Chapter 6

Sierra's POV 

  I headed towards the dressing room with my sister to get my hair and make up done. As I was almost done, my father entered the room. 

  "Are you not done yet, we need to go, people are already arriving there"He said angrily. 

  "We are done,just give us a few minutes we will come join you"I told him. 

  "We are done"my stylist said few minutes after my father left. 

  "You look really pretty "my sister said to me 

  I looked into the mirror and I looked like a goddess,my dark under eye gone,my puffy face now looking slimmer. 

  I wore a tight light pink silky dress with burgundy purse and heels to complement the dress. 

  I loved the way the dress accentuated my thick body.The dress was tight and outlined my shape. 

  But I just did not like the fact that I was dressed so beautifully just so a man I do not know can take a liking to me. 

  "Thank you" I said to the stylist and she smiled back at me. 

  My sister and I went downstairs to join my father and mother in the car as the engagement was not been held at our house. 

  "You will come in the next car with your mother,your sister and I have some things to talk about"my father said to my sister Penelope as she was about to enter the car my father was in immediately after I entered and locked the door. 

  "Move". He told Samuel,our driver. 

  "Is the engagement party happening at their house?"I asked him few minutes into our ride.

  "No, it's at their event center" he said to me. 

  "Event center,why??? I thought it was just between our families" I asked him. 

  "Lucas is the newly appointed Don and the members of the syndicate must be there on his wedding to show their loyalty to him but he said that he does not need a crowd for his wedding so we can only make the engagement big" he explained to me. 

  "And upon saying that,I need you to cuddle up to him,he is our ticket out of being viewed as the weakest amongst the five families and I do not want any mistake from you today,you are my daughter,you should make no mistake,is that clear?"he asked me with a threat hanging over the question. 

  Of course I have to do as he says ,lest he ships Penelope off also. 

  "Yes "I told him. 

  "Good" he said as he turned away from me. 

  I do not want my sister to be shipped away the same way I'm been shipped away,so the engagement must be perfect,I must make Lucas Luciano interested in me. I said in my mind. 

  I took my earbud, connected it to my phone and started listening to music.

  Music is like my go to anytime I am in a situation I can't deal with. 

  After about a while, my father tapped my forearm looked at me almost with care mixed with pity in his eyes and said

  "I know that this is not what you want,but life does not always go how we want it,so I want you to make the best out of your situation "

  That was the first time I saw my father look at me with emotion for about seven years. We used to be so close when I was a child but he just started withdrawing from me until a stranger replaced my father for me.

  "I have tried everything I can to save our businesses but it just wasn't working,only an alias with another family can save the company. I didn't want to have to choose between my daughter's happiness and the company but I didn't have a choice,I'm sorry. And it's really good for us that it is the leader of the syndicate you are getting married to. I know you and your mother are worried but you will be taken care of,I have made arrangements"he said. 

  "Thank you father "I said to him. 

  I was about to leave the car when he spoke up again. 

  "You know,he choose you" he said 

  "What?"I asked confusedly. 

  "He chose you himself. When Vincent called me ,he told me that Lucas choose to marry you,I don't know what you did but whatever you did,keep doing it because the more he is head over heels for you,the better for us"he said excitedly. 

  "Ok" I said to him. I felt utterly disgusted by him. I thought he felt sorry for what he had done turns out he just want to continue using me. 

  "And" he talked again as I was about to open the door "you wait for the driver to come open the door for you" he said with a smile and got off. 

  He must have felt happy with himself knowing he's gotten everything under control Unbeknownst to him that I never even talked to Lucas Luciano,I only saw the man from afar. He must have been given a list of random ladies from the families and he chose me.

  I got out of the car immediately the door was opened. I stood outside the venue for about three minutes before my mother and sister arrived. 

  My mother's face looked so gloomy "Mother, smile,you know all attention will be on us tonight,you cannot go around wearing this face,I will be fine do not worry about me, besides I'm not going to be staying with him as of today,we still have days to figure everything out,let's just get through today" I told her. 

  "Okay baby"she said. 

  "You guys go inside,I will be right behind you"I said to them. 

  I breathed in and out"this will all be over in five hours at most,I can get through it"I said to myself as I took a step in.