Ines Mione

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**Ines Mione** (née **Cavallaro**) (born June 1982) is a minor character in the Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, Camorra Chronicles and in the Mafia Standalone *Fragile Longing*. She is the youngest child and only daughter of Fiore and Isotta Cavallaro, and the younger sister of Dante. She is also the wife of Pietro Mione and is the mother of Samuel, Serafina, and Sofia.

## Appearance and Character

Ines is described as having a petite size with long blonde hair and blue eyes. She has a tall frame.

Dante mentions that Ines is not a crier, had never been, except for on a few occasions in her youth and that their father taught them to suppress any kind of emotional turmoil.

She carries herself with the same cold and aloof behavior as Dante.

Ines is a proud and dignified woman, with great control and integrity. She is extremely caring and loves her family with everything she has, being completely distraught through Twisted Pride and the latter part of Bound by The Past over her daughter's kidnapping and supposed abuse. She was very good at regulating her emotions, only in her worry for those she loved or her fear of marrying Jacopo did she break down. In her younger years, she was already prideful and strong but insecure due to her father's mistreatment. She gained confidence after marrying Pietro who genuinely respected and cared for her. Though not as much as her husband and son, she was still slightly prejudiced towards her grandchildren for being the result of Serafina's kidnapping. After Serafina defected to marry Remo she became depressed and withdrawn, neglecting her youngest daughter for years and snapping at the maids, something Sofia said she never did before no matter how stressed she was. This goes to show she did not take advantage of them or see them as slaves and was generally a kind and grateful individual. She was also empathetic and got angry when only a few days after Carla's funeral her father suggested Dante get a second wife. At the beginning of Bound by Duty she was described as "friendly, not warm" but showed a more affectionate and playful side the more time she spent with Bibiana and Valentina.

## Born in Blood

### Bound by the Past

#### *Late 1998*

When Dante is nineteen and Ines is sixteen, he finds her in the library crying. She tells him that their father, Fiore Cavallaro, had decided to betroth her to Jacopo Scuderi, the heir apparent to his consigliere. In despair she throws herself in Dante’s arms, shocking him momentarily. Dante says that he had worked with Jacopo often in the past, not by his choice but by his father's as he wanted Dante to work with the Scuderi brothers, as they were his consigliere sons, but he abhorred Jacopo deeply. He thinks about how Ines is a trophy for Jacopo, and that he and his father have been asking for her hand for years. He describes Jacopo as a cruel, vengeful being who thrives on demeaning people he considered less - women, low soldiers, and his younger brother, Rocco - and while he is a cruel and vengeful man himself, he doesn't find satisfaction in humiliating others, least of all women. The few times that he had been forced to visit one of the Outfits whorehouses, Dante had seen firsthand what Jacopo considered fun, adding that he is a sadist, in bed and otherwise. He was sure that Ines was unaware of the extent of his depravity, and yet she knew he was the worst choice.

Dante presses her for details, saying that their father had not mentioned anything to him about the match. Ines said it was settled that morning. Dante then realizes why Fiore has made his choice, because he insisted on marrying Carla. He was using Ines to punish him. Dante says that he will talk to their father, but Ines says that there is no point.

### Bound by Duty

#### *January 2015*

When we first see Ines again, she is already pregnant with Sofia, and through the book, she develops a good relationship with Valentina.

### Bound by the Past

After Serafina and Remo escape to Las Vegas, she blames Dante for allowing Serafina to go, which causes a short period of tension between both families as they have no contact. Afterward, she forgives Dante as she sees the pictures of Serafina and Remo's wedding and how happy her daughter is.

## Camorra Chronicles

### Twisted Pride

In Twisted Pride, she suffers a lot because of Serafina's kidnapping.

## Appearances

* *Bound by Duty*
* *Bound by the Past*
* *Twisted Pride*
* *Fragile Longing*