‘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!’

the birth of his baby with Rocco, Zayed and Stefan four

of wetting the baby’s head in the bar next door with her sister-in-law and some other friends. He suspected theirs would be

it, he realised Alessandra hadn’t drunk any alcohol for well over a

would

she’d insisted on

hover over her like her own personal guard when Rocco called the

need to drink to baby Mondelli,’

It took a moment for the penny to drop. ‘Olivia, she

beam on his face.

then downed their final shots, got to their feet, walked out of the bar

* *

SOCIETY WEDDINGS: THE SICILIAN’S SURPRISE WIFE by Tara Pammi.

on for a

DELETED SCENE

As they passed loud party-goers, all Alessandra could think was that

step took her

she would be left to nothing

was him. He walked beside her, so near

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