A Shotgun Wedding with the Mafia Don

“Youneedawife.”Shesaid.“Whatmakesyouthinkthatyouarecutouttobemywife?”Oliverasked.Thesmugsmileonhislipswastheonlyindicationthathedidn’tfindhersuggestionoffensive.“Iamnotlikeanyoftheotherwomenyou’vebeenwithbefore,Mr.Morton.”Seductively,sheletherfingersdrawpatternsacrosshischest.“Ms.Sophia,areyouawarethatyou’replayingadangerousgame?”Heasked,capturingherfingersthatwerebusilyticklingthefiveo’clockshadowalonghisjawline.“Iam.”Butreally,wasshe?Butthiswasnotthetimetobackoutnow.Tosecond-guessherself.“Butareyoubraveenoughtoplaymygame?”Shedared,lookinghimdirectlyintheeyes.Withoutgivinghimtimetoreact,shekissedhim.Damn!Sheknewsheshouldstop.Thismanwasherenemy,butherbodywouldn’tlether.Shemissedthis.Beingwanted.Beingdesired.Being...No!Notlove.Thiswasnotlove.Oliversawherasanobject.Abeautifulwomantoconquer,nothingmore.Andsheshouldfeelthesameway.No!Shecouldnotfallbackintohischarms.Armedwiththisrealization,shebusilyletherotherhandwanderoffuntilshefeltit.Thehard,metallicweaponthatheputaside.Grabbingit,sheimmediatelyplaceditonhistemple,mimickinghisactionearlier.Then,shegraduallypulledherlipsaway.“Areyougonnakillmenow?”ThegreatMafiaDonasked,butshecouldnotseeanytraceoffearinhiseyesashestaredather.Onlycuriosity.“No,asIsaid,I’mnotlikethewomanyou’reusedto.IknowwhatIwant,andIgetit.”Shesaidconfidently,whileslightlypushingherbodyharderagainsthis.Damn!Herbodystillrespondedthesamewaytohim,justassherememberedit.“Andwhatdoyouwant,Ms.Sophia?”Heasked,liftinghishandtocradleherchingentlyagainsthisfingers.Butheneverattemptedtoremovethegunshehadplacedthreateninglyagainsthistemple.Themostfearedmaninthecityjustsatquietly,watchingher.“AsIsaid,marryme?”*AmeliaClarkemighthavebeenthecurvy,nerdygirlwhowasconstantlybulliedandmockedbyeveryone,butshestillwontheheartoftheQuarterbackKing.OliverLambert.Butherhappilyeveraftercametoanendtoosoon.Afterfouryearsofkeepingtheirloveaffairasecret,shefinallydiscoveredthatOliverwasnotthemanshethoughthewas.ItturnedoutthathewastheheiroftheMortonGroupandthenextMafiaDon.Moreover,hewasalreadyengagedtoafamousheiress.Now,Oliver’sfather,thecurrentMafiaDon,wantedheroutofthepicture.Andhewoulddoanythingtofinishthejob.LeaveOliver,orhewouldmakeherandherfamily’slivesmiserable.Giveupthecustodyofherchild,orthechildwouldnotseethelightofday.AmeliatriedtoseekOliver’shelp,butthemisunderstandingbetweenthem,plusMaximusmanipulations,hadalreadycausedirreparabledamagetotheirrelationship.Leftdesperateandwithnootheroption,shetriedtorunawaywithherfamilysoshecouldprotectherchild.Buttheaccidenthappened,takingthelivesofherparentsandunbornchild.Butwasitreallyanaccident?Leftwithnothingbutabrokenheart,shemovedaway.Whatstartedwithloveeventuallyturnedtohate.Whatwasonceapromiseofforeverbecameahungerforrevenge.Forsixyears,shelivedwithonlyonethingonhermind.Tomakeherexandhisfamilypay.Motivatedbyvengeance,shereturnedasacompletelydifferentperson.AmeliaClarkewasdead.Thechubbynerdwasnomore.Inherplace,SophiaMaddisonwasborn.Asupermodelandapromisingentrepreneur.Herfirstagenda.InfiltratetheMorton’sbusiness.SeducethenewMafiaDon.OliverMorton.Marryhim.Then,takeeverythingthatmatteredtohim.Hisbusiness,hisfamily,andevenhischild.*[Warning:Maturesteamycontent,moderateviolence,andsomeinappropriatelanguage]