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𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀
❦ " You should behave, sweetheart."
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"Dad, you can't do this to me!" I stood up for myself. I couldn't believe my father would do something like that. I thought he wouldn't let me down this time.
"Sorry, but I believe it's a great idea! He is wealthy and can protect you." He grinned, and I believed he'd changed. I think I was mistaken.
protect me my ass.
"You just think about yourself! How do you think I'll be happy if I marry a mafia man?!"
"Don't speak to me in that tone."
"I'm not sure why you've returned to my life. You should have stayed where you were while my mother was beating me up." I rose up and grabbed my purse.
"Look I'm sorry—"
"No, you aren't! You're just concerned now because you require my help. You stayed here and did nothing when my mother was assaulting me. When you departed, I begged you to accompany me, but you declined. So I'll do it if I don't need to hear you again."
"Honey I—"
"I had faith in you, Dad! I'm not sure whether I should anymore! I gave you one more opportunity, which is unusual for me."
"Asteri—"
" I don't wanna hear it." and by that, I left his office.
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"I swear I'm going to kill both of them," I muttered in the kitchen as I sharpened a knife. Christian was going to grab my knife when I shot him a look.
"You're not killing anybody Asteria," Nora stated while sitting on the stools. I told my two best friends everything, and they came over to my place before I did anything crazy.
"I won't do anything I'm joking." Maybe.
"The last time you said that, someone ended up in the hospital, so it's best if we keep an eye on you," Christian replied as he took a drink from my refrigerator. He was referring to Jordan.
"He fucking deserves it."
"Maybe he'll end up being your soulmate," Nora ,said and I gave her a side eye. She read too many books.
"That man pursued me and then told me I belonged to him. It sounds more like a horror story than a romance." I sigh. "I'm even forced to live with him. Luca had already signed a contract "Some people, I believe, do not understand what consent means. If I were to marry, I would want to do it with someone I love and want to spend the rest of my life with.
