Chapter 4

Arianna.

I stood waiting for my stepmother to make the call as she dialed a contact. Her tone shifted to a softer, sweeter sound as she said, "Hello, Don Milos, the Mafia Don."

"Who is this?" The old, crackly voice asked, and a chill rammed down my spine.

"It's Rose. Your Rose," my stepmother replied. Talia and I widened our eyes as Rose spoke affectionately to Mr. Milos Sr.

*Was Rose cheating on my dad with Mr. Milos? Or was she only helping him find a virgin to have fun with?* I pondered silently.

Talia and I frowned, but when she shifted her gaze to stare at my face, her eyes narrowed, and she smirked.

"Why are you calling me, Rose? Do you have any beautiful girl for me tonight?" Don Milos asked, his tone softening when he recognized my stepmother calling him with an offer.

"Of course," Rose replied, her eyes meeting mine. "She is an ethereal beauty. You will like her when you see her, and she is a virgin too."

Talia scowled when she heard her mother say that. I knew I had kept my virginity until marriage. But I couldn't watch my mother die when I could save her.

"I have heard those words several times, only for the girls to be bìtches in disguise. I love them hot, and you know what I want. My cóck is getting old, and I need virgins to help revive it," Don Milos stated, and my heart slammed against my rib cage, wanting to escape the moment.

*Can I do this? Will I service that old man's cock?* I sweated, waiting for Rose to finish the call.

"Trust me, Don. I will enlighten her well. She is a virgin. Not a fake. I am sure of that," Rose replied, her tone confident.

"How will you know?" Don Milos questioned her curiously.

"She is a friend's daughter," Rose lied, not wanting to tell Don Milos that she was my stepmother.

"Alright. I want to see her. Send her to the hotel. I will send someone to get her. If I discover you lied to me, this will be a serious punishment. Trust me, Rose, I will crush your business and everything about you," Don warned, his voice chilling, and I swallowed hard.

"Alright, Don. You won't regret this. But what about the money? How much will you pay me? I specifically prepared this one for you. You will like her when you see her," Rose said, her tone soft.

Silence hung on the line. After a while, Don's deep voice cut through. "I will pay 10 million. What more?"

"Don, make it 15," Rose said, and my eyes widened in shock. I only asked her for 8 million, I thought. Why hadn't I asked her for the full amount?

"If she is a virgin, I will send you the 15 million. Send her over to the hotel first," Don ordered, and Rose breathed out heavily as the call ended.

"So, Arianna, what do you say? Are you in for this offer or not?" Rose asked, her gaze locked with mine.

"I…" my lips trembled. "I don't have a choice," I replied at last with a low of my head. "I will do it."

"Hmm…" Rose's gaze crawled over my body from head to toe, and she turned to her daughter. "Talia, I have to take Arianna for some sexy shopping. She cannot wear this white nurse uniform before Don Milos. He would reject her. She has to dress in sexy lingerie. So I will see you later. I thought your boyfriend was here. You should go and have some fun." Rose dismissed her daughter, who acted grumpy and stomped her foot on the ground.

"Mom, are you sure Don Milos Sr. wants to meet with Arianna? What if it's his son, Don Gabriel? Why not send me instead? I cannot afford to lose a chance to be with Don Gabriel. So many women crave him, but he is unapproachable and untouchable," Talia murmured, and her mother scowled.

"Talia, it's not Don Gabriel. He has his own connections and doesn't do women, and I cannot get across to him for you. Do not worry. Once I find out that Don Gabriel needs a woman, I will send you to him. Alright," Rose said, placing her comforting hand on her daughter's shoulder.

"Alright, Mom. I will see you later. Let me go on a date with my boyfriend," Talia replied, her tone laced with happiness. She glanced away from me, turned back to the gate, and went in.

Rose's expression hardened as she glanced at me.

"Come with me," she ordered, and she led me back into the house. She led me to the driveway, and I watched Talia plop into a small red car, a Toyota Camry. She pulled the driver's seat door to unlock and perched in.

I glanced back at my father's house, wondering if he was home or if Talia and Rose had lied to me and said my father didn't want to see me. But why did he block my mother's contact from reaching him?

My heart ached at the thought of it, but Rose's sharp voice broke my chain of thought. "Get into the car, Arianna. We do not have all day to look around."

"Okay, Ma," I replied, before I perched into the other front passenger seat of the black Jeep. The smell of the expensive perfume Rose wore filled the air.

"Fasten your seat belt," she ordered, her tone clipped. "Before I forget, we are going for sexy shopping so you can appear presentable to Don Milos. Do not forget, Mr. Adrian Milos likes it hot and rough. So I will give you a quick guide on how to please him. First, you have to appear submissive. Don't argue; don't refuse his torture. Ensure you moan whenever he touches you. Don't lie like a piece of wood. Remember, you are doing this to save your mother's life. One error, one displeasure, and you turn him off. You need to follow his rule. Be obedient, submissive, and active. Do you get the point?"

Rose looked at my face, and I gulped down the hard lump that had formed in my throat.

"Got it," I replied at last, my lips trembling.

"Good girl." She grinned before she ignited the black Jeep, drove out of the house, and headed to the nearest clothing store.

My heart was in turmoil. Beads of sweat marred my forehead. My phone chimed in my uniform pocket as Rose drove out of the house gate and headed for the mall.

When I pulled out the phone, I expected a call from my Dad, but I saw a text from Vincent. My brows furrowed as I read his chat.

Vincent: Arianna, are you for real that you are Mr. Felix Maddox's daughter? I didn't know. I am sorry. I had to pretend to be hard on you because I was already there. Please, can we still be friends? I still love you, and I don't love Talia. I only need her help.

My brows furrowed deeply upon reading Vincent's text.

Instead of responding to him, I hit the block button. My memory was still fresh of how he shoved me to the ground as if I didn't matter to him.

I looked at the road as Rose drove the Black Jeep along the way. Soon, she arrived at a mall and pulled the car to a halt.

"Let's get out now. We need to shop fast before Don Milos changes his mind," Rose said, and I nodded in agreement and climbed out of the vehicle.