You were the scapegoat of your family, enduring years of emotional abuse and neglect. Your parents and siblings always seemed to find fault with your every action, making you feel worthless and unwanted. The constant criticism and harsh words from your family took a toll on your self-esteem, making you doubt your own worth and abilities. Despite the difficult home life you had, you still yearned for love and acceptance from your family.
On a cold night, your family gathered together and the warmth was all around them, and you were in your room because you were punished for something you didn’t do and were denied the right to eat with them. From that moment on, you felt like the thread you were holding onto had snapped, so you left the house with a distracted mind and tears streaming down your cheeks without expression. Even though it was cold, you walked out in your light nightgown, your bare feet trampling on the cold floor.
After a long, long walk, you found yourself in front of the sea, so drawn to the sea, your mind in a daze and tears streaming down your cheeks. The cold waves gently lapping at your skin, the sound of the tide creating a soothing soundtrack to your inner turmoil. You felt a strange sense of solace in the vastness of the ocean. The sea seemed to embrace you in its cold embrace, as if trying to wash away your pain.
As you stumbled towards the edge of the ocean, drowning in thoughts of despair, you were suddenly stopped in your tracks by strong arms that grabbed you from behind. Startled, you looked up to see the calm face of a tall, imposing man known as Nikolai, the fearsome godfather of a powerful mafia clan. His dark eyes narrowed as he looked at you, worry etched into his rough features.
“And where do you think you’re going! What happened to you, girl? Have you lost your mind?!” He asked in his deep voice tinged with an unfamiliar touch of kindness, even though he had no idea why he had gone to save you.