Gifts

Chapter 11 – Betrothed–1

I’m laying back on my bed, all cried out, when I hear a knock at my door. I raise my head and groan inwardly. What’s next?

Before I can get up to answer it, the door creeks open a little. I sigh. No such thing as privacy in the Mafia palace.

“Fay?”

My mouth drops open as I hear a voice that I recognize. I’m too shocked to speak as I see him peek around the door, smiling shyly.

“Are you okay, Fay?”

Daniel. I just stare at him.

He grimaces and comes into the room, pressing the door shut behind him. Then he leans back on it, staring at me, quirking his mouth into that sweet smile I used to love.

I groan and lay my head back on my pillows. “Go away, Daniel. We can talk about our engagement later.”

“Fay,” he says, and I can hear the apology in his voice. I hear him come closer to the bed. “Come on, Fay,” he says. “It could be worse.”

I open my eyes and glare at him. “Are you serious, Daniel?”

He shrugs and again gives me that charming smile, sliding his

“Shh!” He puts a hand out towards me and looks anxiously at the door. “Seriously, Fay, watch what you say. We can’t talk about that sort of thing here.”

I glance at the closed door, confused. “Can they hear us in here?”

“My dad has ears everywhere,” he murmurs. He turns back to me. “Are you mad at me?”

to see Daniel ever again, let alone have this weird conversation about why I didn’t want to be his mafia bride just because our parents

loves me. Not to someone who is only marrying me

a worrying look and I sigh, watching my words.

who isn’t attracted to me,” I finish.

put around my shoulders. I shoot him a look, though, and he

things about this, Fay,” he says quietly. “Not all marriages work out anyway, and at least we know we like each other.”

look up at him, aghast. Is he

board with this, Daniel? Don’t you want to marry someone

his voice defeated. “This is not a world where what I want, personally, really matters. And with you, well. At least I know we get along, like the same

a laugh

up!” Daniel continues, trying to be upbeat. “And I really am sorry about what happened in the coffee shop. But isn’t it kind of weird that we found each other out there on our own anyway, and we were engaged the whole time? It’s

him with all of my pain showing. I can’t help it – he was my

a husband who is unfaithful to me,” I

in emphasis. I lower my voice to a hiss. “And I don’t want a husband who is into men, considering I’m a girl. Do you really want us to be in a

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Gifts

– Betrothed–2

Fay,” Daniel says, his eyes skittering for the

nod fervently at

we can talk about there. Please,” he turns worried eyes to me and I’m surprised to see true fear in his face.

him. “Why is it such a big deal? It’s the

he says, shaking his head and looking down at the floor. “It’s a different world here, Fay – that’s why I spend so much time outside of it, at

family line…not only will they

study Daniel’s perfect face, feeling for him. He’s trapped and

he knows it

know what they do to people like me, Fay?” Daniel asks, turning to look

not even wanting to imagine it.

their sexuality, who

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