On Beating Wings
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MatureOngoing2h 11m
Last published Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Mariana Russo was born and made in blood. She works hard proving herself to her father and the men of the mafia. Few know of her true identity as a member of La Risorsa. She plays her role well, the docile and well mannered Russo that outsiders believe her to be. They'd never guess that behind closed doors she is just as deadly and terrifying as her father. Her life is turned upside down when she's sold into a marriage to a father's enemy. She tries everything to escape the cruel man but in the end it's all in vain. How could anyone escape pure evil?
How could anyone survive Dario Luciani?
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