Fatal Desires

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d inhaled deeply, filling my lungs with air and holdingit there, until my lungs started to burn, urging me to breathe out. When I finally exhaled, instead of

hrough me. But I could not do any of that. I did not want to alarm anyone of the struggles I was going through. Not that anybody

Salvatore gives with precision , unless I wanted "something unfortunate to happen to my family." If I faltered, I could only imagine what he would do to my

below my shoulders and allowed a few more tears to rush out of my eyes, hoping they

he closed bathroom, followed by a loud knoc

on startled me and my

ht now!" the voice insisted, and that is when

care of me, they meant making sure I looked exactly how Salvatore wanted me to look for the day. The woma

swallow the lump that sat there befor

her impatience recking t

ng the tears on my face and making sure I did not rub off or smudge the make up on my face.

ct. I was the polished bride Salvatore had requested for. And insi

ly once more, and another jolted and imm

moments to myself," I explained o

of me, from head to toe. She took a step towards me and

look like it is the end of the world. You are marrying Salvatore Conti, one of

not any girl; I was Amelia Banks and I did not want to get married to this man but I dared not say that out loud. Calliope worked for Salvatore, and from the looks of i

, I slowly nodded my head

she instructed and I moved my lips to

better than that," she

ck interrupted h

man in a black suit walked in. I reco

iope said, "

urtly, "Yes, bri

responded and Enz

rable," she ordered again and went on to help me

t whisked us down to the lobby. She helped me lift my dress as

the car, the doors were opened and Calliope helped me in. She was acting as my maid of

much time to get myself together. Before I knew it, the car had come to a halt, and I was being ushered out of the car into

ng direct contact with mine, looki

er died, he changed into a completely different man I did not recognized. I was sixteen at that time, and my little brother was only two years old. I was just a teenager who wanted the only parent she had left with to be there for her

mes that I had to drag his drunk self out of The Shadow Lounge. What began as a drinking problem grew into a gambling addiction, and the gambling addiction turned into financial ruin, and the father I knew totally vanished. I was o

our rundown house, I had recognized him, and immediately I had known we were in trouble. I had seen him in one of the casinos run by the Red Vipers family

n him. If I was not so worried about my father, I would have fled without hesitatio

tention turned

e you know what

with fear, tried to answer but he

led, his voice booming through out the roo

it right now," m

have my mon

have it soon

our door, but I had no idea he had borrowed from Salvatore Conti. If there is one thing I had learnt from living

ing to get my 3 mil

such an amount and there was no way I could make that much either, even if I worked around the clock

closed his mouth wi

omething you have," Salvatore suggested and I wondered

knew exactly what he meant a

if he had not heard me an

You cannot

other?" He proposed, a sinister smile

ave run away while I still could. I should not have wai

me, I would not have had to sacrifice myself