ete's

d across my face, and my

ut," Gaspar

ning cheek, and I kept

..." I w

my mouth with his hand

t first..." he said in a rough voice

e closer. Desperation took over, and I struggled against him. His size mad

eight. With all the strength I had left, I bi

bitch!" Gasp

ot through me as the impact made my head spin. For a mom

t state, but the moment I felt his weight

a harsh voice. "Come on. You'll like this." He gestured

e loud knocks echoed

ing. Light from the window fel

e on fire with you still inside!" a man shoute

hese was one of the most powerful mafia bosses in

hen we'll finish our little game of cat and mouse," he added

face as I crawle

hile my eyes searched every pa

time!" someone called from downstai

belonged to one o

ey today!" another man

ll have it tomorrow," Gaspar mutte

stairs, followed by Gaspar's pained groa

cchese!" My stepfather's voic

t for a moment befor

ir, and porcelain skin. She just turned eighteen, and she's still untouched!" Gas

earlier and making him promise that he would look after me and keep

aspar continued. "Men will pay a

because she promised me a better life, yet now I was being treated l

m the car," one of the mob

f her." Gaspar was t

photograph I had, the one where

s, laughter, and quiet conversations in Ne

he virgin girl brought to his ho

room barefoot, dres

girl here

ather lied. "She's staying with he

wl. I had spent my entire life in Franc

ognized Gianni's voice. "I'm sure Don Vito will want proof

spar replied

Gianni instruc

ck upstairs, I ran into the bathro

l teach you a few things with that mouth

floor. Pressing a hand over my mouth, I tried to ke

e yelled. His fists slammed aga

_________

Lucches

d clinked against the si

he countless lights stretched into the distance, anot

my face. A moment later, my gaze dropped to the tattoos cov

called from out

in already," I said

he entered a room. He simply appeared. That was one o

id as he set an envelope on the mahogany desk

meant for the club. To m

asked before taking a

ok for you

Gianni walked toward me with

have already seen

edicine from the pharmacy a few days earlier. In the photograph, she was standing

s?" I asked as I glanced at Gia

flat tone without adding anything else. "Like always

ing the gir

the desk, I took another drink of

taying with her sick gran

The virgin girl's eyes were a vivid shade of blue, as

e the girls working at the club, she wasn't hidd

girl around the city," I said as

from

" I asked, meeti

eighteen n

ey, placed the glass on the de

se and bring the virgin

aying with he

d make him show you exac

, bo

me. I won't tolerate anyone touching what's mine." The warning wasn't me

stood,

ce he was gone, I looked back at the photograph, e