Raw Love Vol. I

Part 39

Klarissa's POV

I woke up to the harsh sound of wind against my window. Even from my side of the bed I could see that the clouds were dark and looked like it was on the verge of raining. Completely fitting for all the drama.

When I turned over on my side, I noticed that Lorenzo's side of the bed was completely untouched. The realization that he didn't come to bed last night after our fight hit me. 

Sure, I regret a couple things that happened between us but I was still very upset with him. I don't understand how he could not be on my side given the facts. He's obviously more loyal to his family than I thought he was.

After I stormed away from him, I went to find my sister. She was in her and Luca's room and was packing her stuff. I tried to convince her to just stay since today is Christmas, but she was hell bent on leaving. However she did say that she would be back for the party later. I guess Lorenzo had invited my whole family and that whole branch of the mafia.

Getting out of bed, I walked over towards the closet. I wanted to get some sort of idea of what I was going to wear, so I wouldn't be scrambling later. 

When my gaze fell upon a dark green dress I knew it was the one that I had to wear. It was a long dress that was fitted. The dress was designed so that one arm would be covered while the other wasn't. It also had a large thigh slit that would show most of my leg. It was sexy, yet it covered enough that I wouldn't be cold. I then picked out a pair of shoes and set out my jewelry I was going to wear. 

I then walked into the bathroom and freshen myself up. Once I was finished, my stomach started to growl.

I started to get anxious at the thought of going down to the kitchen to get something to eat. Even though it is late enough that none of the boys should be there, I was still scared. Allowing my hunger to win over, I decided to go down to the kitchen.

Thanks to my shitty luck, I saw all the brothers in the kitchen. They looked all sweaty and were pulling water bottles out of the organized fridge.

"Hey Rissa." Ciro said  when he saw me. Before I could respond he walked past me and towards his room.

One by one each one of them left until only Lorenzo and I were left alone. Each time when I looked up at him he seemed like he was paying no attention to me.

"Here." he said as he broke the silence. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box. When he placed the box on the counter our hand touched for a second.

"Take this into consideration when you're picking your dress tonight." he said in an emotionless tone as he turned around.

"Lorenzo wait-" I said as started to walk.

He stopped for a second, but decided to ignore me and continued to walk away. It's very obvious that he's still very upset after everything that happened between us last night.

Once I knew the coast was clear, I turned my attention back to the box. I took it into my hands and carefully opened it.

My breath was taken away by the beauty of the piece that he had given me. The box revealed the most beautiful emerald dangling earrings. The stone looked like it was about 2 carats and it had sizable diamonds around it. It was absolutely stunning and quiet a nice coincidence since I already picked out my dress.

After I ate a few things in the kitchen, I headed back up stairs to the room. To my surprise Lorenzo still was no where to be found in the room.

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I was just finishing up some final touches on my hair when I heard a knock on the bathroom door. Unplugging the curling iron, I quickly put it down and went to open the door. Immediately I saw Lorenzo standing in the door. He was dressed in an all black suit and tie that was making my stomach turn weak.