The Mafia Bride (Katrina and Silas)

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Her words hung in the air, suffocating me. I was barely able to make meaning of her words. Her eyes glistened with pure joy as she waited for me to speak. What? A maid

My heart pounded in my chest as I tried to understand what she had just said.

Silas had turned me into a maid, clearly out of anger.

Was this some sort of punishment? Another way to humiliate me after I had stepped away from his touch?

He had placed me in the lowest rank, even with the knowledge of just how well the people here hated me Maybe that was why he did it.

Did he see the terror in my eyes and get reminded of my father so bad he decided to push me down to the lowest?

Previously, I was able to keep my head high when walking amongst them because Silas gave me that amount of authority

But now I wouldn't be able to look them in the eye.

now.

"Are you listening to me? Hurry up and get dressed; we have to start preparing for dinner. The woman snapped her fingers at my face, and I raised my eyes to look at her. Her expression remained indifferent as she stared at me but I knew she was bubbling with joy right What do I do? How can I just take whatever they threw at me! But I didn't have a choice in any of this

I stood frozen at the same spot, the towel clutched the title around my frame. The clothes she handed me hung limply in

After everything Silas had done kidnapping me, forcing me into this marriage, humiliating me in front of his men, and letting them do whatever they wanted.

He was going to do this now!

"Does he expect me to?" I started to say, but she cut me off with a glare.

"Whether you like it or not princess. The word princess rolled off her tongue with malice, her impatient glare pinning me down. "You were not given a choice to accept or refuse the offer. Don Silas expects you to do this. So get dressed,"

I blinked, stunned. I hadn't expected this. I never did. I wasn't aware of what Silas was shopping to prove, but one thing was clear. I wasn't going to let him break me.

Silently. I turned around and shut the door. The clothes a white shirt and black skirt stared at me mockingly. It felt foreign as I slipped it on, the harshness of the material biting into my skin.

I tied my long hair back, my movements slow as I tried to figure out what would be my next move.

But for now, I had no choice but to play along with Silas.

taking in my appearance. I almost didn't recognize

at me.

seemed to have lost their shine in the weeks I had spent in this place. I had eye bags under each eye to show just how tired I was. They were just there,

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that I hadn't heen eating well in

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my father never subjected me

open. The woman gave me a once-over and

her heels and

are we going?" Lasked her as we marched along lant she

would address me as Madam 'cause I am your superior. Nothing else,

she must be to be able to tell

the living room when I paused in

all of them laughing at something that was said. Seeing him laugh after he had done something like this made my blood boil. Something twisted in my chest-betrayal, anger, I couldn't tell. But I couldn't stay silent. Without thinking much. I

in the room turned to me, burning their stares into my body but I didn't care. My heart raced in my chest but I couldn't back down

staring down at

then into a fist. I couldn't risk breaking in front of

instantly wiped out

"Madam' hissed my name,

and they were staring

pray, are you doing Silas asked, the

as if it was taking everything in him to control his anger.

of mafia men and I wasn't sorry

Don Silas?" One of the men asked and I

Tm his wife,

bring shock to their faces, and then I realized

hadn't told anyone that he had

simply a dispute between married couples," one of the men laughed and

need to learn how to take care of one of your charges?" Silas

head

she was afraid

Is she, by any chance, Marcos' daughter?"

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