You hear many things about the Mafia. You may have heard that the are ruthless killers, kidnappers, drug dealers, and more. All over the news is that several Mafia families have become allies and that scares the villagers of my town. Mayor Carter won't speak on the subject other than they are figuring things out.
It is said that these particular Mafia families go into villages and either take over, destroy things, or take the eldest eligible daughter in each family. They return the daughters that did not make the cut. Our village has never had run ins with any Mafia family, but that doesn't make us safe either....
Zoie has never asked help from nobody. Practically raising herself while her mums away working, but when a new family moves to LA Zoie gets caught up in the middle of it.
A new best friend and a boy she probably shouldn't fall for.
But that's not all! Zoie senses trouble with this family. Danger she knows better than to mess with but can she help it? When everything is falling into play!
"He reached for my hand but I jumped back. My body shaking. He was searching my eyes again. Looking for an answer I didn't have.
What can I do to make it better? I'm sorry.' He told. It seemed so easy to believe him. To just go back to where we were, but we weren't there. Not right now."
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