January 12th, 2017.
I sat down on a park bench, alone on the cold morning. The holidays were officially over and Anabelle had resumed work, the kids also had resumed school. So I was alone and on my own again.
I checked my watch, a few minutes past 1pm. Since I had nothing to do, I decided to go back to the piaceré house. Ginevra, Grace and the few others I was on talking terms with were no longer in the house. I heard a few mob members had taken them on holiday trips.
I pushed the front door open and knew something was terribly wrong when I saw everyone gathered in the lounge, like they were waiting for...
"And her Highness returns, how nice of you to finally grace us with your presence." Desmonda spoke, in a mocking tone.
I froze. She'd finally caught me breaking her rule. I opened
