'You can only run so much from me love.' He whispers into my ear. Who knew men whispering could be so hot, wait it's not men, it's this man.
I slowly step back until the rough surface of the wall comes into contact with my open back. At the slight t...
A/N Hey everyone I'm back! It hasn't even been that long, who am I kidding. Anyway hope yall had a good day or night. Don't forget to vote and comment. You can also listen to the song above, I was listening to it while writing some of this ^. - B
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Settling into my designated seat, I look around the hall. It looks like Gonzalez Alvarez is wealthier than he let on, many say he is a humble, down to earth man, but something is off about him. Why was he so eager to form this alliance? Placing a drink on my table, Rafael sits down beside me, he exhales loudly. Rafael is young, but he is one of the best hand-to-hand combat fighters I have. He had joined us from a young age as his mother was friends with my mother. He's been like a brother to me and I would do anything to protect him.
"Man these motherfuckers have gone all out haven't they." He says bewildered. I nod slowly in agreement as I look down at the place card beside me. Milena Alvarez. This was real, it was happening. By the end of tonight I would be engaged. I indistinctly heard Rafael talking to me but I tuned out, gathering my thoughts. I just focused on the stage in front of me and the obnoxiously large photo of Gonzalez' face. The man was as wrinkled as a prune, I'm surprised he hasn't expired yet. Taking the hint, Rafael gets up with his drink and walks off behind me. I was tired, having to run a whole fucking mafia while dealing with this American-Russian shit. Adding in the fact I'm about to get married, my life is a fucking mess.
From the corner of my eye, I see someone sit down beside me. I'm already pissed off and I didn't want to have another conversation. Frustrated, I turn around and am about to open my mouth when I see the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. She has long dark hair in a weird twisty hairstyle, but it suits her. She is wearing this long black dress that hugs her curves perfectly, she has hazel eyes that match the complexion of her tan skin. She is looking down at her phone typing something. Suddenly realisation hits me, this is Milena, this is who I am getting engaged to, this is my future wife.
Somehow she looks familiar, as if I had seen her before. I know for sure though if I had seen her I would remember her face. I just couldn't put my finger on it, pondering the chance I would've met this woman before, a loud screeching was heard in front of me. Immediately all talking stops an everyone turns their heads to look at the front, it's like a fucking cult. Standing on the stage is a chunky small man, he is wearing a massive suit and has some grey hair on his nearly bald head. He starts tapping the microphone aggressively as if it's going to magically start working, from beside me I hear the most beautiful, quiet laugh. God, can this woman get any better.
Walking up the steps an hour later, it is time to exchange the rings. For some reason my palms are sweaty and I briefly wipe them on my suit pants. I made my way up the steps first, waiting for Milena's father to walk her up, this was part of some stupid tradition we have to do in order to get formally engaged.
As she walks up the stage, I can see some tension between her and her father, as if there is something they don't see eye to eye on, but that isn't my problem. Once Milena stands in front of me we make eye contact for the first time. She is even more beautiful up close, she is a bit shorter than me but she is wearing heels. Her eyes look distant, as if she would rather be anywhere but here, I don't blame her. We are both getting married to complete strangers who we will have to live with for the rest of our lives. As I reach for the box which holds the diamond ring, the MC starts introducing us. Milena doesn't break eye contact with me as she gets given her box as well. Once the introductions are done, she lifts up her left hand, I can slightly see tears in her eyes. Sliding the diamond ring onto her finger, it feels like time has stopped. As if me and her are the only people here, that we are doing this for love instead of an alliance.
Once the ring is on her finger securely, she finally breaks eye contact. She looks down at the ring for a couple of seconds, I can't tell what she is thinking when she looks back up at me. Taking my hand, she slides the small ring onto my finger, the cold surprises me, being a huge contrast to Milena's warm hands. Immediately the silence around us gets engulfed with cheers and claps. What are they clapping for, I've basically signed myself off to someone with no intent of caring for them. This isn't something we are doing out of will. Milena turns around and walks off the stage, leaving me standing there. Dante comes up to me clapping my back, "What's up with her, you would think a woman would be more excited." I think over what he said as my eyes follow Milena to the bathrooms. I wonder what is wrong, what's going through her head. "Man, what are you thinking so hard about? Don't tell me you care that she's not happy?"
"No, it's nothing, don't worry about it. I don't care what she thinks." I respond sharply, but at this point I'm confused on who I'm trying to convince.
A/N Hey everyone ! How have yall been? Anyways thank you all for 60 reads, I hope you have enjoyed the book so far. Lmk what you think?
So finally Milena and Arlo met, I'm not sure how I feel about this chapter since I had massive writers block, but let me know how you like it. Once I start getting into the plot more, I hope to start writing longer chapters, cause these are quite short.
Also I LOVE Lana Del Rey, idk what my favourite songs is honestly, all her songs are fucking amazing. I also love Chase Atlantic, I have tickets for their concert in December, but none of my friends listen to them, so I might have to take my mum which is a bit icky, like their songs are about sex and drugs but like who knows what'll happen, I am hoping to update again tonight but I don't know if that'll happen.
Hope you all enjoyed the chapter! Don't forget to vote and comment. Love all of you guys. <3
- B
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