I really wish my bruises could heal faster.

I quickly grabbed my purse and dug up the concealer, in a bathroom I started applying it in a rush.

I took a moment to look at myself in the mirror. Today I was wearing a pink gingham top and beige jeans. I latched the chain on the back of my neck and watched as the golden medallion is falling onto my collarbone. This necklace was a gift from my biological mother and it meant a lot to me.

"Sorry to keep you waiting," I said to Alicia when I finally got out of the bathroom with my makeup on.

"That's not a problem at all Ms. Snow" Alicia replied, putting on a mask of professionalism "Please follow me" I was about to ask Alicia to call me by my first name heard a high-pitched scream.

"Let go of me, I said, let me go!"

Casey.

I also heard a male voice.

"What's up, we're kidnapping little girls now?" He asked sarcastically.

"Giovanni, don't bring your children to work," the second voice was more serious and didn't have the same amusement as the first.

"This is not my child, Mr. Vincenti. Don Rafael ordered to bring her "

"Rafael ordered you to bring some 10-year-old girl to our house?" the voice asked in disbelief.

"I'm 16, you idiot!" Casey shouted, indignant at how she was being treated.

"You're too short to be 16," Remi said, meanly.

"And you're too tall to act like a little prick"

There were a lot of people in the room when I entered the room. My sister, kicking and screaming as if she was possessed by a demon. The way Casey looked was a perfect example of how different we were in terms of dress style and personality as well. She was wearing a navy-green checkered linen shirt. It was about three sizes too large for her. Underneath her shirt was a dark gray T-shirt with the nirvana logo, I think? Her nails were painted black, and her eyes were shaped by black eyeliner. She was dressed in short, frayed denim shorts and worn off black converse shorts.

"Let me go! I said let go! Fuck off!" Well. At least I know she can't be kidnapped that easily. When she saw me, she stopped struggling and opened her mouth in shock.

"Eliana ?!"

"Why aren't you answering your goddamn phone, Casey?" I asked, suddenly feeling a surge of anger.

"Can someone explain to me what's going on here and who the fuck are they?" Asked the boy around Casey's age, in a less cheerful voice now. I guess he didn't like being called a prick.

Everyone fell silent when Raphael entered the living room, even Casey was quiet for a moment.

"Let's sit and talk" he announced. Everyone obeyed him without saying a word except Casey, who glared at him and didn't make any move to sit down. I wanted to tell her to do what he says, but I couldn't, something was preventing me from speaking in a tense situations like this.

Raphael, on the other hand, did not seem to be concerned with her behavior. He ignored her completely. He sat down gracefully in a black leather armchair and looked at us with a calculating gaze, as if judging who he was dealing with.

He was silent for a moment and I couldn't speak, is it natural for him to speak slowly and pause, or is it just building tension? This silence was a form of torture. When his gaze lingered on me, I looked down at my lap, wanting to get over this conversation as soon as possible.

"Well then, Eliana, Casey let me introduce you to my two younger brothers - Milo and Remigio. They are both high school seniors. Boys, this is my fiancé Eliana and her little sister Casey"

"I'm sorry, did you just call this woman your fiancé? "Remigio asked with confusion." You never even mentioned you have a girlfriend"

"I don't. Eliana is my future wife, but we're not dating"

"I'm sorry I don't follow," said Milo.

"You're a bunch of freaks for kidnappers," Casey noted.

"Hey, watch yourself" Remigio shook his finger, she snorted.

"Can anyone explain what exactly is going on?" Milo asked impatiently. But I looked at Raphael, hoping that he would undertake this hard task instead of me.

"I want to know why some thugs pulled me out of the bar by force and pulled and dragged me here against my will"

"You were sitting at the bar!?" I whispered in horror. She's only 16 ... I'm a terrible guardian.

"Focus Eliana," my younger sister called me to order, forcing me to start a dialogue about why we were here. "Why am I here, why are you here, what the hell is going on?"

"Well ... because you know. Somehow it turned out like that " I finished miserably

"What do you mean by that? What did that man drop out of the sky in front of you? Is he your destined mate? Why the hell would he appear all of a sudden? This is insane. I'm going home" Casey got up, very annoyed, and ran out of the living room.

"Casey, wait!" I shouted and was about to follow her when Rafael spoke up.

"Sit down, Eliana. You don't need to worry. No one can leave this house without my permission"

That is what actually worries me.

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I'm so sorry guys I added chapter 14 as chapter 13. This is so chaotic.