Lucas whistled seeing Aria dressed in an evening dress. "From leather pants to a dress. Impressive!You are giving me the vibes of a good wife material, Aria."Aria rolled her eyes and stepped into the car without bothering with an answer to him. She had to dress up like this for her mother's happiness. Her mother came to her home in the evening with these dresses and accessories for the special occasion. Today, she was going to meet Lucas' parents for dinner. Her mother was excited for her new journey. And Aria did whatever her mother asked her to do today. If all this gives her happiness, dressing up was the least she could do for her. Lucas joined her in the car and frowned. "Wait, what happened to your face? Your lips look swollen."Aria fisted her hand tightly in anger but didn't let it show on her face. "I was training with Leonus."Lucas sharpened his gaze. "Nah. This doesn't look like a gym injury. It looks like you have been thoroughly Kissed.""Lucas!" Aria snapped at him.
"I love you, Aria. And I will forever keep you happy," Lucas said with hopeful eyes. There were alot of emotions in his soft gaze.Aria blinked a few times and pulled her hand back from his. "Lucas?" She was stunned at his confession. "We are good friends. I don't know from where you get this notion but spill it out of your mind right now. I don't love you. We are getting married in three weeks and then getting a divorce after three months. Nothing else is possible between us. Do you understand me?" Lucas shook his head. "No I don't. Why can't you accept my love? I am ready to stand behind you my whole life…""Lucas. Snap out of it! You have to stand behind me as my soldier your whole life anyways. There is no other option for you. A Capo leads and soldiers follow. I will be your Capo. Don't try to cross that line." Lucas sighed and punched the steering wheel lightly. "Damn man! Why can't you behave like a normal woman for once? You spoiled all the fun from my joke." He laughed p
Leigh watched her sister-in-law who was looking depressed. "Answer me, Laura. What Bratva? And what do you mean I am promised to Bratva?" She demanded from her. Laura rolled her lips inside and swallowed her saliva in anxiousness. She didn't know how to tell her but It was Pakhan's order to inform Leigh about her being promised to the Fedorov family."Leigh, I want to tell you something about us…" she started but stopped when her eyes went to Dinara who was walking towards them."Laura, what are you doing here? You usually comes on weekends." Dinara asked as she came to a stop beside Leigh. She frowned seeing Leigh's ashen face. She knew her friend was worried for her but the look on her face seemed odd to Dinara. And not to mention she didn't bother to look at her when she stood up beside her. Instead, she kept glaring at Laura angrily. "Leigh. Is everything alright?" Laura looked at Dinara in a frustrated manner and answered: "Yes, absolutely, Dinara. She is just shocked to see m
"Pakhan asked for you and your family," Mikhail said when Nikolai opened the door for him. Nikolai swallowed the dryness in his throat. "Mikhail. I have something to tell you. Please come inside." Mikhail shook his head. His eyes were hard, "No. I can't Nikolai. I know your sister is at home. So I advise you not to waste any time and come with me or you wouldn't be able to suffer Pakhan's anger."Nikolai knew he was in a big problem but he also had something which could save him. He looked at Mikhail and nodded. "Let me call my family." ..Aleksandr was playing squash in the basement of his home. His home was no less than a fortress. It was divided into three parts. One, His main house, where He lives with his most trusted people. The second part was a big hall, big enough to host a crowd of two thousand people. He especially had the hall built for a special occasion. A special parade of someone in front of his soldiers. And the third part was a basement. A basement which has his
Leigh jerked her hand from Igor's hold. "Don't touch me!" She hissed. "Why are you acting like you don't know me? Why are you being his puppet!" She snapped glaring at Igor."I am Pakhan's councillor. Bratva's councillor." Igor stated. "Not a puppet.""You are also my friend, Dinara's brother. I know you have always been old school but I am not one of you. I don't care about you, your rules, your Pakhan or your stupid Bratva!" She barked.Igor gave her a hard look. "You should." "Well I don't!" Leigh said and then glared at Aleksandr. "I don't consider you as God. I don't…""By the end of this hour, you will see me as your God," Aleksandr said, getting into her face. His eyes were hard and dark. His face was tight with anger. "By the end of this hour, you will care about Bratva and its rules. Because your fate depends on this purity test. If you turn out to be pregnant, things are going to get ugly. Very ugly for you."Leigh's h
Aleksandr stormed inside the cell. Anger flew in his veins like blood hearing the news. Igor followed Aleksandr as well in utter rage.This news had shaken the values of Bratva. A Fedorov bride has to be a virgin, this was the rule since Bratva came into existence and today, Leigh has slapped on the rule. "You impure woman!" Aleksandr snarled as He grabbed Leigh's forearm and pulled her to her feet. His eyes were burning in rage seeing her face. A loud scream left her mouth as she cried in pain and fear. "You disrespected Fedorov traditions. You disrespected my name, my Bratva. Now you will pay for your crimes!"Leigh was crying badly. She couldn't understand how her life changed in just a single day. She didn't know how to handle this situation. "How could you do it," He growled in a low tone. And Leigh hid her face with her other forearm in fear. "I am not pregnant," she cried out. "I am not pregnant," she kept saying as if this was going to save her from this monster's wrath. "
"What about this?" Bella asked her daughter as she showed her another piece of bracelet.Aria rubbed her temple and sighed. "Mom I…" she opened her mouth to tell Bella that she was not interested in jewellery shopping and all but stopped herself. This was her mother's dream and she didn't want to break her dream. "It's nice. Mom, I like it a lot." Aria was happy seeing her mother happy. She and Lucas' mother became best friends almost immediately. She couldn't stop talking about how good of mother-in-law Aria was getting. Aria knew it too. Celine was just like her Mom. A good Italian woman who worships God. She was happy for her mother finding a good friend in Cosa Nostra after more than two decades of her marriage. "Mom, Celine. I trust both of your choices in finding the best dress and jewellery and everything else for me. Buy anything you both like and I will happily wear it. But now I have to meet Leonus for some work.""Aria, work can wait. You are getting married in a few days
"They are expecting us to kiss," Lucas said as he eyed Aria and his family watching them as they walked to the small tree house in Lucas' parents' garden. They all came there for the rehearsal dinner. And now after dinner and the exchange of gifts, Lucas, like an excited groom asked Aria to walk with him so that they could spend some alone time with each other. Aria forced a smile to her face and joined him. She could feel her family's gazes on her back. She was already tired of this drama. And her tiredness turned into anger when Lucas told that their family members were expecting a romantic moment between them. Aria cringed reckoning the discussion between her and Lucas' mother about a grandchild. "Don't you dare to do it," she hissed at Lucas. Lucas raised his brows. "I don't want it either. We are friends and even though I joked about having feelings for you I won't do it. I am as uncomfortable with this as you are." He said and shook his head before letting out a deep sigh and