disturbed. She kept turning from one end of the bed to another holding her teddy bear tightly to hers

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etended like she heard nothing last night and put on he

g room. " Morning my little princess" Mrs Thomas replied p

which made her heart skip. She knew she couldn't avoid the topic not now or ever, but s

es not leaving his. " There's something I have to tell y

m all

that I would give you to him when you turn twenty years old. I thought he would have forgotten by now but he sent a letter last night to prepare you for the wedding with his son

about all the sons of Cosa Nostra, the Italian mafia and the most ruthless merciless one was the las

ldn't hear. Her mind was in turmoil tha

jotted out of her thoughts. " What are you thinking a

d her dad who was waiting patien

dded slowly biting her lower lip. " I heard all that you said last night"

e tension between the family members was palpa

she has t

power that the mafia

never asked for mo

Her future and life are both hanging on a thin t

dropped down her cheeks uncontrollably. She has beginning to wonder if her

her father and he stood up and gave her a slap across her face. She has been trying to make her father love her but it se

he was feeling in her heart. " You will do as I say you little brat" Mr Thomas barked but Ava sa

ily. " I will teach that useless daughter of yo

? Isn't she your daughter? Or the fact that she didn't take after you makes you

your favorite daughter in New York and want to get t

re" she hissed, left the di

n anger before breaking into tears. " I love her. I love my daughter Ava

S ALLIA

m when the door bursted open rev

ding in front of his father's desk but the Mafia Lor

Saturday" his father said sipping from the

ed his teeth glaring at his fath

extremely furious. Vincenzo folded his fist in anger, " I am not getting married" he said and began to wal

ster and mother if yo