CHAPTER 22

One afternoon, Mariella arrived at Giordano mansion after school. She stares at the mansion for a moment feeling a bit uncomfortable since she felt living in a strange house.

Noise from the field not so far from the entrance caught her attention. Mariella's cousins are playing around with guns and other dangerous equipment.

Mariella's day was disturbed when one of them saw her.

"Hey, b*tch! Come here!"

Mariella ignored.

"I said, come here!"

She walked faster.

"Get her!"

The man in black grabs Mariella's arms and drags her until they reach the open field.

"Let me go!" Mariella tries to free herself from their grip but what can a twelve-year-old girl do against those strong muscled men? Nothing.

They throw Mariella in front of the five young Giordanos who are older than her. She's the youngest among their generation.

"You," Elio, the eldest and Elmo's older brother, grabs Mariella's collar and pulls her to stand. "Don't look at me like that."

Mariella does not notice how her eyes