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Duty tofamigliaalways came first, and his phone vibrated again with his grandmother's reply.
Nonna:We'll see.
Cesare:And her family? Will you tell them you found her?
Nonna:It depends.
Cesare:On what?
Nonna:On whether she's good enough for us to proceed with our plans.
He was still staring at his phone broodingly when it rang, and Massimo's name flashing on the screen had Cesare answering the call.
"I'm about to order some flowers for you,fratello.I just need to know if it's for your wedding or funeral?"
"Fuck you,fratello," Cesare returned pleasantly without missing a beat, but the words only had Massimo smirking.
Being born in the same year but having different mothers was no walk in the park for either of them. Many had delighted in constantly pitting them against each other, and while Cesare and Massimohadcome to blows numerous times growing up...
"What's your plan?" Massimo asked in a sober tone.
Adulthood had changed all of that, and they might as well be twins with how fiercely loyal they were to each other.
"There's nothing to plan. Everything's already set in stone. IfNonnacomes back unaccompanied, I never have to think about her again. But ifNonnathinks she's worthy, then I'll marry her."
"Just like that?" Massimo's frown was evident in his tone.
An image of their eldest brother's fieryfidanzatacame to mind, and Cesare almost winced. Sarica was like a sister to all of them now, but it was no secret how the girl was also hell-bent on finding a way to escape her arranged marriage to Giancarlo.
And then there was Massimo himself, who would have to break things off with Ynez, once it washisturn to marry forfamiglia.
For an arranged marriage to succeed, emotions must never be allowed to come into play, and since he had no heart to begin with—-
"Sì, fratello." Compared to his brothers' respective predicaments, his own situation was as simple as adding one and one together to come up with a rule-based marriage for two. "I'll marry her, just like that...because I intend to train her to think of me as her owner, and not her husband."
Chapter One
