After the Escape
My mother dragged me out of my biological father's brutality, and I thought we had finally escaped. Then she married the Don of the Falcone family.
The woman who once fought to protect me completely changed.
To secure my stepfather's approval and coddle his beloved Sofia, she stood by and let them turn me into a servant in the house I was supposed to call home.
Every time I pushed back, they pushed harder. Every time I begged to be seen, I was met with contempt. My biological father's fists left scars on my body. This family's marks went deeper—into my bones.
So I stopped.
If they never wanted me there, I would stop breaking myself for their hollow approval. I would take my own life back.
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