Illiana
“I thought the meet-up went well,” my father said to me.
“Of course it did, papa, you got what you wanted. Billy and I hardly know each other, and we are getting married.”
“You’ve always known how it was going to be. I have never hid from you what your purpose was in the family. You’re my only daughter, my only child.”
“Then why can’t I take over the Cartel?”
“Because you are a woman, you know this. These men will not tolerate a woman in charge. They will undermine your authority left and right. William Ribiani comes from a family that is more ruthless than the Cartel could ever be. He was raised as a killing machine. The research we’ve done on his sisters and nieces, they could kill everyone in this family. I am the youngest Cartel head. But they plot against me. You as
