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" I peer behind him to see a woman laying bridal style unconscious in one of my father's security guard's arms. She wears an involuntary frown. "For what reason?" I snap, looking back to my father.

"For the same reason I got your mother. So we look stable to the outside world, and you need to bare a son to carry on the blood line." He explains.

My mother comes up from behind me with her careful, small steps. "Nico?" She calls out with her soft voice. "Who is that?" She questions, motioning to the woman.

"This is Reagan. Alonzo's bride to be." He beams proudly. "

Reagan and Alonzo are forced to marry so Alonzo looks respectable in his position as Italian Mafia Don. Reagan is just supposed to give up her life for a man she doesn't know. She was angry about, Alonzo was frustrated about it. That is until...

TW: domestic abuse, alcohol, abuse, mentioning of abortion, ed, minipulation, violence, torture, suggested SA

***I am working on translating them again, they are translated in Alonzo's povs, but I left it in Reagan's because I wanted it to be more authentic.

***I am editing, adding stuff and such

Note: I do not speak Italian, so all Italian is from Google Translate

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