Chapter 27b

Emil wished she would just leave him alone and go off somewhere where she could not bother him, Tatiana Rossi had always been an overbearing woman.
"Do you love the Severino girl?" Tatiana suddenly asked, the softness had vanished from her voice and was replaced with the voice fitting the Donna od the Rossi family.
A scoff escaped Emil's lips "How is that any business of yours Tatiana?" He asked.
Tatiana reached for a flute of champagne from a passing tray, she raised the glass to her painted lips and took a lazy sip.
"Well seeing that I was supposed to be your bride once, I would like to know if you are happy or not" Tatiana said.
Emil smiled and said "At least we can thank God that did not happen and my happiness is not your business"
Tatiana smiled as she batted her lashes at Emil "I hope she is worth it, sacrificing your life like this for the peace, I hope she is at least worth the sacrifice" she said.
"Thank you for your concern Tatiana" Emil said with a smile on his handsome face.
Just then the lights dimmed and the spotlight was suddenly fixed on the ornate staircase.
Emil's attention shifted at once "Excuse me" was all he said before walking away not even bothering to spare Tatiana a single glance.
He walked to the staircase and waited for the decsent of his bride.
The attention of everyone in the ballroom was on the stairs, most of the people present in the room were really just here to see the bride of the Ferrari family and it had spread like wildfire that Emil married to end the centuries long fued between the Ferrari and the Severino families.
The silence was thick and the attention was rapt, the musicians had picked a tone to welcome the bride, a soft tone from the violin filled the entire hall.
Emil's eyes were fixed on the door and then, she stepped out, a vision in red, though he had chosen the dress, it still seemed to him like he had never seen her look as beautiful as she did in that moment.
Her thick black hair had been curled in large wavy locks that fell to her back in waves and some had been left to fall over her shoulders, and the dress fit her body perfectly and then there were her lips, they had been painted a light red colour, they were a perfect combination with her dress, her silver eyes shone under the light eye makeup they had applied.
Emil taught there was only one word to describe her in that moment, she was simply captivating and for the first time, it hurt him that she could not see him, he had wanted her to see the awe and adoration in his eyes when he looked at her.
Emil was certain in that moment that he could love this woman, that was if he did not already.
Without taking his eyes off her, he began to ascend the stairs, with each step he took towards her the more the tempo of the music increased, the piano had joined the violin now and the harmony was beautiful.
When he got to the top of the stairs, he took her hand in his and placed a soft kiss behind it.
A small gasp escaped her lips when he held her hand, he raised my head and looked into her perfect eyes.
"You look so beautiful tonight Andrea" Emil said to her, he had a small smile on his face.
A blush quickly spread across across her cheeks as she smiled and said "Thank you Emil, I am certain you look exquisite tonight as well"
Emil chuckled and said "Well I guess I don't look so bad"
He straightened and took his place beside her and held her hand on arm.
Andrea smiled and said "Why is it so silent?"
"I believe everyone has been struck dumb by your beauty" Emil replied as he looked into the faces of his guests, he liked what he saw, he saw the silent approval and jealousy on the faces of most of the women present.
He found the whole thing funny, he was suddenly in the mood to antagonize them all.
"Shall we give our guests a show tonight?" He whispered into Andrea's ear.
A smile appeared on her face "What are you talking about Emil?" She asked him.
"Just follow my lead" he said as he began to lead her down the stairs, the music had returned to a slow harmony once more and the guests were suddenly clapping and cheering.
Emil and Andrea maintained their smiles and when they got to the foot of the stairs, Emil cleared his throat and said "Ladies and gentlemen, respected Dons and Donnas, you are welcome to our humble, my wife and I urge you all to enjoy the party to the fullest, enjoy yourselves please"
Cheers filled the room as the party guests hollered and cheered.
Emil took Andrea's hand in his and raised it to his lips once more "May I have this dance Andrea Severino?" He asked.
Cheers filled the room once more.
Andrea blushed and replied "It will be my pleasure Emil Ferrari"
With that, Emil led them to the dance floor, the musicians struck a quartet and they took off swaying on the dancefloor.
His eyes were fixed on her and though she could not see him, hers were fixed on him as well, they danced around the dance floor as though they were gliding through calm waters, Andrea had a smile on her face and though Emil was not smiling, it was clear to see the adoration in his eyes.
The two Ferrari brothers watching somewhere in the crowd were astonished, they had never seen their brother like this before and it was really good to see him like that.
They looked at each other and smiled.
While a lot of eyes were watching the young couple with admiration, the eyes of one young man in particular stared daggers at them.
Lorenzo DeLuca hated every single moment of this but his only consolation was that their wasn't going to last, he was going to make certain of it.