1 Chapter one: My life before meeting him

My name is Kyra Lake. I'm 16 years old. I'm an only child. I live with my mom and dad. But they aren't really around. They didn't want children. They left me alone for months at a time. When I was 8 they left me alone for two weeks. I didn't know how to make anything except toast. Luckily my aunt knew that I was home alone. So she came over and made me meals for two weeks. When they came back they were surprised that I was still there. They thought that I would've been taken away. My parents did everything in their power to make me upset. They said that I was a mistake. That I wasn't suppose to even be alive. I would cry every time they said something hurtful. I just wanted to be loved by my parents, and I couldn't even get that. They didn't care if I had a bad day at school, they would just tell me I was being a sissy. They hated me, they made me run errands for them. Like for example going to the grocery store that was five miles away. They never hugged me or kissed me good night. They just told me when it was time for bed. They even chose who I hung out with. They picked nasty, rich snobs that would tease me for what I wore. When I was old enough to get a job, I got a job at the mall. It paid 14 dollars an hour and I only worked for four and a half hours at the age of 14.When I finally got to high school, I made a friend named Mia. I told her everything that happened to me. She wanted me to come live with her, at her house. But I said no. That it would only get her in trouble. She even gave me her phone number and bought me a phone. So that I could contact her when my parents went away, and she would come over. We would do nails, drawing and even homework together. She promised me she would help me get out of my house one day, and that I would finally get the love that I deserved. I hoped that one day someone would find me and finally get me out of that hell hole. But no, nobody came. My parents made me miserable. They took away a lot of the money that I earned. They also sold drugs. They always got drunk. They would go out and talk about business. I found out that they were the head of the mafia. It freaked me out I was so clueless . I could not believe that they were that dangerous. I thought that they were just crazy people that didn't care about anybody but their self. But I was so wrong. They were much more dangerous. And if I didn't play my cards right I was going to be in a lot of trouble.