"Please, Knox, why can't you just love me? For three years of marriage, I've loved you with all my heart, yet your mind remains fixed on Rica. Am I so hard to love, Knox? All I want is to love and be loved." Hot tears streamed down my face as I stared at my husband.
"Can't you get a hint? I don't fucking love you! You keep begging for affection, Maxie, when I clearly don't want to give it. Look in the mirror, Maxie. See your reflection. You're not worth loving. You're ugly, Maxie. No one would want you." His words tightened my stomach, burning a hole in my heart.
People are so shallow, so superficial. All they care about is money, beauty, power, and fame. They don't care about the people they hurt. I ran my hands over my birthmark, staring at my reflection. I do look hideous, foolishly thinking his love would overcome it.
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Knox Archie D'Rossi, a ruthless mafioso, found himself married to Maxie Catherina Gonzalez, an innocent soul whose only wish was for her husband's love. He was hardly husband material; his charisma was rough and ruthless, his emotions barely visible. To secure his father's position, he'd married Maxie, the daughter of his father's ally. She was soft, bubbly, innocent, and pure despite her parents' mistreatment. Her father never cared, and they frequently punished her. A large birthmark covered half her face, a constant target for her mother and three sisters, who relentlessly called her ugly. Despite their hurtful words, she endured, her captivating green eyes and white curls a stark contrast to the cruelty she faced.
Will Maxie ever find the love she deserves?