Cautious Love (Mafia Arranged Marriage Story)

"Would it kill you to hold me sometimes, Franesco?" Like the monster in the closet, the feeling of wanting to be held close never goes away. But still, he doesn't seem to realize such a want has mutated into something as much a craving. I want to be loved by him, to be held close in the arms of Franesco Valentino. But even though I still don't understand why; I don't think it's much to ask for.

I hear him shift softly against the matress, and for a minute I think he's actually going to throw his arms around me like in all those gooey day dreams I've been having lately. But he doesn't, instead he whispers through the darkness, his words paralazying me with fear.

"No, but it might kill you."

Julietta Santo lives a sheltered life that consist of nothing more than trying her hardest to graduate highschool and live a normal life, which is hard enough considering her father is one the second most feared Mafia Men in the state. But what happens when Julietta's father decides to extend the family business, forcing her to marry into a higher ranking family? Can Julietta bear the arranged marriage, or will she crack under the pressure?