Betrayed by love: A Mafia Romance

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r, and the silence gnawed at her heart. She had already reported Amelia's disappearance to the police, but no updates had come. As she was about to

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ered a faint smile, his de

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a voice fin

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stepping aside. "Though Amelia n

while Lisa nudged his sho

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y heart heavy, and

do said gently. "But you shouldn't wor

before they left, leaving me a

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re I had slapped earlier stepped into the room, his expression unreadable. Two hef

s instantly, my prid

wasn't my intention to raise my hand to you-

bored into me, and then, without

gin," he or

pounded so hard I could hear it in my ears. A maid entered with

reezing water soaked through my c

started unbuttoning my top

ease, I'm sorry-LET ME GO!" I scre

guards were too strong. In moments, I was left standing in

ased me, and I collapse

ocked on mine. He knelt and lifted my chin wi

already crying, Amelia," he said

from escaping my lips, my

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rambled to my feet, to

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rong. "S-sir, please... repeat what you s

like a dagge

my bra, his piercing eyes following my every move. Shame and fear burned inside me, but

two," he said coldl

again. I was too weak, too broken to screa

bar," he said, h

My mind raced with fear. W

n rod. The initial L was engraved at the t

, grabbing my hair roughl

inst my ear. "I am Lorenzo De Luca, the leader of the Lion'

fore-whispers of their cruelty, their power. But before I could

ed the burning ir

elt like my very soul was being ripped apart. Nothing-nothing

r, "will serve as a daily remind

as cold as ever. "And make sure she gets no f

ed out, leaving me

n the dark, freezing room. I lay there on the cold floor,

I thought, my heart breaking. Wh

y anymore, until everything