BLURB
Adela Montes
It took one night. One night of a thoughtless action to irrevocably change my life for good. One moment, I'm at my father's house, going to college and socializing, the next, I'm stuck with a MAFIA boss and his son. One who despis...
Stephano stared at her for a brief second, tightening his grip on her neck.
"How dare you lil bitch? How dare you hit me", he yelled at her, making her freeze at her spot. Upon her struggles to break free from his grip on her neck, it wasn't working.
" Now you listen and listen good. The next time you raise those filth hands of yours to hit me, I'm gonna make you see your ears without a mirror. Got that?", he asked, but she didn't reply, she just stood there staring into his face
"Answer me when I’m talking to you. I said got that?",
" Yes. I got it", she said almost out of breath
"Better. Now get lost", he Fred her, shoving her backwards.. She took a sharp breath of relief and scurried away. Pulling himself together, he strode out of his study to meet his father.
" No way am I marrying that bitch. We could just beat words out of any of his minions", he said upon reaching his father
"We are not having this discussion”, Vince dismissed, Stephano smacked his lips
" I am not marrying her", he gritted out
"You are", Vince stated calmly
" Why do I have wed her for a leverage?”, Vince chuckled incredulous. Did he have to spell it out to Stephano for him to get it.
"You’re not marrying her for a leverage. Montes’ knows nothing, he has no information we need", Stephano narrowing his eyes
"Then why am I being forced to marry her", Vince shrugged, resting his hands on his table
"You will not seat in my empire, a billion dollar Casanova, you need a wife, that’s why. You be nice to her, she’ll be nice to you. Its that simple",
" That simple?", Stephano said with disgust "If its that simple, why don't you marry her? Its that simple right?",
" Okay son, slow it. You’re he one who needs a wife not me. And for this conversation, we're done with it. You're marrying Adela, and she's marrying you. That's final…", Vince said looking into his son's face "…you've got three more days", Stephano gave Vince one last look of disgust before storming out.
Adela sat on her bed replaying what just happened minutes ago in her head. He could have killed me. What the heck was I thinking? She thought to herself. She could believe it that in three days time, she’d be married to a monster like Stephano.
This isn't happening She said laying on her bed facing the ceiling as tears began to drip from her eyes. In a short while, she was fast asleep.
Three days later…
Adela woke up feeling unsettled. Today was the day she'll finally get married to Stephano. She still couldn't believe she was forced to marry a Mafia's son, one as dangerous as Stephano. She sat down as her make up artist tried to make her look beautiful for her wedding.
" You look beautiful", she said when she was done
"Thanks", was all Adela could say as she could stop imagine her life after now. Your life will never remain the same after today, her mind kept telling her.
Stephano stood in front of his mirror knotting his tie. He just couldn't get it off his head that he was getting married to that annoying, disgusting nerd; or so he thought.
" You look awesome my boy", Vince commended his sons appearance.
"Thanks", Stephano said trying his hardest to keep the smile up.
" I'm sure Adela would love it when she sees you",
"She can love it all she cares. If she didn't apply to all the T & D's applied in the game, then she's loosing it", Stephano said smirking
Vince smiled to himself, well he was settling down was the good part. He didn’t have much of a choice..
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Stephano stood there at the alter waiting for Adela to show up. As she walked down the aisle hand in hand with his father, Stephano's disgust increased, he was trying his hardest to keep his smile up. It looked like forever and finally, Adela was standing right in front of him.
" If there anyone here who has a problem with this two getting married, speak or forever remain silent", the priest asked after the had exchanged their vows. Adela wished her father would just stand up and object, but he couldn't. When no one objected, the priest continued
"With the power invested on me, I hereby join you both as husband and wife. Behold I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Mendoza. You may now kiss the bride", feeling very reluctant, they both kissed.
There were cheers among the crowd, but they were just few, just two families that knew it all.
After the wedding, Adela ran up to her room, shut herself in and cried. Never in her life did she believe she’d ever be forcefully married. To her, it was beginning to live in hell and to Stephano too, it was like being married to the devil's daughter.
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