The Don's Revenge Bride

My parents were branded as "traitors" within the Lucchese family. To show the family's mercy, I was taken in as their "sacrificial lamb" to atone for my parents' sins, and I lived with them for 12 years.

Those 12 brutal years would have been unbearable if not for one thing: the Don, Antonio Lucchese, had twin heirs who became my only protection.

Until that night, when they believed Martina Browne's lies about me and handed me the execution poison known as "The Vow of Silence."

"Drink it, Chiara Colombo." Dante Lucchese's voice was cold, his eyes fixed on me. "Prove your loyalty to the Lucchese family."

I drank the poison, and it burned through my throat like acid. Through my blurred vision, I watched as his twin brother, Enzo Lucchese, pulled the real traitor close to him.

He said coldly, "Take Chiara to the infirmary. Don't let her die in the banquet hall."

The day I was released from the hospital, I made a phone call to the Lucchese family's deadliest rival.

My voice was hoarse as I spoke each word slowly. "I have evidence that could bury the entire Lucchese family. Marry me, and I'll help you destroy them."

The Lucchese family's banquet hall was always blazing with light.

I stood in the center of the room, forced to hold a glass of dark red, viscous liquid. It was 'The Vow of Silence,' the poison the Lucchese family used for executions.

The ones ordering me to drink it were Dante and Enzo Lucchese, the twin brothers I once thought would protect me forever.

"Drink it, Chiara Colombo." Dante Lucchese's voice was cold, his eyes fixed on me. "Father wants to see whether you've inherited your parents' genes for betrayal."

I looked at the instigator, Martina Browne. She was clinging to Enzo's arm right now, her face showing just the right amount of concern, but her gaze was smug.

"I know the Lucchese family is partnering with Martina's father, so I would never hurt her. She fell on her own. I didn't push her," I said, my voice trembling.

Enzo finally spoke, avoiding my gaze while his fingers gently patted the back of Martina's hand. "Martina said you pushed her. She said you cornered her on the terrace to question her relationship with Dante, lost control, and got physical. Father suspects you're trying to sabotage the family's business deal."

Martina was lying.

Half an hour earlier, on the terrace, Martina had fallen, but only because she tried to slap me and I stepped aside, letting her lose her balance and hit the ground. Yet, when she ran back to the hall crying, she twisted the truth. She told everyone that I was jealous of her and pushed her to the ground.

Dante and Enzo did not even listen to my explanation before delivering their verdict, and it was all because the blood of a traitor flowed through my veins.

Dante took another glass from a server, filled with the same