The Emotionless Bride

Chapter 9

Ruslan Valetin

Introducing Elisabetta as my wife was the most exciting and best planning I had done. Sophia was having a melt down off to the side of the stage, her parents trying to reassure her. The mask had slipped and now everyone has seen her true self.

Elisabetta was like a robot though, I had to guide her hand into mine as she was confused on me holding out my hand. Not giving her a chance to back out I pulled her to the stage. I wanted everyone to see my wife to be. She was stunning. I felt a bit disappointed that my fantasy hadn’t come true seeing her in the dress, but when she said about killing someone in a dress, I had to give it to her. I never thought about that.

I didn’t have a job for her till later this evening as it came to light a guard was trying to ask questions about me and has taken an interest in my life. I made sure he was here tonight and let the boys know so he can be in position where I can see him. I want to see what he wants to do.

I messaged a photo of him to Elisabetta and let her know this was the job to keep an eye out on him as he has been sniffing around. Elisabetta seemed to relax with this knowing what to do. It didn’t take her long to find him and keep a close eye on him. Before I could take her to her seat a gun went off. Elisabetta stood with her gun in hand and the guard dead on the floor. A gun was in his hand.

Lev came on the stage telling me the guard had pulled out the gun aiming it to me as I turned my back, but Elisabetta was quicker. All the women were screaming running away from the body, the men moving their wives out of the way or pulling out their guns, all on edge, not trusting each other pointing their guns.

‘’Enough!’’ I snapped in the microphone. Everyone stilled in place. The women finally shutting up. The ones stood close to the body was covered in blood and brains.

My Elisabetta was stood gun still aimed at the crowd. She hasn’t moved not taking her eyes of the crowd. Watching her I wanted to take her to the floor and have my with her. I couldn’t care that everyone was here, let them see me take my woman. She would probably shoot me if I did that with the gun in her hand, but what a way to go that would be. I wonder, have I unlocked a new kink?

Shaking the thoughts out of my head, I looked to the crowd and see everyone was paying attention. I let them know that I will be doing my visits and who I was starting with. I told them if I find out anyone has f****d me over in anyway, they will be in the same position as the Don who was killed with his guards. I flicked on the screen with the pictures as a warning. The women screamed again, some of the men turned pale. On the side of the stage Sophia fainted into her dad’s arms. He looked at me pleading. I just ignored him and suddenly by miracle, Sophia was awake and looking at me, I could see the fake confusion.

Looking away from her going back to eye to eye looking at everybody, I heard her sigh and then mutter to her dad about how my Elisabetta has stolen me, voice whining. I dismissed everyone from the ball, making sure they all left my men guiding them out of the room and out of the building.

I stood next to Elisabetta who finally lowered her arm down when everyone left. Her family was the only ones left here. Sophia was suddenly being held up by her mother and her dad had his arm around them. He looked at my Elisabetta with anger in his eyes. As he was about to say something I cleared my throat getting his attention. Lifting my eyebrow slightly Lucio started to squirm. I let them know if my wife is spoke about in a negative manner again, they will be the ones in the photos that I show at the next event.

This made them sprint out of the room. Leaving just me, Elisabetta and my men, with the dead body on the floor. Elisabetta was just staring at the doors, she was locked on them not even looking at my men doing the clean up of the guard she killed.

Grabbing her hand she kept looking to the door. Not moving when I tried to pull her, just a small shake of her head. What is she waiting for?

I didn’t have to wait long as Sophia came storming round the corner, murder in her eyes, her dad chasing after her behind and Caterina just walking with a smug smile. When Sophia made it into the room and see us standing on the stage still, she stopped quickly in her tracks surprise overtook her face, which she quickly masked with tears.

Caterina walking up to her taking her in her arms, with fake sympathy, why these people think I do not notice anything is beyond me. Lucio went up to his wife and daughter putting his arms around them in a protective manner and tried to pull them out of the room, but they dug their heels in the floor not budging. They really do have a death wish.

We all stayed quiet, me, my men and Elisabetta it was easy for us. But Lucio he was squirming and the girls looked to be planning in their heads on what to say, waiting for us to crack first and speak.

When this didn’t happen, Sophia started to get squirmy like a worm on a hook. Looking to Lucio for him to speak. Lucio just kept trying to pull them out of the room and whispering for them to leave. Sophia and Caterina were not listening. Got to give it to them they got bigger balls then Lucio.

The quiet must have gotten to Sophia finally as she ended up asking, well snapping out, ‘’why her! I was supposed to marry you, not her, she is just a pathetic ruthless killer. How can you find that attractive, I have been trained to be married all my life, she is just trained to kill.’’ Tears fell down her face.

‘’So, what does that make me then?’’ I asked, if Elisabetta is just good for killing and is a killer what does that make me as I am the same.

This question seemed to be something she wasn’t expecting as Sophia looked like a gaping fish. No words coming out of her mouth. Caterina jumped in quick to defend her daughter.

‘’You are the Godfather and a man, you are trained for this, women are meant to be trained to be a housewife, raise children, be there for their husbands, not kill people.’’ The smug smile was back when she said this looking to Elisabetta. Who looked extremely bored.

‘’I will tell you why I picked Elisabetta, as I am in a good mood.’’ Just looking at my wife to be makes me happy so I kept my eyes on her.

‘’She saved my life earlier, yet if it was you Sophia stood there, I would be dead. Elisabetta was perfect for me as she is not scared to kill, torture, and do her job. I am proud of her with what she done to the Don. I know she can look after herself, she is not after my money, and she is the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on.’’ I had to hold her hand as I said this last bit. Just staring at her like a creep.

Sophia let out a high pitch scream and actually stomped her foot. She started to throw a tantrum, picking things up and throwing them. Kicking anything that had gone on the floor, her crown started to slide off her head with how much of a whirlwind she was.

Lucio had to pick her up as she started to get worse nearly foaming at the mouth as no one paid attention to her. Her screams and speaking got so high pitched you couldn’t understand a word. All that going through my head was I dodged a bullet there.