Chapter 7 - The Woman Who Refused to Become a Mafia Queen Became the One Person the City TrustedI inherited the legitimate Moretti assets.
At first, I hated every dollar.
Then I realized I could change what the money did.
Hospitals.
Schools.
Small businesses.
Community programs.
I renamed everything.
No Moretti.
No Mason.
Just my mother's name.
Carter Foundation.
Vincent became my partner.
Not my boss.
Not my protector.
Partner.
People noticed.
The press noticed.
The city noticed.
Our story spread.
The woman who had arrived at a blind date barefoot and covered in mud had become one of the most influential women in Grayhaven.
Vincent hated interviews.
I loved making him suffer through them.
At one event, a reporter asked:
"Was it love at first sight?"
Vincent looked at me.
"No."
I laughed.
"What?"
He smiled.
"She was covered in mud."
The audience laughed.
"I thought she was trouble."
"She was," I said.
He looked at me.
"I was right."
We married six months later.
No huge ceremony.
No underworld guests.
Just family.
Tobias came.
My father did not.
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Because he was still missing.
Or so we thought.
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