Page 13 of King of Shadows


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—Oh, I know, you're prettier than I thought.

I half smile and he hands me a breakfast table to put down everything he brought. He puts two pillows on my back to keep me leaning and I can see everything there is, my appetite flares up as the aroma attacks my nose.

—You have the antibiotics so you can heal quickly, anything else?

—My cell phone, I need it.

"I can't help you with that, I can only bring you food, send clothes or make you walk around the house which I can show you," he bites his lips. We're not that bad, I don't think we are, so I just have to do one last thing for you.

-And what is?

He goes to the entrance, opens the door and extends his hand to get a bouquet of very red roses. She comes closer and extends them to me, she seems more excited about the flowers that I hesitate to take, when I do I leave them aside because I'm more interested in eating.

—Welcome to the Marino Family, you are now ours.

—No, I wait...

"See you tomorrow for breakfast, Emily."

He leaves me with the bite and the mixed words in my mouth, closes the door and I see the flowers that have a small label around the wrapping.

«From Salvatore Marino, for me principessa».

I push the flowers to continue eating, I'm really screwed and I don't understand where all this came from. I remembered it, I always thought about this great challenge that I was able to accomplish and it was to disconnect the brain of a great Don of the Mafia, I did it, I made him forget who he was so that he would let himself go and he never thought that I would not give myself over to him , I was just going to play.

I see that I got involved with a dangerous person, but it doesn't scare me.

If they want to give me challenges, I will complete them until the end so that they let me leave this place.

I wouldn't be one of them.

It wouldn't be a Marine.

I'm not yours.

CHAPTER 3

MY NEW CHALLENGE

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Emily

The morning arrives and Ginevra enters with five dresses for me to choose from, I go for the pale pink one that reaches the knees and is loose. He also brings sneakers, he is surprised that I take the white and black sneakers that are Converse, I have no interest in wearing heels, I have always hated them and at school they are always the worst.

She takes me to the dressing table where she takes care of my hair, braids it and lets it fall over my back. She's cute, I don't know she looks so wild and she tells me she's seventeen, that surprises me because she seems to be doing very well with everything they do here and it's understandable when she's been raised by the mafia since she was a baby.

—Come on, everyone wants to meet you.

I doubt that because everyone already saw me arrive with half a liver missing. I walk slowly, I take her to my side, she puts her hand against my back and I try to move my feet on the ground, I drag them, go down the large steps until I reach the right wing where there is a large arch. I can smell the smell of food, when Ginevra enters, everyone is eating and silence extends when they look at me.

He leads me to the headboard next to Salvatore, I tense when I sit down because there is discomfort throughout my body. Ginevra sits in front of Domenico and Leone who are on the left side. At least I have it close.

"I can't hear them," Salvatore growls. I say so?

“No,” Leone clears his throat. I'm very sorry for shooting you, it wasn't my intention and... It wasn't what I wanted to do to you.

—I'm still sorry for taking you forcefully and leaving a mark. —I look down at my right arm, his fingers decorate my skin in a red tone with violet hues—. I'm sorry.

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