mmon. My own parents were arranged to marry and they had been together ever sin

A fucking Italian girl to top it off. There was nothi

e my parents? Not that I cared, I would just tolerate her and have my wa

ike, or what she was like. But she was a woman. T

afia. I chuckled at how the most fierce and depraved mafia in the world

en, that was quite irresponsible on his part. Still, I would have thought

mafia. At eighteen, I was handed the Mafia to con

y mafia duties were not neglected, and I was known to be ruthless and unforgiving.

bed. I didn't even know her name, and I didn't care. If I was getting married, I may as

" My younger brother walked into my bedroom

man, it was not like I wanted this and as a mafia boss

him because his presence irritated me. More so because he w

ause of some fucking alliance. Fucking hell, I c

ond she looked petrified upon seeing Sean standing by the door. Then he lo

d as he held the doo

I groaned as I lay tangled in my bedsheets. The deep yellow glow of the sun threa

e light hit my pupils,

air, and rolled his shoulders. He was a fucking

hemselves at me and I let them, and how I

o be the virgin mother Mary when she really could give the devil a run for his m

your act," Sean remarked as he eyed my messy bed,

asked as I sat up, frustr

the wall, both hands in the pockets of his trousers. "I'm

iendliness, a trait I did not have. After all, a

ng to him drone on and on about being a good husband. I took a qu

to feel my body burn some energy. My house was big with fou

d hard to get what I had and no marriage was ever going to

l tomorrow?" Gabriel asked, his deep voice

loyal guard. "I don't give a fuck," I said without he

is curly brown hair, his matching eyes glistening. "Would yo

er cooling me down. "Come on, you've known me for almost all of your life, and that's

Perhaps I could settle down. But it would take one hell of a woman to convinc

lessly. My punches were controlled and accurate as I imagined breaking someon

l said, rushing the words out a

" I scowled as I

said, already knowi

abbed a white towel and wiped the swe

he state I was in. My parents could be insufferable at

the white sofa, her legs crossed, her back straight as a pole. Father smoked a cigar as he

r soft brown eyes met my dark-as-coal ones. She stood u

pensive dress with her son's sweat desp

reeted as he co

ere?" I asked as I cr

d the day alone. No,o the whole family

und while Mother's smile disappeared.

ow about the whole marriage thing." Mother smiled,

very much amused. "I'm against it. I do n

it. This alliance is the best thing to ever happen," Father growled deeply, his fingers gripping his cigar tighter. "So you wi

were never empty. Sean spluttered out his dr

lips of alcohol with the back of his hand. I could te

g out of his ears right now. "If you do not marry the girl, you will take over, Sean. Or I will personal

sip of his drink. He held back his tongue because he knew it was pointless. I ha

s not stupid so I knew that I had to reply to

e patted my shoulde

heir home. I took a seat on the edge of the cof

using his lighter. I inhaled the bitter

he looked down at me, st

A life of having everything and nothing. I reassured Sean that I w

one day I could slit her throat and take over her mafia. It would be

nd me. I was beyond agitated. Fuck, I did not want this. But it wasn't t