AI

unched herself at me, making me flinch, but F

is family's from going to the streets. She's someone else's property n

relieved sigh and ran as fast as I cou

the Mafia boss unless you want to explain to him w

, Miss Daisy?" Maya asked m

I meant nothing to my family, to father. But today, I wa

ceremony to

ebrate-the engagement of the Mafia boss. I

Mafia, who would most likely be like my father, b

new rules all over again. And to think he caught me crying, and I

played for me-they came from my soon-to-be in-laws,

g." I frowned at the necklines of the dr

ople looking at me in one of

oss's mother personally sent them over." she said, l

ress, with spaghetti straps. The slit wasn't too

ps this was what was appropriate to w

ght?" I asked her

ody will fill it up nicely." she s

e hips, often hidden under the knee-l

d by stylists and makeup artists as they styled

sn't what a marriage was supposed to be

trace of happiness in my eyes, but all I could find was pain

, looking at me with admiration. I gave her a sm

othed to fall at the sides of my face. My makeup l

owder covered the freckles above

covered. Father said I was the spitting image of my m

y were brown with a few bla

s afraid to walk in, scared I would fall and embarra

hen gasped. "Oh, you look lovely, Mi

has sent for you. A car is waiting outside. The rest of

ans I have to go alone. I couldn't possibly... I don't even kno

-in-law awaits you." She rushed me, and soon I was sitting

he car window. I had never left the house. I was not allowed to step foot o

ather said it was a waste of money as we were two girls and could share c

anded a new one like hers, but it resulted in me being lo

learn to appreciate

he car in front stopped at a check pos

e of iron gate in a book, and it wa

iful building-the designs, paint, and glass m

re the past Mafia boss and the present Mafia boss resided. No on

he men climbed out. One of them opened my door jus

. DeLuca." she said, making me

quickly regain my composure and nod, fixi

DeL

od, tha

h beautiful hallways before stoppi

hat awaited me on the