Contracted To The Mafia (The Mafia's Dark Desire Series) novel Chapter 1

Eliana:

I kept my eyes on the paper that I just signed.

My wedding contract.

“Congratulations to our new groom and bride” My father announced proudly. Of course he would be, the man was forcing me into a marriage for a stupid peace between him and this family. The two families couldn’t just simply stop their fights, no, they had to wed me and their don, their eldest son, Vladimir Romanov.

The man’s brown eyes avoided mine as they remained fixed on his own parents. His father may have been alive, but the man had resigned his position a few years ago to his son.

Vladimir took my hand in his as the music started and I had to fight back glaring at him, knowing that everyone was now watching us. We both walked to the dance floor as to have our first dance, the glare my father gave me for not smiling told me that he would be making sure that I regretted making any wrong move. He had promised me to pay for the consequence with my life if I did ruin this marriage, therefore, I was forced to comply despite not wanting anything with the man.

Vladimir’s eyes met my own as his hand slid behind my blonde hair to my waist pulling me to him, my own arm wrapped around his neck as we swayed to the music. Our eyes cold toward one another despite our smiles, no one outside our families knew that this marriage was arranged.

The song stopped a few minutes later and Vladimir’s mum, Maria, came to take my place while my dad took Vladimir’s. His eyes met mine and I could swear that I could see fire souring through them toward me, and to make it worse, I couldn’t even flinch or react to the force he had added to my waist as he pulled me to him.

“You seem to be forgetting our deal” dad said reminding me of what he had told me that night.