Chapter 7

Jeremy's screams echoed one after another. It wasn't hard to tell that his knees were ruined. My father tossed a gun and a knife at my feet. "Vera, this is your man! I want you to show him yourself what it means to have true power." After taking the pill, I was already feeling much better. But Jeremy was still cursing me out incessantly. "Vera! I'll kill you. I swear I'll kill you!" I looked at the man I had loved for so many years, but I didn't feel a thing. Hesitating for a moment, I decided not to go for the gun. I was going to return all the pain he had inflicted on me a thousandfold. Jeremy's eyes widened in fear at the cold gleam flashing off the knife in my hand. "Vera, have you gone crazy? I'm your husband!" Right. We were still legally married. Jeremy was still my husband. My father cast him a sidelong glance and snorted. "You really think you're worthy of marrying the heir to the mafia? Just look at yourself!" I froze, caught off guard, but my father went on bluntl