All Chapters of The Mafia's Little Raven: Chapter 151 - Chapter 154

DAMIEN ..The moment she said yes was like the world tilted on its axis, everything shifted, clicking into place, a sense of rightness, and inevitability washing over me, a profound sense of peace settling deep within my chest.I had been prepared for anything else, for hesitation, for doubt, for a request for time to think, to process the magnitude of the question, the weight of our past, I was thinking she won’t accept, knowing that her past of me was full of pain, knowing the trauma she carried, was all from my abode, but she did, she said yes, without hesitation, her answer was pure, making me feel great and that she wanted my future with me. And in that moment, holding her in my arms, hearing the absolute certainty in her voice, I felt a sense of profound honor, a deep, overwhelming gratitude, I feel so honored, so good, a feeling that settled deep within me, a sense of being chosen, of being loved.The first time love feels different and not a chore, it feels different like i

FULL CIRCLE …..Mira's fingers lingers on the cover for a moment, a soft smile gracing her lips as she closes the book, a world contained within the pages, a world she now knows intimately, the story of her parents.A story of pain and loss and unexpected love, she smiles at herself then, a private, knowing smile.The door to the living room opens as her mom walks in, elegant and radiant, years having softened the sharp edges of her youth, adding a quiet grace, a timeless beauty that captivates Mira every time. Mira looks exactly like her dad and nothing like her mom, while Bryan, her junior brother, had all the features of his mother, and while he seemed to be sleeping. She is still awake. Mira jumps to her moms side, her body moving without conscious thought, propelled by a sudden rush of affection, of questions, of a need to share the lingering thoughts, the lingering emotions, from the pages she had just closed."Mom!" Leila smiles, her eyes soft, filled with a love tha