Chapter 2 KISS OF THE DEVIL

Liana seemed to be the only one who was not having fun at her wedding party.

Apart from the bright and colorful bulbs that illumined the entire place, there were candles lit and placed on each of the tables in the hall.

"Tonight is s special night! Eat and drink to your fill!" Matteo Romano was excited, it was the first time many had seen him smile.

Liana watched him from where she was seated. She could only imagine what life was going to be like with such a loud rascal.

"He laughs like the devil." She grunted, but everyone seemed to love that devil except her.

"But he is handsome. How can a man be so evil and cute at the same time?" She couldn't stop stealing glances at Matteo.

It felt like she had already broken her vows while she stared at the tall, hot bearded man.

The only part of the story that was left out to her about the Mafia boss was that he was tall, well-built, blue-eyed, and had the most alluring smile she had ever seen.

But no one pictured him ever getting married

"Whatever that old priest told Matteo to convince him to get married must be very strong." One of the guests said, and his companion nodded in agreement.

"Maybe he prayed to God about it and he changed Matteo's heart!" She joked, and they both laughed over it.

"I wonder how these two are going to live. They are like fire and ice." Another guest said, sipping wine from his champagne flute while he stared at Liana.

Everyone could tell that she was very innocent even from afar, and Matteo was just a ruthless spoilt brat who had managed to take over the underworld at the age of twenty-five.

Matteo had ruled the crime world for three years, and everyone who had tried to dethrone him ended up miserably.

Many said that even the devil was scared of him because he controlled the night, and it was hard to tell what he was up to.

"No one is permitted to be sad, tonight!" Matteo was having fun drinking with a large stick of brown cigar stuck between his teeth.

Many were relieved that he was happy, at least it meant that no one was going to be killed that night.

"More wine! More wine!" He yelled, and the servants wasted no time to do as he had instructed.

The hall was filled with so many kinds of people, but there was no ordinary person except Liana.

She had seen people she only heard of, including models and young female CEOs.

"Why pick me when he has all these damsels around him?" She wondered, slightly intimated by the beauties flocking around her husband.

Matteo danced with some of them, unperturbed at how provocative they were dressed, and how they were rubbing their slippery hands sell over him.

It appeared that marriage was not going to stop him from hi nasty attitude, something else that had made him very popular in the city.

Eventually, he got tired of dancing and moved to join Liana at once.

As soon as she saw him coming, she adjusted herself and looked away at once.

His presence made her nervous, but she tried not to show it.

"Hello, wifey!' Matteo wrapped his arm around her neck, causing her to wince.

"You have been very quiet since our wedding. This is our wedding night, we should have some fun!" Matteo laughed, but the only response Liana could give was a shake of her head.

He grunted. "Don't tell me you are going to be boring. I am sure you must have heard of Matteo Romano. I am the life of the party!" Matteo said loudly, and some of the close guests who heard him cheered him up.

"We should dance, Laura!" Matteo said, causing Liana to grunt in annoyance.

"My name is Liana!" She corrected, but he scoffed at her.

"Who gives his daughter that kind of weird name? Liana!" Matteo sniggered.

He found the name funny, and even though Liana was offended, she was too afraid to show it.

"Come on, let's go shake our bodies! Come show me some moves!' Matteo tried to drag her up, but she refused to stand.

"I am too tired." She found the perfect excuse to give, but she knew that she didn't want to go because she hated him.

Surprisingly, Matteo didn't try to press further. He let her be even though he was unpleased with her moodiness.

"I guess I will stick to watching others have the fun then." Matteo sighed, but his mind was still in unrest.

He puffed smoke into the air, but the moment he realized that the choking effect made Liana cough, he took it off, watching as she waved off the smoke in front of her.

"You have never smoked?" He asked, but Liana didn't think that she needed to give him a response.

"I started smoking at the age of ten." Matteo boasted, but his utterance made Liana detest him even more.

"I hope you are ready for tonight, Liana. I have been saving myself to make this night a memorable one. Your uncle tells me that you have never been touched by a man, but we know that's just an illusion of an old priest."

The look Matteo saw on Liana's face was far from what he was expecting.

"You are a virgin?" He asked, shocked before she could even nod in response.

"Goodness gracious!" Matteo couldn't believe it.

"Little saint!" He teased her, but nothing he did or said seemed pleasant to Liana.

She didn't bother to look at him again while he kept his eyes on her, unable to fathom the nature of her innocence.

"I am bored. Come kiss me..." Matteo grabbed Liana by her waist, and without warning, he tried to kiss her.

"Let go of me!" She yelled, and a slap followed.

Silence followed the loud gasp that left her.

Then the music stopped, and everyone waited to see what Matteo was going to do.

Of course, he was furious. Glaring at Liana while he rubbed his right cheek.

She was afraid, thoughts of what he could do to her filled her mind.

Then suddenly Matteo began to laugh, and everyone thought he had gone crazy.

When he was done laughing, he leaned forward and spoke to her with a whisper.

"This is going to be fun. I always did like breaking things."