‘There is one little problem.’

‘Oh?’

He reached into his back pocket and pulled out an envelope.

Inside was a document making official Christian’s name from Markos to Mondelli.

Thus, when their swaddled baby was handed to them properly to begin their journey as a family, the first thing their daughter heard was the sound of her parents’ laughter.

As beginnings went, it couldn’t be bettered.

* * *

‘Three, two, one, drink!’

In unison, Christian and Rocco raised their glasses to their mouths and downed their shots.

‘To Letizia Markos,’ said Rocco, picking up his next shot.

‘To my beautiful baby,’ Christian agreed. ‘And to my beautiful wife.’

‘Three, two, one, drink!’

celebrated the birth of his baby

head in the bar next door with her sister-in-law and some other friends. He suspected theirs would be a much more civilised affair than his had been. But not by

for well over a year, what with the pregnancy and then the four months

tolerance would be

insisted on wearing

bolt out of the bar and hover over her like her own personal guard when Rocco called the barman over for

need to drink to baby Mondelli,’ Rocco said

moment for the penny to drop. ‘Olivia,

his face. ‘Yes. I’m going to be

walked out of the bar and into

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for the next instalment of SOCIETY WEDDINGS: THE SICILIAN’S SURPRISE WIFE by Tara Pammi.

on for a SOCIETY WEDDINGS

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passed loud party-goers, all Alessandra could think was that her night was

step took her closer

would be left

awareness. All she could feel in her skin was him. He walked

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