Page 2 of Arianna

I survive with every breath I take.

I am.

My brain has kept me above water all these years; it is the only weapon I have against him in this war he started the day he accepted my family’s offer.

The moment he chose to strip me of all I’ve ever known.

Sebastian is threatening all I ever wanted, and I refuse to lose my life to him.

The insufferable man has a God complex, and it will be my pleasure to show him just how wrong he is.

He is a mortal man.

And like all mortal creatures… he bleeds.

I didn’t know what I was being thrown into when my family handed me over on a silver platter to a faceless man.

A man who long ago sold his corrupted soul to reach the top of the food chain.

A vicious predator is what he is.

He will soon find out that, mafia princess or not, I am no one’s prey.

I, too, am a predator.

The worst kind.

A survivor.

One you could never trust.

Not with your life, heart, or soul.

I wish I knew that the biggest threat to my heart and soul was the man currently holding my life in the palms of his hands.

Spoiler:

The sun died every night so the lonely moon could shine.

Rewrite the Stars

Part I

Dearest Sebastian,

You are my reason.

- Arianna

ARIANNA

Broken Crowns

“Smile, sweet girl.

Don’t let them see you in pain.”

— Nonna

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