The Mafia And His Queen

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n you're a child, your parents are supposed to protect you from anything that may harm or

ore precise... my mother and stepfather. Instead of wishing me sweet dreams, they c

o much, but I had learned to just deal with it. Especially when a beautiful gr

e I called parents. Everything was fine and we were happy, but

I wouldn't have chosen to trust him. I wouldn't be dragging my seven-year-

hurriedly yell as I pull Lily

ries back to me while I put her in t

ver since I bought him for her, she couldn't go without him. She had Nico thro

the side of the couch. I ran quickly to the pony stuffed animal and r

jumped on me and grabbed my throat with his hands. My ow

? You think you can just leave me?!" He a

my hands for anything I could use to my advantage. I felt my hand touch a lamp that had been knocked ove

. In a fit of coughing and trying to breathe in some air, I wasted no time in g

my phone across the street, ran to the drivers' side, and jump

phone when we're lon

ers is that we're gone and we're going to start fresh. Without even sparing a g

Days

ear that he thought of following and catching up to us. I've barely gotten any sleep

x. Opening the back door, I unbuckle Lily's seatbelt and he

o." I say while grabbing her tiny hand in mi

n older woman greets us softly,

. Do you have an available one with

rtment, and no pets allowed. The rent is one thousand nine

e alone then I'd just sleep in the car but I have a child t

e looking back at the lady, "Thank yo

erwork but after that... yes." She resp

t across to her while saying, "Look, I need to move in toda

le holding my leg tightly with one arm. Then she loo

floor." She says while pulling a ke

d dollars before placing them in my pocket. Then I grab Li

f the locks on the front door and head into the kitchen where Lily is sitting down a

ther wooden chair, I tilt my head

le glancing down at th

a." I suggest with a raised eyebrow

ractically jumping off of her

y before tickling her sides, m

ew phone. Pulling it out of my pocket, I look up the num

en I get to the front door, I pause and look through the peephole. Seeing that it is

blanket. As soon as we arrived here, I searched for a store and bought it so we wo

ong to me?" She asks in a whisper

air and shut my eyes as I mumb

it doesn't take long for her to fall asleep. I wrap my arm a