All the blood from my body became cold, the most feared and dangerous man in the world. I blurted "are you kidding me"i instantly regretted and cursed my mouth and myself but it was too late. My father marched up to me and bent to my face with clear rage in his eyes "what the fuck did you just say huh" and before I could reply a sound filled the room and I felt a sting at my cheek. My father had just slapped me hard and before I finished processing things he threw me to the floor and kicked and slapped me while stile pu ching me I quickly used my hand to cover my face as I cried and kept apologizing nonstop. He finally stopped when he was contented and walked back to his desk, he picked up a cup and poured himself some vodka and sipped it gently,then he turned to me with a scowl "don't you ever talk back at me or question me again is that CLEAR" I layed there crying and he walked ip to me and kicked me and pulled me by my hair and repeated"is that clear" I quickly nodded and said yes. He then erupted with laughter like he had won the world cup he suddenly dropped me and walked back to his desk and sat and with a stern and firm tone he said "now scram you slut" I quickly got up and ran out with him gloating loud like a hyena. On my way upstairs I bumped Into someone and saw it was our maid Stacy, we'll she was more than a maid and she treated meand Lilly like her very own and she usually clean up the wounds my father inflict on me when my mom was absent or when I was hiding it from her. She looked at me with a pitiful knowing look and led me back to my room, she placed me on my bed and went into my bathroom and grabbed the first aid kit and headed towards me. She sat beside me while cleaning my wounds gently after she was done I couldn't hold it back and began crying heavily as she stroked my back gently with her right hand. I looked at her and asked "why does he despise and hate me soo much am I not his daugh.. " before I could finish she stopped me " don't say such things dear I have been with you since before you were born and I guarantee you are his child". I continued crying when I heard a slight knock I we both knew it was Lilly but I was too sad to answer so Stacy helped me "come in" she slowly enters and I saw her eyes were. Puffy and red even her nose she didn't say anything though and simply sat beside us in silence. After a while of us sitting in absolute silence Stacy let me go and stood looking at us hse said "I should better go and prepare dinner or else your father might get me married too" we all giggled and she left. Immediately mom entered and hugged us both tightly comforting us with kind words and reassuring us that it would be okay, when suddenly the door harshly flung open to respond one other than the man who sold his only daughters and unfortunately our father. He informed us that we would be meeting our future husband's by 9:00pm I then glanced and saw it was 8:03pm which means we had a very short time to get ready and he also emphasized that we look our absolute best because if they rejected us we're gonna be skinned alive and it wasn't just an expression but he meant it . Immediately Lilly got up and left to get ready because she knew this kind of stuff while mom helped me to get ready because I wasn't usually into makeup and stuff. Soon mom left me to complete finishing touchs and as I looked at my dress inthe mirror a black silk dinner gown with singlet straps that hugged my curls perfectly and whine heels. In the middle of my checkup I heard my mom shouting my name and I hurriedly rush out as I made my way down the stairs their mouths fell to the ground even my father which was very strange but that reassured me that I had done well. As we got into the white Limousine my father said "you finally dress up like the slut you are, are you tryanna seduce those old geezers huh" but my mom gave him a dirty look and as much ashe had issues you do not want to mess with my mom even father knows and he immediately stopped with his sly remarks. Once we stepped out of the Limo I stood there dumbstruck at the massive building and to say it was magnificent was an understatement the place was illustrious and huge. As we stepped inside I heard Lilly say "bloody hell" under her breath the place was glittering with gold everywhere and the white marbled tiles help shine it even more, suddenly Lilly nudged me by the arm and brought me back to earth she told me I was the center of focus and it was true all men's eyes were on me even the women. But there's something more than just admire in these men eyes but I couldn't quite tell then suddenly I heard a familiar name and when I looked it was the Don himself and his underboss our fiancé's Salvatore Leandro Saint and Hugo Kassius in flesh and blood. Kassius was tall and even from his buttoned up shirt you could tell he had the body of a demigod and his pupils were amber with his little freckles around his nose and cheek. His brown curly hair made his look complete and if he wasn't my sister's fiance he'd totally be my type though father never allowed us to have close contact with boys and we were even homeschooled. But then I saw him looking at Lilly with stars in his eyes and she was shocked beyond words and he quickly took her away to God knows where. And that's when I felt a pair of eye watching me and when I turned to look and was met with most beautiful pair of orbs I have ever seen they were brandy in colour and quite captivating then I saw the owner. If Kassius had the body of a demigod then he had the body of a Greek god and I was exaggerating beacause even with his button up shirt and tuxedo I can still tell. He was very very tall even taller than Kassius, and his hair was dent black which fit perfectly with his white skin -God was all Italian men this handsome. I expected him to hold my hand and smile at me but all I got was a blank and emotionless stare and he began walking away rude but I guessed this would happen I sighed hugged my mom goodbye I left.