Arianna felt disgusted with herself as she smiled and tried to introduce herself to men who simply were indifferent to her - probably thinking she wasn't worth their attention - or stared at her lasciviously. If this was just the beginning of her humiliation, she wondered what else Big Joe had in store for her. Even at that, Arianna stood tall, carrying herself with finesse. No matter what they do to her today, they won't get the opportunity to crush her spirit. She made the mistake of going down the dark route of depression and suicide, it won't happen anymore. Her life was worth more than any asshole of a husband trying to shame her!For once Arianna was grateful she had not initiated an act of intimacy with Big Joe else she would be disgusted with herself now. He doesn't deserve her one bit.The barest sign of affection she had shown Big Joe was a peck on the cheek and that happened way before she escaped. Now, he would have to kill her first if he thought he was entitled to her

Arianna has heard of whips with small pieces of metal or bones at the top used to cause disfigurement or serious trauma for the victim like ripping pieces of flesh from the body and though the bullwhip in the guard's grasp - made with braided leather- wasn't like that, she still couldn't help but panic.She could see that Claudia was scared as well; her lips were trembling, beads of sweat on her forehead, and of course, the fear in her eyes. If that whip landed on Claudia's body, in addition to causing her pain, she might approach a state of hypovolemic shock due to loss of blood. And as much as her cousin was a bitch, Arianna couldn't lose her. She turned to Big Joe hurriedly, speaking with a hushed tone, "You said it was a cane, that doesn't look like one," "Don't cause any scene, just sit back and enjoy the show," Was all Big Joe said to her, causing her hands to fist with anger. Enjoy what show? The freak show? As much as she loathed Claudia, Arianna would rather exert her re

Macy woke up with a startle, it was the first time in a long time she was having that kind of nightmare. But then, it was a long time since she forgot about her revenge as well.She had never been able to forget that morning; the day her father was killed. When one talked about murders, it had to be done by the big, evil men or women but Macy had seen it all; a little boy killed her father. Macy remembered the startle in his eyes when she stumbled upon him hiding the gun in the inside of his jacket and she had been fascinated, thinking it was a toy gun until she saw the blood spot on her father's body as he slumped to the ground.The scream that left her mouth had been full of shock and pain as she realized at that moment she just lost her father and the changes it would bring to her life.Macy remembered telling the authorities what she had seen but of course, no one believed her or maybe they had been paid off to never consider her as a witness. She had been in shock and saw thing

Marcel was able to get a breathing space, at least, after Victor moved his attention to his phone, probably chatting with one of his latest love interests. He just prayed his cousin wasn't planning to throw another because the last one lowered his defenses and led to the death of not one, but more than a few of his men. He won't let that happen again. It was a thirty minute or so drive when they arrived at the hotel restaurant. Thanks to their VIP reservation, they had their own exclusive entrance to the hotel and when he stepped out, Marcel could already see a few of his relatives had arrived with their cars lined up.As expected, men and women in tailored suits dressed impeccably like they were about to attend an international conference meeting instead of a family meeting. Marcel wondered what was with Mafia families and their love for suits? If one stared at this scene, they would think it was an important gathering of big-shot businessmen and women with their entourage. If onl

If there was anyone that interested Marcel amongst his second cousins, that would be Adele. It wasn't uncommon for the male in the family to have mistresses while the wives pretended to be oblivious to it, however, they made sure complications aka a child didn't arise from their affairs.But his uncle Benjamin had failed at that and there came about the birth of Adele. And while he should have sent her away to avoid conflict in the future, Benjamin cared much about the number of his children - that would go up against them. So Adele stayed especially after he lost two of his sons.It was obvious that Adele went through hell in the hands of Benjamin's wife especially after she gave birth to her long-awaited daughter, Cindy, two years after she arrived in the family. And while others in her situation would break and give up from the maltreatment, Adele stood tall and prevailed. Now she's a core member of the organization.With a driven, hard-working, and no-nonsense personality, it wa