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𝐿𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝒫𝓁𝒶𝓎𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒞𝒽𝑒𝓈𝓈

Y/N'S POV

I walk down to the basement a scowl on my face, my mood soured by the unexpected but also expected visit. I mean I knew their mother; Athena was coming I just didn't think it was at this time of night, she knocked at the same time I was walking down to check on Velvet so interrupted my nightly routine so now I can't sleep till I find everything about her and Velvet her heir is where to start. As I reach Velvet, I gently cut the flow of propofol slowly letting her wake slightly groggy.

"Y-Y/n d-did I do something wrong," She asked to sleep weighing down her voice. I shake my head no, kissing her forehead.

"No love you're ok i just have a couple...questions" I say with a mischievous smile as I walk around her, my eyes watching her sleepy ones.

"Now would you like to tell me all about your mother dearest and don't act dumb because your beautiful arms are next on my list." I say a sickly wide grin on my face as I look down at her, the fear in her eyes evident.

"U-uhm well, uhh..Ok, ok I'll tell you all I know, my mother is the head of our family's mafia, and we hold high reverence and status, and umm I was supposed to be the next heir, but now Veneer is, and he has less than 10 months to find a wife, or one will be chosen for him. Normally he'd be killed but since no other heirs are available, he'll just be given one. My mother is looking for a cunning person to run her business, she hates stupid people she turned down so many suitors that asked for my hand in marriage because they were not very bright in a cold way, I don't know what that means all I know is there are enough speared heads in our basement to look like a hunting shack! About my dad he's not around much but he's a trained hunter, not just animals but people. There are rooms and rooms full of dead people it's horrible!" Velvet rambles off my ears catch the important parts such as Veneer needing a wife in the next ten months making me smile.

"Thanks doll, you're just perfect here, have this water, ya earned it" I say, giving her a sip from a glass that she drank immediately.

"Wait, you're going to marry my brother?!" Velvet says, looking at me in horror. I just smile as I turn the propofol into her system again. Making her head start to bobble as she dips in and out of consciousness.

"Don't worry doll I still love you more!' I say as she finally dips out her chest falling at a rest. I smile as I head back up the stairs determined to make Athena let me marry Veneer. I head to bed with a determined smile.

THE NEXT MORNING

As I approach the door of Veneer's beautiful mansion, I put on a kind smile as I rock on my heels. I know I have to get this right it's like a game of chess one wrong move and it's over. I hear the door click open; I'm greeted with the mentally exhausted face of Veneer whose eyes quickly turn to panic as he sees me.

"You need to go back home now!" He says looking around frantically but before he could shoo me away a voice called from inside the house.

"Is the Y/n? Let the Deary in" Athena says from inside making me smile at Veneer as he groans in frustration as he lets me in. I walked inside skipping to the couch where Athena sat sipping some tea, Lavender tea to be exact which made me smile but the frustration grew inside of me that she knew I was trying to drug her last night.

"Enjoying your tea Ma'am?" I ask with a sarcastic grin as I sit across from her. She smiles tilting her head, a knife launched straight towards me, but I moved my head to the right, dodging it subconsciously.

"I am, thanks for the question. '' She said, blowing on the tea as she dodged away from the knife, I threw back at her. She smiled with a light chuckle as I looked in the corner of my eye and I saw Veneer staring in horror at us.

"Well, I'm glad you're enjoying your LAVENDER TEA" I say sarcastically with a smile as i just look at her for a second before her smile drops and she sits up straight.

"So, you're serious" She asked looking at me curiously.

"We both know what I'm here for, don't kid yourself" I say looking straight at her.

"Well not to me your way of asking is cowardly" She hisses at me, her eyes glaring into mine. I Huff with a smile as I drop papers and a sack in front of her. She raised an eyebrow brow taking the papers in hand she saw the face of one of the couple of rival Mafia bosses she couldn't quite catch. All his info was plastered on the page. She hums unimpressed till she opens the sack, and her face turns to one of peaked interest.

"Seems you do have etiquette; I'll consider it but you're not first in line" Athena says looking at me mailing me just look at her with a smile.

"What's in the bag?" Veneer's voice rings out in the silence, his hands tremble as he looks at us.

"Money" I say flatly looking at him which satisfies him for now as he backs away heading towards the kitchen.

"I'm famous, rich and know how to get things done discreetly I suggest I become first" I growl as I get up walking past Athena's chair a scowl on my face as I walk out of the house, little did I know Veneer had been observing in the distance.

VENEER'S POV

I watch as Y/n leaves my eyes wide as I look at my mother in question.

"Mom what happened?" I ask looking at her, but she doesn't respond back, only taking the bag and papers with her as she heads towards the door.

"Mom?" I ask as I look at her, but she just gives the sack and papers to her personal butler. I watch him nod as he takes the items outside the mansion with him.

"I like her very much dear you're a fool not to consider her, she is everything I look for in and heiress she's cunning and bright, she is polite and respectful, she is also discreet and disciplined she is careful and does not shy away from making the details to perfection, honestly I might arrange you two" my mother says as she sips her tea. Making me groan in frustration.

"Mom, me and her are just friends, I don't like her like that" I say trying to protest but my mother shushes me softly as she forces a sip of her tea into my mouth. I sputtered it out, the taste was revolting, it tasted like eating rocks and sticks off the ground.

"No manners at all?" My mother says with a haughty huff as she turns from me heading upstairs towards her personal guest bedroom. I watch her with a frown. My life is spiraling out from underneath me, and I can't even do anything. I feel so lost with all the new information the only stable thing I had was Y/n and my mom was ruining that as she had already changed Y/n to in my eyes at least or maybe I'm just jealous who knows.

 𝕍𝕖𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕥 𝔸𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕍𝕖𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕥