CHAPTER 3: LUCIA

"Girl, he what?!" One of my best friends, Andrea exclaims. So far she's been the only one actually saying any words. Sophie and Kim are still dumbfounded just like I was last week.

I called the girls out for lunch mostly because it was high time we had our monthly meetup. We're seated on the roof top of an exquisite restaurant having lunch and catching up on life like we usually do monthly. It has been six months since we all graduated from college, and because everyone has real life things going on in our lives, meeting up has been a little bit difficult. It's either I and Andrea are present in New York when Sophie and Kim aren't or it's vice versa. On occasions like that, whoever isn't physically present, joins us virtually. Currently Kim isn't present so she's on a video call having lunch on the other end.

"Please tell me you have a picture." Sophie looks at me.

"And risk my phone being contaminated? No, thank you." I reply seriously.

"His name then?" Kim asks from over the phone, getting ready to stalk him.

"Ivan Dmitry." I laugh and wait for what comes next. Frankly speaking, It didn't occur to me to look him up on the Internet when i flew back into New York. I was just too pissed.

I take another fork of my pasta, while the others except Kim dig into their meals too. Kim is typing away furiously when all of a sudden she stops.

"This is the Ivan you're getting married to?" Kim swoons from over the phone. "I honestly don't know why you're complaining."

"What did you find on him?" Andrea and Sophie ask almost at the same time. She's now looking at something behind us so we follow suit and sitting all pretty on a rolex ad billboard is Ivan Dmitry. He looks as handsome as he does in real life. It's a shame that he's a dick too.

No wonder I thought he looked familiar when I saw him fastening his rolex last week. Ivan's an ambassador to the brand which only means he has a huge following and an even greater social network.

I start laughing. I don't know why, but it's definitely not out of amusement. How is it possible for a man of his caliber to blend perfectly in both worlds?

One thing I know for sure is that Ivan Dmitry isn't just anyone. He isn't just a mafia lord or what the people of my world… well, former world thinks he is. He is so much more and that scares me a lot.