♡ A DEVIL IN SUIT ♡
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♡ MARIAN ♡
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I’ve never been the type to sleep in the afternoon. Usually, my mind runs too fast for that, but today, I couldn't stop drifting off. Every time I blinked, my eyelids felt heavy. My entire body ached with a hollow exhaustion. When I dragged myself to the bathroom and looked in the mirror, I gasped. I wasn't just my usual pale self, I was white as a ghost. No, it was worse than that. My skin tone was actively competing with the bleached white bedsheet behind me.
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Eventually, the exhaustion won, and I collapsed back into bed. But the peace didn't last long.
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I jolted upright as a loud bang echoed through the house. Something heavy had just been hurled against the wall right outside the room.
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Terrified, a gasp caught in my throat. Fear instantly crept in. My heart started hammering against my ribs, and I immediately began practicing steady, deep breathing. I had to control it. If I let my panic take over, my physical symptoms would escalate, and I couldn't afford to faint right now.
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I had been living in this house for two months, and in all that time, I had never seen Damien resort to violence. But as I sat there trembling, a harsh truth hit me, two months wasn’t nearly enough to truly understand a person. Especially not someone as unpredictable and guarded as him.
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Another violent crash echoed through the drywall, and I cowered, pulling my knees to my chest.
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I was scared for my life, but the terror was warring with an undeniable spike of curiosity. Unable to contain myself, I crept toward the door and cracked it open just enough to peek through the space. In the hallway, I spotted a wall of unidentified bulky men. Each one of them looked easily four times my size, unusually large, gruff, and dressed in dark suits.
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Seeing those massive men made reality crash down on me. My breathing hitched, and struggling to keep my composure, I turned and ran to find a place to hide.
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Honestly, this house had always been way too quiet to fit the typical mafia stereotypes. It was totally different from the chaotic image Angel had planted in my mind before I got here. Nothing major ever really happened around here, aside from the occasional hustle and bustle of his guards moving around the property.
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I mean, sure, Damien occasionally came home with his expensive clothes covered in blood, and yeah, there was a literal, fully equipped torture chamber in the basement. But day-to-day? There was no casual violence. It was usually just a massive, luxurious house full of good-looking, buff men minding their business.
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Until today.
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"If you don't get married and produce an heir, how do you think you were going to keep your position?"
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The voice cut through the heavy silence of the hallway. I didn't recognize the speaker, but I had a pretty good idea of what this was about. This specific topic had been making the rounds among the people in the house for the past week.
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“Dobbiamo unire cazzo di famiglie!”
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Not wanting to get caught, and with the main point of the conversation already clear, I realized I didn't need to eavesdrop anymore. I started to back away, but the next words froze my blood.
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"And what about the burden you decided to keep?"
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I shrank even further into the dark corner of the room, goosebumps breaking out across my skin at how terrifying the man sounded.
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"Get rid of her. She is of no use to you if you can't locate her sister."
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I let out a tiny, pathetic whimper, quickly clapping my hand over my mouth. No matter how deep I tried to hide in this room, I still physically existed here. Walls wouldn't save me if that man decided to walk in and murder me right now. I retreated to the farthest corner of the space, pressing myself against the wall as if I could magically become invisible.
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i never wanted to confront Mr. Angelini Senior. He sounded like a deeply angry man.
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Mr. Angelini wasn't fighting any internal demons, he was the demon.
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Suddenly, the heavy slam of the front door echoed through the house. The sound of retreating footsteps followed, slowly calming my nerves. They were leaving.
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They weren't going to kill me today.
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Waiting until the sound of the car engines faded outside, I crept back to the door. I pressed my ear flat against the wood, just to make sure the devil had actually left and that the door slam hadn't just been a figment of my imagination.
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The house had fallen quiet again. There was no sound coming from the living room area except for Damien's commanding voice.
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Unfortunately, he was speaking entirely in Italian, and I couldn't make out a single word he was saying.
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I got so lost in straining to catch a familiar syllable that I didn't register the shadow blocking the light under the crack of the door.
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The handle turned, and the door swung open instantly. Without the support of the wood, I lost my balance and fell forward, my face planting right against his chest.
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I gasped as I quickly scrambled backward and stood upright, the words tumbling out of my mouth. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
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"Go and get dressed," Damien interrupted coldly.
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I looked down at my body. I was wearing the only pair of shorts I had been provided with since arriving here. They were small, casual, and definitely not meant for leaving the room.
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My eyes widened as a horrifying realization hit me. This was it. He was going to carry out his father's horrible plan. He was going to end my life after all. He was going to take me somewhere private, batter me up just like his father wanted, and make me regret ever being born.
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My head began to bang with headache. My mind reeled, spinning out of control with terrifying scenarios.
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"Why?" I asked. My voice was incredibly shaky.
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He didn't say anything. His jaw was locked, his features etched into a permanent frown. My heart beat rapidly against my chest, a wild rhythm. I was practically waiting to hear the final sentence that confirmed my death when a sudden, desperate idea popped into my head. It was a long shot, but it was the only card I had left to play.
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"Wait! You don't have to kill me," I rushed out, the words tripping over each other as I stared up into his cold eyes. "I can help you."
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