Sold To The Mafia Don

I felt so tired. After dinner I dozed off, knocked off like a light, I had no idea when Jace came back into the room that night.

When I woke up, I finally got the chance to look around the room. There was not much difference between this and his room in New York. Only that this one had a balcony I could freely go to.

I sat up and stretched.

My eyes trailed to the bathroom door and saw him leaning against the doorframe staring at me intensely. My heart jumped. 

Was he trying to give me a heart attack? Why was he watching me like a predator trying to hunt down a prey?

"What?" I asked him with a frown. I was still upset with him. I was always upset with him in fact. He never ceased to get on my nerves.

"Get ready for brunch. You're meeting my family today." He announced, standing up straight.

I could feel my nerves kick in. He was all dressed up in a suit and looked dashing in it. 

"Mira," 

He paused at the door and turned to me.

"Dress to kill."

He said that and left me to my thoughts. 

I knew I had to dress to impress but I wasn't sure I packed enough for that.

 But then my eyes trailed to the couch at the opposite end of the room. I saw a couple of shopping bags. 

Inside, I saw a black Dolce and Gabbana dress sheath dress. It was sleek with a high neckline, open back and knee length slit. Looking at the tag, I saw that it was custom made.

 He had my measurements? I paused and pondered. 

He was Jace Romano. Of course he did!

The heels were black stilettos with red soles. They were high but I could walk in them.

Then I moved to the jewelry. I saw a diamond tennis bracelet. I gasped. Then I opened the box of complimenting diamond earrings. They were so beautiful and for sure very expensive.

He added a Valentino clutch. When I opened the gorgeous purse, I saw my initials engraved inside. I covered my mouth in a gasp. He wasn't done. The last shopping bag I opened contained a Tom Ford's Black Orchid perfume. It smelled heavenly.

I stood back and stared at every item in awe. I wondered if he thought of all of this beforehand to take take the pressure off me. If he did, I was super grateful for it.

With no time to spare, I rushed into the bathroom to get ready. I could not wait to try on every single thing.

After having my bath, I sat in front of the mirror and decided to apply some light makeup to my face. There was no time to do a full face beat and I was no expert either.

I did the best I could, brushed out my brows, applied mascara and a deep red lipstick with a bit of gloss to make it shine, then I curled my hair a bit and my face was ready.

I slid on every piece of clothing he made ready for me. I spun around in front of the mirror, stunned at how beautiful I looked. If Roberto saw me right now, he would not recognize his sister. For this reason, I took a video and sent it to him.

Walking out of the room, I felt my confidence skyrocket.

I catwalked down the massive staircase like a beauty queen. My heels clicked the ground as I walked, announcing my presence even before I neared the dining room I was led to by the guard in front of me.

The two guards in front of the double door leading to what I correctly assumed was the large dining room, pushed the door open and I majestically walked in. All the murmurings I heard stopped as soon as I entered.

They were all seated, Jace was at the head of the table. Our eyes locked for brief second. I saw a slight nod of approval from him and I almost smiled in relief. I looked as good as I thought.

"Good day everyone." I said, taking in all the strange faces as they sized me up from head to toe. No one even cracks a smile. I felt judged and my smile had started to waver.

"So this is the girl?" An older women asked Jace with a sneer.

Jace gets on his feet and walked over to where I stood. He put his hand on the small of my back. 

He started off by introducing them to me first. I took note of their names and faces, glad they weren't so much. 

When he was done, he wrapped his arm even more possessively around me.

"Family. This is my wife, Mrs Mirabel Romano."

They muttered vague responses I could not exactly pick up on. I looked up at Jace and he gave my arm a slight squeeze to probably reassure me. I forced a smile.

He led me to my seat that was thankfully next to his eyes. I felt uncomfortable and I felt watched by everyone else but him so I kept my eyes glued to the plate as we all ate.

I thought I had passed the stage of scrutiny and everyone was busy minding their business when Jace's uncle, Ricardo, spoke up.

"What do you know about this family, Mirabel?"

I looked up quickly. How was I supposed to answer that question now? In truth, I barely knew anything about Jace, talk more of his family. If I answered wrongly I would just fuel their bias against me. They would believe it even more that I did not belong in their world and hate me even more. I could already tell that I thought I was a liability to the Don. 

"Uh-"

"And how is that question necessary?"

We all turned to the person that just walked in. 

To be continued...