A LOVE THAT NEVER FADES (A MAFIA ROMANCE)

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a throw it away like everything else your mother

s at me any chance he gets, and I'm fucking tired of it. He preaches about how he's given up everyt

"I haven't thrown away anything, I apprec

ot too fond of her, either, bu

we are today. We work countless hours to ensure your future, not for you

e call me "worthless"? The one thing I want from her is for her to see things from my perspective and respect my deci

ody's worthless around here,

speak of your father that

me. "He's not my fath

ld never approach us with even an ounce of th

aura's dead, so stop fu

his fists into the di

en able to put me in a trance of obedience. He's held this control over me since I wa

a bit. She's hurt - as she should be. It's her own fault, anyway. If she hadn't been such

ad, the room falls silent. I never say anything about Laura when they compare me to her, but I'm simply

you mention your sister's name in vai

tever. What more consequence could be worse

y life s

ella' pops up on my screen with purple hearts. Finally. She's the one person that's alwa

mind. I do not want to go to this club alo

just about to cal

aggerated gasp. "S

estions, I'll chang

. I'll be t

t here, don't blow th

e she won't, an

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o my wardrobe to find a dress i can put on. I have to hurry up because I know once Gab

ores fill the halls. Definitely mom's. I doubt my dad is in there.

few creak, but the fifth one is the loudest of them all. I leap over it, and stop in my tracks. There's g

he stairs, a small creak e

almost back up the stairs when that fucking fifth step makes a noise. I

t you?" His v

irs. "Sharlette." He slurs out again. He turns to place his glass on the island, but he

h f

k up the pieces of glas

ne vib

re you doing, are

the garage. He's gone, but he won't be for long. I sprint down the stairs, not caring about the noise t

Once I'm out the door and over the fence, the soggy wet grass underneath my

at sparkles under the street lights, and her headlights are the shape of hearts. She's b

of the car and get in. Gabriella s

be a lit night!