Chapter 11 - HAPPILY EVER AFTER
A year later, the bells of a small, historic church in Florence rang out across the hills. It was a private ceremony, attended only by our closest, trusted friends and the loyal staff who had come with us from Milan. There were no mafia dons, no armed guards, no political alliances. Just love.
I walked down the aisle in a gown of white lace, holding Emma's hand. She was the flower girl, tossing rose petals with fierce concentration, her new blue rabbit tucked securely under her arm.
Waiting for me at the altar was Alessandro. Tears pricked my eyes as I looked at the man who had terrified me, protected me, and ultimately, saved me. He wiped a stray tear from my cheek as I reached him, taking my hands in his.
"You are the best thing that ever happened to me," he whispered as the priest began the ceremony. "You brought me back to life."
"And you gave us a future," I replied.
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As we exchanged our vows, sealing our promises with a kiss that felt like the beginning of forever, I knew that the mafia king was truly gone. In his place stood a husband, a father, and a man who had walked through the fires of hell to give us a heaven on earth.
The housekeeper had become a queen, not of a dark underworld, but of a home filled with light, laughter, and unbreakable love.
