The news of my divorce from Soren Costello traveled from Manhattan all the way to Sicily.
The Dons of all Five Families were waiting to watch the Costellos become a laughingstock.
I had shoved his pregnant mistress off the pool terrace, nearly sending her and the twins in her belly straight to God.
As Soren’s legal goddaughter, the Donna he’d cradled in his palm, I had created this enormous scandal—all over his mistress.
In revenge, he splashed industrial-grade acid into my eyes. I went blind, my face was ruined, and I left his side.
Six years passed before we met again.
He had become the most powerful Don on the entire East Coast.
And I was blind, scraping by at a massage parlor for the blind in Bensonhurst.
He sat on the massage bed, and not even the rhythm of his breathing shifted.
I treated him the way I treated any other client.
The scent of cigars drifted off his suit—exactly the same as it had been six years ago.
It wasn’t until he was about to leave that he suddenly spoke.
“Anna, after drifting out there this long, you should know fear by now.”
“Are you sure you still want to drag my child along, living like a rat?”
I rubbed the calluses on my palm and said nothing.
He didn’t know.
The child I had carried for nine months and finally given birth to had died long ago.
After He Blinded Me The Don Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 13 When the FBI cuffed him, he didn’t resist. Just before they led him out, he held me lightly against him. He pressed his forehead to mine. “Anna.” “I want you to know. I never stopped loving you.” My heart. Skipped a beat all the
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After He Blinded Me The Don Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 12 When he saw me come out, he reached carefully for my hand. “I made your favorite—the roast lamb leg, the old Sicilian way. Want to try some?” “Or if there’s something else you’d like, I’ll make it for you.” I shook my head and
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After He Blinded Me The Don Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 11 “Shut up. All of you.” “Go back to your rooms.” After a long while, everything finally fell silent. That afternoon, Soren came back in. His voice was thick with an exhaustion he couldn’t hide. He took my hand and led me outside. “Anna, I’ll
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After He Blinded Me The Don Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 10 His breathing was heavy. He didn’t smash anything. He only walked, slowly, deliberately, taking every gift Serena had ever given him from his study—a Cuban cigar box, a diamond-inlaid Beretta, a bottle of 1962 Barolo—and placing them, one by one, into the fireplace. The
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After He Blinded Me The Don Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 09 “I didn’t.” “I never meant to hurt the child.” “I arranged for doctors on site. I arranged for food.” I clutched at my chest, breathless with grief. I laughed coldly. “Then why?” “Why did my Caroline die?” I tugged at the corner of my
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After He Blinded Me The Don Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 08 When we arrived at the estate, he set me down carefully in the master bedroom. I could feel his chest heaving violently. “Anna, let’s get your eyes treated. Please.” “I called a specialist in Zurich yesterday. No matter the cost, I’ll fix this.” “Whatever
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After He Blinded Me The Don Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 07 But I just thought it was funny. “That’s right. Caroline was so healthy. And she still died.” “Do you have any idea what it was like for me, locked up in that broken-down estate?” “They fed me the servants’ leftovers. They didn’t give me
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After He Blinded Me The Don Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 06 Soren’s voice dropped, sharp with anger. “Anneliese, even if you hate me—hit me, scream at me—I’ll take it. But don’t use the child to vent.” “I’ve kept a room for her these past few years. I’ve been waiting for you both to come home.”
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After He Blinded Me The Don Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 05 Nausea churned in my stomach. I wiped my mouth. “Fine. Get out, then I’ll get out.” The strength drained from me. I turned and walked away. I knocked on the door of my best friend, Sofia. I told her everything, sobbing. But she only
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After He Blinded Me The Don Begged For Forgiveness Chapter 04 “What did you say?” The smile froze on my face. He took a deep breath and turned his face away. “Donna Anna, the Boss has been at his apartment in Manhattan. With Serena.” That was the Upper East Side apartment he had bought outright
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