Who Drives the Story in Don't Touch the Don's Foolish Little Captive
Ailya: The Sacrificed Prodigy
Ailya is the Moretti family's second daughter, marked by a childhood poisoning at age five that halted her physical growth and left her with a stammer and relentless hunger. Abused within her own household, she is chosen as the offering to Lucius when the truce demands Victoria, the family's genius first daughter. Her condition and status as a substitute captive define her entry into the mafia underworld.
Lucius: The Crippled Demon
Lucius rules as a bloodthirsty godfather known as the Demon, his body crippled and his system poisoned. He receives Ailya as part of a truce that crushed Calabria, binding the Moretti medical heirs to his mafia power. His reputation for violence and his deteriorating health frame the danger surrounding the captive exchange.
Victoria and Marcus: The Favored Heirs
Victoria is the Moretti family's genius first daughter, originally owed to Lucius under the truce terms. She poisoned Ailya at age five out of jealousy, triggering the younger sister's permanent afflictions. Marcus is named alongside Victoria as the one the Morettis act to save, positioning both as the privileged counterparts to Ailya's forced sacrifice.