My name is Mia, and I am the middle child of Don and Donna Costa. I am also the black sheep of the family. Or the ugly duckling, as my mother would call me. My shift ended a few hours ago, but it takes me long to get home as I do not have a car like my brother, Leonardo, the oldest, or my sister, Amara, the beautiful one and youngest in the family. As you may gather from my story so far, my parents do not care about me. I walk into the house with a sigh. I have seen the cars in front of our home, and I know my family has friends over. "You have nothing I want! You stole from us, and today I will kill your whole family," I hear an angry voice. I wonder what my father has done this time to piss someone off. "Godfather, give me another chance. You can have my beautiful daughter as your wife," My father begs. Holy shit! My father stole from the godfather? I know the godfather is about thirty, and his name is Riccardo Marina. The Marina family is the most powerful in the American mafia. "I do not like blond blue-eyed sluts. I prefer women with dark hair. Besides, Everyone in town knows Amara Costa! She has been around the block," Riccardo says with disgust. I do not know what to do. Shall I hide? Not many people know my parents have another daughter. I am never invited to their parties as my family is ashamed of me. I do not care for my family, and they can die for all I care. "I have another daughter with dark hair. Maybe you will fancy her," My father begs again. I sigh. Typical!
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My name is Mia Costa. I am the middle child of Don and Donna Costa. My father is a Don in the Italian Mafia in New York. To say I am the black sheep of the family is an understatement. My mother calls me the ugly duckling of the family. She made me wear contacts and braces to make me more acceptable in school, but it did not work. I was constantly bullied. My brother and sister never stood up for me and even joined my bullies. Well, I do not care. My brother, Lorenzo, got a Porche when he turned eighteen, and my sister got a Ferrari as she was the favorite. I got an old beat-up beetle. Most of the time, it broke down when I needed it the most. I dared to complain to my parents, and they sold the beetle, so now I have to walk where I have to. So you can say I never got a car from my parents.
My brother is twenty-one and studying economics as he will take over the family business from my father one day. Lorenzo is blond with blue eyes like my mother and my sister. The only thing he got from my father is his length. Lorenzo is six foot three. My sister, Amara, is five foot nine and wants to become a model after school. Amara is not very intelligent, and it is good that she has looks that count in her favor.
I am nineteen and are studying computer science, but I have to pay for it myself as my parents told me they are not going to invest their money in me. They need their money to help my sister and brother. I do not mind. I study at night and work during the day to pay for my fees and books. Sometimes I do not have classes and can go home after my shift at the diner where I work. The restaurant is owned by Rosa Sanna, a wonderful older woman who always gives me additional shifts to help. She also gives me all my tips every night. She has offered me the apartment above the diner, but I am renovating it before moving in. It is old and needs paint. Rosa gave me the paint, and I sometimes paint when I do not have classes, but for now, I am staying with my parents. I wouldn't say I like it as they use me as a maid around the house.
I never had a boyfriend and did not wear make-up or dresses, and I will do that the day I feel like it. For now, I am happy to be alone and try to avoid my family as much as possible. My long black hair is in a bun on my head, and I just finished my shift at Rosa's pub and diner. I am too tired to paint today and have no classes, so I am walking home. I wish my parents have guests or are at a party so they will not bother me tonight when I study. I have my waitress uniform on, it will be almost dark when I get home, and I am not in the mood to work tonight at home. I sigh in relief as I near the house and see many black cars standing in front of the house. I slip in through the side door only I use, and no one really knows about it. I hear an angry voice shouting at my father as I enter the house.
"How dare you steal from us! We trusted you, and you did this to us! " You and your family will die tonight," I hear the voice say. I do not know the voice as I have never heard it before. Not many people know that my parents have another daughter as I never get invited to their parties or when they go out to parties like my brother and sister. I am relieved now, as I do not want to die with my family.
"Please, Godfather, have mercy. You can marry my beautiful daughter or have her as your mistress," I hear my dad beg. I am ashamed of him. He is a bloody coward and will sell his daughter to the Godfather to save his ass. Wait! What the fuck? Did my father piss off Riccardo Marino Is he crazy? Everyone knows Riccardo is heartless and will kill you for only looking funny at him. Or so they say. Riccardo made headlines in the underworld for becoming the youngest Godfather in the history of the American Mafia. He was twenty-three then, and I remember my parents talking about him. He must be around twenty-five now.
"I am not interested in blond, blue-eyed sluts like her. I like dark-haired women. Besides, although young, I heard she has been around the block. Amara Costa does not have a good reputation, so I am uninterested, Don Riccardo says.
"I have another daughter. She has dark hair and never had a boyfriend," My father says. Typical! He will throw me under the bus to save his sorry ass. I am not going to stand for it. No one has spotted me, so I will book it out of here. Fuck that! I am not going to die with them. I am not even beautiful, and Riccardo Marino likes gorgeous model-type women. I quietly open the door and am thankful for the darkness. I run back to the restaurant and up the stairs to the little apartment. I lock the door and sit in the dark. I know I am in deep shit because of my father's big mouth. Riccardo Marino will look for and kill me if he finds me. Why have I been so cursed to have a family like mine? I look out the window and see a black SUV pull up to the restaurant. I can hear everything in the restaurant from my little apartment. I am trembling. I know it is Marino's men, and they will not stop looking for me until they find me.
"Rosa, my favorite cook. How are you?" I hear someone ask.
"Mario Conti! Long time no see. Where is Ricci? I have not seen him in years. You young people forget about an old lady like me when you become wealthy and famous," I hear Rosa's voice. Fuck, he sends his second-in-command to look for me?
"Who do you think is protecting your business from the thugs around here?" Mario asks.
"Well, I know you are, but I miss you, boys," Rosa says.
"I am here on business, and you know Ricci he does not have patience. I am looking for a waitress working here, and her name is Mia Costa," Mario says.
"What do you want with her? She is a good child, and I will not tell you where she is," Rosa shouts at Mario.
"Rosa, please do not anger Ricci. Her father is Don Costa, and he stole from Ricci. You know Ricci can not let him and his family go," Mario says.
"She has nothing to do with that bloody family of hers, and they do not even love her and will not even take her out to dinner with them," Rosa says.
"I do not care. Ricci wants her, and if she is beautiful, she might save her family tonight," Mario says.
"She is not Ricci's type. I will not tell you where she is because she does not deserve to die for that old fart's sake. Ricci can kill the other Costas for all I care, but he will not lay a hand on my Mia," Rosa says.
"Rosa, do not make it difficult for me, please. I do not want to harm you. You know I love you like a second mother, but I can not return empty-handed to Ricci, and he will kill me with the Costas," Mario says.
"You know as well as I know Ricci will never kill you. You are like a brother to him," Rosa says.
"Rosa, Ricci has changed. He is heartless. Do you know how his father used to beat him up to make him a man? You know how close he was to Bria. She left him for another man and broke his heart," Mario says. I am getting nervous about Rosa. At least I know now why Riccardo is so mean. He got a boo-boo and is acting out his pain like a child throwing tantrums.
"Mario, call Ricci. I want to talk to him," Rosa says.
"Fine, but I am unhappy, Rosa," Mario says. It goes quiet, and after a while, I hear Mario again.
"Ricci, Rosa wants to speak with you," Mario says. I can only hear one side of the conversation.
"Ricci, listen to me. You can let Mario kill me, but I will not tell you where Mia is. She is a good child and does not deserve to die with that bunch of idiots," Rosa says. She is angry. I can hear it in her voice.
"What do you mean you will close down my diner? I have worked hard all my life and even gave you free meals. You have become your father, Ricci!" Rosa shouts. I hear tables falling, and I know I need to save Rosa, and I can not let them destroy her diner. It is all she has.
"Mario, please, I know what Ricci said, but you just said I am like your mother, and now you do this to me," Rosa cries.
"Rosa, it is not personal. It is business," Mario says. I open the door of the apartment and run down the stairs.
"Stop! I am Mia. What do you want with me," I shout. Mario spins around and looks at me.
"Stop! Put the things back in place," Mario says to his men.
"Mia, no, honey, they are going to kill you," Rosa cries.
"I can not let them destroy what you have worked so hard for. I will be fine. If this bastard kills me, I will die with my head held high! Even if they torture me, I will not cry," I say.
"Oh, honey, I am not sure Ricci will kill you. You are full of fire like he likes his women," Mario says with a smile.
"I would rather die than become one of his mistresses," I say.
"We will see about that. The choice is not yours, little Mia," Mario says.
"I swear to if you and Ricci kill her, I will come after you with everything I have," Rosa says. She is in tears. I walk over to her and hug her.
"Rosa, be strong for me! I will die with peace in my heart," I say. I walk out of the diner with Mario. Although I acted tough, I was trembling inside. I am not as brave as I pretend to be.
We drive silently to my parent's house, and I think about my life and how nobody will miss me when I am gone except for Rosa. I never knew happiness, and now I am about to die. When we get home, I jump out of the car and walk into the house with my head held high and with a new fight in me. Fuck them. I will not die today. I am young but will not beg Riccardo Marina to spare me. I will demand that he spare me. I walk to the study, where I know they are gathered. A tall, dark, handsome man leans against the desk and looks at me curiously as I walk in.
"Listen, Riccardo Marino, you will not kill me today. I have nothing to do with these idiots and do not care if they die. I am still young and have my whole life in front of me! I would rather fight you for my life," I say.
"Mia! Shut up! Do not talk to the Godfather like that," My father says, and I kick him where he is kneeling in front of Riccardo.
"Fucking coward! You will see your family die but still beg for your own life. So you shut the fuck up!" I say. I had about enough of my family.
"You have spirit. I like it. You will run this family from now on, but you will do it from my home. You are no longer a Don and will answer Donna Mia Costa from now on. You will have no access to any of the family business accounts, and everything you will sign over to Donna Mia, or you and your family will die," Riccardo says. What the fuck just happened, and why do I have to go to his house.
"I can run the family from here," I say. My family is too scared to say anything.
"Yes, but you can only be my mistress at my house," Riccardo says.
"Well, kill us then. I would rather die than become your bloody mistress," I say.
"It is not your choice, la mia, Mia," Ricardo says. I know it will not help to fight him. He will drag me to his house if he has to.
"Mario, make sure the old bastard signs all the documents. You can thank your daughter you are still alive, Leonardo," Riccardo says as he picks me up throw me over his shoulder, and carries me to his car.
Mia's POVToday we are celebrating love. It is my daughter's wedding. I cannot believe that life has come full circle. I once was Don Riccardo's mistress. Now, I am his Donna, and our baby girl is getting married. We have gone through so much together and will still go through so much more. My eyes are full of tears as I look at my beautiful daughter in her white wedding gown. She looks beautiful. I can't believe that I almost lost her daddy. He looks so proud walking beside her as he walks her down the aisle where Mark awaits her. I look at Oliver standing next to Mark. He is the best man. Eva is the bridesmaid. The two of them had surprised us and had been dating for a long time. I know Oliver is waiting for her to finish her studies before they get too serious. He knows Eva is still young and wants to enjoy her life on campus. Oliver is not jealous and allows her to go out with her friends. However, I know Eva does not go out. She does not like going out with Oliver. Daria and Dmi
Mark's POVIt is a few months after Enzo disappeared from our lives. Today I have decided to ask Olivia to marry me. First, I have to go to Don Riccardo and Donna Mia. I will have to ask him if I can marry their daughter. I am slightly nervous as I am from the Russian Mafia, and they are from the Italian Mafia. Oliver will take over from his father. I do not want Olivia to be my mistress. I want her to be my wife. I have too much respect for her to even think of her as a mistress. I know that is how Don Riccardo and Donna Mia started out. I have heard the whole story Olivia told me, and I find it very romantic. I want to show them that I respect their daughter. I will never turn into Enzo. I'm glad he is out of our lives, and we never have to see him again. I do not know where he is or what has happened to him. Olivia has been through so much. I will never hurt her, and I believe that Don Riccardo and Donna Mia will know that. She is the love of my life. I never want to lose her. Whe
Olivia's POVI'm sitting in my office waiting for Mark to come and fetch me for lunch. It makes me happy. Sometimes I still think about Enzo and the times we had together. However, after what he has done, I can never forgive him. He went after my family, which is a big no for me. He's getting a lot of backlash on the Internet and in the business community. Everybody knows my father and loves him. I cannot tell why Enzo has done what he did. What he did was take a very promising career and mess it up. I still do not know why he did it. I loved working with him the first time on the first game that we did together. I still think Enzo is very selfish and only thinks about himself. My office door burst open. Enzo Valentino is standing at my doorway."What do you want, Enzo?" I ask."Olivia, please let me just talk to you. I've got so much that I need to explain to you. I know what I did was wrong. I love you. I understand what I have done is wrong. I know now that I should never have take
Enzo's POV I did not expect somebody to find and post my files on social media, but I should have guessed that if somebody could find them, it would be Olivia. I guess I am exposed. This is the end of me because my company shares folded. I have nothing left to live for. I guess all I can do is go overseas. Nobody knows me there. I should make a new beginning. I have messed with the wrong families. I should not have tried to take on the Marinos. I should have known that I would stand by each other and that they would never turn against each other. What I did was wrong. I know that now. I should have listened to my parents and never taken on Riccardo Marino. I don't know what made me think I could win a war against them. It does not mean that I forgave them. I do not like him, but it's nothing I can do against him. He has won the war, and I am giving up. I have lost so much. I feel it is my own fault. I should have never taken a Riccardo Marino on. Can I turn back? No. I wish I could t
Olivia's POV Yes, I am in love with Mark. I cannot help it. He is a very handsome man. He is strong and reliable. It means more to me that he stands by my side than Enzo's looks. What Enzo has done is just wrong in my eyes. Enzo attacked my parents. He has asked for a war. My family is sacred to me, and I believe my family does not deserve what he does to them. I believe that my father was wrong. Even in the end, he did help Enzo's family. Enzo's mother and father are not holding a grudge against my father. So why is he? I cannot believe that Enzo has turned out so bad. I cannot believe that at one time in my life, I believed that I was in love with him. So now Enzo is going to have problems. I cannot believe that I have to do this, but I have to. I have to protect my family against a person like Enzo. " Are you okay, honey? It would be best if you did not feel wrong about what we will do to him. We have to expose him because of your family. We cannot lead your father to be blamed fo
Mark's POVI have seen the photos of Riccardo online. I know they are fake because I know that Riccardo Marino will never do something like that. I am very optimistic that his family is standing with him and that they will never believe that he will do something like that. They all know him, and they know how much he loves Mia. Enzo has gone too far this time. I understand that the Marino family will not stand for it. However, I know how to expose him once and for all. Tomorrow, Enzo will be revealed. I know he is the one that is behind the photos, and I know that it is him in the pictures. Enzo has made one big mistake. He has missed the wrong person. Also, he has not taken into account that Riccardo is a much older man than he is, and the body of an older man does not look like the body of a younger man. I sent him that message to let him know I would expose him. "Are you also looking at the photos of my father on the internet?" A voice comes from the door of my office. I look up,
Enzo's POV Everything is going wrong, and I do not understand why. My company is losing money daily. The Russian Mafia has abandoned me, and the Dons of the Italian Mafia are telling me they no longer want to work with me. I do not know what I have done wrong. I was so sure that I had everything planned out. Everything changed when Olivia showed up again. Was she even gone? I believe she was always working behind the scenes, making me furious. I thought she loved me and would not be a problem for me in the future. I was wrong. I have often seen her with Mark Ivanov in the last few weeks. I cannot say that I have enjoyed it. I still believed that Olivia belonged to me. If I can get her, I can get the Costa family. And with the Costa family at my side, the Valentino and Costa families will become more powerful than the Marino family. We will be able to take over the Godfather ring. If only I could persuade Olivia that I still love her and need her to send by my side against her own fam
Mark's POV The rest of the night we spent together in another nightclub. We have fun and soon forget about Enzo. We have promised ourselves that we will not think about him for the rest of the night. Valentino is nothing in our eyes. I can see that he did not even upset Eva or Olivia. He might think that he is still something in their eyes. He may think that he is irresistible to all women. He is making a mistake if he believes that Eva or Olivia or even thinking about him. We enjoy ourselves drinking a few drinks and dancing the night away. I like being close to Olivia, and I am sure she likes being close to me. The two of us are dancing the whole night. We forget about Oliver and Eva. We are enjoying ourselves as we dance. "Shall we go home? It is already late. I do not want to get you home too late. I do not think your father will appreciate it if I get you home too late," I say. I can see Olivia is not in the mood to go home. She pulls her face at me and sticks her tongue out.
Olivia's POV Enzo is becoming more isolated daily. He thinks that the Dons are on its side. He does not know that the Dons contact us and tell us everything he plans to do. Nobody likes him because he thinks he is better than everyone else. He believes he is the most clever person in the world. He thinks everybody around him is stupid. We are foolish and will allow him to take over the Italian Mafia. This is the beginning of his end. I am planning to ruin him financially over the next few months. Enzo needs to be humbled. He may be clever, but he is not a very good businessman. Yes, he made money from his tech company, but only because he has been the only one in the game. Not that I am giving him a little bit of trouble with the tech company. His stocks are falling, and most Dons are out to help me ruin him. Enzo has pissed off a lot of people. He has used him, and he has used their daughters. I'm going on a date with Mark, Eva, and Oliver tonight. I do not know where they plan to
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