Ruthless Vows: A Forbidden Age Gap Mafia Dark Romance (Til Mafia Do Us Part Book 1) by Victoria Ellis

Author:Victoria Ellis [Ellis, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

“We’re naturally deceptive creatures, quite literally wired to deceive. Whether it’s to fit in, stand out, or gain an advantage over others, we’re liars. All of us.”

His words play on a loop in my mind.

Blood pools in my mouth, some of the liquid sliding down my throat. Warm and thick and gooey. The coppery, metallic taste sends my stomach spinning, but I ignore it and continue to bite down on my lip, needing to focus on the here and now and not get lost in memories again. His ghost is haunting my every single waking moment, and sometimes even my dreams. The memory of him, of his touch on my skin and his voice in my ears… It’s too much.

I had a taste of the freedom I so desperately crave, and just like that, as quick as the bullet I sent careening into my brother’s chest, it was gone.

It’s all gone.

My knees are cradled against my chest as I rock back and forth and stare at the wall in front of me in the dark cellar of the house I’ve grown up in. The house that has never been a home to me.

Thwack!

The bite of my father’s belt stings my skin as the leather slaps quickly against my flesh. Vomit threatens, this morning’s barely there breakfast and acidic poison climbing up my throat, but I shove it back down, unwilling to give my father a reaction.

He’s jonesing for one.

Seeking it out like a junkie.

But I refuse.

I fucking refuse.

This man has gotten the best of me for far too long.

“It appears the lashings have lost their effect, Giana.” My father spits the words like venom. “Should I switch tactics?”

I don’t reply.

He’s going to do whatever he wants regardless of my reaction.

Thwack!

This time, I jolt when the belt smacks me in the exact same spot he hit moments ago. No doubt, doing it on purpose. Trying to wound me as deeply as he can.

My father has always loved his payback.

I try to shrink as small as I possibly can, pushing my chest against my thighs and pressing my face into my kneecaps.

Let me disappear…just for a moment. Until this is all over.

My father knows the wedding dress he chose for me will cover my back, so he’ll do as much as he can for as long as he can. Nothing will stop him. And I don’t know how much more I can take.

He lands another blow, and my breath hitches, catches in my chest, and I can no longer bite into my lip. There’s a pool of blood in my mouth, and I can’t keep swallowing it. I’m so nauseated I can’t see straight.

Be his good little girl again. End this. Tell him you’ll do better.

A small, timid, and quiet voice battles against me.

Another ghost.

The scared little girl I was for so long…before Dante. Before that taste of freedom showed me that there was more to life than obeying and playing by the rules. She’s pleading with me to put an end to this.

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