The Mafia’s Mute Bride のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

Reina’s POVWe all stood in front of them, about ten of us lined straight up with cuffs tied to our hands as different Mafia gangs scanned us and picked who they wanted.We were about to be sold.Different gangs, from the small ones to the notable ones, came forward, picking which of us they wanted to own, the ones they wanted to buy. I stood at the last corner, making myself small and trying to disappear.The Magaddino came first, then the DeCavalcante, the Gambino, as they picked one each. Some picked two of us at once and I wondered what we were getting sold for. Pleasure or death? My hands shook.The next was the biggest Mafia gang. The Podolskaya. The most feared, the most famous, and obviously the deadliest. Even when my life was still a fairy tale, I had heard stories of how brutal they were and how whispering their name made people shiver. As I scanned the faces of the rest of us from the corner of my eyes, I could see their nervousness and their silent prayers not to get sol

Reina’s POVI thrashed, trying to run, but I couldn't. I was still too weak from the accident.“Where do you think you are going, sweetheart? There's nowhere to hide… nowhere to escape, love. You are all mine.” She snickered.I pleaded with my eyes as tears ran down my face, but she looked at me with pure hatred. A hatred I had never noticed in the past twenty years with her.How didn’t I notice?She took my drip and inserted whatever liquid was in the syringe into it, mixing it in.The syringe looked small in her hand. It didn’t look dangerous. But the way she pushed it into the drip, like she had done it before, made my stomach twist. I tried to shake my head, but it felt slow, delayed. My body wasn’t listening to me anymore.“Thank you for trusting me. You were such a naive little girl that you didn’t realize I was making you go dumb with all the soothing drinks I gave you.”That was why it always felt weird after a while when I drank it. Thinking about it now, I had been drinking

Reina’s POVThis was no longer the hospital. It was no longer the betrayal.This was something worse.“Hey! Hey! Wake up!” a voice called from the deep slumber I was in.It was a dream… It was all a dream. I chanted in my head repeatedly, slowly opening my eyes, feeling very drowsy. Where was I? I should be in my room, practicing but… I was…“Snap out of it!” the voice said, and I turned toward the direction.A young girl my age was in front of me, looking at me with worry.“Finally! You need to get a hold of yourself now. There's no time to slack or you’ll be dealt with.”I tried to refresh my memory, looking around the container that seemed to be moving, the one we were sitting in.It wasn’t a dream. I couldn’t speak, and then I was given something in the hospital.I looked around, frightened, trying to figure out where we were.“There’s no need for that… We are about to get sold.”Sold.I was about to get sold.I stared at her. It wasn’t even a question. I cursed that I couldn’t sp

Reina’s POVThe sudden noise of the door woke me up as it banged open. I sprang up in fear, trying to remember where I was till it all came rushing back.I was in the Podolskaya territory. Mikailov’s new property. I winced at the thought as two armed men gestured for me to step forward. When I did, they both dragged me.“Walk,” one of them said, leading me to wherever it was they were taking me.We walked for about seven minutes till we reached what seemed like another side of the mansion. It was like there were two mansions inside the fortress.We entered the living room, which seemed as big as my whole house back then. We continued walking till we got to the kitchen. They suddenly stopped, leaving me there immediately without a word or a glance.My eyes scanned around. There were a number of maids. Was I assigned to the kitchen? They all turned to look at me. Most of their faces were curious and pitiful. “Hey there… my name is Corinne,” an older woman with an apron came to me, smil

Reina’s POVAfter what felt like a few hours, the door opened. Corinne walked in, looking disturbed. I rubbed my eyes, climbing out of the bed.I quickly grabbed the paper and pen she had dropped on my table before she left and wrote…What happened?“I’m so sorry, Reina, but the Don wants you to serve dinner.”What?“Don’t worry… just go out, serve him. Don’t look at him… okay?” she said, worry clear on her face.I shook my head, saying no. I couldn’t face him, I couldn’t dare to stand in his presence without my legs getting weak and my heart beating fast. At the mere mention of his name, he already had that effect on me.“Go on, dear, we are left with no choice,” she told me, straightening my clothes and nudging me forward with a small smile.I walked slowly out, clenching my hands.I got to the kitchen and was immediately given food to serve. I held onto it tightly and made my way to the dining area.I felt his presence before I saw him.And when I did, I swallowed.Don’t look at hi