The Mobster's Surrogate Blind Bride

Episode 1

Today the sky is overcast and chilly, much like the heart of Otavio Martini—cold and calculating, with those who know him insisting he's heartless, a rough man lacking patience and exuding intimidation.

His upbringing was harsh; his father was a man without scruples who at age eight sent him to a training center. He returned home only twice a month at his mother's behest, a woman who was dying of sadness and longing for her son. She is the antithesis of his father: a sweet and affectionate woman forced into marriage by a contract.

She adored her son and tried to prevent him from turning out like his father, but there was little she could do.

The training was brutal, featuring beatings and torture. Children were savagely forced to kill and torture men brought there. In these training centers, they stripped the child of their soul, and with each passing day, Otavio became crueler; he was the most merciless and cold-hearted student they had ever seen.

Otavio did not return from training until he was twenty years old, his body and soul marked with scars. He had no close family since he spent more time training than at home. There, they erased any trace of humanity, turning him into a killing machine.

At twenty-seven, he took over his father's Mafia and empire. His father was assassinated by a rival gang four years prior, so Otavio and some men retaliated with extreme cruelty, leaving their mutilated bodies scattered throughout the city. Although Otavio did not love or have fond paternal memories, he respected his father and would not let his death go unavenged.

He became the Don of the Camorra Mafia in Sicily and CEO of various marketing firms, casinos, and nightclubs.

Now at thirty, he's betrothed to a young woman named Laura, the daughter of his father's former advisor. Otavio's father respected few people, and Giovanni was one of them. Therefore, when they had children, Giovanni and Otavio’s father secured an alliance through their offspring's marriage.

He doesn't want this marriage but has no escape; the agreement was made, and a Don never reneges on a commitment, and if the girl's parents back out, they all must die for shaming their Don.

The wedding is in one day. He's not excited, for he has no feelings—this matrimony is merely tradition, serving only to produce offspring. He's seen his bride, Laura, just once.

He found her attractive but unremarkable, yet that mattered little; there was not much to look forward to.

Otavio knows there will be no love in this marriage; he doesn't even believe in love, seeing the example within his own home. His mother, always kind and caring, couldn't stop his father from being unfaithful and treating her as an object; there was never any feeling, so Otavio doesn't have much hope for himself either.

Yet he likes his life this way, devoid of such things as feelings—it’s one less problem for him to solve. When in need of satisfaction, he seeks one of the many women eager to be at his feet. He may be a man without emotion, but he's also strong and handsome, standing at six feet one, well-endowed with a muscular build, and a deep, husky voice that intimidates men and leaves women longing.

Otavio has a friend, Jhon, whom he values greatly and has made his advisor. He's tasked Jhon with handling all arrangements and keeping an eye on the bride in case she tries any tricks, while his mother deals with the decorations. Otavio doesn't care for any of it; he doesn't want to get involved, for, in his mind, there are more important matters to address.

His mother, however, is joyful about the wedding, hoping it will be better than her own and that perhaps children will bring back the happiness Otavio had as a child. No traces remain of the joyful child he once was; she truly believes that a family might open her son's heart.

The night before his wedding, Otavio is in a 'nightclub' surrounded by women, sipping his fine, old whiskey while one of the dancers pleasures him. In the midst of his indulgence, his phone rings with a call from his friend Jhon.