The Mafia Little Wife

" Life won't give you what you want, you have to fight for it. "

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- Malisa -

" You are getting married in two weeks, Malisa. " The words rang in my head like a bell and it took a lot of strength and intentionality for me not to have fallen to the ground at the words.

How can that be?

" But, Dad - " I stared at the man who was seated like a king on the couch in front of me with eyes filled with tears.

" I can't get married. " I swallowed the lump in my throat as my words descended.

" Why? " His words were heavy and held a tinge of warning in them.

" I'm only eighteen, " I dared to stare at him and saw the fire therein, but I spoke regardless of what I saw there.

" I've got drea - "

" Dreams? " He stumped his cane harshly to the ground, standing abruptly, forcing me to take several steps backward.

" I - "

" Malisa Bree, " His words sounded like fire, threatening to burn me to death. " Your future has been decided the moment you were born and you've got no say about it. "

" Dad, please... I can't. " I was on my knees, almost immediately. I stared at my mom who was seated like a puppet next to my Dad, she would have been the perfect person to beg. But she was worse than my Dad. The truth is, I didn't know which of them was better.

" You won't? " His words were cold and sharp.

" Dad, I - "

" Have you forgotten that your worth as a lady is found in the husband you get married to? "

" I - "

" Prepare her, Sir Donald will be here in a few hours to meet her. Make sure she's well prepared to meet him. " He turned to my mom, who nodded like a robot.

" Yes, sir. " Given how scared she was, I somehow wonder if he was truly her husband or her master as he sure doesn't act like that actually.

" And Malisa, " I felt chills go down my spine as he stared back at me. " You know better than to run away, right? " Hearing his words was like a reminder, as I figured I had kind of been thinking of it. But would I even dare to?

" I - "

" You know what happened to Gloria Steinem, when she attempted running away, right? " Gloria? How could I forget?

The lady has been filled with dreams just like I am and sought to escape from the claws of death, but only ended up in the den of lions when she encountered some men at the bush who molested her till she gave up the ghost. Her family of course wasn't bothered about burying her as they somehow believed she deserved what she got. But did she?

" She wouldn't dare to run away Dad, she's not as brave as that. " James, my younger brother, responded before I could, I had actually forgotten they were also in the room too.

" Good. " He turned to my mom.

" Take this. " He threw his pouch containing some coins at her and she caught it swiftly before it could drop to the ground. I used to wonder how she did that, but after experiencing the consequence of not being swift, I knew better.

" Head to the market now and get the essentials she'll need for both her meeting with Sir Donald and her wedding in two weeks. "

" Okay, Sir. "

" You can leave. " I stood up immediately at his words and went straight to my room.

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