Chapter 5

~ROSINA~

I walk into the golden pivoted room, which is well-decorated with the dimly lit light emanating from every angle of the room. The crowd murmurs when attention is placed on me, with Don Lorenzo De'Russo's holding tight to my hands as if his life depends on it. I felt a deep spark of sensation within me. His face was a velvet of handsomeness, and his looks were a resonator of darkness and a cold aura.

Everyone's eyes were fixated on our hands, and as I glared at their lingering eyes hovering all around us, I was certain enough about what was going on in their minds as they glared at me.

"You don't need to let the eyes bother you further; focus on me, and everything will be fine as you please," Lorenzo whispers into my ears. His voice and closeness caused my heart to flutter at a cold whisper. His hands slowly went to my waist, and he grabbed me closer as the crowd went wide.

My heart flickers simultaneously at his closeness. I'll be lying if I say I didn't feel the spark within me, more lying if I denied every feeling of a cold sensation, and also if I didn't say I was already damn wet all over me down my thigh.

"Welcome you all to the evening special celebration, as we all know. My lovely sister and her fiance's engagement is today," Kira mutters, glaring at the crowd, a smile sculpted in her face.

They gasped at the sudden revelations, with their attention drawing more to me. "Tense yet calm, even the beautiful Prinsessa still has some hidden flaws underneath the surface," he mocked, leaning his lips closer to my ears.

Gosh, does this man know what he's doing to me whenever he does this?"Well, everyone has one flaw or the other; you are not left out of the game either. "I murmur to him, and he rolls his eyes at me.

"Not everyone." He smirks.

“I disregard the motion that says everyone,I fear nobody and I am not everyone; definitely there are no flaws in me." He mumbles, caressing my waist with his hands in a way that causes my wall to wiggle in anticipation of the unknown.

His actions were torture to me underneath, even if I didn't show it. It only makes me remember the night we spent together and how he handled me, and I began to crave him each time I set my eyes on him.

"Guess that's all for the little Dovey couples. Come forward for your ring exchange vow, so we can go into the party proper, sis," Kira announced, gesturing at me.

Lorenzo scoffed. "She's a two-faced person, and she's good at her game," he murmured before leading me to the designated podium.

Kira shifted away from us, with Lorenzo taking the ring from its place.

"Damn it, a pink star diamond ring; that's the only edition of the ring, and it's very expensive." Someone from the crowd muttered dreamily, and I scoffed.

If only they knew this engagement was based on arrangements only and it's only set to bring my downfall, they may perhaps consider other stuff.

"I hear the De'Russo's brothers inherited it from their grandma, and it's passed down to the first wife of every one of their first sons." Another female dreamy voice was added with a smirk.

"Opportunity to wear the pink star diamond ring of De'Russo's heirloom; huh, what a lucky Principessa you are," he mutters, staring at me.

"Not some sort of achievement to me; better than anyone, you are the worst of it, "I mumble to his hearing, and he clears his throat, rolling his eyes.

I felt sparkles in the way he rolled his eyes at me before sliding the ring into my hands.

"Now we are engaged, but there's one thing missing from this to make it highly official and believable." He leans closer to me, grabbing my waist to himself. He mutters, and my heart thumps at his closeness.

"What's that?" I managed to ask, resisting his effects on me.

"I don't know, but nothing we haven't done before." With a mischievous grin on his face, he mutters. His eyes were boring into mine in a seething, dependable manner that only caused my heart to throb.

Slowly, he drew me closer, covering the little distances between us, and he leaned his head closer to my lips. "Don't get any silly ideas in your head about this; this is all just a show-off, and please don't take it personally." He whispers, and the next thing, he crashes his lips on mine.

I was shocked and dumbfounded. As his lips danced fluently on mine, I felt tickles all around me, my heart hammered in my chest, and my wall wiggled excitedly. I felt a surge of sexual ecstasy rush through me at a constant interval.

I didn't know when I wrapped my hands roughly around his neck as I deepened the kiss more.I didn't care about anything else but the kiss, and all I wanted right now at this moment was him; even if I tried to resist, I couldn't.

"Wow, that's intense and crazy. I thought it was only for a show." He mumbled into my ears, breaking the kiss as the realization of my actions hit me. I turned to see the crowd murmuring around us, and some admired our proximity. I sigh, weary, before responding to him. "You don't expect me to make it worse, do you? '' I tell him nimbly and hesitantly, as I instantly regret my actions.

I inwardly curse at myself for lusting over him and engaging in such an intense, blood-draining kiss with him.

"I guess the show is over and the real party starts now, little Princepassa." He smirked, grabbing me by my waist with a forceful proximity. I felt a hard push on my chest.

"And?" I asked, not understanding his statement. "What did you say about completing the engagement in our bed?" I felt my heart tickle when he said these words, leaning his lips to my ears.

Damn it, this man is a demigod, a devil and a flirt. "gross!!" I mumble "Cheer, you gotta see the look on your face. Just a random joke. I wasn't planning to spend another night in sexual ecstasy with you." So he said, and his words pierced my heart even though they weren't supposed to.

He dragged me off the gathering with his hands on my waist, I could see eyes frolicking around us. They were mostly focused on him, given by the views.

"Since engagement is over, I would love for you to meet my business associate who's here for the party. Better than never, I should introduce you to my world."

"Well, I don't think I will want to be introduced to a bunch of criminal crime lords hiding under the surface of some bloody company," I stared angrily at him.

I knew for a start the moment I got entangled with him that I'd be in his worlds, even without notice, but what I wasn't expecting was to be introduced sooner to the world. All my life, I had been only my dad's girl, running his company and living the life I desired.

I never once dreamed of this day, nor did I think I would be sold off either.

"Acting like a saint when your dad does this under the surface too?"