Chapter 7

Sierra POV

As I stepped through the heavy oak door into the hall, I felt like I’d walked directly into a midsummer dream,I was astounded by how big and ethereal the hall was.

The room didn’t just look expensive,it looked like a dream someone had spent a fortune to make real.

Every corner of the hall hum with the low, elegant murmur of the crowd.

I had been to busy to check out the surrounding of the venue but the inside is definitely made of money.

There were at least a hundred to two hundred people in the hall. And everybody head turned towards me the moment I enter the hall. I was frozen to where I was feeling everyone gaze on me,some women looked at me with pity,some smiling at me,some with envy wishing they were in my position,I mean,who doesn't want to get married to the Don.

Some men look at me with no emotion in their eyes,some with admiration,but most of them look at me like they already stripped me naked with their eyes.

I encounter a lot of men like them and I teach them a lesson,but today definitely isn’t for that.

"Just the woman we were looking for"I heard my father say from the front of the hall.

I walked towards him,he was standing with about five men at the table he was at.

"Good morning"I greeted them all.

I recognised two men at the table,they were my father right hand men.

"Sierra,this is Vincent, Lucas' father" he said.

Then man had a menacing appearance ,I could barely look him in the eye.

"Nice to meet you Sierra"he said smiling subtly

He looked like he was in his fifties but he was a strikingly handsome man,he was above six feet tall.

"And this is Lucas"my father said.

I tipped my head to the back to look at his face. He towered over every one. He looked less like a man and more like a warning.

He had a faint scar cut on the left side of his cheek adding to the dangerous edge in his expression. His eyes were unreadable ,cold enough to silence people with a single look,then suddenly as I offered him a smile,he took my left hand and guided it to his lips.

I was completely taken aback as I wasn't expecting that.

"Nice to officially know you Sierra"He said with a resonant tone,his lip curling upward. He had a very deep voice that could send me running off my feet.

I couldn't look away from him,it was as if I was trapped by his lightning-blue eyes.

He had a few inches over his father.

He has a menacing appearance and a mountain peaked cheekbone and a hawkish nose with his jawline looking like it was sculpted by God himself.

His gaze was icy blue,sharp enough to cut through the room

He looked perfect.

I was so mesmerised with him that I thought for a moment "maybe this marriage will work out after all".

"We should leave you guys to get acquainted"my father said seconds before Lucas' phone rang.

"I have to take this call"he said raising his phone up and then walked away.

I could feel my father's anger and embarrassment from where I was standing.

"Excuse me,I need to go find my mother"I said smiling at them politely.

The engagement party was just another place to do business for all of the guest there.

Immediately after I left their table,I took out my phone from my purse to message my best friend Mia. 'Are you at the party yet?' I sent a message to her.

'Girl,your party is lavish' she replied after a moment.

'Where are you' I sent her.

Awaiting her message,I felt a tap on my back. As I turned to see who it was,I was thrown into a hug.

"I have missed you"Mia said excitedly.

I hugged her tightly back.

"I have missed you too so much" I said back to her.

After exchanging pleasantries and catching up for a while,she asked me "So,have you seen him?"

"Yes,I have"I told her.

"So?"she asked.

"So,what?" I asked confusedly.

"I mean,how was he?" She said.

"Ohhhhh,he was,I mean,he is really stunning ,he is a vision of perfection "I told her.

"Ohh,wow"she said.

"What?"I asked her.

"You look interested "she said.

"No, not at all,he is handsome,I just admire his look,that is all”. I told her pointedly.

"Hi, Sierra,Mia,how are you guys"Lucy said smiling as she approached us, which two ladies I do not recognise by her side.

I met Lucy when I was in college and to put it short, she's a bitch.

She is from the Giovanni family.

She has always had a problem with Mia and I for reasons best known to her.

"Hi to you too Lucy"Mia greeted her with a grin.

I didn't bother to reply her.

"Congratulations Sierra,I heard you are going to be Lucas' little bride" she said snarky with emphasis on his name.

"Well,you heard right, you are at my engagement party" I said frankly curling my lips upward.

She scowled.

"Excuse us,we have to leave" I said before she could bring up her little comments.

"Let's go to the restroom for a moment"I said to Mia.

"That girl is a bitch"Mia said glaring in Lucy's direction.

"I know,but don't let her rattle you up,that is what she wants"I told Mia.

"That's true,did you see how angry she was when you said she is at your engagement party "Mia said happily"ohhh,it was satisfying ".

I chuckled.

"Shoot, please,I will be right back,Leo needs me"Mia said while checking her phone.

Leo is Mia childhood sweetheart and they just got engaged not too long ago.

"Sure,no problem"I said to her.

I went into one of the toilets as soon as I got to the restroom.

I heard bunch of ladies enter as soon as they swinged the door open.

"That girl is not even beautiful,she is just a fat pig"I heard one of the ladies say.

"I wonder why he is going to marry her,not to talk of her family been the weakest of the five main families,they are definitely not going to help his business" another one say.