Marie Bernard Fontana (protagonist)

My name is Marie Bernard Fontana, I am 25 years old, I have a degree in architecture, I have a sister who is now 19 years old. I had a perfect life with my parents and my sister. We weren't rich, but we had a comfortable life. My mother was an architect and worked in a reputable company, my father worked in the stock market. We lived in a good house in Sao Paulo, until I turned 14, which is when my life changed.

One day my mother felt a strong headache at work and fainted. She was rushed to the hospital, where after some tests they discovered that she had an aneurysm. She had surgery and was in a coma for a month, until her condition worsened and she passed away. I was only 14 years old and my sister was 8. My world ended that day. My father was devastated, because he and my mother loved each other very much. When my mother was buried, I saw my father's life end that day. He lost his sparkle and joy. My sister and I were practically alone, because my father fell into a deep depression. He could barely take care of himself, so I, at 14, had to take care of my sister, him and myself.

My father went out every day to the cemetery to talk to my mother. He barely stayed at home, and when he did, he was always secluded in his room. One day he called me to talk.

Memories on...

Valentim: My daughter, I want to ask for your forgiveness, forgive me if I am weak. After I lost your mother, who was the woman of my life, I no longer have the strength to fight, but I want you to know that I love you and your sister, and I want you to pay close attention to what I'm going to tell you.

Marie: Dad, I don't understand what you're talking about.

Valentim: My daughter, I want you to be prepared if one day I'm no longer here. I made a savings account for you and your sister, and when you are 18 years old you can use it. It's for your studies, you can go to the college you dream of. I have insurance that I put in both of your names, if something happens to me, you two will not be helpless.

Marie: Dad, nothing will happen to you, you can't leave us, Camile and I only have you.

Valentim: Marie, you are strong like your mother. I'm not saying something will happen to me, but I want you to know that if something happens to me, you will be supported. And there's more, my daughter, your mother and I are not Brazilian. I was born in Italy and your mother in France. We met on a trip and fell in love. Our families were against our love, so we fled here. We got married here in Brazil and here you and your sister were born. My name is not Carlos and your mother's name was not Maria. My name is Valentim and your mother's name was Amelie. My last name is Bernardo Roche, and your mother's is Fontana Mancini. Under my bed I have a false floor and there is a box with our real names and documents, and your two real documents.

Marie: But dad, why fake names?

Valentim: My daughter, there are dangerous people looking for me and your mother, so we did this to protect you two. Never forget, my daughter, never reveal my real name for your safety.

Memories off...

On my 18th birthday, my father went to a bakery near our house to buy a cake to celebrate my birthday. When he was crossing the street, a car speeding ran him over. He died instantly, and my sister and I were left alone in the world. It was very difficult for me, but I couldn't even afford to be sad, because I had my 12-year-old sister to take care of.

My father left us in a comfortable situation, I didn't need to work, I started studying architecture. I went to college in the morning while my sister was at school. When I left college I picked up my sister at school and we went home. The mother of my best friend (Yasmin), Aunt Helena who was also our neighbor, helped me a lot. She is the manager of a hotel and worked at night. During the day when I needed to go out to do college work she stayed with my sister.

My two friends and I are taking the same course, Ingrid and Yasmin are like my sisters. They have always supported me in everything...

My name is Luca Romano Marino, I am 30 years old, I am the CEO of the architecture and urban planning company, ARCHITECTURAL WORKSHOP, and also Dom of the Camorra mafia, I am cold and calculating, I don't believe in feelings, I am practical, I don't believe in dating, when I want a woman, I take her and then discard her, because I am the Dom I have to get married but I won't let those old men on the council choose a woman for me, I will choose her myself, because after I get married I can't go out with any whores anymore,

my father wants me to marry Martina, she is the daughter of one of the councilors, she grew up in the mafia, but what neither my father nor the councilors know is that she has been around more than an old car, she has been in the bed of almost all the men on the council and outside of it, I don't want a woman like that to be my wife,

I think the only one who hasn't slept with Martina is me, and I won't, even though she is crazy about it.

I have two more siblings, Dante, who is my capo, and Beatrice, who is my younger sister, my brother is the vice-president of the family company, and my sister works as a chief architect.

My sister is the only one who lives with my parents, my brother and I have our own houses, My brother lives in a luxurious penthouse near the company, I live in a mansion in the same condominium as my parents.

My brother, like me, has never dated, he just picks up women and discards them, the difference is that he is not obliged to marry, but unlike me, he loves a party, every now and then he throws a party in his apartment, just to sleep with several women in one night, I am more discreet, when I see a woman who interests me, I take her to an apartment I have for that, I have never taken a woman to my house, because only my wife will enter there.

Beatrice Romano Marino, 25 years old (younger sister of Luca).

My name is Beatrice Romano Marino, I am 25 years old, and since I was 18, I have been in love with Vitorio, my brother's head of security, I know it is impossible to have anything with him, I am the sister of the Dom and the capo of the mafia in the Camorra mafia, I am an architect, and I work in one of the family companies, I know that I have to marry some important chief's son, but I can't forget him, my mother has noticed this for a while, she is trying to help me with my father, he never looked at me, I think I love alone, if I don't marry him, I don't want anyone else.

Marie narrating...

And the day of my graduation arrived, it was five years of hard work, I really wanted my parents to be here, but I can only count on my sister and my friends' parents.

The graduation party will be at the hotel where my aunt Helena works, the Palacio Tangara, it's a very luxurious hotel.

Yasmin: Oh girls, I'm so anxious because my stomach is turning.

Ingrid: Me too girls, and you Marie, you're so quiet.

Marie: I'm just a little nostalgic girls, I really wish my parents were here.

Yasmin: They are here friend, one way or another.

Ingrid: No sadness, okay Miss Marie, today is a day of joy, we're going to dance, drink, and maybe pick up a cutie.

Marie: Girls, I've told you that I don't think about those things, my focus is my career.

Yasmin: Friend, it's time for you to lose that seal, don't you think? You're 22 years old, and you've never even dated, you're only not a virgin kisser because Ingrid and I threw that guy at you, at that party.

Marie: I never had time to date, you know, I had to be my sister's mother and father, and I still had to dedicate myself to college.

Ingrid: But now it's time for you to allow yourself, friend, your sister is already 16 years old, and today you graduate, relax a little.

Marie: Girls, you're right, today I'm going to allow myself, to drink, dance, and enjoy, but picking up guys and losing my virginity is out of the question, at least for now.

Yasmin: Okay, boring kkkk

The girls and I went to the salon to get ready for our graduation party, when we got back it was already 7:00 PM, the party would start at 9:00 PM, so let's take a shower, put on our dresses (which are blue, like all the graduates) and do our makeup, after everything was ready the car arrived to pick us up, I rented a limousine, my father left some money for me to use on this day, so I decided to give myself this luxury, the limousine rental cost almost my kidney, but I decided to do it for my father, we went in the limousine, me, my sister, Yasmin with Aunt Helena, Ingrid with Aunt Maria Cecilia and Uncle Vitor.

We arrived and the hotel was all beautiful, very well lit and decorated, we got out of the car and were immediately directed to the ballroom, there were a lot of people, there was a ceremony, diploma deliveries, and then the party started.

The girls and I started dancing and enjoying, there were a lot of male eyes on us, but I wasn't in the mood, Yasmin, as always, crazy, already dragged one to a corner and started making out, Ingrid stayed in her lane because she was with her parents kkk, the party went on and the girls pulled me to the bar.

Yasmin: Since you two aren't going to pick anyone up, let's at least drink.

Marie: Okay friend, tomorrow is Sunday, let's allow ourselves a little.

The waiter served us three colorful drinks and we toasted to our graduation, drank a little and went to the table where we were, Ingrid's parents said goodbye and left and took Camile, Aunt Helena as she was the hotel manager went to solve some things and we were just the three drinking and dancing, I felt a look on me, when I looked, there was an extremely handsome man looking at me, but his look despite being sexy was very cold, I looked away and continued drinking and dancing, at a certain time, the girls had disappeared and I was the only one at the table, who was already a little tipsy, then the man sat at my table.

Man: What's a kitty like you doing alone? Do you want company?

Marie: No sir, thank you, I'm not alone, I'm waiting for my friends.

Man: Don't you want company even for a drink?

Marie: No thank you.

He got up and left, I finished the drink that was there, I went to the dance floor, suddenly my body started to get hot and my vision started to blur, I looked around and couldn't see the girls, so I went to the bathroom with great difficulty, I started putting water on my neck, and washing my face, I left the bathroom and ran into a wall of muscles, from then on it was just a blur, I don't remember anything else.

I woke up, I was in a place that wasn't my room, I was wrapped in the sheet, and there was a naked man next to me, despair began to take over me, I looked at the sheet that was on the bed, and it was stained with blood, I ran my hand over my intimacy was sore, and I was completely naked.

💭 My God, I gave myself to a stranger, and the worst part is that I don't remember what happened tonight 💭

When I looked at the man who was sleeping next to me, he was facing away with his face in the pillow.

And I couldn't see his face, I panicked, put on my clothes, but couldn't find my underwear, I left there without making a noise, when I got to the hotel reception I asked for a taxi and went home, I arrived home before 7:00 in the morning, my little sister wasn't home, my uncles took her along as soon as they left, I went to the bathroom, took a shower and threw myself on the bed, I started trying to force my memory to try to find out what had happened to me the night before, but only some flashes came, I lay down and managed to sleep a little, I woke up with my phone ringing, when I went to see it was a group video call, with Yasmin and Ingrid.

📱 Yasmin: What happened to you Marie, we looked for you all over that hotel and couldn't find you.

📱 Ingrid: We were almost calling the police.

📱 Marie: Girls, I'm desperate, I don't remember anything that happened last night, and today I woke up naked next to a man I've never seen in my life, and worst of all I think I lost my virginity (crying).

📱 Ingrid: Friend, I don't believe it, how did this happen?

📱 Yasmin, girls, I think I know what happened, yesterday at the party, I ended up meeting Claudio, that classmate of ours, we ended up hooking up, but it was just some kisses, he ended up telling me that a friend of his had a habit of putting drugs in girls' drinks to take advantage of them, and when we were in the hotel garden making out, we saw a commotion, it seems that he put drugs in two drinks to pick up two girls, but one of them who ended up drinking was a big shot, who I still haven't found out who it is, and the other was another girl, and these two were seen going up to a room, I think the victim was you friend.

📱 Marie: My God, girls, I'm desperate, but at least I know I wasn't abused, the man was as drugged as I was.

📱 Yasmin: Friend, we're going to your house, I'm going to stop at a pharmacy and buy the morning-after pill, and we're going to make a doctor's appointment tomorrow, because these things are very dangerous.

📱 Marie: Okay girls, come yes, I need you.

They ended the call, in less than 10 minutes they were here at my house, I took the morning-after pill.

The next day I had a doctor's appointment, and he gave me some tests including for STDs, thank God everything was okay with me...