Her Mafia Lord

Chapter Twenty Nine

When Bianca and Amore touched down Mexico, there was a sudden sense of anxiousness which hit Bianca knowing she was going to see Giovanni but she shoved it to her back. She intended to bring her A game to her acting skills and did not want to falter in any form.

She had failed to call Lucifer knowing she was eventually going to meet up with Giovanni and wondered if Giovanni was aware that she was in Italy. All these thoughts ran through her head that she barely noticed that they had arrived. She tried to conceal her nervousness and entwined her hands with Giovanni as they walked into the huge mansion. Once again, the first hallway was empty and only slow rhythmic Jazz could be heard playing from what Bianca could deduce was a stereo.

“Are you sure you are ready for this?” Amore asked, getting worried over the subtle sign of nervousness she was showing.

“I love you and that is all that matters” She gave him the usual fake smile that anyone could easily fall for.

“Alright then, let’s do this” His escort aided them with the huge door and it opened revealing the members of the family having topics to discuss.

Bianca searched around for Giovanni and nearly leaped in fear as her gaze landed on his; she noticed how expressionless he looked. Could it be that Lucifer had informed him of her presence in Italy? Could it be that he had taken a liken to Imade? All these thoughts ran around her mind within minutes as she followed Amore and sat down.

There was a tense silence in the room for the moment; Bianca didn’t feel too well, she hated the fact that she could not get along with her act, she needed clean air to calm nerves. She turned and made eye contact with Amore who leaned in to hear what she had to say.

“Are you sure?” He asked her in a low tone.

“Yes, I just need to calm my nerves a bit” Amore nodded and instructed one of his escorts to watch her as she went out.

“Greetings everyone, first of all, I want to sincerely apologize for my lack of punctuality as there are other things I need to attend to. Let us rise and head to the round table for discussion” Amore announced

“The rules of the table says everyone must be present at the table before a meeting can be held; we need to abide by this rule strictly” Giovanni indicated to Amore. He could not deny the fact that when he had seen Bianca, he wanted to run to her and just take her away with him but it would falter his plan. He received the message late at night from Lucifer about the whereabouts of Bianca. He had connected dots together and deduced that there would be no other person to be in care of her than his beloved step brother.

“Apologies brother, as you know, women sometimes have their emotional and mental state of mind to deal with and in my situation, my wife happens to be experiencing one of those moments” Giovanni noticed how he had laid more emphasis on the pronunciation of Bianca as his wife. If he wasn’t acting up, he would have taken Bianca out of here with force but knew better not than to spoil a good plan he had been executing.

Giovanni had opted to take Image along with him so he could show the family that he really meant it when he chose to marry her. Imade on the other hand, had a big smile on her face; she had expected Giovanni to react in a special type of way but he did not. She knew the bitch would be around and decided in her heart that if she tried anything silly with Giovanni, she would spark up a serious fight.

“Once again, thank you for honoring my invite to a truce meeting. My uncle Xavier here, has something to say before we proceed” He looked at his uncle and urged him to go on.

“Leader of the round table, Amore, I hail you. It is without a shadow of doubt that we are at war and even if we know or we don’t, we should understand that the Elites family is always at war in the underground business. The killing of Vladimir, one of the biggest mafia lord’s in Russia, has sparked revolt by his men. The information we got is that they intend to destroy our warehouses and cost us a very huge revenue in Russia. Gentlemen and of course ladies, we need to act fast” the moment Xavier finished speaking, the door burst open and Priscilla entered the room with her escort by her side.

“You are late to the round table’s meeting and it attracts a fine of ten thousand dollars” Xavier mentioned to Priscilla who simply chuckled and sat on her seat.

“There are some rules on the table that are worth eliminating because of some unscrupulous elements” There were a series of gasps across the table.

“Woman! Watch your tongue” Xavier warned with rage in his tone.

“Apologies elder if you feel offended by what my mother had just pointed out and I beg to differ from the rules too. I mean, some of these rules are old and barbaric” There were murmurs at the table.

“Noble men and women of the round table, I plead that we all proceed to the major issues of the day and talk about the minor ones later” Giovanni suggested and the moment he took his seat, Bianca entered the room.

From her peripheral vision, she could see Giovanni’s burning gaze on her skin but she was no longer nervous and so ignored it.

“I have a good suggestion” Giovanni rose to his feet once more.

“I suggest that we send some of our trusted allies over there to calm the situation down. That way,” Again, there was chattering and murmuring amongst the members.

“Anybody With a contrary opinion to this” Amore announced and no one countered it.

“Alright then, we have a series of escorts, who do you all think that we could pick?” Amore once again threw the question to the table.

“Leader of the round table Amore, I hail you. I believe that if we are going to pick, we should cast a lot” Xavier suggested.

All this while, Bianca had practically nothing to observe; she believed it was better to keep quiet in regards to topatters than push herself to limelight and be severely criticized by the members at the round table.

“I wish to categorically state that one of my escorts is already in Russia. She was deployed by me months back when Vladimir was killed to assess the situation and I believe it is because of her act, there hasn’t been war just yet” Giovanni pointed out.

Bianca knew he was referring to Viola. She has been particularly sad that they hadn’t met to talk from the last time but one thing remains; Bianca would still be grateful to her.

“Having another escort aid her won’t be a bad idea and considering that my brother has already sent a first bodyguard, I suggest he sends another one this time around instead of casting lots” Giovanni was purely absent minded in the meeting. His thoughts were filled with how Bianca was seated at ease alongside Amore and not even bothering to look at him.

The meeting ended with Giovanni having to pick Lucifer who was given first hand instruction to join Viola in Russia. The reason Giovanni had chosen Lucifer was because of how smart and calculative he was in the face of danger.

While he was speaking with Xavier, he watched Bianca pass by and looked around to see Imade had left the living room which meant he could break out of character and confront her. Bianca on the other hand went about relating with other members of the family; something she had been advised to do by Image as a way of earning their trust.

She learnt alot from some of the members especially; Norman who perhaps was the only member that took a liking to her very much so that he related with her like a sister. Bianca was still weary of Priscilla who she noticed was particularly quiet in the meeting which was unlike the loud persona she embodied.

“Excuse me” Bianca stiffened a bit as there was only one voice that could have much effect on her at the moment. She slowly turned around and came standing face to face with Giovanni who was wearing a skeptical look on his face.

“I believe we have not been properly introduced, my name is Giovanni” Bianca didn’t like the game that he was playing and knew perfectly that he was only doing this to gain her attention.

“It’s a pleasure to meet Mr. Giovanni” she decided to play along; Giovanni may be the master of this game, but he had taught her a few tricks that she had up her sleeves.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.