ALINA
The air is cold and chilly as I stand in front of my father while he rages at me and my two sisters. I don't know how he found out we went to the club. This was what I was trying to avoid in the first place. Nikolia Fedorov, my father, is as brutal as he was forty years ago when he took the mantle of power. With a baleful glare enough to get men to pee on themselves and a voice that's as sharp as a two-edged knife, my father was not one to be messed with."Dad but what's the big deal in us going to the club? We've always done it" Leila rolled her eyes.He chuckles darkly. "I specifically made myself clear when I said I didn't want to see you three in the club. We aren't in Russia, this is America. This is Dante's territory and until we are done with what we came for and fly back to Moscow, I don't want my daughters crossing paths and making trouble with Dante"A tired sigh pushes past my lips which catches my father's attention. He shoots a glare at me and I go rigid.What did I do now?"Alina you are the youngest. Why would you follow your sisters out!?"I find myself lost for words and I don't know what to say to my father.My father would always find a way to push more of the blame on me. That was how it has always been. He would never scold my sisters much but it was always a different case when I was involved."I tried telling them....." I attempt to justify myself but Vanessa's irked tone cut into my speech."You tried doing what Alina? Weren't you the one who was busy fighting with strangers outside?" Vanessa scowls at me. I shook my head vehemently and turn my attention to my father. I stretch out my hand to touch him but a slap on my face gets me stumbling back. I clutch on to the cheek his cold fingers hit and downcast my gaze, my tears slipping down my cheeks."Alina you are a fool! So you go out to fight with strangers!?" He bellows at me. Hearing him lash out at me creates a bitter gal in my mouth and I struggle to contain my tears.Why is he always like this towards me? Father never treated me like I was his daughter. Only mother did and now she is late. I feel like a sheep in the midst of wolves. I feel so lost without her. In this house, I have no say. My older sisters get it all and I'm left wallowing at their mercy."Have you gone deaf!" Father rages once again.His voice sends a cold shiver down my spine and I'm quick to look at him."I didn't fight with anybody" I speak up.From the corner of my eyes, I spot Vanessa and Leila glaring at me."So are you saying your sisters are lying against you?" He asks with his tongue in cheek."They misunderstood what they saw" I replied abruptly. Anger swells within me at the mere thought of my sisters."Get out. You three leave my presence!" He orders.I slowly turn to go and I once again spot my sisters glaring. Sniffing my nose, I ignore them and walk into my rooms.* * * * * * * DANTE"So you mean Nikolia actually invited you over tomorrow to his house? What does the devil want?" Luca, one of my capos inquired. I was as shocked as I was stunned by the sudden request from Nikolia Fedorov to come and pay him a visit.Seated in the midst of my capos, I passed them all curious glances. Resting my hands on my thighs, I shook my head at them, "I don't know why. Probably he wants to finish what he started years back" I replied with tongue in cheek. Nikolia Fedorov, Don of the Russian mafia was the one responsible for the demise of my parents. He requested for a peace talk between the two mafia's as constant blood baths and gun wars were the norms with each mafia battling for superiority. My parents agreed and they actaully went with the hope of bringing an end to the meaningless deaths but Nikolia instead open fire on them. Both my parents were shot on arrival and a shooting spree ensued between Nikolia's men and my parent's. My fist clenched just by the mere thought of the pain I had to endure years back following the demise of my parents and now the fucker is asking for a visit.Out of the blue."Does he think you would go after what he did to your parents?" Enzo, another of my capo, rhetorically asked with a hard grin plastered on his face."He is clearly a fool to think I would trust him and march into his den like a prey" I replied, my fist balling so hard. "Have you seen his three daughters Dante?" Luca asked again, a brow hiked at me. I never knew Nikolia had daughters."He has daughter's?" I asked dumbfounded, veering my eyes at Luca."Ofcourse he has. And truthfully, they are pretty hot" Enzo chuckled, standing up from the sofa and coming towards me with an envelope."These are the three daughters of the enemy, Leila Federov the eldest..." he handed me a picture from inside the envelope. I accessed the picture of the girl. She was beautiful. Her eyes were ocean blue and I found that enthralling. The prettiest girls had the darkest hearts. If she wasn't the daughter of the enemy, I would have wanted to actually have her on my bed."Vanessa Federov, the second daughter..." Enzo handed me another picture.A smirk drew on my face as I accessed each picture carefully.These girls were hot."And lastly, Alina Federov. The third daughter"My eyes widened the moment my gaze landed on the third picture. She was the fucking girl from the club--the one that couldn't even apologise properly for bumping into me. "This girl is one of Nikolia's daughter?" I inquired once more at Enzo.He nodded. "She is. She is the last daughter. You seem stunned to see her. Do you know her?""We crossed paths just this evening. She bumped into me and she couldn't even offer an apology" I stared at her picture. Truthfully she was beautiful, more beautiful than her two elder sisters. Her wavy auburn hair seemed so silky and her deep hazel eyes looked so pure and innocent. Her slim yet hour glass figure almost had me drooling."On a second thought..." I began after a brief interluded silence."I'll go see Nikolia tomorrow" My capos were all stuperfied by my sudden change of plans."Hold on Dante. Are you fucking serious?" Luca almost exclaimed. I nodded with a smug smile sitting on my lips."You got to be kidding me. He could kill you" Enzo warned."He wouldn't dare" came my savage reply.My eyes drifted back to the picture of Alina Federov. This lady was so rude to my men back in the club. I was itching to teach her a lesson. And now finding out that she was the daughter of Nikolia Fedorov heightened my desire to get her."My feisty little cat, Alina Federov, we shall meet very soon" I huskily whispered at her photo.ALINA I slowed down in my steps and craned my neck slightly to check if my father's men were following me. Luckily for me, the coast was clear. I sighed a breathe of relief, my legs picking up little pace as I started jogging down the street.I had overheard my dad earlier in the morning instructing his goons to keep I and my sisters locked in today.I had managed to leave the house unnoticed but why did my dad want us locked in? I know it was normal for him to always limit my activities, I was used to all that but not my older sisters. I was the caged bird and they were the free ones.I wouldn't have been bothered if the rule only applied to me. It wasn't the first time that father prohibited my movements but for Leila and Vanessa, it was a completely new thing for them. I was a naturally indoor kind of person but I also needed my space to just go out and chill.The guards back at Moscow were no strangers to my schemes and tricky moves whenever Dad kept me locked in. But why w
DANTE That girl literally raised her hands on me. First was bumping into me and next she slapped me for saving her from thugs that could have harrased her.She is so daring. She didn't even mind the fact that I was with a gun.My capos were stunned at the fact that I let her walk scot free without teaching her a lesson. I wouldn't blame them for thinking that way. I am Dante Morelli. My years of training right from childhood has shaped me into what I am now--a fearless and dangerous mafia boss who shouldn't be mess with. And yet today, this puny girl raised her hands at me and I was left too speechless to even react.I was intrigued by her. She was daunting, vibrant and she clearly didn't give two fucks about my personality.I had never met a woman like that.A woman who could stand in the midst of hardened men and speak without any atom of fear at them. Minutes had flown by yet I couldn't stop thinking about Alina.Right here in the house of my adversary, Nikolia Fedorov,
ALINA Father's word still resonated in my ears every passing second.This was the height of it all.I had no issue in him taking away my freedom of movement but this concerned my future. His insane idea was going to be lethal to my life. How could he just decide to get me married to Dante without consulting me?Not anybody else but he was forcifully putting me up with his rival!Didn't he care for me!?This felt like I was on a death row. I know how cruel Dante is. I have heard countless stories about him and I don't need any sooth sayer to tell me that my future and my life was in danger if I went ahead to get married to Dante. I screamed through out the entire night, thrashed around my room and cried for hours in a bid to relieve the pain but it only seemed to get worse. Not only did I get a throbbing migraine, my worries only grew worse.Why is father doing this to me?My tears know no boundary and my eyes are weak from sobbing incessantly and uncontrollably.Why am I always at
ALINA The beautiful burgundi lit church hall was affluently decorated to match the class of elites in attendance. Soft classical music was emanating from the hall as hundreds of people sat in expectance of the union that was bound to happen. The lightening and decor was superb. Father must have paid a great deal for this. Hand in hand, Father walked me down to the alter.My steps were slow and yet graceful.My eyes roved around the hall, sparing glances at all those who were in attendance before finally locking with those formidable orbs.Dante. He looked very handsome in his tuxedo which hugged his impeccable muscles and showcased how perfectly carved they were. His black hair was slicked and let to cascade. A devilish smile crawled upon his face on seeing me. His eyes took in my entire appearance. He didn't touch me but his eyes touched my entire body and it seemed to even unclad me. My mermaid fitted style wedding gown had done justice in bringing out my slim curves. My hair h
ALINA I shambled myself into the back seat of the limousine, a sigh escaping my lungs.The sun was gradually setting, the sky in a plethora of orange and pink colours. Everything had finally been done. My wedding had gone through with ease and the reception was a success.Father had made sure there was banquet of delectable cuisines bountifully made available for the guest.The reception hall had been spellbindingly ornamented and beautified. One would think this union was a happy one.I watched everyone with a plastic smile on my face. I hated it all. I never imagined to ever get married in these circumstances especially not to Dante Morelli but I just had to.Now, we were on our way back to what was my new home. I stared at the window, my thoughts bedevilling. I would either die in the course of this marriage or live a miserable life. Dante took of his tuxedo and removed the buttons of his shirt. From the corners of my eye, I noticed he had his eyes on me."Don't you talk?" He hus
ALINAMy eyes slowly peeled open to the soft rays of the sun which found its way into my room through the partly opened curtains. I dragged myself out of consciousness and yawned. It took a while for my vision to adjust to this foreign environment as everything seemed blurry. For a split second, I had expected to see myself cuddled up in my room and my mind wondered on whose room I laid in until it slowly dawned on me that I was in Dante's Mansion and this was the bedroom allotted to me by the maid who had helped me settle in last night.Now with enough lightening, I was able to fully access the room.No doubt, my bed was huge and ostentatious. Though I was very drowsy last night, I had managed to observe the room but faintly. Now in the day, I had full access to marvel at the room I was in.My scarlet red bed was a four poster bed with white and gold patterned sheets, having a caramel canopy thereby providing a rectangular roof over the bed.Two long windows were situated at
ALINA Before they all left, one of the maids had taken the liberty to show me all around Dante's gothic yet heavenly mansion.The brilliantly lit hallways stood awe inspiring in illuminating our paths. I couldn't keep count of how many doors I was being led into. From Dante's study room, to the room which had all the cleaning supplies installed in them to the laundry room, the magnificent spacious library with beautifully designed shelves that looked like they were carved from the finest of woods. They were arranged alphabetically in rows and different books were stacked in them. The library had this aura of ideas, imagination and knowledge oozing all over as a result of the different antique of books stacked in the shelves. Dante even had a mini game room stacked with game equipments which got me surprised. I never knew he had a fun side. Now, I was in the kitchen in preparation for the arrival of his guests.I wondered who Dante was inviting over?Could it be women? I woul
ALINA "Are you so blind that you mistook my legs for the table Alina!" Dante raged, bolting up from his seat at once."I'm sorry I'll get a napkin right away" I pleaded and attempted to turn away when an iron grip dragged me back. "Are you mad Alina?" Dante asked rhetorically in a surprisingly low tone this time.I had already apologised so what was the fuss then? "You did this on purpose didn't you?" He added with a raised brow."No, I would not. I didn't do it on purpose. Allow me to go get a napkin" I defended myself."Do you think I'm a fool to not recognise what you are doing huh Alina!?" Dante raged at me.I glanced at the other men and they all had slightly confused expressions rocking their faces."Dante why would Alina purposely pour syrup on you? It was just an accident" Enzo stood up for me."This is between me and my maid. I want no ones interference on this. She knows what she did. This lying bitch knows what she did" Dante's bitter tone retorted back at Enzo whilst kee