Claimed By The Mafia

y! I'm not agr

e is marrying Max Castillo,

d with my father in the dining room, while I sat

e illegitimate daughter

ich meant Vivian Turner, my father's w

? She's like a fat cow. Max will never accept that ba

e curves I tried so hard to hide. I could feel the

n to point out every flaw, constantly comparing me to her slender figure. She

at's enough. Penelope is my firstborn. You are sec

elieved it was only right that his firstborn, me, marry before my stepsister. That's

o-were a name that commanded respec

se, and certainly no right to protest. But in the deepest, most secret part of me, one I buried even f

good impression at t

laced with authority

, Father,"

laughing, the soun

What does she even hav

ra was right. I didn't belong in this world,

her effortless grace. I wasn't the type of woman someone like Max Castill

in the world. And for reasons I couldn't fully grasp, he saw marrying on

of no great distinction, and now it seemed I was n

ee Vespera sulking, stabbing her steak with

eaten much at all. Anxi

e I knew it, it was the

y detail. I had no say in it. No control. I just went along wi

distract me from the impending reality. It was just my mother a

harp knock echoed through

dy, but I could hear the knot of fear twisting in

andle, the door was flung open and my

ne, but before I could make a sound, I was grabbed by m

ou want," I begged, "We have

ces clearly, three men, none of them

l robbery. They were

ng my words, "The bitch says

ther, lying on the floor, b

that you wan

us you need to

g as someone approached. I didn'

e room, her silhouette

me," she sneered, looki

do you

at me, a wicked

at dumb, not to kn

my thro

exactly why

cking. "Tonight! I'll leave with my mo

mile sickening. "Did you really th

t and ugly, cryi

s. Each one was a

his marriage, I ha

reason. But she didn't listen. Her

face burned with pain as

d, think you could take

ax Castillo. I'll be part of the Castil

she added, "Tomorro

mother screamed, her voice shaking

almost forgot you were here," she s

what was coming. My heart

is here, miss," o

pleas

but it was

r sends her regards," she said fla

hold me down, but I fought the

r the l

ice gleeful, and I k

her hand. I didn't understand, couldn't make sense of

. "Must you do this? Sh

en tightened their grip, and I

fire. I screamed, the pain blinding. My skin bub

on't kill you, but it'll show you who you really

st thing I heard before