Two years later, Adrian finally got what he wanted, and married me through the Vance family in full view of everyone.Just as the old Don had predicted, the elders opposed me, a woman from a wiped-out family, becoming Donna, same as ever.But Adrian fought for it, seized it, crushed every voice of dissent with an iron hand, and locked the absolute power of the whole family firmly in his own grip.Sometimes, watching him bristling with menace, sleeping with a gun in his hand, even I felt worn out on his behalf.I asked him if it was worth it.He held me tight and said, voice rough, of course it was.He only wanted to prove to me that he was the same as five years ago. That he'd still give everything for me, still give me anything I wanted, and still go to war with the whole world for my sake.He said he'd never changed.I looked into his stubborn, exhausted eyes and remembered before, when we were crammed into that tiny basement in the slums. We had nothing then, could have been killed
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