Contract Marriage: Taming My Mafia Heir Husband

By Luigi Salvatore

“Luigi, that was the last one.”

Guido said as he went through the list with the names of the men who were on duty the day the farm was set on fire. I decided to follow the advice of my future father-in-law and as hard as it was to consider the idea, we had come to the conclusion that we would start looking for answers at home, after all, some pieces were not fitting right in everything that was happening.

“Well, at least of those who appeared.” He said again almost in a whisper.

“Of those who appeared?” I answered coldly.

“Apart from those who died in the attack, we noticed the absence of two more security guards, brother.”

Matteo said cautiously as he exchanged glances with Guido. I hated it when the men around me seemed to fear saying things to me, so they decided it was a great idea to tell me the shredded details.

“Dead?”

“Alive!” Matteo answered bluntly.

“Really, Matteo? And why the hell am I only knowing about it now?”

“Well, we... you were just too tired.”

“We thought it might be better to rest, Luigi.” Guido interfered. “Since the death of your parents, you do not do this. Maybe that’s the explanation why so much is happening and you can’t handle it. Your mind is overloaded, Luigi.”

I knew that was true, but I hated that people made decisions about my life when it was up to me. However, what bothered me most was feeling the weight of Guido’s words. Was my own family holding me accountable for everything that was happening? Maybe so, since I as the new boss had a responsibility to make things work.

For a moment, letting anger take over me, I found myself holding Guido by the collar of the black leather jacket that covered his body. Her suddenly frightened look wasn’t enough to bring me back to my senses, not when a world collapsed on my ceiling.

“Are you blaming me for the misfortunes that have happened, Guido?”

“That’s not what I meant. Just that with a clear mind you could think better about it.”

Although I spoke calmly, I realized he was nervous.

“Luigi...” Before Tony even approached, I had already removed my dagger from the waistband.

“Do not dare to interfere.” I turned my gaze to Guido. “Do you want to know what I think? Well... If your fucking amateurism hadn’t been so strangely hot lately, we wouldn’t be going through this shit. Tell me Guido, you as my trusted man, my advisor, my friend... Where were you when you entered the farm? And you Matteo? Aren’t you and Paolo in charge of the security team? Well, why don’t you explain to me what the hell is going on with your team?”

Giovanna arrived accompanied by my other brother.

“Oops, we arrived at show time.” My cousin said sarcastically, but she was clearly tense, as Guido and I dueled in a cold, silent gaze.

“Luigi, release him.” Paolo risked asking patiently. “He is your best friend. Your trusted man, and certainly you do not want to hurt him.”

Still pondering what to do and confused by my sudden reaction against the one I trusted most, I did what Paolo asked... I pushed Guido who fell under the leather armchair and kept my dagger.

“What’s going on here?” Giovanna ran her eyes around the place hoping one of us would answer.

“It is happening that by the mistakes you make the weight falls only on my back, but this party will end.” I punched the table leaving them scared. “Now I am in charge, the orders are mine, I told them and you obey. As much as I love them with all my being, I will not tolerate any more mistakes here. Just as I will not allow you to make decisions for me.”

“That means what exactly?” Paolo wanted to know.

“We are going to have changes. Uncle Dario is traveling to take care of the vineyard’s finances and for now, it will be up to him only that. Tony and Paolo, from now on you will be responsible only for the goods. If any of them are intercepted, I swear I will make them pay without remembering that they are my brothers.” My brothers exchanged frightened looks, after all I had never been so rude to both. “Guido...” The same looked at me calmly. I liked it in him, he did not let himself be shaken easily. “His team is infected. We can not continue to trust these men. Let’s reformulate it!”

“They’re my best men, Luigi. Besides, how am I supposed to command a new troop if we don’t have a place to get them? Since your father broke the alliances, our terms have become limited.”

“Don’t worry about it. I know where to get them, and you’re coming with me.”

“Where?”

He smiles at the memory of Antonella, who with only one meeting, had already made it clear that she was a sneaky pest. You’d give me a job when you were my wife. For now I had fun with all her rebelliousness, and if my plan went as expected, in a few minutes I would see her again, and of course, I would not miss the chance to annoy her a little more.

“Well, as my worthy bride says, if we have lemons, we’ll make lemonade. For something this marriage has to serve me, so let’s go to my future father-in-law’s house for help.”

“So cute, he is already learning new things with the bride.” Paolo mocked, but my look soon made him stop. “Sorry!”

“And me?” Giovanna seemed anxious.

“You?” He laughs. “He will do what he knows best.”

“Kill?” Like me, Giovanna also smiled with mockery.

“Find the traitors and have fun, but bring them to me.”

“You can leave it to me.”

If there was one person I trusted with the search tasks, it was Giovanna. My cousin was smart, knew how to plan her ambushes well and never failed.