The only luck an orphaned child could have was to be adopted by a good family so when Nicolas and Lucrezia showed up at the convent orphanage to adopt little Cecilia no one suspected that the two had ulterior motives and terrible plans for that little green-eyed child. Cecilia would be educated, trained and taught to serve a man with all his needs, for this reason the little girl would live until she was 18 in a room away from the outside world. Lucrezia would teach her how to seduce and bewitch a man and Nicolas would be responsible for auctioning Cecilia off as if she were worthless merchandise with no feelings.

- Will this girl be worth all this expense?

Lucretia didn't believe that Cecilia would give them a return, but Nicolas saw it differently.

- Yes, Lucrezia, she will! She will be a beautiful woman, and with her direction, a seductive and quite attractive woman. We'll get our money back twice or even four times over, trust me, this little girl will be our gold mine.

Cecilia looked at them without understanding anything but her little childish heart knew that they were not her parents and could never be. Since she was two years old, Cecilia noticed in herself a difference from the other children of the orphanage, especially when she memorized Psalm 23 listening to Mother read to her in the morning, she already understood things that children her age did not understand but Cecilia still had no notion that she was a child gifted with great intelligence, nor Lucrezia and Nicolas could imagine that she would be much more than a simple courtesan.

Meanwhile Dario was living his private paradise with his beautiful Florence, his beautiful and sweet bride. He was young at the time, too naïve and too manipulative, he didn't know it, but that beautiful angelic girl was in reality a demon. As an elder, Dario would assume the throne from the great Albertini, his father, a man known for his cruelty and firm fist with his enemies, there were only a few days left before Dario's initiation and he was worried about doing well to make his father proud.

- Mom, I need to train more, my father was adamant that I need to be perfect!

Bettina looked at her son with a pitying look, she knew that the initiation would change her young son forever but she couldn't help it.

- Son, come to sleep, it's late, even the soldiers have gone to rest, please, dear!

He decided to ignore her and continue with his training, his mother wanted to stay with her son but could not because of her husband who was waiting for her and also because of her daughter's advanced pregnancy. Albertini and Bettina were the parents of three children, Dario the eldest, Saul the middle child and little Mariana who was not yet born, Bettina was a perfect lady of the mafia, a good wife and mother to her children even though she could not protect her male children from the terrible fate they would have.

The great day of initiation arrived, Dario was anxious to show everyone in the Mafia that the exhausting days of training had had the expected effect and how he had improved in all aspects but nothing could prepare him for what was in store for him.

- Dario, I am not your father here, but your leader and master. You must do everything I ask without question, including eliminating anyone who is betraying us, even if it's someone you love, because our organization is more important than anything. Do you understand?

The young man just nodded his head waiting for what would come next, everyone was there watching the next reactions of the young man and Albertini's orders.

- Bring out the unfortunate liar!

When Dario saw Florence in front of him it was impossible to remain serious and quiet, what was going on? Why was Florence at her initiation?

- Tell everyone what you were doing in my office, bitch? Spying for the Tolentines!

- I already told you that I got the doors mixed up, why am I here? I am not a spy for the Tolentinos, believe me, tell them, my love!

Dario didn't say anything, he just observed everything that was happening, although he didn't understand a thing, but he knew that he had to obey his father's orders.

- Since you are taking the hard way, it will be a pleasure for me to show everyone here, including Dario, what a great venomous snake you are!

A video began to play on the old TV in the room, it was footage of Florencia with another man in bed while making fun of Albertini's eldest son. Dario looked at it all with the most serious expression possible but inside the boy cried and screamed in lament for having been deceived by the woman he loved, Florencia worked for a rival mafia and the man she was kissing was the son of the leader of that mafia.

- Dario, this woman was cheating on us with the wretches from Tolentino, you know what you must do to clean up your and our honor!

Dario lived his life to serve the mafia, Florencia was the only good part he had but she had just died that night there was only a great darkness in his soul. Without saying anything, Dario slapped Florencia the first time, even with the girl's protests he continued to hit her like an animal. Seeing her suffer and feel pain ignited a flame of pleasure in the young man, the girl was already totally disfigured and naked in front of all the family but Dario wanted more, he wanted to see her humiliated and killed by his hands so in a moment of fury he ripped the beautiful hair of the girl with his bare hands, he laughed like a madman while everyone stared at the boy, some scared and others in awe including his father who was fascinated with the son he had. Dario beheaded Florence with frightening ease, his face was covered in blood along with his clothes but something in him died beyond the love he felt for Florence. Dario would never be the same again, the pleasure he felt seeing the pain, despair and suffering of the woman he loved so much turned the young boy into a cold and unfeeling man. His father got out of his chair and walked over to his son holding his shoulders with a smile on his lips.

- I knew you wouldn't let me down, my son! You see, my friends, Dario has proven himself worthy of the position he will occupy and is faithful only to us, salute my beloved son!

With applause and celebration, Dario Albertini was born into a world of crime and died to any good and pure feelings that once existed in his heart.