The Invincible Woman
Book 3 of The Farfalla Family Saga
Romantic Suspense
THE THIRD AND LAST INSTALLMENT OF THE FARFALLA FAMILY SAGA.
Antonia "Toni" Trevi has finally escaped a life of deception and manipulation, finding love and a family she never knew. Engaged to the handsome and loving Christian Sabatini, she is welcomed into his warm and influential family, a world away from the sordid past she was forced to endure under the control of her mother. For the first time, Toni feels a sense of belonging and hope for a future free from the shadows that have long haunted her. However, just as she begins to embrace this new chapter, a figure from her past emerges, threatening to destroy everything she holds dear.
Her mother, Michaela, a woman driven by greed and jealousy, re-enters Toni's life with a sinister agenda. Having orchestrated Toni's introduction to Christian for her own financial gain, Michaela now feels betrayed and cut off from the wealth she believes she is owed. She begins a relentless campaign of blackmail and intimidation, threatening to expose a secret so profound it could shatter Toni's relationship with Christian and his family. Michaela's reappearance forces Toni to confront the very person who shaped her painful past, pushing her into a desperate struggle to protect her newfound happiness.
As Michaela’s demands escalate, Toni is faced with an impossible choice: succumb to her mother's toxic control or find the strength to fight back. To protect her future, she must untangle a web of lies that stretches back years, a journey that will test her courage and her capacity for love and forgiveness. Toni must decide if she will continue to be a victim of her past or rise from the ashes as the invincible woman she was always meant to be, proving that love and loyalty are forces that cannot be broken.
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Prologue
REALITY STRUCK AND it all came out.
The betrayal, lying, and plotting that was a part of Antonia Trevi’s life like a second skin caused her life to come crashing down like a Jenga tower when the one block that held it together was removed. In a matter of minutes, Antonia—known to her friends as Toni—found herself stripped of everything that had meaning in her life.
Toni had betrayed Bianca, her employer and the only person who believed in her. As a result, Toni lost the job she loved and excelled at. Toni lost the love of the only friends and family she knew. Worse than that, Toni deceived Christian, the only man who gave her unconditional love and expected nothing in return but her love.
Toni’s response was to run away, far away from everyone she hurt.
Toni fled to Milan, the only home she knew to welcome her. Putting an ocean between her and the web of lies she concocted was the only plausible conclusion to the situation she created.
Toni couldn’t face Christian. It was difficult for Toni to confess her betrayal to Christian’s sister, Bianca, but more daunting was revealing to Christian who she truly was.
Telling Christian the shameful things Toni did and revealing the humiliation that was her life was something Toni couldn’t bring herself to do. The pain of the revelation was all-encompassing, and Toni wouldn’t hurt Christian. Toni wouldn’t allow Christian to inherit her trauma.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and her absence weighs on him, and he sets off to find her.
When Christian finds Toni, the dam bursts, and she tells him the sordid truth of who she was, what she did, and the lies she had told. With reluctance, Toni revealed she was the type of woman who engaged in relationships with men—many, many men—to extort money from them. Toni told Christian she was a woman who engaged in sexual affairs with older men to satisfy her mother’s need for money. Toni conceded she was the type of woman whose questionable past didn’t blend with his impeccable upbringing...
