Chapter 5

Rome, Italy.

Souline's pov:

After Alliana and I finished eating, we ordered a uber to go to where Kai's and Carlos's house, or should I say "mansion." All of my hunger went away when I ate, and that's a good thing because at least I didn't starve or die in my sleep. I feel like both Alliana and I are satisfied now that we've eaten, and now we don't get on our resting bitch faces. So now that we meet Kai and Carlos, we both look very professional and calm, as always.

We were now on our way to their mansion, and let me tell you; it felt like years arriving there. Their place was very isolated from the citizens here in Italy and lived in a very large and clear space. Once we finally arrived, we looked around the place.. and let me tell you I was fucking shocked to see how big their mansion was. The space they had was huge and had all of these lands everywhere.

I took a glance at Alliana and she doesn't seem surprised, I furrowed my eyebrows. "Do you not like it?" I ask. "Eh," said Alliana while getting out of the uber with her things. "Girl, you must be crazy if you don't think this shit looks radical," I said. "I've seen better," said Alliana while closing the door. We started walking towards the entrance but saw some people outside with weapons.

"What the hell is this?" I asked confused. "Bodyguards," said Alliana. "How are we going to get past them without getting shot?" I asked. "Just tell them why you're here and hope we don't leave with a bullet somewhere in your bodies," said Alliana. "How are you not scared?" I asked surprised. "I've worked for delinquents, I'm used to this," said Alliana. "Ah, right," I said understanding now.

We both went to the entrance but two of the bodyguards looked at us and the others surrounded us while holding their weapons at us. "Who are you two?" one of them asked. "I'm Alliana, a lawyer, and this is my assistant, Souline. We're here for a meeting with Kai and Carlos'," said Alliana. "Are you sure you two aren't prostitutes from a strip club coming here for hookups?" asked another one while the rest laughs. "Nice of you men to judge two pretty females who are trying to be professional and help get your daddy out of legal problems," I said crossing my arms. "Be realistic, we didn't fly out from Ontario to Rome just to help a mafia with some legal issues just to get disrespected by egotistical bodyguards," said Alliana.

I observed the bodyguards as their cocky grins turned into a pissed look. "What's the issue now? mad because both of us corrected y'all? have some respect," I said. "Now for the love of God, can you guide us to our clients before I chop off y'all cocks off and feed them to you differently," said Alliana. Their expressions turned from pissed to worried. "You two win," said one of them while opening the door. "Thank you," I said before entering.

Alliana didn't say anything, she just followed in behind me. We went inside the house and looked around. It was fucking huge and wide. I then turned my shift towards something that was staring at me... a white fluffy cat. "Awweeeee," I said before going to it. "How adorable," said Alliana.

"When are we going to get our pet?" I asked while slowly petting it. "When we get a room for it," said Alliana. I stood up and went away from the cat. "Follow me, madams," said one of the bodyguards while going upstairs. We followed him and went up the stairs. The bodyguard knocked on the door and someone answered.

"Your guests are here, sir," said the bodyguard. "Let them in," said a deep voice that made my body tingle. The bodyguard escorted us inside the room which looked like a conference room. My eyes met with someone's brownish hazel eyes, with his hair brushed back and two piercings on his left ear. His hands fixed his dress shirt underneath the suit he had on. Suddenly, my thoughts were interrupted by Alliana introducing herself which caused his stare to move away from mine.

"Hello, I'm Alliana Mercedes and this is Souline Marie, the one that you spoke to most on the phone," said Alliana while shaking his hand. "Nice to meet you, Ms. Mercedes and Ms. Marie, I'm Kai Rivera, and glad to meet both of you," said Kai while smiling gently. "Likewise," I said smiling back. He smiled back at me. "So... where is Carlos?" asked Alliana breaking the silence. "Changing at the moment, feel free to make yourself comfortable," said Kai. Alliana nodded while sitting down on the chair next to the table. I sat down next to her while getting out my files, still feeling his gaze on me.

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Rome, Italy.

Carlos's pov:

I was in my room changing since Alliana and Souline arrived as planned. Kai's already in the conference room with them. I was changing into my suit, to look professional. I went to my mirror to button on my jacket.

After I put on my jacket, I quickly left my room and headed down to the conference room. I knocked on the room and headed in while closing both doors.

"Good afternoon, and please pardon my tardiness," I said. Kai stood up and said, "It's okay." I initially noticed a person with light brown hair and brown eyes. She was holding some documents in her hands, and the watch on her wrist was reflecting in the mirror on the walls. She was wearing a black skirt, a white top, and some white and brown heels. She greeted me by saying, "Hello, you must be Carlos Romano." I extended my hand for a handshake and smiled, "Yes, ma'am, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Souline shook my hand and remarked, "Nice to meet you as well, I'm Souline." When Souline shifted to the side, a person with long curly hair, dark brown eyes, and full pink lips was exposed. She had a curvaceous physique that was concealed by a black skirt and a light brownish blouse. With an ankle bracelet and black matte heels, her legs were exposed. "You must be Mr. Romano," she said while holding out her hand. "My name is Alliana Mercedes."

"I shook Alliana's hand and said, "Nice to meet you, Ms." "Likewise," Alliana said, smiling. Kai applauded, "Well, let's get down to business," and sat down. I sat beside Kai, while Souline sat alongside Alliana. "Most of all, I just want to express my appreciation to you two for traveling from Ontario to Rome to discuss my case; your generosity means a lot to me," I remarked. Souline replied, "No issue." Kai sincerely hoped that we had welcomed them with the utmost tenderness possible. Souline responded, "Well, you two did; I would not really say your bodyguards gave us a warm greeting."

I raised an eyebrow and questioned, "What do you mean?" "Well, when we got there, your bodyguards labeled us as 'one of your prostitutes' and insulted us," Alliana explained. I could feel my anger building inside of me, yet I kept a positive attitude and nodded. "I promise to speak with them later," I said. They nodded their heads. Souline took a few papers and placed them on the table. "So, should we start the case?" Alliana asked.

I grinned and said, "Yes, please."