Lex.

We move into my dad's study room. Dad and Mr. Russo sit down. Frustration on his that he can't take his daughter back home with him. He is only here to talk with Dad because Mom insisted that if not, he would have taken Amora back with him.

And I can't let him do that. She needs to be with me. She is my soon-to-be wife.

And that is the news that I have to tell him, that I am going to marry his daughter, the only daughter he loves more than his life, when he just came to know that his daughter's ex-husband used to beat her. How in hell is everything going to happen?

I stand beside Dad, too nervous to sit down. Fuck. I am a capo; I shouldn't be nervous just because of this.

"What did you want to talk about, capo?" he says, he still regards Dad as a capo who is in charge, which I can't undo. My dad has earned that respect. And I think I am going to ruin that respect for sure today.

"I wanted to talk about it, amora" " Dad says, beating around the bush because we both don't know what he is going to do when he finds out that his daughter is going to marry me.

I just hope I get out of this alive.

"amora? What did you want to talk about her?" he says, confusion all over his face.

"I always wanted something, and only your permission can get me that, Adam", dad says. I look at him, can we just come to the point? Dad doesn't say anything; he just keeps looking at Adam.

Mr. Russo looks at Dad and then at me. "NO"

What.

That didn't even take him a second.

He gets up and starts going towards the door. "Adam, listen," Dad says, going behind him. I ran behind them because what the fuck just happened. Dad and I stand inside the room, my eyes meeting Amora as her eyes shake, and Mr. Russo barges into the room with us behind him.

"Adam", dad says, in a gentle voice, that he would never speak with anyone except Mom.

"I won't, capo. Please don't cross the line. I am not going to trade one hell for another, my daughter. She is through a fucking a lot. I am not going to give her to you, no. Please don't make me disrespect you"

"Adam", Mrs. Russo speaks, her hands laying on his shoulder, silently calming him down. He looks at her and closes his eyes, exhaling a deep breath.

"capo, what is going on?" Mrs. Russo asks as she turns towards me and Dad, her hands intertwined with Mr. Russo. I look at Amora; she is looking at her dad and mom, confused about the situation, her lips pressed together.

"he wants to marry Amora," Mr. Russo says, his voice clearly stating his distaste for me. He is not acknowledging my existence. Mrs. Russo runs so fast at Mr. Russo that she would fall if Mr. Russo was not supporting her.

"and I am not going to allow it", Mr. Russo says, his eyes staring at me. Telling me.

"is this right, capo?" Mrs. Russo asks, her eyes looking for answers, "yes," I say, my thoughts taking hold of me. "she didn't ask you," Mr. Russo says in his hard voice. He wants to kill me. And he is only not doing anything because his capo is standing in front of him.

"yes, Sarah. Lex wants to marry Amora. She even has a ring" Both of their eyes wide, and they look at Armora, shocked by the revelation my dad just made. He is just signing the death warrant for his child.

Mrs. Russo rushes to Amora and holds her hand, the ring shining in her hand. She looks at the camera, and she nods. Even she seems scared of her dad's reaction.

"Mrs. Russo, I --" She shows her hand to me, making me stop what I was saying.

"who gives you the right to do this," she says, her voice holding no hesitation to ask, filled with confidence. "I am asking you something, which gives you the right to do this"

"Mom", Amora tries to say, but one looks from Mrs Russo, and she looks down. "go and sit inside the car, the door is unlocked."

"But Mom"
"amora, I asked you something" She nods, looks at him, and goes outside, as soon as she leaves the room, I go behind her.

"no, you won't go after her", Mrs. Russo says, I so do not want to listen to her and go after Amora, but I can't do that.

"I asked you something, and I want an answer," she says, her eyes pricing my body. "I am sorry"

"I don't want you sorry", she says. I look at Mom for help. And he shakes her head. Seriously, they are sending me to war alone.

"no one, and i aplozies for it ma'ma. But I like her, and I want to make her my wife," I say, I am confident. I want Amora; I want her as my wife.

"ohh, how did you find her?"

Ohhh..

"I found her when I went to her ex-husband's house" I say

"he is still her husband", she says, her hands in front of her chest.

"the fuck, he is not," I say, that son of bitch and Amora don't belong in the same sentence, and then even mention that they have a connection, fuck no.

"she is divorced." her eyes widen, "what--are you saying?" she says, shocked by my statement.

"I got her divorced paper the night I went to his house. She signed those, and he did, too. So they are divorced. She does not belong here anymore."

"so she belongs to you now," she says, Mr. Russo standing at his place, letting his wife do what he wants.

I just want to get over this and go look after Amora.

"No"

"I belong to her"