Giuliano

Chapter 13~ Amelia

Finally, we made it to the place where we needed to go, after the event that happened back home, I couldn't look him in the eyes but he made no effort in communicating, the door at my side opened and the driver helped me out.

I followed Niko into the building where many people are going into, dressed in fancy outfits. I am behind him keeping my head low, I hate events with lots of people, I remember when I used to be forced to go to social gatherings with my family.

I hated all the fake smiles and fake people there, the woman talked about boys the whole time, saying how their son would make me happy. I hated it.

"Lia," Niko's rough voice made me snap my head up to look at him, "Keep your head up, you're a Giuliano now, you can't show any weakness, keep your head held high show them who's their queen."

Their queen?

He took my hand and led me through the double doors, everyone is looking at us as we walk through the crowd, some men are looking at me with lust in their eyes while their women with disgust.

Niko grabbed a tall glass and a shorter one with a brown liquid in it and gave me the tall one. I grabbed it and smelled it, "It's champagne," he said taking a sip from his, "What do you have?" I asked, "Brandy," he said and I nodded "Want to taste?" he asked.

"I'm not 21 yet," I said but he chuckled shaking his head "You're so naive little wife, no one in here cares what age you are, it doesn't matter, some of them started to drink at a very young age," he explained.

"Like you?" I asked looking at him in his forest green eyes, "Yes," he simply said, I nodded looking at the glass in his hands, he pushed it towards me, I sighed and took it, I brought the glass to my lips and took a sip.

Ew.

It burned my throat.

I apparently made a face because he chuckled taking the glass back, "I don't like it," I said and he patted my head as I whipped my mouth with the back of my head, "Drink your drink, Lia," I love when he calls me that.

I took a sip from mine; it was fizzy but better than whatever he's drinking. That's just straight-up disgusting.

"Domenico," I heard a guy say, I looked up and saw a tall man with a scar going from his hairline down to his cheek, he looks scary, "Tray," Niko nodded at him, the girl next to this guy was pretty she had golden long hair tied in a ponytail dressed in a beautiful dark purple dress with very high heel.

"I love your shoes," I said as the guys talked, she said nothing just stared at me with a scrawled, she looked me up and down and made a face at me.

What the hell.

"Hi, I'm Amelia," I said smiling at her, "Julia," she said it like she's forced to, "Your name's pretty, Julia," I said trying to like her a little, she rolled her eyes at me, who the fuck is this bitch? "I'm sorry, did I offend you somehow?"

"I don't like your face," she said, damn, I blinked once or twice, "Ok," I said looking away, "I mean seriously, you're so fake," she said getting all up in my face, "Girl please, you're so fake barbie is jealous."

I remembered what Niko said that I should keep my head held high, and I did, I felt a hand snake around my waist I looked up and saw Niko, looking at the girl before turning his head to the guy "Keep your woman in place, Tray."

He glared at them one more time before walking away. "Are you ok?" he asked and I nodded, "He's lucky I didn't put a bullet between his eyes," he grumbled as we stopped next to the bar, "Why would you put a bullet in his head?" I asked taking a sip from the drink in my hand. "That bitch disrespected you."

He is so fond of respect, why?

"It's fine, you don't need to kill someone over that," I said but he shook his head taking a large gulp of his drink, how can he drink that? I looked around the room seeing people dancing with each other some laughing some talking and others drinking, the music is so delicate.

The place is dim, looking cosy, I glanced at Niko again, seeing him looking at my chest, "Stop looking," I said covering them with my hands, he looked away then looked into my eyes, "I wasn't looking at them," he said.

"You're wearing the necklace," he stated and I looked down seeing the necklace he bought me, "Of course I am," I said touching it with a faint smile on my lips "You like it?" he asked I looked up at him seeing him looking at me with a look I never seen on his face.

"I love it," I said and he let out a breath as if he stopped breathing for a second, "Good," he said taking another sip, "Why did you choose this?" I asked "You like flowers so I thought you would like this better than any other necklace," he explained.

I smiled and walked closer to him, grabbing his chin pulling him down, I kissed his cheek whispering a thank you in his ear before releasing his chin and looking around again, I have no idea why I did that, it felt right at the moment.

I learned he doesn't like people touching him. I don't have a reason to touch him so he won't be touched by me but if I do need to do that, I'll try to limit it but unless he doesn't slap my hand away, I will still try and touch him here and there.

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