Vera's POV
"Don't come in here!I don't want you to catch the flu too!"Nina's voice boomed from behind her closed door."But I can take care of youI have a bowl of chicken soup with me!"I shouted back to her looking down at the bowl of soup in my hands that had steam rising from it haven prepared it a few minutes ago."No noDon't worry about it.I-i can take care of myself. Mum is here to take care of me ,go to school"I remained quiet and bit on my lower lip thinking.Should I leave Nina in this condition and go to school?Or I should stay and take care of her?She wouldn't even let me see her.I had come by her room an hour ago to find out why she wasn't here yet.Luios was already waiting at the door to take us to school like he always does but 30 mins of waiting and Nina hadn't come down yet"Nina isn't here yet"Luios said for the fifth time now and I was getting worried,well more irritated then worried to be honest. He had a black cup of coffee in his hands with a leg placed on the seat and him sitted on the head of the seat."I'll go check"I got out of the car and came to look for her after finding out she had a flu,I really wanted to see her but an hour later I am still here with the bowl of soup."OkayI'll go to school and get notes for you and all the assignments. Okay!?"I had finally given up.Leaving Luios waiting out here wasn't the best optionThe more time I spent here trying to get in the more time was lost so I finally decided to go with the less stressful option,at least what I saw as that."Okay"I dropped the plate of soup on the side stool next to her door."Oh and send mum up her please!"Her words came before I started walking off."Okay!Bye!"She didn't respond so I went on my way down the stairs."How's Nina?"Mum asked once I came down ,stopping right in front of the stairs."Still sick i think.I dropped the bowl of soup for her on the side stool next to her room.She also wants you"I picked my bag from the couch in front of me and wore it."OkayHave a nice day honey"Mum came closer and placed a soft kiss on my forehead like she always did"You don't have lessons todayRight?"Mum was asking about my piano lessons I took every day after school except on Fridays like today."NoWhy?""Mum!"Nina's shout came from upstairs interrupting the conversationMum ran upstairs not before telling me a goodbye and disappearing out of myview."About timeYou ladies always make me wait"Luios whined when I came out and got into the car."SorryCome on we'll be late "I gave him a cheeky smile and he rolled his eyes at me and we took off.Julius's POVI shifted all my meetings and appointments an hour forward. The last thing I wanted was to go late to this o - so important dinner. I was still skeptish about this dinner.Why father would put so much importance into sitting and eating is what confused me the most.I just returned from my 3pm meeting and was sitting behind my deskI had to leave the office by 4:30 to reach home and get ready for the dinner at 6.Meaning I was definitely going to miss the important partnership meeting."Boss"Aldonis pushed my glass office door open with half of him already in my office ."Come in"He walked in with folders of files in his hands and came to the front of my table setting them down."Boss said I should make sure you leave on time"He had his hands behind his back and was chest out in his usual posture.He had one an all black suit with Bluetooth headphones in his right earI sighed and raked a hand in my hair."I'll be out soon I just have one more meeting"I stood up
Vera's POVI stared into a pair of grey eyes wondering who this stranger was. I could sense he was no ordinary man for the tailored Armani suit he wore spelled wealth, his stature and body language all screamed power, dominance and affluence. He was standing so close to me his breath was fanning my face. He was rather tall,I was short in comparison as I was only at his shoulder level. I opened my mouth to speak when light came from behind him."Oh goodVera your back. Come in dear"Mum came to us and pulled us both into the house by our arms as we exchanged glances. I was met with deep voices booming from the living room and hearty chuckles bouncing off the walls.Dad was sitted on one of the living room sofas and a more advanced man sat opposite Dad and...Nina!I couldn't believe my eyes.Nina was alrightBut she was sick just this morning.I was beyond confused.The strange man had grey hairs on his beard and in his neatly combed back hair.I could feel the power radiating off the t
Vera's POVI didn't see Nina for the rest of the day and I was beyond confused.Why she reacted the way she did, why she lied to me about being sick, all this was beyond me. I was hoping to ask her when I left mum and dad after our little talk but she wasn't in her room and I was too exhausted to go around the house looking, so I chose the latter and went to bed. This morning I had hoped to see her at breakfast but she wasn't here either."MumHave you seen Nina?"Mum was applying butter with a table knife unto a slice of bread"Oh yesShe had this club meeting at school she was going for "Mum said non chalantly"This early?"How could mum let her go earlier that breakfast ."You know how your sister is.She never listens to anyone " mum dropped what she was doing. "And she doesn't want to talk to me.Ever since last night.I didn't want to force her for fear of pushing her away"I got up from my chair and walked over to mum"Don't worry mum.I'll talk to her when she gets back from
Julius's POVThe drive back home was quiet. After dad had just practically fixed my wedding I was still trying to process it .I knew he was up to something but I could have never guessed this.I didn't want to disrespect father by defying him or refusing this alliance, so I did not say anything."Vera is a beautiful and noble girl.She'll be a great addition to our family" Dad said during our drive back home." This marriage will go great.And once your finally married, I can give total control of the mafias to you"He smiled down at me and I returned his gesture . I was fine with father's choice.I really didn't care who I got married to but something about Vera did things to me that I couldn't understand. Ever since last night she has made room for herself in my thoughts. Her face had never left my mind and it was affecting my work. So many times during meetings I zoned out remembering the scene of the evening wind blowing against her hair. I needed to get a grip.When I was infor
Vera's POVThe morning sun kissed my face as it sipped through my silk curtains. I opened my eyes and sat up yawning.I turned my head and took in my surroundings.My clothes from yesterday were scattered all over the room and my bathroom door was left ajar.I ran my hands down my face trying to get rid of the layer of sleep still in my eyes.All of a sudden my door burst open and Lexi came running in as she jumped on me and I fell back, hard "Happy Birthday Ver!"She exclaimed and mum followed into the room giggling."That's enough Lexi"Mum was still giggling as Lexisqueezed me till I felt my back pop"LexiT-too tight"I struggled to breath and fell out of the bed once she let me go.Yep that was my bestie LexiShe was a year younger and was part of our trio of Luios,Lexiand I.Lexi and Luios were unidentical twins.They both had the most beautiful black hair and she was really preety.She was those kind of friends every girl had,the type of friend who forced you to shop and pu
Vera's POVI got the feeling this man was either an enemy or a threat to the Chrysantos seeing the reaction on both Julius and Zeus's faces.The men that surrounded me were quietly leading me to the back door where every other woman had been taken as I searched relentlessly for Lexi ,mum and Nina with my eyes.All of a sudden we came to a halt as a man yielding a gun grabbed me by my arm .Pointing the gun at my head I froze.My heart was racing like it was going to beat out of my chestHe hurled me to himself as he walked me to the centre where the Scarry man was."You didn't invite me for you engagement Julius.I am so offended"He used his finger to tip my jaw so I could look straight into his eyes. My stomach churned at the thought of what he was going to do to me."And you are getting married to such a beauty .Hmmm" he smirked as he looked back at them."It'll be such a shame if something unforseen was to happen" "Don't do this Ludwick.She has nothing to do with this"Mr Chrysa
Third person POVVera's eyes fluttered open as she sat up and rubbed them a little. When she could finally see she was shocked.She wasn't in her room but where she was wasn't a place she had seen before .She laid there in the bed surrounded by white and gold interior.Pain shot through her head as she groaned, memories of what had transpired during the party came flooding back all at once to Vera and she was left a mess when she realised her family and Lexi were no where to be seen.She threw her legs to the side of the bed and stood up hastily, only for pain to consume her legs causing her to stumble and she was caught my a pair of strong arms before she could hit the ground.She opened her eyes to see Julius's face inches away from hers.He held her little body in his arms preventing her collision with the ground.For a moment they stared at each other in that position until Julius broke eye contact and helped Vera up before sitting her back on the bed.He had been watching her ev
Vera's POVI hadn't heard from my parents nor Lexi for the past three weeks and I was already getting home sick.I have been seeing a little too much of Cyrus, more than I was comfortable with and oddly enough Aldonis has been really busy lately. Honestly I believed he was intentionally ignoring me.I was grateful to have gotten to know the head chef and my personal maid SelinaShe was just the cutest and had the most mesmerising blue eyes you would ever see and I didn't fail to compliment her on it as much as I could but as usual she blushed it off.Over the past weeks we have eaten together and she has basically given me as much history on the Chrysantos she knew.I had asked why Mrs Chrysantos wasn't at my engagement and she explained that she had her personal business she was running which kept her away from the city very often.Hearing that Mr Chrysantos supported his wife so much as to let her be away for so long melted my heart.Their great love story and the amount of love the