Queen Of Mafia Brothers

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he spotlight hit my

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nightmare-it was real. Too real. I was standing in the middle of a room filled with shadows, the murmur of voices echoi

a voice boomed from the d

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harp realization piercing through the fog of confusion. They're bidding on me. Me. The

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I? Why is this happening? My thoughts spun wildly as I clutched the towel wrapped around

ight red gown. My stepmother, Liliana, had forced me to wear earlier-her dress, her choice. I hadn't wanted

ty. F

ere wa

oice broke through the fog of my m

eyond the spotlight. My legs shook beneath me, and I stumbled slightly, feeling like the world was closing

en it

y, the dress, the drink... they had set me up. Thi

llion d

ke a blade. I froze, the sound paralyzing me. The crowd grew s

illion

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ashed over me like a

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. Men-powerful men-sat at round tables, their eyes gleaming with greed. My stomach lurched as their gaze traced the

n this woman," a voice annou

ensed. Mr

ner of the party, quiet, commanding, his ice-blue eyes never leaving me. Dante Romano. I had felt his

rate. My heart pounded in my ears as he came into view-tall, dressed in an

t, everything around me disappeared-the crowd, the voices, the lights. It w

, his voice like steel, "without mak

e coldness in his tone. It was the way he looked at me-li

meets the standards," he continued, turning

bathroom, naked and vulnerable, water cascading over my body as I showered. They filmed m

voice said, but I didn't need t

fat

ing on a balcony above the room, his expression blank, emotionless.

spered, my v

He didn't care. He had

my father com

panic rising. "No!" I screamed, my voice trembling. But the guards didn't he

. All I could hear was the pounding of my heart, the crushing weight of my father's betrayal

id, his voice calm, but

ed me off the stage. My legs were weak, barely a

spered, but my words wer

nto his car. He climbed in beside me, his presence

ttoria and Liliana, smiling triumphantly. And my

r than ever before. How could t

close, his voice a low whisper. "Be ready for one more surpris