Betrothed to The Don.

rows ahead of me. He's yelling at someone over the pho

like he taught me to. He doesn't say another word to Pietro, except to stare at me intently... like he's looking into my soul through my

eye contact. I'm jumping internally but I don't

s time?" Antonio, my older

room with our father. Well... not a room per say. We're sitting at the airport waitin

except when he's at work with dad. He has always treated me like an egg, protecting me from things I know nothing of. I guess it's normal to want to protect me, considering he's my e

. But I'm certainly n

t him. I'm just so tired. Tired of my dad. Tired of e

e, Lucia. Dad just wants

ay that." I say, already t

h him and I really did like him, though we never slept together. We just weren't ready for that. Well technically I was the one

ually learnt to be a grave mistake because that became the last time I ever saw him. Alfred broke up with me via

was only wasting my precious tears on the spineless

re he feels like shit too." I nea

my arms over my chest with my chin raised high.

ft with a choice because it wasn't a request. It sounded urgent yet... sad? I was probably overthinking things. I have it in mind to ask Antonio about the purpose

who is still sitting

didn't mean to, but seeing his reaction breaks my heart. I've never spoken to him in such a rude manner. Ever. I expect him to

" I ask because I'm

lked in minutes after his conversation with my dad. "Is something wro

o tell me something. It's almost li

'm not really bothered. What news could be as bad

sted in you for their son, L

pen mouth. The Russian

o

they kn

even asking the

all that comes o

lian for my child. But I don't think I'm in the right mo

't the only ones who want this to happen. You do too!" I still realize I haven't a

me every single day I step out of the house when i was still volunteering at an animal shelter. At first I thought I was just being paranoid, but then I saw him again and again and a

rt of the mafia. No, scratch that. I knew peop

hin

s or something like that. But hearing this

Italian mafia's Ca

f all

f all

all bo

ng been planned on my behalf. It's not like there's anyone I'm currently dating or in love with- thanks to you know who- but still. It's my life these two syndicates ar

e to it?" Now I am angry. How stupid do they think I am to accept such a proposal? I say the

wa

no stranger t

the answer is a No, bu

give a reply when he finishes with finality

this is exactly what I pa