The Mafia Kings Controversial Bride

6.

Dante laughed. Denyefa's idea was the worst he had heard in the history of ideas. The girl did not know what she was asking for. Just as he was about to answer, the door opened and the nurse walked in.

"Denyefa, my goodness, I heard about the mission. Hope you're alright," she said, coming to examine Denyefa.

"I'm fine, Beatrice, Dante has taken care of me."

"Oh, did he?" She turned her attention to Dante. "That reminds me, Allegra was looking for you for your routine check, she's in the medicine room."

"See you later, Den," Dante said and left.

Beatrice had been trying to play matchmaker for Dante and her daughter Allegra. Allegra was twenty-one and Cassidy's best friend. Among all the evil the mafia king was, the nurse and her daughter stood as evidence of the king's humanity. He had adopted the helpless woman and her baby years ago and trained them through the years. Rumours went around that he only adopted the nurse because of her knowledge and skills in medicine.

Well, rumours were a common tradition in the big house. Who knows what the people would say after Denyefa becomes the king's mistress? It would sure be juicy. They would try to milk out as much mockery they could from her situation.

"The king wants to see you, Denyefa. He sounded urgent. Even used the word immediately."

Well, the time for reckoning had come for Denyefa. She pushed down from the bed with Beatrice assisting her. She managed to walk alone with her injured leg. The house was still alive at the early hour of eleven at night. A few tired servants passed by her as she walked through the main quarters.

The only unarmed people in the house were the servants; everyone else had at least a dagger attached to them, including young Romano who was only nine years old. He was the son of one of the top officials and his mistress. No one still understands why he chose to keep and train the child but the boy had become a household favourite. The polished floors reflected Denyefas shadow. She wished she could come across Dante. They had ended their discussion abruptly. She was still very much interested in concluding it well.

On reaching the demarcation between the king's main quarters and the rest of the house, she came across Cassidy. The blonde grabbed Denyefa by the waist and assisted her in walking. Denyefa fought to move from her grip but she held her tightly.

"Why are you helping me?"

Cassidy turned sharply to her with a fake smile. "Isn't it right for co-mistresses to assist each other?"

Denyefas's heart sank. It couldn't possibly be true. Cassidy was just playing one of her silly games.

"We aren't mistresses, Cassidy, now let me go."

Denyefa pushed but Cassidy still held onto her. "I see King hasn't told you yet." she scoffed. "Well, prepare yourself for a rough night ahead," Cassidy said, looking all over Denyefa. "I tell you, that bed is another war front of its own. I wonder what convinced him that you were fit for the battle."

Cassidy continued to stare at Denyefa as they now stood in front of the door of the king's quarters. The wooden door opened automatically and they both stepped in, walking aide by aide.

The place was busy as usual, but the slow romantic music was something new. The strong smell of alcohol seized Denyefa's nose as they walked into the dimly lit room.

"The king sounded pleased to have you as his mistress. Please tell me you know how to handle this. He doesn't handle disappointments well. I know you can be very stubborn but tonight don't say no to the king no matter what, unless you don't value your life."

Goosebumps crawled all over Denyefa's skin. She turned to face Cassidy fully. "Why are you telling me all of this, anyway"

"Cause if you mess this up, the king would get mad and I would have to clean up your mess cause the king would surely fall back on me."

Denyefa could only wish Dante were here. Even if he was, he would've been powerless against the mafia king.

"He has already set the mood for tonight, look." Cassidy pointed to a corner where one of the top officials made out with his concubine. Several other officials were in different areas of the room doing the same thing. They sent her nasty stares as both ladies walked up the stairs.

Denyefas skin crawled at the thought of being in the same position as the king. Cassidy noticed her reaction and laughed. "You're a white fox as they say."

Denyefa turned sharply to her. "Who's they?"

"The men here and some ladies among the workers. You are new to this, aren't you? Anyways, you'd have some fun with the men here before going to meet the king for the main thing. That's what happened to me in my time."

The main thing. Denyefas's throat suddenly felt dry. They were now in front of the king's room door. Cassidy thumb-printed on the door and it opened. The room was a large one with secret doors which blended with the walls.

Cassidy left her to get the red lingerie spread out on the bed. "The king asked me to choose something hot and exciting. But I did not want to be wicked by choosing something too enticing. So I got you this." she threw the clothes to Denyefa. "Now, get dressed, there's no time."

The whole situation made Denyefa sick. "How are you able to live with yourself?" She asked Cassidy.

The blonde's expression suddenly became stony as she walked up to Denyefa. "I would've slapped you really hard right now, but that would only spoil tonight which I've figured is already enough punishment for you. Now, get dressed."

Denyefa can understand the ill-treatment from the king but Cassidy's hatred baffled her most of all. She changed into the dress and wore a jacket above it.

Cassidy led her outside the room. The king was down the stairs with the other officials. He was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, plain trousers and Italian shoes, polished to perfection.

He was in the middle of saying something else when Denyefa and Cassidy appeared at the top of the stairs. When he noticed them he smiled in a way Denyefa thought to be evil and quickly changed the topic.

"Gentlemen," he greeted, completely ignoring all the females present. He did not see them of any value anyway. To him, women were just pawns to be used for his pleasure. Whatever had convinced him to allow Denyefa and Magnolia to join the mercenaries for that long must have been a miracle.

"Just this morning, I was talking with my darling Denyefa and we agreed..."

Note that Denyefa never made any agreement with the mafia king. But her side of the story wouldn't matter.

"I noticed she was becoming rather stoic for a woman of her age. As you all know, she's turning nineteen soon. At that time, she should be acquainted with some important aspects of being a woman. And that's why we're here gentlemen, to help her develop this ability."

He turned from the men and looked up at Denyefa. All eyes were on her and she suddenly felt like a steaming hot chicken just fresh from the oven and waiting to be devoured. "Come, mi amor."

Denyefa stood transfixed and Cassidy nudged her.

"You know the tradition, gentlemen." He said to the others and turned to Denyefa. "They're all at your disposal tonight, pick any man you want and if anyone as much as tries to hurt you, I'll have his head cut off and served to the dogs," the king said as if it was to make her feel any better.

The king came to stand behind her and placed both of his hands on her shoulder. Denyefa flinched at his touch.

"With that being said, I present to you all, my newest mistress." He untied the rope on her satin jacket, allowing it to fall to the floor exposing her red lingerie. He kissed her on the cheek and whispered into her ear. "Have fun and come in when you want me."