Chapter 1 The arrangement

“Now you can look.” Ava said when she handed me over the mirror, I looked nothing like myself, the make- up did compliment my skin tone and face yet it felt like I am doing too much for him.

“I think it’s perfect.” Sarah smiled.

“I am not getting married, it’s simply a meeting.” I breathed out staring at the mirror, my breath hitches as Sarah smiled.

“Let’s get this over with.” I added before I headed out of the room.

Each step I took, I am carefully reminding myself that I am doing this for my father, I am doing this because it will make him happy

All he wanted ever since mom died is for me to get married, to have a man handle his mafia, and take care of me, and today he found someone for me.

I heard his name a thousand times yet I didn’t want to meet him.

—-

“Elara.” Papa smiled when he saw me walk into the living room, my eyes averted away from everyone even papa smiled at me. “You look beautiful.”

“I am only doing this for you papa.”

“You don’t have to say to yes.” Papa smiled and I playfully rolled my eyes at him, even I knew he didn’t mean that, if I were to say no, he would want a valid reason.

“Where is he?.”

“Adrain is running a little late, he will be right here.” Papa smiled.

The first time o meet him and he is late, Adrian Emilio Morales, the Mexican mafia king, the heir to the whole mafia cartel, a man with few words yet his kills are enough to raise alarm everywhere.

I waited for him for an hour, like a damsel and each second I felt annoyed and angry, papa must love him, which is weird because my father hates everyone and he should be mad that Adrain disrespected him by coming late yet he was not.

Who is this man and how did he get to impress my father

What did he want in return.

“The one thing every many wants, your throne.” My subconscious whispered

I shook off the thoughts when I heard a knock on my door.

He is here.

—-

I didn’t bow down, I didn’t avert my eyes, not until I saw him, Adrain stood in the middle of the living room, his eyes scanning across the place until it met mine.

I didn’t expect this, he is meant to be old yet he was not, he is meant to be not attractive yet he was not.

My breath hitches when he leaned in toward me like a gentleman and he pulled his hand out in the air, waiting for me to take it, a part of me wanted to break his fingers yet I didn’t for my papa’s sake.

“Elara.” He whispered as his golden eyes met mine.

“This is Elara my daughter, the only heir of the Russian mafia, she is my pride and princess.” Papa announced to him. “Elara makes the final decision, if she wants to be with you or not.”

I don’t want this.

“Can we talk in private papa, I want to get to know him.” I whispered, Adrian looked between my father and I, and what happened next was unexpected

My father agreed to this

This is a man that has brought more than twenty men for me to marry and he has never let me speak to them alone, now he did, with Adrian.

“In the garden, and not more than ten minutes”. Papa said and I smiled.

—-

“Elara- here is what’s going to happen Adrain.” I whispered cutting him off. “I don’t want to get married to you or anyone, you just have licked a lot of butts to have my father like you but it doesn’t mean you can get to me.” I stated.

His eyes-on mine, he didn’t even utter any word, but I didn’t care, I don’t care if he is the most feared man, because I know he can’t hurt me.

“You need to decline this marriage.”

“Do you have someone you are in love with.” Adrian asked.

“What- I don’t repeat myself princess.” He said cutting me off.

“Don’t call me that. And it doesn’t matter, I don’t want this.”

“Then decline the arrangement.” He stated, he took two strides forty me and I moved away, he didn’t make any attempt to touch me

He is not fool and he knows that, even though we may seem alone we are not, my father is watching us, he may not hear what we can say, but he would read our bodies.

“You are powerful and you have a mafia of your own. I know why you want to marry me, I know why you are so kind to my father or why you talked him into this, because you want to be leader to our mafia, because you want to be the strongest in the world.”

“Watch your tone.”

“Or else, if you marry me I will ruin your life, it would be the worts thing that could ever happen.”

“Here is what’s going to happen princess, you deny this marriage for a reason, no one has ever declined any offer I have given to them, if you have a secret boyfriend, he would leave the moment he realizes what is happening.”

“I don’t.” I was about yelling when I didn’t utter any word, he is not worth it. I can’t tell him why I never want to get married because he will tell my father.

“What can I offer you.”

“I have everything I need, and there is one more thing to add to my asset.” Adrian smirked, his eyes never leaving mine, his dominance filled the room, and a wave of fear filled my body

I never feared anyone until he came.

“What if he going to offer you?.” I breathed out. “If you had any sense you will tell my father you don’t want this.”

“I never do what I am told.” Adrian smirked