Mistress to a Monster

His father said it wasn’t exactly accurate, but apparently there was a young Russo woman. Eighteen, beautiful. Considered to be the most beautiful woman in the country. His grandfather wanted her, but the Russo patriarch of the time denied him. There was no way a De Luca and a Russo would ever marry.

So, because she wasn’t given to his grandfather, she was taken.

This was where the tale twisted. Some believed she died on the way to his grandfather. Others said she was taken to his grandfather where he raped her repeatedly until he drove her crazy and she took her own life.

Damon knew his grandfather was evil.

The bastard had a thirst for blood that his son didn’t quite inherit. With the Russo girl’s death, the war between the two families spilled out. There was no chance of peace. After Russo killed Damon’s mother, De Luca had finally sworn to put an end to the violence by simply wiping out the Russo line.

Not only was he going to do that, but he was also going to make sure Milah Russo bore him a son. He would raise that boy a De Luca, and Russo would know that his own grandson would have De Luca blood running in his veins.

Milah was part of his plan.

What he wanted more than anything was to see her fall.

She was a Russo, and making her fall in love with him, then shattering her world, was also part of his plan. He had inherited some of his grandfather’s evil, but rather than allow it to fester, he would release it.