Arielle pov.
Seat. Arielle's father said and gestured towards the seat in front of him and mum. I sat down gracefully and thanked him before he continued..
My heart was beating faster than it has been since the house keeper came to call me from my room to inform me that my Parent was calling me.
a part of me already knew why he was calling me. I have been dreading this particular 'talk' since the day I turned eighteen a month a go.
Do you know why I have called you father asked.. and I immediately shook my head.. hoping and praying it wasn't what I think it was.. he picked his drink and took a sip before continuing.. my mother was seated next to his with her usual black face . Her hair is neatly, tightly, packed.. as single strands wouldn't be able to slip out until she took out the pin herself.
your eighteenth year already, Airella. My father started to say and I felt my heart drop.what he was about to say was pretty obvious..
You are ripe for Marriage..which is why we have started your wedding preparation. The moment you locked eighteen you are getting married in a weeks time and all you have to do is relax and do whatever your mom and sisters asks you to.
What? I demanded with urgency and my heart beating faster and tightly in my chest.. blinking unbelievably and glancing from father's face to mother unexpressionless face.
I knew I was going to get married to one of the soldiers or generals sons since I was thirteen..I have been aware that I have been brought up to be a good and obedient wife to whom ever get picked out for me by my father.. It was a tradition in our world for our fathers to marry their daughters off to eligible men who hold worthy positions enough to benefit them one way or another..
you getting married to Luca Russo in a week's time.. and my mouth fell wide open immediately Luca?
Don Luca Russo? The ruthless mafia king??
I whispered out with my eyes blown wide.. and my heart tightly in my chest.. my hands were starting to shake due to how close I was to closing my emotions..and I squeezed my hands and breathed out as quietly as I could.
yes Airella, Don Luca has requested your hand in marriage and everything has been in preparation ever since.. you should really be honored that someone as powerful as him would want to marry from our small family.. despite the fact that they are higher generals with daughters in which he would have picked from. My mother finally said from the moment I got into the office.. and I looked at her with tears in my eyes..
I couldn't believe that my father would want me to marry someone like that..
But he's really older than me.. age is just a number my father said..wasn't he like fifty?
It doesn't matter. And besides his just eighteen years older and you. My father said dismissing my protest.immediately as he took another sip of his drink.
I don't want to marry him father. I started knowing I was digging my own graves.. by voicing out my own thoughts but having no other choice lei. anybody but him father please.. he anyone but him.his scary and ruthless you have said so yourself.. I have heard so many rumors about him. Scary and detailed about him. Please Father, anyone else.. I was almost crying now.
Airella my father shouted and I jumped and swallowed emptying seats in my seat and staring pointlessly at my shaking hands..
Not him.
Please I cried silently
Is it just rumors and since when did you listen to rumors without getting enough proof?Father snapped and I jumped again..and swallowed hard. Trying hard to blink my tears away..