Arranged by Force

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{ Sophie's PoV }

Adam draped an arm around my waist and walked extra slowly being mindful of my leg. We entered a brightly lit room with a big wooden desk and chairs splattered all around. In the middle sat a brunette male dressed in a tight white vest highlighting his lean body and tattoo that covered most of his arm. He lifted his finger to his lips smoking a cigar and smiling ear to ear.

" Hermano!" The man said loudly, standing to his impressive 6'2 height, " you didn't tell me you were bringing a lady with you," he said rounding the table and walking towards us, "I'd have dressed better hermano" he said looking at Adam disappointed before he stood in front of him and gave him a rigid, short hug. They muttered something in each other's ears and I felt Adams form stiffen.

The man moved away from Adam and introduced himself to me,
" Nice to meet you Preciosa" he said grabbing my hand that was on my side, " the name's Lorenzo" he said lifting my hand towards his mouth and just before he could take my hand anywhere near his face , I tugged and pulled my hand free . I was very conscious on who touched me, especially if they were male.

" Likewise" I said muttering, giving him a tight lipped smile. Lorenzo chuckled before muttering something in a foreign language to Adam and Adam smirked, tightening his hold on me. I looked at the both of them and just rolled my eyes. I wish I magically knew what they said, just to get the satisfaction of mocking them and answering them back in the same language but obviously it wasn't going to happen.

" So are you ready to see the site Preciosa" Lorenzo asked looking at me with a devilish glint in his grey eyes. I raised an eyebrow in his direction and corrected my name,

" Miss Dalice , and yes let's proceed" I told him moving away from Adams hold. Adam shoot me an icy glare before he turned and walked to another door on the far left. I watched his reatreating back for a few seconds until Lorenzo bent down to my ear and whispered loudly ,
" let's not keep the big man waiting, should we?" He said and even he walked ahead of me leaving me alone. What happened to chivalry? I pursued my lips and walked slowly behind them making sure to not put a lot of pressure on my ankle.

I walked on the dry land for a few minutes and swore loudly, my leg was hurting like a bitch and the men were walking too fast. I could only see a blur of Adam . Thankfully I could still hear Lorenzo whistling and the choking smell of his cigar. I bent to my knees and took heavy breaths, who knew walking would be such a hard job. After settling my breath, I looked up to see Adam had disappeared and Lorenzo walking away as well. I cupped my hands around my mouth and shouted Lorenzos name as loud as I could, after a few tries he finally stopped and looked at me grinning. He covered the distance between us by running exceptionally fast and stood in front of me smiling cheekily.

" Yes Preciosa"he smiled showing his teeth,
" Miss Dalice" i corrected him and he sulked,
" Yes Miss Dalice!" He said emphasising the Dalice so much it made me cringe,
"I need your help,"
" Yes I'm all ears," he said cutting me off and I glared at him but he returned the glare with a smile. What was up with this guy and smiling? It was so irritating.

"My ankle is hurt and I can't walk" I said clenching my jaw, I was feeling so uneasy asking him to help me when a few minutes ago, I didn't even want him to touch me, desperate times surely call for desperate measures.

" Okay Preciosa, lets go" he said hooking his arm with mine, I groaned looking at his mischievous face, and we walked through the grass until we reached a back door. Lorenzo opened the door which lead to a big warehouse and done a courtesy bow, bringing his left hand to his stomach, my eyes zeroed to his ring finger and I voiced out My thoughts,