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Flashback

I stopped the car in the middle of the road and quickly got out, tears streaming my face as my knees buckled down, I fell to knees thinking of how Gio used to hold me when I had nightmares, how he used to wipe my tears with his hand, how he used to kiss me awake, or he used to hug me from behind when I was cooking.

I was pregnant and he refused to see me, to hear me out.He told all of his men and guards to not let me in, even Marcello turned me away. I was hopeless,useless I couldn't even keep my own mother, then how could I keep Gio the love of my life. His mother was right, I was never fit to be Queen, he deserved someone stronger than me, someone who wouldn't cry when she see's homeless people, someone who wouldn't get used by her own father, someone who didn't need constant reassurance from the people she loves, someone who was self- confident.

I know I'm supposed to hate him, but I can't my love for him is too strong. I know he hates me, but why would I blame him when I hate myself too. I will raise this baby alone, away from all of this, from the mafia, from Carina, from Gio he doesn't deserve to be my baby's father, I will love it like my mama used to love me, even more.

Just before I stand up to drive back, I feel a big hand cover my mouth with a cloth, I tell myself to hold my breath as I try to fight off the perpetrator, but within seconds my world becomes blank.

End of Flashback

RUSSIA

I clutch onto my necklace dangling into the water as I lay in the bathtub, three days ago was when I saw him, I went to different therapists for a long time time now they helped me with my anxiety and depression, but I didn't expect him to come like that, Selene and Arie are somewhere in Africa, that's all I can know in case I jeopardize their location they have reactive trackers and they can set off in case their ever in trouble.

Ever since Arie was a baby she couldn't sleep without me tucking her in and it breaks my heart when she has to go into hiding. We have gotten a few scares over the years but none of them were hard to eliminate. But this time he actually found me, I think back to where I could've made a mistake led him on to my location but nothing comes up.

As soon as Arie and Selene where in hiding, I destroyed everything that could lead him to me again and left for Russia the same day, the last time I was in Russia it didn't end well, I had to kill a lot of people that day. The day I escaped Leonid Sminorv, that was 6 years ago after 13 months of torture and abuse. As soon as I gave birth to Arie in that basement I escaped killing roughly 16 of his men if not more.

Now I was here for revenge.

I figured if Giovanni found me it would only take time before Leonid found me again, so why sit around when I have enough manpower and skills to take him out. Since I've escaped I always put Arie first before my revenge, I planned to take out Sminorv with time but it looks like I need to adjust my plans and move up the assassination.

A lot of people want Sminorv dead, 15 contracts have come up from the underground and the dark web. I decided to take them all and make them think they have pulled off the assassination then take all their money. Don't judge me they're all terrible people and they deserve it anyway.

I started taking up kill contracts 4 years ago, after Arie was able to manage without me since she had a hard time eating without me. My first kill was when I was 15, just after my mom had died I was sent to murder the police official of my town back in Italy, my father was grieving, he said the official was the one who killed my mom, because he let it happen in his town.

I murdered him with his wife sleeping beside him, I couldn't leave any witnesses so I had to kill her too. After the job I found out they had two small kids one 6 and the other 7 both girls, my father never told me that, when I was old enough I took the kids to work for me in my bookstore in Italy. I never told them I was the one who killed their parents though, the guilt kills me to this day but I cannot afford revenge seekers.

When I turned 23, I caught my father attacking Selene just about to remove his pants, that's when I flipped, it was like something that was in a cage inside me was let out. I grabbed my gun from my strap and shot him fifteen times, I remember the day so vividly. Selene crouched down on the floor, sobbing her eyes out, she was just 17 at the time and she was so traumatized she stopped talking for a few months. When she started talking she thanked me for saving her.

A few months later I met Giovanni Rossi, at The Galà dei peccatori (Gala of the sinners). I was fairly new to the business as my father kept me from the business until I had killed him, he made sure I was well trained, ruthless, precise. Well that ruthless monster he made was the thing that killed him. Ironic

The moment I saw him Giovanni had my heart and soul in his hand to crush, and he did exactly that.

I remember the smile he gave me when he introduced himself, those shiny pearls bringing out the little girl in me, I was instantly hooked. He was tall, towering over me as he whispered sweet nothings in my ear the whole night.

"Le cose che voglio farti amore mio" he used to say (The things I want to do to you my love)

And as the pathetic weak girl who craved attention, I fell for it, for him, all he had to do was lure me for long enough before he betrayed me.

And I was going to make all of them pay.

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