Prologue
Prologue
I could hear the music playing downstairs. _'I Wanna Carry Me Away'_ by Lisa Palmer — one of my favorites — but I couldn’t bring myself to go down.
I just lay in bed, staring at the night-light stickers on the ceiling. I wasn’t crying. I wasn’t sulking. I wasn’t feeling anything at all. It was just me and the ceiling, having a staring contest.
I think my brothers downstairs were trying to get my attention. They switched the song to one of Drake’s and turned the volume up.
I know they felt bad, even though it wasn’t their fault. They didn’t do anything.
And me? I was on my bed. Just there.
Not thinking. Not crying. Not sulking.
I was just... there.
Synopsis
I’m Evangeline Krane... well, not really a Krane.
My last name used to be Douglas.
I was sold off by that Douglas to the almighty, powerful, well-known mafia don — Leonardo Sr. Krane.
He took an interest in me and adopted me as his daughter, making me the only girl in the Krane family.
And let me tell you, he isn’t all that people say he is.
Not even his so-called cold, ruthless four sons.
On the surface, they’re all legal, successful businessmen.
Underneath? They’ve got shady jobs.
Starting with Leonardo Jr. Krane, 32.
Owner of the beauty and skincare empire, KRANE.
Next is Enzo Krane, 30.
Owner of multiple hotel and club chains.
Then there are the twins — Dominic and Demitrius, both 25.
They own the fashion label Double Krane, and yes, they’re also models.
When I first got there, the boys taunted me.
They hated my guts.
Most especially him.LEO.
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