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SALMA

I couldn't sleep that night.

No matter how much I tossed and turned, my mind wouldn't settle.

Juan's steady breathing beside me should've been comforting, but it only reminded me how different things were now. I was supposed to be happy, engaged to a man who cared for me, who offered stability and love.

But all I could think about was Vito.

His name echoed in my mind, like a whisper in the dark, dragging me back to a time I tried so hard to forget.

It started slowly, a flicker of a memory, and then more followed like a flood, washing over me, pulling me under.

Vito.

I hadn't thought of him in years—or at least, I'd convinced myself that I hadn't.

But now, with the news of his return, it was like every memory I'd buried deep inside had clawed its way back to the surface.

I remembered that night as if it had happened yesterday.

The way we met—how could I ever forget?

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