The Mafia's Sleeping Pill
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r opulence surrounding gleaming marble floors, intricate chandeliers, and rich, dark wood paneling that seemed to whisper
re," I muttered to myself as I walked even more
glasses of champagne, their laughter a stark contrast to the turmoil churning inside me. I moved
, wallowing in sorrows as I walked towards
e a massive betrayal to me, but what could I
was met with dire news: my parents had been involved in a g
o pieces. They were rock, they were my li
en my uncle came in with another terrib
save it; at first, I didn't understa
onaire Mafia boss in exchange for m
ent's blood and sweat die when I could have done something about it, so here I was... In the
my eyes as I took in deep breaths. I wasn't read
, only just his name... Antonio Ferraro. Despite the fact that his face remained unknown, bef
no?" A voice call
rom my heart, which began to
at had risen to my throat, I tu
an dressed in a black suit and shades, with
the evening? ' I would have thought, b
-looking man said before he turned around and began l
ng my heart disappeared, and my feet stopped when I spotted a man by the fountain. He stood apart from the
came to call me walked u
most powerful man in the country, o
his cruelty, his power...had paint
e to move closer towards Antonio as he took a s
to him, my lips trembling. Even without him looking at me, I
my spine. There was a cold intensity in his gaze that made my heart race. He
se I didn't want to, but because my feet were planted on the gro
id, his voice low and cl
nd in appreciation of this man's beauty. It was literally u
olded myself internally, wh
barely above a whisper. I struggled to maint
e?," he asked, turning with
ed with exquisite art and antiques, each piece a testament to Antonio's wealth and taste. I
ed for an answer to his qu
elp to my parents company." I re
ttle to calm the storm within me. Antonio leaned against the railing, his posture relaxed but co
Then he pointed at the door which was behind him. "You will stay here for th
throat dry.
I had heard seemed to come alive in the cold night air. The terror I felt was almost tangi
back to my quarters with a brief nod and a terse "Goodnight." The brief contact of his ha
ly made his godlike facial features m
he left. "Can I change my min
ame down until it was replaced
g his gaze one last time over me and then
nd I truly realiz
I done t