His Virgin Queen by Mink

Author:Mink [MINK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MINK
Published: 2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00

11

Sophia

“I’ve gotten you a veil.” Carlotta hands it to me. It’s a pretty lace one with a clip covered in diamonds that pairs perfectly with my shoes. I know the diamonds are real without having to ask, but I don’t want to cover my face this time. I’m going to walk down the aisle with my head held high and my brother at my side. I want to see the look on my father's face as I do it. Before I can put voice to those words, Carlotta stifles that thought.

“He’s having an issue with the back of the dress. This might cover it some.” She reaches up, clipping the veil into my hair. She doesn't push it forward to cover my face, but has it lie behind to cover some of my back. I admit I was a tad uncomfortable with how much skin I’ve been showing. It isn’t something I’m used to, but feeling Nick’s hands run up and down my spine made me forget about everything else. Well, mostly everything else besides the fact that my father had shown up. A shiver runs through me, even though I know Nick would never let Lorenzo do anything to me. It’s not that I’m scared for me, not really. It’s more of a worry about what will happen to Nick. Will my father try to kill him? That thought sits heavily in my chest. Now, I not only have to worry about Marco but Nick as well. I resist the urge to rub my eyes.

I’m still surprised about how Nick talked about his business in front of me. I know better than to speak of the things I’ve heard, but my father and grandfather never went around openly talking about business. Not like Nick. It’s as if he wants me to know what’s going on. Or maybe it isn’t so much that he wants me to know, but more that he would share it with me if I showed an interest. It’s eye-opening and oddly refreshing to be included, but I have a feeling there will be many things I’d rather be kept in the dark about. Call me foolish, but this is the life I’ve been dealt. It doesn’t mean that I have to let all the ugliness that comes along with it coat me.

When I hear yelling coming from down the hall, I turn toward the doorway. I know the voice. A chill settles deep in my bones. The warmth that Nick had put there fades away. My father is really here. How easily he controls my mood strikes fear inside of me. It’s a power I think he will always have over me no matter how hard I try and fight it.

“Where’s my brother?” I ask Carlotta. He hadn’t stepped into the office with me and when I’d exited, I hadn't seen him.

“He’s here. Waiting to walk you down the aisle. That’s what you want, no?”

“Yes.” I’d forgotten to ask Nick about that. “We can do that?”

“Of course.

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