Chapter 9 Insights!

• Raajnandini's POV
• I blew on my painted toe as I heard someone walking in.
• "You are not working today?"
• My mother placed her purse on the coffee table as elegantly as she is, it's in her blood. Her designer suit and the look which she carried today tells me that she had some important meetings.
• "Nope, taking some time off for myself.."
• I know I kinda look homeless with my pajama shorts, messy bun and face mask on but I am enjoying this time. The bedroom feels like I am locked in so I am in the living room.
• "That's great!"
• She took a seat beside me and I noticed her rubbing her temple lishe is stressed.
• There is hardly anything which stresses her out and mostly it's related to family. Something has happened!
• "Mumma?"
• I placed my feet down and placed her foot on my lap. I know what makes her feel relaxed.
• "Ohh, sweetheart... You are the best thing which has happened to me."
• She breathed out words of relief when I massaged her foot.
• "Now tell me what happened?"
• It's either Alex or Dominick. She won't be bothered by anything else.
• "These boys"
• She huffed and I knew it. She placed her feet down and sat up while shaking her head.
• "I don't know how to make them understand... This is going out of hand... I thought they would be different but I have started to see the same darkness which I saw in your father a few years back..."
• "I am all ears!"
• I started painting my toes again.
• "Alex is already obsessed with that girl but he needs to understand that he is already married and that girl will go back to her home. And Dominick ___"
• She looked so disappointed.
• I placed my nail paint bottle aside and gave her my full attention.
• "As much as I know, Alex will get rid of Amanda if he really wants that girl, Bella but what about Dominick?... Did someone break into that stone? Tell me he is finally in love!"
• Dominick can be cold as ice and won't even let his emotions reflect in his eyes. I would love to see the girl who catches his eyes.
• "Love?"
• Opps, her tone sounds trouble.
• "He is forcing that girl..."
• She declared and my mouth dropped open.
• "I saw her today, he just looked at her and she started trembling... I couldn't look at her, she looked so innocent. God!"
• "Maa"
• I rested my hand on her shoulder when she grabbed her head.
• "You know Dom, he can be really scary. There are possibilities that she is scared because of his nature..."
• "He is forcing her to sleep with him because her father owes him money... Can he step lower than that?"
• She looked at me for an answer and I had no answer. She can tolerate anything but hurting any innocent woman.
• "And that girl still holds that innocent aura, she has a baby face with chubby bouncy cheeks... How can he hurt her? Doesn't he have a heart?... I talked to her today and she thinks she will be free in a few days. I saw that thing in Dom's eyes. He is playing with her, he has no intentions to let her go..."
• "You are scaring me..."
• I gulped. What's wrong with my family?
• It feels like my brothers have gone crazy.
• "Imagine about those girls, they are dealing with it... How do I make these boys understand that this is not the way to treat their women..."
• She looks really frustrated and I know she is going to do something.
• "Ask Dad to talk to them, maybe it'll work."
• I suggested and her scoff told me that she didn't like my suggestion.
• "If you think your father thinks of all this as a bad thing then, honey you wouldn't have been born till date."
• Ouch! That's really dark. I am not gonna imagine how I was born and what he did to her.
• But that doesn't mean she is going to keep quiet, She knows how to teach a lesson to her spoiled sons.
• "Why are you so early?"
• It's only 2pm. She never wraps up so early.
• "I don't think I should be working after what I saw In Dom's office, I am not in the right state of mind and also, I need to make some arrangements..."
• She rubbed her forehead like she is getting a headache.
• If Dad sees her rubbing her head like this then he will blow off the roof of this house.
• "What arrangements?"
• Maybe I could help.
• "Rose's daughter is getting married..."
• Oh! Rosetta is getting married. How did she even manage to fall in love? I mean she is a carbon copy of Rose. Ice queen!
• "I didn't expect her to fall in love"
• I chuckled, I am happy for her though. I have met her a few times and she is cool.
• "If you think it's love then you are still naive to go out, Raan..."
• Here we go, I mean I know something about politics but I don't really go deep in that. She doesn't have to dirty me like this.
• "Then, care to enlighten me?"
• I huffed out a sigh and started focusing on my other toe.
• "It's arranged marriage... But everyone knows that Damian wants to get stronger by joining hands with Xavier knight and his son Skyler..."
• Yeah, I am not interested in politics but this sounds bad for Rosetta. How can she survive this loveless marriage?
• "I think Damian is strong enough with Rose by his side... Why do they need to join hands with Xavier King?"
• Rose is a one woman army and I doubt that hardly anyone stands a chance against her.
• "Do you know the Romano Kings?"
• I shook my head. I don't know the history of the Italian mafia and she expects me to know the American one.
• "They are twin brothers Vincent and Sebastian, they weren't into that much power when they married their wife Florina but since their twin sons have come to the power it's been chaotic... They have killed and occupied all the southern states by killing Mafia lords of those regions and winning small gangs... Xavier and Damian handle north west and north east so they didn't pay attention to it but with the growing power of Romano Kings there are chances that they will mess with Damian and Sebastian too..."
• "Hence the marriage alliance?"
• I sighed. Sometimes I think we are still stuck in mediaeval times.
• "Hence the marriage alliance!"
• She confirmed.
• "So arrange some good dresses for us and I'll buy some gifts for them..."
• She got up to do her work.
• "Okay, if you want you can take some rest... I'll look after gifts too.."
• She smiled at my words and kissed my cheek.
• "That's so sweet of you but we don't have time... We are flying there tomorrow morning."
• What? Tomorrow morning, fuck I need to hurry up because choosing a perfect dress is not an easy thing.
• "Is Bella coming?"
• I can choose a dress for her too.
• "Yeah, our whole family is invited but don't give her a dress."
• I frowned at her. Why not? The poor girl definitely doesn't have something good to wear and I would puke on Amanda's choice of clothes.
• "I want to see how Alex is going to let her dress..."
• Ohh, she is smart. If Alex really cares about her then I am sure he will buy the best dress for her. He is a man of brand after all.
• I wonder if Dom is coming with his girl? I also want to see her.
• "Mum, where are we going?"
• She stepped mid stairs and looked at me.
• "Of course America, Raan... What's wrong with you?"
• She shook her head and went to her room.
• Destination weddings can be probability, what's wrong with my question?
• I shrugged and froze mid painting my toe. America!
• They were American!
• I shook my head and gulped down the nervou sness in my throat. It's next to impossible that I'll encounter them at a wedding.
• I mean it's a mafia wedding, they won't be there.