The Mafia Prince's obsession (MM)

Elijah

As I mingle with the guests, my mother appears besides me, her smile warm

"Elijah, darling, Come with me. I want to introduce you to the Markov's" her voice low and urgent.

I nod, following her through the crowded room. We weave past laughing guest and sparkling champagne glasses.

"Where's Maya?" I ask, scanning the room.

"Already speaking to Roman" mom replies her eyes darting the room. "Now, let's find them"

We approach Mr Roman. He's standing with my sister engulfed In a conversation.

"Mr Markov" my mom says as we come to a stand infront of him. "Mrs Vega" he says with his deep voice.

"I was hoping to introduce you to my son" she smiles, looking at me. "This is Elijah, my youngest"

"Ah Elijah " mr Markov says extending his hand  " I believe you're the only member I haven't met."

I exchanged a polite smile with him "You know what they say, save the best for the last". He gives a soft chuckle And just then , a man strides toward us, flanked by three imposing figures.

"Apologies for the delay" the man says, his deep voice smooth. " The traffic was...unpredictable"

Bebind him are two identical twins, who share the man's piercing blue eyes and chiselded features. They're slightly shorter than him with broad shoulders.

Right beside him is another man. He has an air of quiet intensity, his datk eyes seem to absorb everything around him and he has a cold expression written all over his face.

Mr Markov eyes them expression sterm, his eyes narrowing.

He clears his throat and schools his expression. "These are my sons, Dante the oldest, Alessandra the middle and of course my youngest luca and luke" he says pointing at each man in the process.

"This is Mrs Vega, her oldest daughter Maya and her youngest son Elijah"

As he finishes speaking, my gaze meets Dante. For a moment, time freezes. My eyes are locked to his, and I feel and unexpected jolt. His piercing blue eyes seem to sparkle with amusement, but he hides it immediately.

He extends his hand "Nice to meet you...Elijah" his eyes narrow, scrutinizing my every feature.

"Likewise " I try to say as normal as possible, but its difficult with this man's gaze burning my entire body.

His eyebrows slightly furrow, as if intrigued and his jaw clenches as he tightens his hand , which causes me to pull away quickly.

Everyone exchanges pleasantries before mr Markov decides to steal his son away. "Why don't you all get acquainted. I would like to have a word with Dante"

As soon as they leave the Markov brothers fan out, surrounding me and it's only then do I realize my mother has pulled Maya to the side and they seem to be arguing about something.

I turn back to the brothers as Luke and luca exchange a look. "It wasn't only me right?" Luke asks his brothers. Alessandra sighs giving a bore expression as he pull out his phone and ignore the twins. "Definitely not the only one" luce answers and they both laugh before returning their gaze to me.

"So Elija, we see you're a charmer. Can you charm us into getting more champagne?"

Luka chuckles "Yeah, we're thirsty from all the small talks". I smile then say "I'll try my best, but if I fail, can I blame it on the open bar?"

Luca and luke burst into laughter as I lead them to the bar.