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I look over at my father, and he looks away. He is going to let this happen. My heart sinks. I really am alone here. I'm obviously not going to admit that I had one night with the most perfect man I have ever met and that it was indeed the second in command. He is going to beat me either way. I might as well continue to deny it.

"I don't know who told you that, but I'm not fucking him."

"Well, you will get the chance to tell him yourself. You are going to go to them tonight."

My eyes grow wide with shock. "What?"

"He wants you. So we are going to put you in his path and see what happens. You are going to give him anything he asks for. And you will tell me everything you can find out about them. If you don't do this, you know the consequences, don't you, Rose?"

I nod. If I don't do this, then Sal will kill me. My only hope is that Vlad doesn't want to have anything to do with me, and I will be able to stay here. Maybe I should text him and let him know.

"I don't want to do this. I'm not a prostitute." I look at my father and Lena. I can see the fear and sadness in her eyes, and my father won't even look at me. "Dad? Are you going to let him force this on me?"

"Rose. I'm sorry." He says sadly.

"Why? Why are you doing this?"

"Because we have a deal, Rose." My father says harshly. "You will live up to your end. Wait until you have children. You will understand better than."

"I was supposed to marry Sal, not do this?" I can't help but sob "Please Daddy. Please."

Sal yanks my head back

"Get used to calling me Daddy Rose because I'm the one who is going to fuck you senseless."

I can't hold back the sob that breaks through. I am so fucking terrified right now. How could my father do this to me?

"If you don't do this, Rose, then your friend here will die."

My eyes widen and I glance at Lena, who has tears streaming down her cheeks. She looks absolutely terrified. Could my dad be capable of killing his wife? I study his face, which appears tough and unyielding. At that moment, I realized that he would indeed do it. He would end the life of the woman he had been married to for the past few years without hesitation. It’s hard for me to accept that this is my father. He can’t possibly be the same man who raised me with kindness and love. I desperately search his face for any sign of familiarity, but all I see is a complete stranger. He just doesn’t seem to care.

I nod my head. "Ok, I'll do it."

“You are going to do this, Rose, and you will make me proud. You will fulfill all of Vlad’s requests and extract information from him. Remember, if you disappoint me, both you and Lena will face dire consequences. Is that clear to you?”

"Yes, father." I nod.

Sal lets go of my hair and walks back to the chair. I can't help but rub my scalp where he held my hair. I hate this man. I can't believe this is happening. I wonder if I just let him kill me if Lena could get away. I look at her and all I see is fear. The longer I look, the more I realize how much makeup she has on. My father is abusing her much worse than I realized.

"Rose, go get ready." My father tells me.

I get up and walk to the door. Before I open it, I look back at him. I want to say so many things. I want to scream that I hate him. But I don't. Instead, I turn back around and walk out of the room. I don't want them to see me cry anymore. I walk back to my room and sit on the bed.

I can't believe this. I have to text Vlad and let him know. There is no way I can let him walk into a trap. I can only imagine that they will put some kind of device somewhere. No way would they just let me go out there without keeping track of me somehow.

I grab my phone off the side table. I know it's risky, but it's the only way. I think about what I want to say, but I decide to just keep it simple.

Me: This is Rose. Sal is planning something with my father. I will be at The Whispering Russian tonight. Don't approach me.

I hit send before I can change my mind. I can't let Vlad get hurt because of me. I wait for a response but I don't get one. I'm not sure what else to say. I just hope he gets the message.

Chapter 12

Vladimir

Whenwegetbackto the house, I see Luna sitting on the couch, looking out the window. I can tell she has been waiting for us. I know she was worried when we left. Demetrius walks over to her and pulls her into his arms. It’s clear she’s crying as she presses her head against him.

I feel so fucking bad for her. I want to comfort her too, but I'm not sure how. She knows the meeting was with Salvatore and the Don.

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