Maria
Oh man, I thought I had one more year before I married. I sigh to myself and begin a self-pity party. Oh, no way, Maria! You can’t go there because we know you will feel like crap afterward. Okay, I have to start thinking positively. There’s no use in complaining. No matter what happens, I will be the daughter my family needs me to be. I will finally make them proud. I have never been special like my brothers. I have always been the sheltered, weak, and boring mafia princess. Things have changed today. Though I’ll probably still be sheltered and boring, now I’ll be substantial—a firm like my family, and dependable too. I know Gabe made a mess with this whole marriage with Noelle, but he had already proven himself. He stepped up after Matteo’s death and became our learning post. Now,
