laughs. “Pretty much everything and anything he needs.” With my head held high, I step toward the big hall and into the light coming from the mosaic windows in the top corners of the church. The music starts as I approach the benches, where people anxiously await my long, tedious walk to the altar. The dark look in Luca’s eyes twists my heart into knots. This whole trip has gotten me anxious, and I hate that he’s not telling me why we’re going all the way out here, wherever here is. I didn’t have any time to prepare, nor did I bring any luggage.
I blink a couple of times to remind myself I’m awake as the gun is lowered. The light turns softer until I finally see the one face that instantly makes me cry. I hastily put on my things with one hand, keeping an eye on Jill so she doesn’t wake up. She’s not going to like it, but now that it’s happening, I have no choice but to leave. Luca …” She makes a tsk sound. “Who do you think taught you to keep your friends close but your enemies closer?” She smirks. “Our family ties must appear strong to the outside world. Never weak. And there will always be someone out there trying to find any sign of weakness and destroy our empire.” She makes a fist and shows it to me like it’s my marriage she’s holding in the palm of her hand. “Make her happy. Give her what she wants.” Luca! Why the hell aren’t you here?” It’s my father, and he’s whisper-yelling through the phone like he’s trying to be quiet. My body is a bundle of nerves as I sneak inside and quietly peek around to make sure the place is really abandoned. I even make a stop at the bunny’s room, giving it a few pets as it chews on its freshly cut carrot. Someone’s been in here recently, but it’s deserted now.I look sideways at the girl stewing in her own juice beside me. We’re one and the same. If only she could see. But nothing I can say will change her mind. The heroine had no one but the hero, only in the prequel does she kiss the hero's older brother because she thinks she's in love with him. The hero is not a virgin, he says that he used to have girls and they were a bad substitute, because he always wanted and loved the heroine. This is not mentioned, but I think that while the heroine was on the run, he also had girls, before the escape, the hero gave the heroine her first kiss and orgasm, without penetration, that is, she remains a virgin. After they get married, the hero has no one and he only thinks about the heroine. The first time I met the guy I was never supposed to marry, I didn’t know what kind of a monster he truly was. What kind of devious plans he’d set in motion to make me completely and utterly his.
My whole body freezes from the shame, but the second she plops it into my mouth, I forget what I was about to say. Yeah, you were.” He grabs my collar and turns it so I’m forced to look at him. “And you look beautiful when you do.” As our gazes connect, the darkness behind those hooded eyes of his has only become more menacing since the last time I saw him three years ago. When I ran like hell to get away from him. I can’t wait to tear these clothes off your body,” he groans, making me all the more aware of that blindfold around my head.Without thinking, I push past my mother and throw open the closet door. “Jill, no!” my mother’s shrill voice begs, but I still run for the door.
I am actually surprised not a single editor or beta reader told the author that bestie this scene literally ain't making no sense, it's just plain screaming and thought 'yep this is perfect, let it be!' For the most part, there is a lot here to enjoy- we have strong character chemistry, some engaging mafia content, a few twists, and lots of angst thanks to both the arranged marriage situation and a complicated sibling rivalry. Luca as our dark mafioso has that alpha edginess I enjoy and when paired with his life-long obsession with Jill makes him a delicious anti-hero. And the story set up had me hooked. Unfortunately, it didn’t always deliver. There were times the story dragged for me a bit- the pace really stalled in places and the romantic content at times even felt redundant between these two characters. There’s a lot of good moments her for sure, and many I enjoyed, it just felt a bit too drawn out. The plot itself isn’t overly complicated or immersive, so it may have accentuated the repetitive dynamics between Luca and Jill. And additionally there are inconsistencies (motives or timing) - those themselves felt minor and didn’t impact my enjoyment. The steam, however, is through the roof and the star of the show- Clarissa knows how to melt hearts and panties, so that alone made this story a great read. All in all, I did enjoy parts of this story and loved the characters, so a great dark mafia read for those BDSM, forced marriage, mafia lovers.
The Marriage Debt
Wow just wow if Luka isn't just the optimum of Bad Alpha who turns to Moosh for the right girl. And that right girl just happens to be Jill. Growing up in a mafia family these two families come together with the hopes of Jill and Lukas brother Liam marrying since they are both the eldest of their family's only Luka no matter what can't stop what he feels for Jill so being kids he torments her just to be around her and not always saying nice things cos well Boys aren't nice to girls they sure don't show their feelings, yet when Lukas brother dies in an accident that Jill lives through sets into motion revenge for Lukas family.
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