Three Divorces Later, The Mafia Princess Is Getting Married Again Chapter 07
Dario’s POV:Â
I froze in my tracks, unable to process the words filtering through the air.Â
Leandro and Silas, the men I called my brothers,Â
were trying to force me into Marcella’s arms? They knew damn well that Aurelia was the love of myÂ
life.Â
They had actively encouraged me to reject Aurelia just so they could monopolize her friendship.Â
The ugly truth finally laid itself bare.Â
I remembered how unbothered they seemed when Marcella first brought up the island party.Â
And when I floated the idea of divorcing Aurelia,Â
they had egged me on, reassuring me that she was used to signing divorce papers anyway.Â
I knew how brutally strict the Romano family wasÂ
on women. Yet, in a fit of absolute blindness, I hadÂ
still gone through with that horrific plan.Â
“You miserable sons of bitches!” I roared, lunging onto the deck and tackling them into a frenzy of flying fists. “You ruined my marriage! I fuckingÂ
hate you!”Â
“We ruined it?” Silas spat, wiping a smear of blood from his lip as he fought back. “Did we put a gun to your head and force you to dump her?”Â
“You’ve made your bed anyway. A woman as proud as Aurelia will never take you back.”Â
“From here on out, we’re the only friends she hasÂ
left.”Â
“You used her as a tool! I’m going to tell her everything, make her see what kind of snakes your really are!” I screamed, raining blows down onÂ
them.Â
Leandro laughed, entirely unfazed. “Go ahead andÂ
see who she believes–her ex–husbands or herÂ
lifelong friends!”Â
After the bloody brawl settled, the three of us dragged ourselves back to the mainland andÂ
headed straight for the Romano estate.Â
A lavish gala was in full swing inside, the sounds. of laughter, expensive perfume, and flowing liquor spilling out into the night. I noticed heirs from various syndicates chatting amiably in the gardens, though I had no clue what they wereÂ
celebrating.Â
Leandro marched toward the entrance with his usual arrogance, only to be blocked by a wall ofÂ
suits.Â
“You’re not on the guest list.”Â
Leandro blinked, stunned. “Look closer, pal. We’reÂ
Aurelia’s best friends. Tell her we’re here, she’ll beÂ
thrilled to let us in.”Â
“My apologies,” the guard replied, his tone entirelyÂ
robotic. “You are not on the guest list.”Â
Leandro sneered, his temper flaring. “When AureliaÂ
hears about this, she’ll have your head!”Â
A mocking laugh cut through the tension.Â
Katerina, a senator’s daughter, glided over with aÂ
cocktail in hand, eyeing Leandro with pure disdain.Â
“The Voss family must be kicking themselves forÂ
naming you heir. You can’t even get past the frontÂ
door.”Â
“Shut your running mouth,” Leandro snappedÂ
crudely.Â
“You only secured the backing to become heirÂ
because Aurelia backed you up,” Luna chimed in,Â
stepping up without a hint of fear. “Without her,Â
you’re just showing your true colors–lazy, weak,Â
and stubborn. Word on the street is the VossÂ
capos are already looking to replace you.”Â
Leandro’s face contorted with rage. “You’reÂ
spreading lies! I earned my spot through my ownÂ
sweat and blood!”Â
“Is that so?”Â
A booming voice shattered his bravado fromÂ
behind.Â
Before Leandro could even spin around to seeÂ
who it was, a brutal backhand sent him crashing.Â
into the dirt.Â
“You are an embarrassment to this family!” TheÂ
man speaking was Leandro’s grandfather, anÂ
aging patriarch desperate to secure his legacy.Â
The look he directed at his grandson was pure,Â
unadulterated disgust. “Our casinos were justÂ
raided and locked down! And at the councilÂ
meeting just now, our territories were handed overÂ
to another family!”Â
Leandro sat in the dirt, completely dazed.Â
He had wanted to be the heir so badly, but he lacked the achievements to back it up. So, he hadÂ
begged Aurelia for help.Â
Aurelia had stepped in as his Consigliere, attending family summits as his wife, drafting business strategies, and exploiting legalÂ
loopholes to build his empire. That was the only reason the capos had respected him.Â
Over time, he had blinded himself to the fact thatÂ
his entire career was just a gift from her.Â
A few feet away, Silas’s phone began vibrating violently with urgent alerts.Â
[Silas, why the hell are the Romanos locking us out of the gala? Aren’t you tight with the princess?]Â
[Silas, half our shipping partners just pulled out of our contracts. They said they only dealt with us on the princess’s orders, and since you’re out, they’re out. What did you do?]Â
[Silas, text me back right now! If you don’t fix this, your father is marrying you off to that psychoÂ
heiress!]Â
The blood in Silas’s veins ran ice–cold.Â
As a child, his own family had treated him like aÂ
disposable asset.Â
He had fled to the edges of the Romano estate, and meeting Aurelia had been the first ray of lightÂ
in his miserable life. That was why he hadn’t hesitated to take a blade for her.Â
Later, to protect him from being milked dry by the Ferrante family, Aurelia had willingly become hisÂ
wife.Â
In reality, Silas had wanted her to stay his wifeÂ
forever.Â
But Aurelia insisted it was purely platonic, pushingÂ
for a quick divorce so they could both move on.Â
Silas had been consumed by bitterness becauseÂ
she didn’t love him. Hearing she was marryingÂ
Dario had driven him insane with jealousy.Â
Why him? Why give Dario the love she deniedÂ
everyone else?Â
Dario used to chase after Marcella.Â
The only reason Dario even met Aurelia wasÂ
because they introduced them, and then theÂ
bastard swooped in to court her.Â
Why did she choose a fickle piece of shit like Dario over someone entirely devoted to her?Â
So, Silas had secretly redirected Dario’s love letter to Marcella, though it failed to stop the wedding.Â
When Marcella cooked up the fake bacheloretteÂ
party, he saw his opening for a new plan.Â
He wanted Aurelia to taste the sting of maritalÂ
betrayal again, forcing her to realize that only SilasÂ
could be trusted.Â
Silas and Aurelia–best friends forever.Â
Silas frantically typed a reply: [Father, give me aÂ
moment. I’ll smooth things over with Aurelia rightÂ
now…]Â
I watched their absolute panic unfold. Aurelia hadÂ
seen through their masks and stripped them ofÂ
everything, which they fully deserved.Â
But I felt no satisfaction. I just needed to see her.Â
Losing control, I screamed toward the estateÂ
gates, “Aurelia! I’m here to take you home!”Â
The outburst caused a stir, and a figure detachedÂ
himself from the crowd, stepping past the gates.Â
“Aurelia won’t see you. Don’t waste your breath.”Â
The man possessed striking sapphire–blue eyes. IÂ
recognized him instantly–the terrifying Benedetto.Â
“I prefer my wife’s eyes stay clean of filth,”Â
Benedetto added casually.Â
“Your wife? No! She’s not your wife! How could sheÂ
marry someone else so fast?” Infuriated, I lungedÂ
at him, only to be slammed face–first into the pavement by his security detail. “No! You can’t beÂ
married!”Â
“See for yourself. Our marriage certificate,”Â
Benedetto said, dangling the cruel reality rightÂ
above my eyes. “City Hall always keeps an expressÂ
lane open for the Romano family.”Â
“Consider the three of you officially discarded.”Â
“Now, vanish from her life.”

