The Vampire King and the Mafia Princess

Her father had called her to come home early, they would be having guests. She wondered what sort of guests were important enough to get an invitation into Lucas Lucieno's home, but she was quick to put it at the back of her mind, she was meeting them hence there wasn't any need to worry her mind. The car stopped at the entrance of the mansion and one of the bodyguards came forward to open the door before the car drove towards the garage. Butler Ming came forward to welcome her, he took her bag and then passed it to a maid who would take it to her room. "Welcome back Eldest Miss", She nodded her head in reply. The butler knew that she wasn't being rude, she was just a person who finds talking hectic. Their home looked the same yet somehow different, what sort of subtle modification had they made. Who was this guest again? A petite-looking woman swaggered towards her first daughter. She wonders what it was that could make her daughter get flustered. She was always put together, expressionless even in the face of hardship. She could not be read, her next move couldn't be foreseen. The only thing constant about her is her expression. Ciara Lucieno placed her manicured face on her daughter's porcelain face, a face that cloned hers. The only difference is she had enough energy to shake the brains of her children in their skulls. " Mama, good evening" Aurora placed a soft peck on her mother's left cheek. Taking off her jacket she asked the question she had been pondering. "We will be having guests" "Guest" Ciara corrected and Aurora raised her brows slightly. Such modifications for a single person. How significant was he. "Freshen up and come downstairs before he arrives, my dear", Ciara patted her cheek before turning to take a look at the kitchen. So, the guest was a man. Aurora ascended the stairs that led to the floor of her room. The building consists of three floors. She opened the door to reveal a suite-like room that was pristine. She was quick to shower and change but ended up falling asleep on the sofa. The ringing of the landline startled her awake. " Aurora darling the guest is here", the saccharine sound of her mother's voice is a telltale of tongue lashing she would suffer afterward. She brushed her palm down her face and took another look at her attire before leaving the room. She heard his voice before she saw him, something in it irked her. She could hear her mother's laughter as she spoke to him. It didn't matter, she just wanted to get it done and over with. The moment she stepped down the last step, her father called out to her. "There you are baby", If she could not see the cunningness and nervousness behind his smile then she wasn't Lucas Lucieno's daughter. But her father never gets nervous, what was it then? Her peripheral vision caught her mother glaring at her attire, but she was quick to cover it up with a smile. She looked around and noticed that everyone was present. Her two very busy brothers, the two troublesome sisters, her fiancee Mathias brought his female cousin with him and then there was the guest sitting opposite his mother. She was the only one left to fill out the empty sit by the left side of her fiancee, the one beside her elder brother sitting at the other end of the table opposite her father. Mathias stood to pull out her chair. " Thank you", The maids were quick to serve the meal afterward. Louisa cleared her throat. "So, I heard you are a professor", She paused her cutleries. " Yes", His tone was unhurried and polite. "Is that what you do, or is it just a hobby of the moment", He placed his cutleries soundlessly on his plate and wiped his mouth before replying. " Louisa", her mother warned. "It's alright. Actually, you are right, it is just a hobby" he affirms. " Then what do you do, seeing as we are all here to receive the guest", A smile broke on his face. "I do estate business", " You mean, you own one", "No, more. And I do other businesses too", " Like what, modeling", He chuckled, it was deep and low. "Technology, cars, laptops, fashion lines, and so on. And no, I don't model", " You can't blame me, heard you turn heads at Berkley", Her younger sister Dahlia jabs a finger by her side in warning. Dahlia attends Berkley. "Look is genetic, it's inborn", he smirked. " Narsistic much" Louisa smiled, pumped her fist at him and he bumped it. "What's your name again" "Danilo Lorenzo Luther' " Luther sounds ancient, sound nothing like you", she said without thinking, he just smiled before taking a sip of his wine. "Don't tell me you own D and L consortium", " There you have it", he affirmed "You are doing good for yourself, is that also inborn", " No, it is self-made", "Ah," she nodded, before saying " I like you", Mathias spluttered his drink. "Are you alright", his cousin Melissa patted his back softly. Before she could continue with her investigation, Aurora spoke up. " Is something important happening", she didn't bother to look up from her plate. She wasn't afraid of the guest, he just gave her a not-so-good premonition. "Ah, yes", He chanced a glance at his wife who refused to meet his gaze. Again, he cleared his throat. "We all are aware of the collaboration between the Saxon and Dmitri. These two families have an epiphany against us for whatever reasons we have no idea. Two strong families against us isn't a good thing", " Can't our matriarchal side help" Dahlia pondered aloud. "Darling, they would if they could, but they don't dabble in the underworlds. Money is different from affluence" "I'm looking into it", Lorenzo the eldest assured. " Maybe a collaboration with one of them can help", Dante suggested. He is Aurora's younger brother. "Marrying one of their daughters might quicken the downfall. Might turn out to be a spy" Lorenzo said. "That is why Mr. Luther is here, there will be a collaboration between us", Mr. Luther raised his glass and Mr. Lucieno returned the favor. "Which of your daughters are you giving away father", Aurora interrupted. Her face had hardened, after all the unity between her and Mathias was for a reason. Even though she didn't care much, she didn't want any of her sisters to get married under duress. "I want you to know that I'm doing this for the greater good", Her mother refused to look up, her dinner seemed to have all her attention. " Then, who is it this time", Dahlia couldn't wait any longer. She was off the hook, she was the last daughter after all. "Fiorella, forgive me", the finger circling the mouth of her glass paused for a few seconds before continuing. Her siblings, stared wide-eyed at their father perplexed. What was he thinking? Giving away an already engaged daughter, was he itching for more enemies. Lorenzo's jaw clenched, again, he could not protect his sister. What was then the point of his hard work? " Mother, did you know about this", Dante looked at their mother. She had fought hard over this with her husband, and had a meeting with Mr. Luther to at least choose another daughter, but he insisted. It was her Fiorella or nothing. Nothing. Her silence was all the answer that he needed. He could not help but look at his sister with pity, as expected she looked the same. Even this was not enough for her to c***k. "So, what happens to her current engagement", Louisa cautiously asked. " It had been broken off with the Smiths", "Without her knowledge, and in exchange for what? Louisa's voice rose a pitch. " This is all f****d up", Dahlia confessed. "Language", her mother admonished " In this sort of situation, I think not", She scoffed in mockery. "Mr. Ex Fiancee, what would you be gaining from this. You won't agree unless the benefit outweighs the loss", Louisa faced Mathias. "An Island and I get to marry the woman I love", he had the nerve to sound weak. " You mean your not so cousin", Louisa mocked, she had never liked the pimp. "You mean to say the homewrecker is here to celebrate your engagement with her and break up with my sister. She ate our food and drank our drinks without guilt. That b***h", Louisa's hand trembled in anger, while Lorenzo could not help downing his wine. " Like I said, this is f****d up", Ciara glared at her daughter who paid her no attention. Mr. Luther stared at the woman who remained calm regardless of the chaos around her, impressive. He could hardly wait. "Did she tell you", Dante chipped in. Mathias furrowed his brows in question. " That I slept with her", There was a silence as everyone watched in concealed surprise. "She did, that was before we met", " oh was that before you met, I see", He blessed him with one of his cunning smiles. "What will Mr. Luther gain from this cooperation", Lorenzo gazed at the reason for the chaos in their home. " I never do business of no gain", "I think we should give them time to talk..." Mr. Lucieno tried to suggest, but Aurora was already on her way out of the dining room. They heard her tell the bulter to pack a bag for her. They wondered how long it would take their sister to stay gone this time.