Luna

Chapter ~1~

~ The fact that it's not killing you like it's killing me says everything ~

"Mom, I can't marry that old man mom please"I cried

"We will thank God if he is old, then he can die sooner, and we all know Alexander Ivanov is safe with us. At least, that's what your papa thought."

"Then let's go hide somewhere no one will know where we are. I can't give him what all these men want, mom."
"I have money, mom. we can fake our identity, and phew, we're gone. "

"You think it's that easy to hide from the cosa nostra?"
"I grew up in this world. My mom, your grandmother tried to escape with us, me and my supposed to be dead little sister that i found that she was still alive when you dumped that guy yesterday morning, but mom ended up dead becauseof it, and your grandpa, my dad was ordered to marry us to anyone as soon as possible or they would kill us too that's how i ended up being married to my dad's enforcer and my sister was taken to some Italian family and they have a bond with the Bratva maybe you will see her there"

Tears fell down my face. I always wanted marriage out of love, but this,  marrying some old man I don't even know is beyond me I've worked half of my life as a fashion designer and exteriordesigner, hoping I will meet someone, and we mingle, but then there was this sweet guy that always pop up at my office suggesting to meet me he even got on my workers good side but maybe I wasn't into good guys

So I would always tell him to go away that I didn't want him and that I was too busy to date until yesterday he had no patience nomore he came into my office telling me how much he loved me and I dumped him and he told me that dumping him was my life biggest mistake and that I would regret it ofcause if you were me you would think he's cracking up some fucked up jokes

Till this morning, I got a call from his dad telling me to marry his son or give up the office who was surprisingly the person who helped me get my office, so I chose to talk to my mom, and she told me that the people I was dealing with were from the Brotherhood (a mafia sendacate)and that the Brotherhood separated itself from Bratva long time ago because I thought we were safe since the Bratva weren't my dad's enemies but guess everything changes when you start not to care

By the way, my name is Luna Silver Booklingh, a girl with long jet black hair and black eyes and full pink lips. I love my face and my tin waist and fat ass TMI. Let's forget that. I'm twenty three years old I'm a fashion and exterior designer and living with my one and only mom in a big big house that my dad left after he was dead in a car accident with my big brother, at least that's the lie everyone was forced to believe but ofcause not me and my mamma

I would call myself a regular girl, but obviously, I'm not. I mean, I was when I was struggling to make ends meet for me and my mom like every girl in their twenties, but then one day changed everything like i mentioned earlier all the good guys aren't always the best

But then, when you're a girl like me in the world of cosa nostra that you believed you ascaped from and about to get married to a man, you don't know for protection there's nothing regular about it

"Mom, you're sure there's no other way?" I asked, looking at my mom in her eyes, thinking maybe she's lying to me or even cracking jokes because she loves to, but there's no joke in her eyes as she shook her head slowly and looked down defeated
"When?"

"Your aunt Nora told me she is arranging for you to meet him tomorrow. Get your best dress, cara" (Nora, Luna's aunt and her mom's sister). She smiled at me with tears on her eyes as she touched my cheek softly
"You will be safe, and I will be safe too,"

The next morning, mom was making breakfast, and I passed her a good morning

"Every mother's dream is to see her daughter in a white dress with a smile on her face, and I know the situation we're in today isn't for smiles, but I'm pretty sure the least you can do for me is fake it till you make it Luna you're known for your sweetness so show it to your soon to be husband sweetie" she said as she served me breakfast and I nod cause I knew if I talked I would breakdown and that's something she doesn't want right now
"When I married your dad, he was ruthless with no care in the world, but thirst of blood, he was an addict to blood, but since I knew I made it my mission to bring the human in him to be his rehab and I was so do the same thing sweetie
"Alexander isn't a good man. That's why you should act like you know he isn't and be..."
I cut her off cause this is too much

"Mama, can you stop, please? That's enough. "
"When is this event?" I asked her instead cause, though it was giving me anxiety, but at least Mama would stop prepping me for my behaviour

"At seven,"
"It's better if you go get a dress now,"she said and exited the kitchen, giving me time for myself, then got to my room to get ready so I could go to get myself a dress

You would ask if I have a friend, but no, I don't. After my brother died, everyone stopped talking to me all of a sudden to the point where I had to cut off everyone even the ones who were left I had to put the past behind me at some point because I was done with college but now that I think of it that I have a wedding sooner or later I don't even have a bridesmaid *laughing at myself*

"I will get these ones," I told the cashier so I could pay

"Card of cash?"

"Card,"I said, handing her my credit card, and then exited the building
I went back home to make myself look presentable

Her dress

TbC❣️