The Mafia Lord's Big Mistake

Dr. Austin has been telling me how good of an opportunity this medicine internship was.

However, I didn't want to leave Damon behind, so I kept stalling.

“That's great to hear, Katie!” Dr. Austin answered me.

“When can I go?” I asked him, hoping it would be soon.

He chuckled, “Don't worry, it won't be long. I just need to make the arrangements.”

“Alright." I replied then hung up.

How did I end up in a loveless marriage?

I should have noticed that I was making the wrong choice by agreeing to be with Damon, but I had followed what I felt in my heart instead of thinking things through.

I've known Damon since we were young and I remembered when he dated Bonnie.

They were our high school’s best couple. They were given the award in our junior year.

Their families were close and both were in the Mafia. So whenever they fought, things got messy.

Bonnie's brothers would threaten to shoot Damon and Damon's Dad would threaten them back.

There was a day when Bonnie's younger brother, Blake, shot at Damon when he spotted him coming out of his house.

After I heard about it, I went to Bonnie's house to explain how Damon was innocent. They thought that I was there to get them back together, but I made it clear that I was there only to ensure Damon's safety.

Bonnie talked to her brothers and they didn't try shooting or threatening Damon again.

Damon was devastated when Bonnie moved to another state for College. She said that they were too far away to be in a relationship.

I was there for Damon and I was secretly hoping that she never comes back because I wanted him all to myself.

He had cried day and night as he kept calling her, but she ignored his calls.

My heart broke watching him cry over another woman, but I stayed strong and tried to get as close to him as I could.

Eventually, my plan worked and he started seeing me in a new light.

A month after Bonnie moved, he called her again and when she didn't pick up, he glanced at me.

His eyes were red and swollen from crying as he murmured, “You will never leave me, right, Katie?"

I nodded as I gave him a small smile, "Yeah, I'll never leave you.”

He sniffed, "Why have you always been there for me? Bonnie doesn't want to stay close to me, so why do you want to?"

I gave him a comforting smile as I placed my hand on top of his, "I'm here for you because I care about you, Damon.”

His eyes widened in surprise, and he interlaced our fingers.

A smile touched his lips as he stared into my hazel eyes, “Do you want to go out with me, Katie?”

I couldn't believe my ears and had to ask, "What?!”

He chuckled in his velvety deep voice as he repeated, "Do you want to go out with me?"

I gasped as my heart raced in excitement and replied, “Yes, but I want to know if you're really over Bonnie.”

His smile dropped for a moment at the mention of her name, but then he let out a deep breath as he murmured, “I'm done with Bonnie. I'm all yours, Cassy."

I squealed in excitement as I grinned.

I thought that I had gotten everything that I wanted after he married me, but I was wrong.

He had lied. He wasn't over Bonnie. I found out when I saw his account on Instagram.

I wasn't on Instagram until two years ago, and I saw his account as soon as I registered before I could even ask for it.

He had pictures and videos of Bonnie and him, and he had tagged her in all of them.

I didn't tell him that I was opening an Instagram account, so he had no idea that I've seen the posts even till today.

I went to her page and I realized that she had sent me a friend request that same day. I didn’t know because I didn't check my friend requests that day, so I accepted it and scrolled through her posts.

I felt my heart breaking as I watched their videos together.

One of them was uploaded on 10th April of that year.

10th April was my birthday, and Damon and I had planned to go to the movies for the Premiere of 12 Feet Deep which was a thriller that I've been looking forward to watching since I saw the trailer a few months back.

However, he texted me that he had some Mafia business that he had to handle that day, so I celebrated my birthday alone.

I had read the caption under the video and it said, [My man is the best! He traveled from across the country to take me out on a special dinner just because I felt like eating outside today.]

Four months after that, I had finished classes at my College and called him to pick me up, but he said that he had been attacked by a rival Mafia gang, so he couldn't come.

Since the College was outside the City, it was hard to find a taxi to get back home. I had to walk endless miles before I could find a taxi. Even though the class ended at 12pm, I didn't return home until it was 6pm.

I was shocked to find Damon watching a movie with Bonnie as they cuddled on our couch.

Bonnie said that today was their movie day, so they had to cancel all their plans.

When I was done with my second BSC. degree last year, Damon didn't come to my graduation because Bonnie was starting her first day at work and they had to celebrate.

I had pleaded with him to come, but he refused.

My family were on a cruise ship for vacation, so no one came to my second graduation.

After these events, I thought he loved Bonnie more than me and that I just had to make him love me more. So I’ve tried bringing new ways to make love and make him mouthwatering desserts, but he drifted farther away from me.

Having a miscarriage because of him made me see that he wasn't in love with me and I was never going to be happy in this marriage.

“Since you want Bonnie, I won't stop you from being with her.” I muttered to myself.