Stolen by the Mafia Lord

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fall, but it was my pr

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ds descended on me. Large, rough hands... different f

, but my captor didn't relent. My vision was blurred w

hold that none of the part

father cou

anger, my chest heaving w

feet away, brushing nonexistent dust from his suit, completely unbothered. His green eyes flicked to mine

amorino," he said, his v

ed me back, and before I could summon another furious retor

t th

thrashed harder, my screams escalating, but it was no use.

sting against the hold of my captor

toward me, infuriatingly calm. "Stop f

motion knocking the air out of my lungs. The new position pressed my ribs painfully aga

es were useless. They didn't even flinch. All I could hear was the faint mu

hen I was set down was the

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when I tried to kick, another set of ha

g," a gruff vo

but it was impossible to focus through the darkness. The blindfold felt

me?" I demanded, my vo

answer

. "What do you want from me? At lea

, not

hrough the seat beneath me. The sound of tires rolling ov

ly that each passing second stretched into an eternity. My body ached fro

el crunching under tires replaced the smooth hum

ispered, my voice sh

e ans

wn door creaked open next, and before I could

stumbled over what felt like uneven ground, relying entirely on their hands to keep

y, the blindfold

djusting to the brightness of an outdoor courtyard illuminated by warm, golden lights

emanded, but my voice lac

rned as he barked orders to the men surroundin

oice sharpening with ange

nored

man who had just ripped my life out from under me. Without thinking, I kicked off o

of his head with

fro

ween me and their boss. The courtyard fell deathly s

ca turned

ke shards of green ice, sharp and piercing. But then, to my

ises, aren't you?" he

ance flaring in my che

ely a foot of space between us. He reached down, plucked

ina?" he said, his tone te

e if you don'

but there was no hu

e turned on his heel an

matching uniforms. Their faces were kind, tho

our room, miss," one

my body tense. "I'm not g

back to watch the scene unfold. His expression was unre

his tone almost pat

s firm, my feet r

for me, but I batted he

through his hair. "Stubbor

right I am!

epped forward. The maids stepped aside as he app

d simply. "Hav

ughly, but firmly enough that I couldn't pull awa

ed, my voice echoing

n't an

he marched me down a long hallway. Finally, he stopped in fron

e dresser, and a window overlooking the courtyard. But I barely

ging for the handle,

n here!" I yelled, p

t unmistakably amused. "Get some rest

again, my fists

was no r

my body trembling. Anger simmered beneat

ar

realized just how far