Dilara

Chapter 24:

'Ok here's the plan,' Adriano says turning around in his seat.

'We know already,' Lorenzo says.

'Terzo and I will walk in together,' Zoya says.

'Alora and I will go in next,' Alessandro adds.

'Then Adriano will walk in with Dilara,' Matteo says.

'Why do we need a plan if this is a small family gathering?' I ask.

Lorenzo looks at Adriano.

'You haven't told her?' He asks. Adriano sighs before turning to me.

'This isn't a family gathering, it's a mafia gathering,' he says. My heart drops.

'There will be dangerous men with their women who will have eyes on you,' he continues.

'Why me?' I ask.

'Because your technically dating the next heir of the Italian mafia group The Vipers,' Terzo says.

Fucking hell, he's the heir?

'You'll look desirable to everyone,' Zoya adds.

'Don't be scared,' Adriano says. 'We have security surrounding the perimeter.'

That makes me feel so much better.

'I'm not scared,' I reply calmly.

Maybe a little, but I'm not going to show it.

Alessandro opens up one of the black bags on the seat next to him.

'Take two knives each,' he says passing the bag.

It finally reaches me and I take one of the knives that has a red metal hilt. The other one is so sharp it can cut skin, even if you just ran your finger over the blade.

I strap the red one to my thigh and put the other one on my calf.

Alessandro passes a bag of guns round. Adriano takes two and so does everyone else.

'Who's Lorenzo going with?' I ask.

'Amira,' Lorenzo replies.

'Lorenzo looooves her,' Matteo laughs.

Lorenzo elbows him in the stomach.

'Wait, Amira is part of the mafia?' I ask.

'Of course,' Terzo says. 'She's a badass,'

'But she doesn't have a tattoo,' I say.

'It's against her religion,' Adriano says. 'So we gave her a snake necklace instead.'

He adjusts the gun in his waistband. An old man in a suit opens the door of the limo.

'Show time,' Terzo says.

He and Zoya get out and link arms. Alessandro helps Alora out and Adriano and I follow behind them.

I straighten out my dress, and Adriano puts his hand on my lower back. I put my arm around him and we walk towards the gigantic mansion in front of us.