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“Well, maybe I do have a little bit of experience with the man I’m about to fake marry.” Closing my eyes, I recall the way our bodies fit so perfectly together. “Is there something wrong with me for actually lusting after the man who’s stolen everything I have?”
“What do you think?” she asks with a grin.
“I think there’s something very wrong with me. But I have no way of changing any of it, so I might as well enjoy what I can.” I’m not sure I like that about myself.
Why am I so quick to accept a fate that others would fight until their death?
I wasn’t raised to think I would be given to a man and used as leverage, the way Sheila was, but there’s something in me that’s too quick to accept what’s happening.
Maybe I’m a lot more alone in the world than I realized. Maybe I’m freaking starved for attention and companionship—and yes, starved for sex too—but am I really so bad off that I’ll just accept this horrible fate without even kicking up a fuss about it?
“I see you thinking over there.” She wags her long-nailed finger at me, and one of her penciled-in eyebrows arches. “No good will come from that right now, Lisa. Be smart. You’re among the most dangerous people in the tri-state area right now.”
Frank did say he was a hitman, and that’s plenty dangerous all on its own. “Are you saying that everyone around here is dangerous? Even the priest who’ll marry us?”
Her eyes roll up as if she’s looking to Heaven. “Father Carmine might be the most dangerous of them all. Do not fuck with that man, or you’ll end up disappearing, and no one will ever find you.”
“So, that’s it then. This is my fate. I have no choice. I’m going to have to marry Frank, and he’s going to own all my things.”
I bite my tongue, knowing I have to learn to keep my mouth shut and do as I’m told, or I will not have long to live.
With a nod, she opens the door to the room and gestures toward the hallway. “Not the best attitude, but at least you’re accepting the inevitable. And that’s all that really matters. If you fight, if you argue even a little, you will be dealt with in a manner I highly doubt you have ever experienced. Don’t let that happen, honey. You have such a pretty face. I would hate to see it permanently messed up.”
Holy fuck, I’m really in the shit show now!
Chapter 6
Frank
Looking out at my family and friends, I see no smiling faces as this isn’t a real wedding. “It shouldn’t be too much longer before she’s ready, guys. Sorry for taking up so much of your time.” I hate apologizing, especially when the fault’s not mine.
Enzo crosses one ankle over his knee, shaking his foot and looking kind of agitated. “Sheila must have had a hard time with your girl, Frankie.”
Before I can say anything to my brother, his wife steps out from behind a curtain at the back of the room. “She’s ready!” After gesturing for everyone to stand, she points at the organ player. “The Wedding March, if you please?”
The old lady at the piano starts to play, and I try not to frown. I don’t want to give Lisa the idea that I’m unhappy about our circumstances. We will be spending some time together, and the happier she is, the happier my life will be.
Happy wife—happy life.
Even if it’s a fake wife.
Sheila walks down the aisle first, then goes to stand beside her husband. And then I see Lisa step out from behind the curtain. Her face says it all.
She is scared shitless!
Well, who can blame her?
Smiling, I try to catch her eyes. She scans the room warily and then looks at me. Thankfully, she holds my gaze as she slowly— very, very slowly—walks down the aisle to me.
Sheila did a great job on her hair. The girl has a ton of hair, and it’s styled in a fancy updo with spiral curls hanging down.
Her makeup is thick, making her look a lot paler than she really is. But I like it. Kinda.
Lisa is a true beauty, and too much makeup hides that fact. But this was Sheila’s doing and not Lisa’s, so I’m not going to tell her that I don’t care for all that shit all over her naturally pretty face.
Her doe-like brown eyes are outlined in thick black eyeliner. The eyeshadow is overdone, and there’s a lot of pink that I don’t care for. But she looks nice despite it all.
Her plump lips really stand out, all stained up with ruby red lipstick. I like the way they look. Luscious. Juicy. Kissable.
