Love in Thorns, Guns and Shackles

family and her reasons for that were justified. No young lady would enjoy dinner

bitchy attitude? Who said you have to be independent by the age of twenty-two? Who said you are late if you ar

hates it when her mother compares her with other young ladies and tells her that she is cursed. It is even worse wh

de of the table. He had tried countless times to have her on his bed in exchange for money, and whenever

f running away from home, but where do she go? She didn't even have any relatives in the whole of Ital

food is free and I bet you are too useless to provide for yourself at your

didn't have the strength to do so. Not like fighting would change anyt

vampire, or maybe the moon. Yes, she was a light-skinned Italian lady

r, you don't seem healthy to me," E

ay I gave birth to you, why did my ancestors give me such a useless

ts or curses was new to her, in fact she received more insults than the air she breathes in a day. She looked at

hate her so much? She was trying her best to find a job and as for relationships, it wasn't in her power... all the guys sh

meal with an irritated expression. She

, then you shouldn't eat! But of course you would still eat it, th

r for Christ sake, this is my house too and it is your responsibility to take care of m

ef. "Hey, you don't dare to speak to me in that tone, young lady... y

ply, and then she sat down. She thought of abandoning the meal but she was rea

ught so many cars for me by now, but instead you chose to have a stupid daughter first. Now I have to wait for fif

nge could tell that he was drunk. He was stinking of alcohol, perhaps

l eyes were on her, of course... Everyone expected her to go and check it, ev

then she stood up. "Who the hell comes knocking by this hour of the

against the door like a na?ve teenager. The p

ire energy to do that," her mom yelled from the di

ir dining room was at one end of the sitting room, demarcated by

Elena cursed silentl

her down in the process. "Hey, how dare you?" she yelled and then she froze instantaneously

corner. Five men in black attire all armed with guns of different sizes, some had ba

smoking a wrap of something that definitely wasn't a cigarette. Hi

ds his direction in the dining room while trying not to freak out. She was terrified at the sight of all that f

rmal day, she would have slapped him really hard for touching her but thes

r members of the family had already seen what was going on, her uncle was q

and they obeyed immediately. They all looked terrified as hell, even for

little kids here?" her father grumbled and tried to force a smile, but it di

od on the table with the length of his gun. "Do you still have a problem with

at was the last food in

ill tear apart this junkyard you call

n he took a step backwards, while his wife hid behind him. Elen

time, please," he begged with quivering lips. He mu

money?" the man fired. "I want my money, get it r

ment," Elena's father pleaded. "Please put down the gun and

hter was like thorns to Elena's ears and all she wanted to do was ki

have to take something of value as colla

o you, please just give me more time," h

se, and then his eyes fell on Elena. "Hmm... are you su

, she began to move away. "Hold her," the man instr

ne!!" she yelled and tried to bre

ll pay back," her father pl

and kicked him down. "Because until you do s

daughter go!!" Her mother final

he fell down. "Mom!" she yelled. "Leave me alone

t she felt something hit her on her forehead, and she collapsed to the floor

he man instruct and someone ca

er go, she could hear her father coughing and her siblings crying from inside, then slowly everythi

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