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2024-10-29 19:42:56Vera's POV
I 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 two strange men in the room."Oh VeraYou know iv been waiting for you"The advanced man's voice brought everyone to acknowledge my presence.He took composed strides towards me and for some reason I felt intimidated by his deamenor."Bellissima" (beautiful)His Italian was incredibleBetter than my teacher's in school.He took my hand and placed a kiss at the tip of my knuckles which made my cheeks hot."I'm ZeusZeus Chrysantos.It's lovely to meet you Vera"He let go of my hand and I was left a bundle of nerves realising everyone's attention was on me."It's n-nice to meet you too,sir"I just had to stutter.I faced palmed mentally."Now the purpose for this dinner can actually be fulfilled".He turned to mum and dad, they had the biggest smiles on their faces which only added to my confusion."MikhailYou know I always liked your daughter Vera.I would be most honoured to ask for your daughter's hand in marriage for my dear son Julius"He gestured towards the stranger I ran into outside.I hadn't quite processed what he had just said but when it hit it was like a thousand books fell on me."It would be our honour to acceptOld friend"Dad responded without delay like it was something they had rehearsed ."Congratulations"Dad and Sir Zeus hugged and mum joined in.I was still in shock as I looked around and my eyes fell on Nina. All the colour in her face had drained and it was left pale. Before I could blink and open my eyes she dashed up the stairs and disappeared from my view. I was about going after her when mum thugged at my hand, pulling me beside the stranger who I now knew was Julius.I looked up at him to see his gaze fixed on his dad and my parents' exchange.Reality hadn't hit me yet. That I was getting married to a complete stranger and out of nowhere."Thank you for this good news Zeus" my dad's voice got my attention"Thank you for hosting usWe will see you in the next three days for the engagement "That was enough. Reality just slapped me in the face, that my parents just arranged my freaking marriage in my face and I couldn't do anything about it .And now my engagement is fixed!On the same day as my birthday!!I wanted to scream.Why wasn't I told about all this!And why did Nina react like that!Most importantly I thought she was sick!Nothing made sense!I was too deep in thought to realise they had left, I was momentarily alone with mum and dad. The smiles on their faces made my blood boil and heat to rise in my cheeks out of anger. Mum came up to me with the warmest smile and pulled me into a hug."My baby girl will be getting engaged on her 22nd birthday.How great is that.You know I got engaged to your father on my 22nd birthday too.It was a common occurrence in our family that the daughters got married on or after their 22nd birthday" she said caressing my cheek."Mum no!"Was all I could say as I pulled back."You just got my marriage and engagement fixed without asking me!?"I was shaking."No honey"She looked worried and tried coming closer to cup my face but I stepped away"No mum.How could you two decide this all by yourselves"Tears were stinging at my eyes."Vera sweety try understand.Julius is a good boyWe've known him since he was in diapers and he'll make you happy.You never mentioned wanting to marry anyone, did you?"Dad pointed out, stressing the last part."NoBut doesn't mean I'll marry someone I don't know and my engagement has even been fixed in three days time"I pointed out the obvious hoping they could see my point of view."Okay.You two can meet.I'll set up a date for tomorrow for you two to get to know each other. Done"I wanted to scream."Dad i-"" Please Vera.If you don't agree then Mr Chrysantos would feel very insulted and possibly ruin me"Dad interrupted, and my eyes went wide."R-ruin you?""Yes.He has the power to" dad stopped and I got the feeling there was something he wasn't telling me."Please VeraGive this a chance"I sighed lightly and nodded pulling a forced smile and they seemed delighted and they both embraced me.i was willing to do this. It may not be as bad as I think.I trusted my parents.Related chapters
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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
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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
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Vera's POV"He doesn't?"I could see the disappointment on mother's face and I couldn't bear it"No he doesn't.He treats me even better "I smiled and looked over to see Julius glaring daggers at me ."Oh thank goodness.I knew this was a perfect match.Your father and I have something important to discuss with you two""We will discuss it over dinner but for now your mother and I need to rest"He came to her and placed his hand at her side and she smacked him giggling as a blush ran across her cheeks.Their love was so cute.The maids carried their bags and their belongings were sent upstairs as they followed soon afterI felt a strong grip on my wrist and before I knew it I was being pulled upstairs by Julius and he threw me into his room kicking the door behind him."What do you think your doing?!"My heart was racing.Why did he lock the door?He took long strides towards meTaking my wrist again he pushed me against a wall and caged me to it."How dare you!what game are you pla
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Third person POVVera's eyes fluttered open and she rubbed them a little. Looking at Julius peacefully sleeping she smiled to herself. Tracing his abs and chest with the tip of her fingers she just took notice of his rose tattoo at his side"Morning gorgeous"She tried to pretend like she was asleep but was already caught"M-morning"Her cheeks turned crimson"I see you were admiring my tattoo""No.I mean yes. It's beautiful""I got it five years ago. It was supposed to be a reminder that love and war were the two things in my life hence the rose and the sword but the sword dominated "Vera just took in the information with a clueless face. "Vera is Julius here.... "Aldonis drifted off when he saw them in bed butt ass naked"Shit! "Vera panicked and hid her face in Julius's chest and he threw the covers over her properly "It's not hard to fucking knock!! ""Sorryyyyy!!! "He shouted rushing out Julius looked down and laughed at Vera's bright red face. It was as red as her h
