Burnt Shores: A Debt Unpaid, A Love Undone

Synopsis

My husband and I adopted a girl out of the Liberty City slums. I taught her how to shoot, how to fight, and molded her into a mafia elite. Dominic said she looked exactly like me when I was younger. So, he spoiled her. He enabled her until she believed there was nothing in this world she couldn't touch. At our celebration banquet, Sienna knew damn well I was allergic to seafood. Yet she deliberately dropped a piece of shrimp onto my plate. "Come on, Victoria. Eat it a few times and you'll build an immunity," she said, smiling down at the massive dog by her feet. "Besides, my Titan loves to copy people. If you don't eat it, he'll copy you and refuse his food, too. He's such a copycat, and I hate it when he's a picky eater." The whole table laughed. Dominic just reached over and tapped her nose, his tone dripping with indulgence. "You're exactly like Victoria was at your age. Absolutely untamable." He turned to me. "Honey, just eat the shrimp. Set a good example for Titan." I let out a cold laugh.