A Marriage at the Cemetery

Leniela

" I swear i didn't betray you Cesare, it's a misunderstanding i was only going to see a friend of mine at the publishing company". The lady begged crawling to hold his leg but one look from him made her stop where she was.

" care to explain why you diverted and drove to the cemetery when you noticed you were being followed? or you have another friend of yours who works here in the cemetery" he sarcastically asked and the lady went silent.

"I must say you choose a good place though. It's not like I care about your body but you made my men's work a lot easier. They don't have to stress to dispose of your body as we can just join you with any other corpse. " He remarked with a devilish smirk staring down at her. The lady was almost peeing on her pants right now, I too was shivering at how nonchalant he spoke. What could she have done that warrants such punishment?

"Don't worry," he chuckled, then continued, " i'm sure they wouldn't mind your company besides it must be lonely in there."

"No,. The lady wiggled her head trying to move towards him again but the men were quick to stop her." you can't dispose of me like that, you know i still have a lot of use for you"

" I can always look for a replacement, what makes you think you're too special?" he harshly asked and my heart stung as if he was talking to me. How could he be so callous?.

Till now none of them had noticed as I peeped on them. The wall was doing a great job.

"But i love you Cesare, it's impossible not to fall in love with you "

"You were not supposed to, you breached our contract. Did you think exposing to the media that we had a thing was going to force me into loving you?" he mocked and the navy blue haired lady bowed her head.

"Forgive me for that please, we can start again. The contract only expires till next month" her voice sounded desperate

"You don't still get it that you've broken two rules from the contract now do you?" . I could swear that his voice held no emotions.

"We are done.I had a better offer for you today but you spoiled it with your own hands. " The lady looked at him perplexed then he continued "I was going to get married to you".

"What!"

"What!". Both I and the lady uniformly exclaimed. I was quick to clammed my mouth shut. Luckily my voice wasn't that loud so no one heard me. ( so she thought).

My eyes widened when i saw one of the men in black suits pointing a gun at the lady's forehead.

Are they really going to kill her? I can't led that happen. I only have months to live but I could save this lady's life but how? . These men, especially Cesare Ferrari, were dangerous and a little mistake could end both I and the person I wanted to save.

"saluta il diavolo quando arrivi" ( Say hello to the devil when you get there) . His lips stretched in a wicked smirk and the man holding the gun readied his hand to pull the trigger.

"No!" I screamed moving out of my hiding place and everyone turned towards me. They all had their guns pointing at me and I almost fainted at the spot where I had paused.

I raised my hands in surrender"Please i mean no harm," 

"Keep your guns down". Cesear instructed and they did as he said.

 His face was hard as he waited for me to start talking.

"I'm willing to get married to you in exchange for her life" I blathered, taking everyone by surprise except Cesare.

"What do you think you're doing?" the lady who was kneeling angrily growled and I looked at her.

"Saving your life ofcourse" I replied inwardly. 

My eyes went back to Cesare and I noticed he was examining me. I didn't know what he was looking for but I didn't feel intimidated. Deciding to be a model wasn't just my own judgment but from the opinion of others. Most of them said i had the perfect shape and face for the job.

"Aren't you a sacrificial little lamb damigella (damsel)" he chuckled amusingly. " you don't even know what happened but here you are". 

"I don't know the details but still i think she deserves a second chance and that's why i'm offering myself in exchange. I promise not to fall in love with you as you wish " i replied. Even Though i looked determined and strong, i didn't know how long i could hold up with his penetrating gaze.

"What's your name?" he asked after a lingering silence.

Why was he asking? But i answered any way" Lenie, Leniela Moretti" 

I caught sight of the man beside him who was typing something on his tablet. The man had on a gray color two piece suit different from the others. It was even close to Cesare's red own. I guess he wasn't just any one.

"You recently became an adult but you look mature for your age" Cesare complemented. He was now holding the tablet. 

How did he know that?

Cesare walked towards me and I took some steps back afraid of what he might do, then when he really cornered me he brushed pass me leaving his manly cologne for me to inhale. I quickly got my senses back when I saw the other guys dragging the blue haired lady behind Cesare.

What's happening? Did he not take me seriously or what?. Well, at least the lady wasn't killed.

"I think it would be wise to go after him, he doesn't like waiting" the voice which came from behind made me startle. It was the man in a gray suit. I must confess the guy is really handsome with his blonde hair and grey eyes.

"A-alright '' I replied and followed the others.

"Oh my goodness!" I gasped loudly at the luxurious black cars in front of me. There were three in line and all of them were of the latest SUVs especially the one in the middle. It had this unique design.

"Get inside the car" Cesare's annoyed voice said and I looked in his direction to see he was inside the car in the middle. The guard opened the door and I stepped in and took a seat far away from him.

Cesare pushed some papers and a pen towards me . I glanced at the content before picking it up. It was a marriage contract.

"I'm sure you heard everything when you were eavesdropping so i don't need to tell you about the rules again"

My eyes almost came out of it's socket. "You knew i was there all along?" 

He ignored my question and just continued " This contract will only last for three days"

What now? A three day marriage? What the hell in God's name! Who does such?.

"After that, you're free to go" he said and I looked at the paper again. 

It's just a three day thing Lenie, you can do this, i pep talked and signed my name on the line before pushing it back to him. 

I can't believe I got married in a cemetery to a dangerous man like Cesare Ferrari for that matter but then again i don't have the luxury to regret my choice.

I waited for him to kick me out but I instead saw the car in front of us moving then soon ours began to move too. I felled like screaming for the world but some one would surely have my neck for it.

"Good grief!, i can't even enjoy my first ride in the latest SUV" i mumbled grouchingly. 

With nothing to do or say, I stared at the beautiful city of Florence. It was already getting really dark and the view was amazing with the lights turned on. My eyes diverted to the man beside me and I couldn't help but take in some details about him as he typed on his phone.

If I said the gray suit man was handsome then Cesare was definitely a walking god. He had black hair like ebony which was similar to his cold eyes pulled behind giving him a smart look. His nose was pointed and his jawlines were sharp. My eyes moved to his taut chest and i was able to see some drawings as a result of his two shirt buttons left out.

" I'll send someone to come pick you up tomorrow evening so we can go see my dad together" his emotionless voice made me come out of my daze. It was now I realised we were actually almost reaching my home. How did he know where I live?

This is not good at all, if my mom sees me with him she might suspect something. I also needed him to pick me up somewhere else tomorrow.

"Please stop the car, I'll get down from here" . I said to the driver and he pulled over.

"If it's not too much to ask, can you pick me up at my friend's place instead? I'll just write down the address "I started searching for a pen and a jotter from my bag.

"I'll take care of it" 

"Thank you for the ride" I said with a smile and alighted from the car before continuing on foot. I only took a few steps inside the house when I heard my mom's voice.

"Where have you been, young lady and who owns that car you came out from?"