GemNoir

“You need my help, Tesoro. You choose. A marriage with me or be torn apart by them” His voice was cool as though this wasn't a matter of life or death.

I didn't want this life. My father had gambled a lot and left me with a lot of enemies and now I needed the help of Don Vincenzo LaRosa who was my high school bully and now the Don of the most powerful mafia family in Italy if I was going to survive it.

It was just a marriage of convenience but I realized something. He wasn't helping me out of a good heart. I had been sold without my permission to him. I was the mafia's pawn.

Sold to the Capo

I could feel my heart racing in my chest as I tiptoed back to my room.

Did Vincenzo know about this? He couldn't know about this and still send me here, he wouldn't have put the Haven in his care if he knew that Salvatore had an ounce of responsibility in what was happening.

My heart clenched repeatedly in my chest and I locked the door to my room, suddenly feeling paranoid.

Why would Salvatore betray Vincenzo? He was working for the Bratva? It was unlikely for a Don from the Italian family to team up with the Russian Mafia.

I knew that Salvatore was technically not a part of the Italian family as he had formed his own empire here in Costa Rica so it didn't take much to keep that in mind. He was talking to Master LaRosa… why?

Nothing here made sense and it seemed I had more questions popping up whenever I tried to understand something from this situation.

LIVING WITH THE ENEMY