Chapter 5 No marriage

"Enough Karol, I don't want to talk about this anymore, don't keep reminding me of the disgrace that is about to happen in my life.

Melissa drank the drink that was in her glass all at once, that subject, all this was taking away her peace, she didn't ask for any of this, it seems that fate decided to play a trick on her just when she was feeling more fulfilled than ever. Maicon, Melissa's best friend, was hiding a secret that only she knew; he was gay but couldn't come out because the mafia was very strict in this regard. Maicon joined the gang and everyone started talking.

Melissa got lost in her thoughts and without realizing it ended up staring at the man who was a few meters away, the man who in a few days would be her husband, she thought about what her friend was saying and she was really right, he wasn't ugly, he had a handsome face, a man's pose, but none of that mattered, just because he had a nose for air, an air of authority she already hated, besides he was old to her, not to mention that she didn't want a jerk bossing her around, which Otto looks like he's bossy, he thinks he owns the world. With these thoughts Melissa stared at him, Otto as a good capo knew how to be observant, he knew when he was being watched, as soon as he turned in her direction he saw her staring at him, he was curious to know what the girl was thinking that was looking at him, he stared at her and only then Melissa came to her senses and realized what she was doing, At the same time she made a disgusted face and turned her face away, Otto thought how abused the girl was, he had to find a way to get rid of the marriage or else he would have a lot of headache with her, he already had many problems of his own, he didn't need to get another one.

After many chats and drinks Russo decided it was time to make the engagement official once and for all, he saw Otto's restlessness and didn't want to get into some kind of trouble like Otto leaving, he went to the large party room and lightly slammed a knife into the cup drawing everyone's attention.

" Well, the time has come that everyone has been waiting for, lovebirds please come forward."_ Otto walks over to them with his jaw dropped, Russo was certainly trying to show them something that didn't exist, Otto and Melissa were not a couple in love and hearing Russo call them lovebirds drove Otto crazy.

Otto stopped by Russo's side with a not very good look on his face and watched Melissa as she approached him, it was unbelievable, how can someone marry another person without any interest, it was like something out of the blue, but unfortunately neither of them could do anything but act in front of everyone. Melissa stood just beside her father and then he spoke again.

" Everyone here already knows that my daughter will now be an official q future lady in the Mafia, she will marry Otto the hood who will soon also become Dom of the Italian Mafia, today we were here to make official the engagement of the two just not to skip steps since the wedding will be in a few days, come my lovebirds, come."

Otto and Melissa get closer and face each other, a girl brings some cushions with the engagement rings, Otto takes them and puts them on Melissa's finger in the blink of an eye, it was even a little rude, she rolls her eyes and does the same thing with him, already with the engagement rings on their fingers they turn to the front where everyone is watching everything, soon the applause is heard in the large hall, Otto adjusts his suit and leaves without looking back returning to his table, just did not leave because he still had to wait at least ten minutes for them not to say that he made a mess with the engagement. After a while he sees Melissa and her friend together again, he with his hand on her waist while she turns a glass of drink and then does the other, Otto was not believing that the woman could be so shameless to the point of being engaged to one and grabbing with another, for this impulsive instinct of his he got up and went to his fiancée, wanted to put her in her place.

"I wonder if I might have a word with my fiancée alone." He arrives talking behind the two of them, and they both take fright, Melissa even more so, not expecting him to come to talk to her so soon, in fact she hoped it wouldn't happen at all.

Maicon looked at Otto and quickly walked away.

"Sure, make yourselves at home, excuse me."_ He turns his back and out Melissa looks at Otto with a raised eyebrow, the two stare at each other for quite a while until Melissa turns again to another glass of drink and turns to the table and starts to fill another one.

"So, are you going to say what you want to talk to me about, or are you going to stand there with that pouty face?

"I've been watching you and I've noticed that you and this na..."

"Your what?"

"This "friend" of yours, we're just really close."

"Yes we are, and what's it to you?"

"You're very bold you know, you're certainly not afraid of danger."

"I laughed in the face of danger my love, but enough of the bullshit, what do you want?

"You and I don't want this fucking marriage, so refuse to marry me and let's end this once and for all.

"You really spoke the truth, we both don't want this marriage, so why don't you refuse to marry me and let's end this marriage once and for all?