They were both forced into it.
Gabrielle was forced by her father to marry Austin and Austin had no choice but to marry her if he wanted to take his father's position as the leader of the most wanted mafia.
This is The Arrangement that started it a...
Before getting to the house Nina and I both put on our masks to hide our identity considering the theme is a masquerade ball.
The limo we rented dropped us off in front of the house, where my parents are greeting the guest at the door.
"I can't wait for the food" Kyle said rubbing his hands together, we ended up picking them up on the way here
"Hopefully they have chicken marinara" Ricky said excitedly "Let's go" I chuckled making my way towards my parents with my arm wrapped with Kyle's
"You guys look amazing" mom gushed once we reached them "Thank you Mrs. Marino" Both Kyle and Ricky said
"Mom please don't start complimenting them before you feed more to their ego" I rolled my eyes
"You look beautiful bambina" dad said kissing my forehead "thank you" I said with a small smile
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"Austin is a lucky man" Dad said ruining our moment "Dad please" I sighed "Stop, just for tonight" I said with my voice shaking
His face soften for a second but quickly harden "you will do as I say" he spat "is this a punishment?" I asked with my voice cracking "What did I do to deserve this? I did what you asked me to do. I'm doing good in school just as you asked, I got accepted to 8 amazing universities, is that not good enough for you?" I asked tears brimming in my eyes
His jaw clenched and looked away "of course not, you don't care about other people's feelings but your own. After all, you're just a heartless criminal" I spat pushing past him and walking inside the house
A waiter was passing by with a tray of champagne, I grabbed two glasses and downed them down my throat.
"Easy there?" Kyle came and took the empty glasses away from me "you still have to be daddy's little angle in front of your dad" he said causing me "I really don't give zero shits anymore" I said walking away, greeted by people which I kindly smiled back
"There you are" Damien said coming out of no where "you look beautiful" he smiled kissing my forehead "Thanks bro, you look handsome" I smiled looking at his attire; navy blue tux with a black bow tie.
"You think? I'm gonna pull up all the bitches with this suit on" he smirked fixing his bow tie, I rolled my eyes and grabbed his arms "let's go get a table, you idiot" I chuckled
We made it to the backyard, everything was decorated nicely; fairy lights hanging on each tree, round tables were set around the big oak tree that's in the middle of the backyard, candle lit candles on each table and a band playing in the distance
We saw the gang all sitting in one table and were saving two chairs for Damien and I.
Just as we sat down, the waiters came out and served everybody plates "Have you seen the east?" Nina asked causing me to roll my eyes "Don't even bother" I said eating my food
