Her Mafia Lord

Chapter Thirty Eight

The next day came faster than Bianca had expected and already, she was getting herself ready for the ball. She had purchased a mask from etsy with her phone. It was made out of silver and it had this mysterious craft that lured her in the first place to buying it.

Amore had ordered a makeup artist for her before he left for work. She was taking her time to get herself ready for the event. It was funny because she didn’t have a date. Notwithstanding, she wanted to steal the show. She had chosen a red dress; it hugged her skin so perfectly, leaving her flawlessly beautiful. Any man would literally drool like a teenager seeing her like this and she loved it. The make up artist applied the necessary make up on her face, making her look ravishing. Even Gal Galdot would applaud her on the way she looked.

After all the makeups were applied, she took her mask and stared at it for a moment putting it on. When she opened her eyes and stared at the mirror, she opened her mouth in disbelief. She could not believe that she looked this beautiful. With the mask on her face, she looked like the ‘mystery lady in red’. After she was done with all her nail painting, she checked her time to see it was nine pm. She gasped knowing that she was already late for the event. She grabbed her purse and headed out to the living room where Antonia and of course Micheal was waiting for her. It had been a while since she set her eyes on Micheal and seeing him made her wonder how Lucifer and Viola were doing in Russia.

When she arrived at the designated venue, she was amazed by how exquisite the entire place looked. Indeed this was wealth! Bianca said to herself, heading into the hall.

The sound of Jazz music filled the room as she watched several sea of heads dancing along to the beautiful song that was being played. She could barely recognize anyone, wearing the mask but it was the essence of the event.

“Bianca!” She turned and so Doris came at her. She wore black gown and had this amazing heels which Bianca could not help but admire

“You made it!” Doris hugged her in excitementCòntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

“Where is Thea?”

“She is already on the dance floor with her boyfriend”

“That’s the Thea I know,” Bianca started laughing.

“So where is your knight in shiny armor” Doris gave her another signatory the wink

“He would not be coming”

“Aww, that must really be sad” Bianca chuckled; if only Doris knew she was happy that he wasn’t here.

“So , I gotta go, my dad needs me right away” Bianca watched her hurried away into the crowd on the dance floor.

She sighed and went to the counter to have a drink. It has been quite a while since she had something to take.

“Well good evening Bianca” She looked up immediately at the bar man who was serving her the drink she ordered.

“Romeo?” She asked, trying to picture the voice with the face because he is masked.

“Of course. Hey uhmm, don’t make a fuss about this, if the manager finds out I am talking with one of the guests, my ass is going to be fired” He explained.

“What are the odds though” She asked smiling at him

“I will say there is no chance,” Romeo replied, giving her a shot.

“So what are you doing here all alone? I thought you would probably be on the dance floor with your husband of course. Talking about your husband, where is he? I mean I haven’t seen him since I returned” Romeo asked due to curiosity.

“It’s a story for another day Romeo” Bianca replied, taking the shot. She reacted to the effect it gave her; it was very strong and she loved it.

“Don’t tell me you’re trying to get yourself wasted” Romeo mentioned but Bianca didn’t care as she took another shot.

“You will get yourself drunk Bianca” While he was speaking, Doris approached them and the moment he set his eyes on her, everything else faded away.

“Hey are you okay?” Doris asked a little concerned about how Bianca was taking the liquor.

“Yea am good! Oh I forgot to say, meet my friend Romeo. And Romeo, meet Doris my other friend” Romeo was speechless; he didn’t know what to do. He knew this was his chance to find a girl and he assured himself he won’t screw it up.

“I thought the bar men aren’t allowed to speak with the guests?” Doris asked, looking Romeo in the eye. The confidence that she possessed and the manner at which she carried herself with grace enticed Romeo a lot.

“Well that doesn’t apply in his own case” Doris was about to say something when one of her father’s escorts came and whispered something to her ear.

“So sorry guys, I gotta go again. My dad really needs me” And just like that she left with Romeo staring at her till she got lost in the crowd once more. How could someone be so gorgeous? He asked himself, still looking in the direction she had left.

“Uhmm, earth to Romeo?” Bianca snapped her finger looking at him before he returned back to reality.

“Sorry about that,” Romeo remarked, grabbing another cup and cleaning the glass.

“What were you thinking about though?” Romeo wondered if he could possibly tell Bianca about it but he was skeptical. What if she doesn’t like me? She may ignore me due to my current status! All these thoughts ran through his mind that he didn’t know Bianca was already talking to him.

“If you zone out again once more, I will force my hand to your eye socket” Bianca warned.

“Sorry, I don’t know what is wrong with me” He indicated

“Well, I kinda know what’s wrong with you.” Bianca said with a smirk.

“You do?” Romeo asked.

“Of course. I noticed the way you reacted when I introduced Doris to you! It was funny but I chose to ignore the whole thing” Bianca chuckled, seeing the embarrassed look on Romeo’s face.

“You shouldn’t be laughing at me though, I mean a man has to experience that time in their life where they develop feelings for a lady,” Romeo explained.

“I see! Anyways just to inform you, she is in the same class as I am. Also, she is single”

“Really!?” He asked, looking at her in disbelief.

“Of course, I am sure” Bianca was about to add to her statement, when she was interrupted by a guy.

“Excuse me ma’am” She looked up at the man. The tequilas she had taken were beginning to take effect on her that she couldn’t recognize the face nor the voice. It was so strong that it created this feeling of happiness for her.

“May I have the honor of dancing with you?” He asked. Bianca wasn’t in her right state of mind and so agreed.

“Sure!” She replied.

Giovanni and Imade had arrived at the event quite late; Imade was of course one of the ladies who hated punctuality. She didn’t find it fascinating and thus always went late for an event.

While in the course of the event, he had noticed a mystery lady in red clothing with a mask which he was somehow drawn to. He checked to see if Imade was anywhere close but couldn’t find her. Guess she went to hang out with her friend. He approached the mystery lady who he noticed was having a good time with the bar man. When he was close enough, there was something familiar about the way she spoke and how she reacted to something funny the bar man must have said. He wanted to know more about this lady and so decided to opt for the dance as a way of initiating a conversation.

“Excuse me ma’am” when she turned, he noticed how she was particularly staggering and it seemed to him that she had much to take.

“May I have the honor of dancing with you” He noticed how hesitant she was to take his hand and dance with him but the aftermath smile on her face convinced him he had hit the jackpot.

“Sure”

***

When Bianca hit the dance floor with the strange man, she was engulfed in his manly cologne. There was something about the strange guy that she could not place; how he moved his body and hers with grace. It was like the replica of Romeo and Juliet on the modern day dance floor. She noticed that as the dance got heated, they were both in sync; something she hadn’t witnessed in a while since Giovanni swept her off her feet.

After a while, they got tired of dancing and headed back to the counter where Romeo was still actively serving the guests. When he laid eyes on the two, he smirked devilishly; sounds like someone is having a good time, he said to himself.

“Two tequila shots please” Bianca didn’t understand where the sudden boldness to speak had emanated from but she had to admit, she felt really good.

“So tell me about yourself ma’am” Bianca wondered if she would reveal her identity to the stranger but reminded herself that it was dangerous as some of the men in the room might probably be gangsters and Mafia lords of the underworld.