Liams pov

While her father was freaking out, I hold Luna protective in my arms without even thinking.

I think about if I should just kill this guy cause he made my luna so terrified she's trembeling like a baby sheep, but I decide against it cause Luna would probably be sad if her father dies this soon after finally meeting him.

After Alejandro or whatever his name is stormed out of the mansion the whole room went dead quiet. I hugged Luna tightly as she was still trembeling with fear. I hate seeing her like this.

Out of nowhere she is ripped away from me and as I wanted to take her back i realize the one holding her was Vincent, the killer of the Vastellos as my information says. I also should try to get on their good side if i want to be with Luna. Wait. Why should i want to be with her? I just want to fuck her cause she's totally my type.

„You alright?" He asks her as he grabs her chin to make her look him in the eyes. I clench my hands tightly on my sides as he just treats her to roughly and I hate that he's touching her.

„yeah, i'm okay" She says while she smiles hesitantly at him.
"You need to tell us what this all was about, dear." Lauriel tells her with a gentleness only a mother can have.

Luna steps back to me and takes my hand in hers, as if I somehow could lend her my strength.

She's so adorable.

What the hell did I just think. I never found anyone or anything being adorable or something, no kids, nor woman.

I should snap out of it for now and think about this later, so I squeeze her hand as encouragement.

"Stefanie wanted to start working with you guys in the mafia business, but dad didn't give her any tasks she could fulfil and somehow mentioned that to team up with another mafia, the easiest way would be to marry, but I guess he only told her that because she threatened him somehow and so she choose to marry." She rattled it down without even taking a breath.

Everyone looks at her as if she told them something completely impossible.

"I would've understood if you were the one to choose that because you're a good soul and probably do everything you can to help. Even if it's to marry. But Stefanie would never sell herself out like this, what's the reason?" Nathaneal analysis and the thought of Luna even thinking about marrieing someone just to benefit the family makes me so angry I squeeze her hand too tightly, she yelped up of pain.

I stop squeezing and look at her hand and make sure she's alright or anything she just puts her other hand on the my hands and tells me that nothing happened, that she just was surprised.

Then she tells her family that we are going to her sister to see if everything's all right. Though she told her family we're going together, when we stay in front of a door she tells me I should wait in her room so they can talk in peace.

I only obey because I don't want to stress her anymore as she already is. I make my way to the door she pointed at but then I turn around walk up to her and kiss her on the forehead. Don't ask me why I did that. I just suddenly wanted to.

Luna's pov;

I was really flustered after he suddenly kissed my forehead. Why would he do that so out of nowhere? Wait does this mean he has a crush on me or something? Just thinking about the possibility makes me blush and I imagine him smirk if he could see this reaction. God I need to concentrate at Stefanie so I decide to think about this later.

I knock on the door, but only after I hear a faint come in from the room I step inside.

I see her lay on her bed when I come in so I just lay down next to her without even saying a word. Sometimes just being there for a person can help more than saying anything. I want her to know that I'll stand next to her no matter what will happen from now on.

„I didn't expect him to freak out, I'm so sorry because of me you got so scared." Stefa breaks the silence and she seems somehow embarrassed.

„You shouldn't apologise for something you want to do. It's okay to have plans and try everything to fulfil them. I'm proud because you stood your ground the whole time." And I really am. If it was me I would've just apologised and cried. Well, I did cry even though his rage wasn't directed at me.

„Can you show me where he hurt you?" The Moment the words leave my mouth her head turns apruptly around and she looks shocked.

„Why would you think he hurt me? I'm strong, my body is strong I won't get hurt just because he grabbed me harshly."
„Just show me, I'll put ointment on you."

She pulls up her shirt and on her wrist and shoulders were bad bruises. I will never forgive our dad for hurting Stefanie. I should try the moves Vincent showed me on him sometime. He would absolutely deserve it.

"I just don't get how he could mention it to me and then tell me he won't allow it. He could've just made a simple task up when i threatened i wouldn't talk to him anymore and I would've been satisfied. I was so scared Luna, even though I don't want to be scared of our father. With his reaction he showed me i'm sure it's a good choice and that we need some kind of Backup plan and marriage in another Mafia is the only plan we have,you know? I want to protect you and if as the wife of me a future mafia leader I would have enough power to do so."

"Stefanie, i'm really thankful for you trying to protect me, but maybe you should stop. I don't want you to live a horrible life because you're on bad terms with dad and maybe this husband will be an abuser or even a cheater! I think it's time for me to finally protect you and i will become strong and powerful enough to just do that." I sound pretty confident when i don't even have an idea of plan onboard i would accomplish this.

Stefa looks me in the eyes and smiles the kind of smile she smiles when she doesn't want to talk about a topic anymore, so she smiles to encourage me and makes me think she's sure I do the right choice but actually she thinks differently and will try everything to talk me out of it.

Suddenly an idea pops up in my head. I should marry the guy before she can. Then she can find true love and live a perfect life. Yes, it's time for me to sacrifice myself instead of expecting her to.

As if she can feel me making up a plan she starts to talk me out of it even though she doesn't know what i'm thinking of.

So i ran away, well i run into my room and lock the door behind me so she won't be able to come in and say something to make me change my mind. I also lock the door from the hallway if she decides to take this way.

I turn around a put my hair in a ponytail as i need to plan, but seems like i forgot Liam is in here.

He's lying in my bed as if it's the most natural thing he could do. Then i remember my plan and somehow i start thinking of what will happen to our friendship if i marry another one.

He seems to sense that something is wrong cause he gets up, comes to me and holds my face in his big hands. I realized earlier already, when we holded hands but his hands are really big and my mind wanders of to images of him touching me with this hands...

Oh god what am i even thinking of i have problems i need to solve. So i take a step back cause with him being so close to me makes me nervous but i directly regret doing that cause i can see hurt in his eyes and i don't want to hurt him in any way.

"We were too close." I look embarrassed at my feet when he puts his fingers under my chin to make me look up at him. There it is. His sexy as fuck smirk.
What is he doing to me?

"I need to take the place for Stefa. I can't let her marry herself off." The words just burst out of me.
I seriously didn't intend to tell him that, i mean what does he have to do with that, but i somehow feel like he should know. His face turns into an expression of anger and his grip on my chin tightened.

"You can't."
"Why?"
"Because I would kill any person who touches you. Even if it's your husband."
"I don't get it, why?"
"I don't know. God, Luna, If i imagine another man touching you i just go crazy i don't even know why. I never was interested in someone, except for sex. Your different, though. I want to sleep with you, but i also want to hold your hand and cuddle."

Oh my god.

"I think I love you, Luna. So please don't think about marrying another i won't be able to take such damage."

Did- Did he just confess to me?
How should i react, what should i do?

So because i don't have any balls i run away.

I sleep in one of the guest rooms this night and i don't go to breakfast this morning. I just walk to the car and sit down with the others. No one talks. We get to school and make our way to our classes, like normal. As if nothing happened at all.

On my way to lunch i run into Stefa and we silently walk together.

Suddenly someone drags us into one of the rooms and holds a piece of fabric in my face and i notice how i slowly lose my consciousness.

-

I wake up and my whole body hurts, did i sleep in this weird position? When did I fall asleep at all?

Then everything comes back to me, someone drugged us and we were kidnapped! I hectically look around and see a sleeping Stefanie on the other side of the room.

"..freaked out..probably...don't...l" There i voices coming here so i pretend to still be asleep.

"Yes, he freaked out, I think it was her own idea and he's against it. If he sees the possibilities such a marriage will get him he totally would sell her off. Who wouldn't? More power and money would be promised."

I know this voice somehow so i take a quick look and..

it's Pavel! But he's a man of my family for a long time already, why would he? He seems to be talking on his phone with someone.

"It would be bad if the Vastellos got any more power as they already have and this is the only way to stop it. I know, Boss. They killed my son so it's only fair i kill their daughters.."