Bound by my blood

Chapter two

Tell me how you feel about this
Who would I want if I would wanna live
I worked hard and sacrificed to get what I get
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When I walk into the house, I'm attacked by my mamma. She holds me against her body and I realise that she found out I knew about the wedding.

"You don't have to do it if you don't want to, you know that your papa and brother would go to war for you. It's so old fashioned to marry for an alliance like what happened to just signing a piece of paper? I guess I shouldn't be surprised that family are weird" She reassures me when she pulls away from the embrace.

"It's fine, mamma. I don't want Babbo or Nico to do anything reckless. I'll do it even if it is old-fashioned" I respond, faking a smile. She rolls her eyes as she sees right through me.

"What about you and Jaxon?" She whispers quietly so no one would overhear her question.

Mamma had walked in on me and Jax kissing after my graduation but agreed to keep it a secret as Nico would go ballistic.

"I already told him and he understands".

She nods and brings one of my hands up to her mouth. She gently kisses it before pulling me into the kitchen.

Nico, Gio and Babbo was sat on the kitchen island whilst Ameena (Gio's wife) buzzed around the kitchen.

When we enter, Nico immediately gets to his feet and drops to his knees in front of me. He always was the dramatic one.

"Alexa tell me what you want me to do and I will. You don't have to marry that jackass".

I roll my eyes and walk around him before responding, "nothing. I'll marry him if that is what will keep the peace".

"Bambina are you sure?" Babbo says in a confused tone and I just nod.

I hear Gio sigh but ignore it as I start helping Ameena with food. Normally our chief would cook for us but she had requested today off.

"I'll go and make the call. Him and some others will be coming over in a few days" Nico starts, "I assume that you will be wed soon after you meet to get it over with".

"That makes sense" I respond as I stir the cheese sauce that Ameena had already prepared.
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2 days later:

I run my hands down the white spaghetti strap bodycon dress which I already knew Nico and my cousins wouldn't like.

This is what happens when Ameena is asked to help me get ready. The dress was tighter then any of the dresses I was going to wear.

She had decided that if this man was demanding a marriage only for business then we should show him up.

I didn't know if I agree with her but I was to nervous to argue with her suborn ass.

She had straightened my hair to perfection before pinning it into a loose bun, leaving two strands that framed my face.

I had done natural makeup before pairing he dress with some nude wedges.

"You look amazing!" She beams, bounding up and down in her heels.

"Don't I always?" I tease and she just shrugs before opening the bedroom door. I gape at her and she just gestures me out of the room.

I check my appearance one more time before following Ameena downstairs. Nico, Gio, Marcel and Alonso were waiting for us at the bottom.

When I see Alonso, I quicken my pace and jump into his awaiting arms. After Uncle Elijahs death, Alexei and Ava went over to Italy to help Alessia run the mafia from there. I very rarely saw them now but we were all very close still.

"When did you come back? Are the others here?" I bombard him with questions when he puts me down.

"Shut up and I'll tell you" he chuckles, "I came back as soon as I heard my baby cousin was getting married and no the others had to stay home as Elisa graduates law school soon".

"Oh she told me about that" I smile. She was on a mission for Uncle Alexei and the target was one of the teachers at Harvard.

"They all said congratulations through" he shrugs before looking at my outfit choice, "now what the fuck are you wearing?"

"That's what I want to know" Nico growls lowly, bringing my attention to him.

"Ameena, baby, I told you to help her wear something respectful. Not put her in that" Gio huffs and she just rolls her eyes at him.

"It's a fucking barbecue so she might as well dress like it is and I think she looks hot. If I wasn't married to you I would totally fuck her".

"Go and get changed before someone sees you in that" Marcel insists. I shake my head exasperatedly before moving towards the back door.

"No can do, I don't have any time".

I hear Ameena snicker at the men before grabbing my hand and pulling me onto the patio.

Mamma is rushing around as she helps put things down on the table. Babbo is missing so I assume he's gone to meet the guests at the airport. Good he won't be able to lecture me about the dress.

Ameena pulls me over to Mia and aunt Aurora who were lay on the sun lounges talking amongst ourselves.

Mia was aunt Auroras only child as after she had Mia she refused to have anymore. She said that uncle Ryder was a dick to make her go through that and if he wanted another child he could push it out of his body.

"Congratulations cuore mio. You look stunning today. Do you remember what I taught you girls when you were younger?" She smirks when she sees me.

I kiss her cheek before cuddling up next to Mia on her sun lounger much to the teenagers dismay.

"What? How to poison their food? Auntie I'm not sure that's going to go down well" I tease and she laughs lightly at my words.

"Maybe not but it is always an option if he turns out to be a dickhead which I've heard he is".

"He's a really hot dickhead, if you don't want him then can I have him?" Mia asks and I playfully slap her arm.

"Fuck no, he's 28 and your 15 so..." I trail off and she just giggles.

"He's here" mamma calls, beckoning us all over to the back door. We all get into line and wait for them.

However not before Nico hands me a beige cardigan that he had gotten out of my room. Which as soon as he turns around, Ameena throws into the shrubs behind us.