UNDER THE DON'S COMMAND

lay on the cold stone floor, her hand were pressed against her chest

gone, she's dead.. repeated over and over in h

n't think properly. The sobs tore t

rying the pain but now..with noth

f the stone walls,

yes snapped up, and there he was-

white shirt and pants were spo

ope of escaping this nightmare. Silvio's gaze moved briefly over her, his sharp eyes tracing her fragile

o the floor "Eat" he

look up at him "why me, why do I have to be so

"You don't get to ask questions, little girl" he said, his voice low and threatening "Just do as you're told and you

stared at it, numb. I have to protect myse

*

that room. Silvio's orders had been clea

which was a relief. But with each passing d

, as she did every night. She tried to f

maid said gently

st feed myself today? Don't you eve

routine, but she knew better than to defy orders.if the Don finds out she wasn't do

, miss" the m

. "Just open yo

ea

ce... no one will know. promise. just want to

. She was torn between pity for Rosa and fear of the consequences

" Rosa w

he maid stood "I'll go

oom, a flicker of vict

with the keys and unlocked the ch

owly reached down to touch her legs.For the

lowly. Her eyes flickered to the knife in her hand then back

he water"

and pass the gla

er hand slipped and the g

wn to pick up the pieces,

, her legs still weak from the

round the maid's neck, pulling her back against he

istake" the maid whisper

nd lead the way

no choice. Slowly.. she moved toward the door. Rosa kept close behi

ay, the sound of their footsteps e

were there. Their eyes widened in shock when they sa

doing?" one of

she tightened her grip on the maid "If you do

ze, terror flashing

two men in black suits appear

in the scene. One of them stepped f

lence. "If you take another ste

old herself together. What if she gets killed? The m

nse was chillin

d and ki

the maid, or was this some cruel test? Is he joking? she thought.

he maid used her

cted, and hard. Rosa staggered back, her g

bolted toward the other maid stand

came in sha

her hand trembling. S

d but the man didn't flinch. He walked forward and

smack. She fell to the ground, her hand flying to her brui

sliced through the tensio

ze, then bow

they murmured,

eyes narrowing when they landed on Rosa

ifting her face so t

and the darkening bruise on her chee

this?" He

tep back, his breath coming in short and pani

fist shot out, connecting with

d through his fingers but Silvio barely noticed,

the knife.. the in blade s