VI.The Move-2
The mansion's grand entrance with its double sweeping staircase,high ceilings and intricate details gave a sense of majestic refinement that was fit for royalty.
The house was how I pictured heaven as a kid when i would clasp my rosary in my hands and pray.
Everything was awe worthy,from the decadent decor to the imported marble floors that reflected the gem-like glow from the opulent chandelier,to the gold plated fixtures paired magnificently with the white walls.
The house tour had my jaw dropping and even as he led me through grand rooms my mind still lingered on the outside garden,large and expansive with manicured lawns,colorful ornamental plants catered by gardeners clipping away at matured trees and smack in the middle was a stone fountain,a cherub pointing it's love tipped arrow to the right.
I felt like I had wandered straight into a fairytale.
"This is your room"He opened the door to reveal a room so spaciously grandeur,almost like a studio apartment where one needn't leave except to get food.
I gasped,my heels clicked on the marble as I took in the golden framed queen sized bed with beige sheets matching the wall,i opened the glass doors leading to the balcony and forced down my excitement when the view was the garden in all its fairytale glory.
Leather dress shoes on marble alerted me of the man closing in behind me till he stood beside me side by side,my grip on the railings tightened as i feigned indifference facing forward.
Mahogany and rich spice.
"You have a beautiful house"
"You're not wrong,even if you have never seen it"He replied as he slid his buzzing phone out of his pocket,his eyes looked brighter out in the day,like liquid silver"This isn't my house,it's for my family"
"Well it's beautiful"I mumbled hugging myself,his fingers tapped his phone unbothered.Sending texts almost seemed so…normal for someone like him to be doing,his posture was confident,one hand gripped the railing,his body slightly tilted to mine.
"I'll send your compliments to my mum"Crisp voice retorted,dark brows scrunched before he slid his phone back in his pocket then looked down at me"My room is at the other wing,that's where you can find me if you need me.Try not to"
He moved to leave before I hopped in front of him"Wait,you're not sleeping here?"I blurted and immediately felt dumb when he scoffed with raised brows"I didn't mean it like that,I just thought that since were married we would-"
"If you wanted me in your bed that badly you should have just said so Russian girl"
I scoffed as I folded my arms with an eye roll"Oh please.You're the last man I would ever want in my bed"
His face lowered,liquid grey darkening to a dark grey like smoke billowing from a burning flame"Careful ratto"
I shrieked mouth parted in shock"Did you just call me a rat?!"
He shrugged"If the shoe fits"
"Ugh you're so…so…what happened to chivalry?!"
"I never pretended to be a gentleman,do I look like one to you?"
No,no he didn't.Not with the large muscles stretching over the all black get up,that spark in his eyes that always had me trying to decipher what it meant
"Gosh,I hate you"I gritted out
"The feeling is mutual,by tomorrow I'll be out of your hair and back to plot your people's downfall"He smirked,feeding off of the anger radiating from me.
"You're leaving?"The thought of me being alone in the large house wasn't the best,his company wasn't wanted,not in the slightest!I was just surprised.
"Why?You thought I'll lounge here with you and play house?Need I remind you this is just business?"He turned back to address me when he was in front of the balcony door.
"Rein in your assumptions,Mr Vitelli.It was simply a question,you can go do whatever you do for your daddy"I waved my hands in a shooing motion
"Enforcer"
"What?"My heart dropped to my gut,I didn't need him to repeat his role in the mafia to me.As much as my parents tried to shield me away from that life I knew what that role was,what an enforcer did.
The Enforcer was one of the scariest,heartless positions,he was the one that implemented brute force,got his hands dirty with blood of their enemies.
If anyone was going to enjoy our defeat more it would be him,he'd torture multiple men just for pleasure and a rush"You're never going to win,never"I whispered my eyes tearing up.I had friends,oblivious friends that this man would readily sink his bullets into.
"If you seriously believed that you wouldn't be here"
"It's not like I had a choice!My father planned this without my knowledge!"
"As much as I hate the man,he's smart.Smart enough to ensure your family's safety with his alliance and well,you,because he knows the Vitelli family never loses"
"Well you guys did once"
Ah yes,that look of rage that took over his handsome features when i dangled their failure in his face.I was stupid for daring him,but the satisfaction that came with it was enough to make peace with death.
With a menacing glare he stepped closer to me,i tilted my chin up unmoving but instead cocked my hips with folded arms
"Careful"
That one word was enough of a threat,my blood chilled,spine straightened
"Or what?"I was poking the tiger with a hot rod and soon he'd snap"You can't hurt me.You have to protect me.That's what the contract says"
His lips pulled in a roguish smirk,this time around I stepped back when he closed in,the look in his eyes naughty.
"What…what are you doing?"I pressed my back against the cold railing of the balcony,a slight tilt and I could fall.
"Following the rules of the contract"He hovered over me and placed his hands on both sides of the railing,caging me in."It'll be wrong for me to leave you wouldn't it?Especially not on our wedding night,we have to consummate our marriage"
The contract was ridiculously detailed and precise.We were even expected to have a child before two years.
"This can hardly be referred to as a wedding night"
He feigned ignorance as he leaned all the way to my height"I see,maybe we should wait till night"
"Am I a joke to you?There was literally no wedding!I don't even have a ring"
He hummed"You want a ring?Let's go then"Luca straightened up and adjusted his wrist watch
"Go where?"
"Las Vegas"