7.2: The Truth About the Past "Do you still intend to marry Molly off to the sottocapo?" Matheus began the interrogation, his voice heavy with anger. "Yes, until she's married, we won't be able to return to Brazil again. Our whole life is here," Lincoln, their father, replied. "But the most worrying thing is whose ring this is among the three. But that won't matter. As soon as we ensure our departure, we'll hand it over to Tião, and he'll know what to do with it," Caio commented calmly. "I won't allow Molly to be married off like this! She's not a commodity!" Matheus asserted once again. "She's still a young and inexperienced girl. She's a high-value commodity in the market. And don't forget that he signed the contract of ownership of Molly when she was only 15. You have no choice," Lincoln explained coldly, as if he didn't care, while at the same time analyzing Matheus, showing distrust at how he became agitated about this issue, unlike Caio, his middle son. "What?" Matheus asse

Chapter 9: Searching for the Stolen RingBraston woke up, still groggy. His eyes scanned the room as he tried to remember what had happened. A brief memory struck him: Molly holding his hand and pulling something. That's when he realized the ring was missing."Where is it!" he shouted, alone, as he got up and didn't see the girl. He staggered around the bed, still unaware that the ring had vanished. "How did I not realize it wasn't her damn self!" he fell belly-first onto the bed, hands on his temples, massaging the pain. His eyes roamed the bed as he remembered what he saw before passing out."Boss! Everything alright?" one of his guards knocked on the door."What the hell would a virgin girl be doing here!?" he snapped irritably, gathering the sheets and tossing them aside.He tried to search his mind and recognize the girl, but all he could recall was the intimate moment and her scent still lingering on his skin. He closed his eyes, still savoring a bit of her scent, trying to reme

Chapter 10: Eloah Hands Over Lisaura."Do you know who it was?" Braston questioned, his posture rigid in the chair as he observed her. Shivers ran down her spine, the imposing figure in front of her exuding an aura of fear and authority. The elegance of his attire contrasted with the hardness of his features, but even though she was accustomed to his presence, at that moment, it was an interrogation, no longer one of their nights together."I don't know what you're talking about," she stammered, her heart pounding in her chest."Eloah..." He muttered her name impatiently. "I will kill all the prostitutes from that place, do you understand? Most of them have been tortured and are locked in my private prison. You can save them.""Why?..." She cried, struggling to hold back tears."Who was the person who went in your place? I just want to know that. Or all the girls will die and it will be because of you," he stared at her with disdain, a look that squeezed her heart, torn by her conflic

A Furious Mobster."Five months of searching and nothing!" Braston asserted furiously in his dark and cold office, while the men cowered in fear."Sir! The friend abandoned her at the hospital, the expenses... She knows you helped her, so that also influenced," the man commented."Maybe that was my mistake!" he asserted, pounding the table. "Continue to monitor until the day Eloah dies!" he ordered, and they quickly left."Fabrizio!" his father Jeff shouted, the capo, entering abruptly and making him stand up from his chair and assume a soldier's posture. "Have you found her yet?" he asked, annoyed."I still haven't found the girl," he said indifferently, without facing his father."How can a prostitute disappear like this? Search even in the sewer networks! The entire region is informed about the stolen ring," he commented, making Braston huff, annoyed."I said the search was silent!" he asserted, irritated."It's been five months, there are only four rings, each ring has a decoding.

The cold of the air conditioning contrasted with the warmth emanating from Molly's heart as she walked alongside Matheus down the hospital corridor. With each step, the anticipation of seeing her baby for the first time grew. Finally, the door to the ultrasound room opened, and happiness engulfed them both. The news that it would be a boy filled them with joy.However, Matheus's happiness was short-lived. As he left the room, his eyes met the figure of Braston walking down the corridor, accompanied by three sinister men. A shiver ran down Molly's spine as she noticed her brother's abrupt change in mood. The radiant smile that illuminated his face dissolved into an expression of apprehension, his eyes narrowed in concern as he pulled her behind him, fearing that Braston would recognize her, while clutching the ultrasound paper tightly against his chest."Long time no see," Braston murmured over his sunglasses, a smirk playing on his lips."Doesn't matter," Matheus grumbled sharply, try