Mafia's Dirty Secret

She's desperate for love, any kind will do... Unwanted. Ungrateful. Bitch. That's what Marie's mother always calls her. She never wanted Marie in the first place and never stops reminding her. Marie almost escaped her abusive mother once. If only she really could have been a bitch. If only she could have left and let her mother rot away in her sickbed... She could be at university now, studying to become a doctor. Instead, she's trapped in a place where she's an outcast. Day after day, taking care of her mother's every need and enduring every abuse. Until she meets him. Surely, a man like that wouldn't notice her. Except... he had. But good things never happen to someone like her, do they? What if the rumours about him being mafia are true? Would it even matter? Warning: Story contains strong language, domestic abuse and adult scenes that may be upsetting. Intended for adults only.