Elena I made sure to look as prim as possible. The Don was calling me in to his study and I didn't know what to expect. I took a deep breath in and one out to stop my hands from trembling. But I stared back at them and they were still trembling. It was barely 24 hours since he slapped me for running away. He would have probably done worse if Rafael hadn't stopped him. I sighed to myself. Whether I liked it or not, I wanted to behave myself to keep it from happening again or at least less frequent than it was. Opening my door, I bumped into a hard surface. I stepped back, realizing someone was standing infront of my door. Rafael turned to look at me, all pretty and dressed up. "Let's go", he said, with a knowing nod. I guess he had also been informed of the meeting with the Don. As

