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Sixteen
I set about laying the table. Mariano poured wine for us. He didn't seem to mind that it was the cheap variety.
As I pranced around the room, making sure to twirl around in my skirt so I looked pretty, I felt the constant thud of excitement in my veins.
We ate in silence, with Mariano commenting
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"Zach." His name left my lips in a strangled whisper. Mariano's grip on me tightened. I clutched to his arm, my nails digging into his suit jacket, but I scarcely cared.How had I ever liked this man? He was like an animal. His eyes, ferocious and scary and thirsty for blood. In the two years that had passed since high school, he had only gotten worse and worse. Looking at him was like reliving all of that trauma. I could feel his hands on me. I could feel his dick in my face."Isabelle." Zach said it like he was admonishing me. "So now you're a mafia whore."IheardMariano grit his teeth."Don't say her name." He said calmly. "Or I'll feed you your own fucking tongue."
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