Angelica ran a hand through her light brown hair that were left on loose curls covering her shoulders making a contrast with light baby blue dress. Her make up in minimal she used just mascara and lip gloss also some foundation to cover the stains of the shredded tears from hours ago,she looked as normal as ever.

She looked herself in the mirror of her room and put on her most believable smile on her face. Then a soft knock was heard on the door of her bedroom just from the knock she could tell it was her mother, sometimes she was surprised how her mother knock could be heard from the dark thick wood the door was made of.

The door softly creaked open and Angelica turned her back to the mirror so she could face her mother, her hazel eyes meet her mother blue ones. Angelica had got the eyes from her father and the pale skin from her mother. Isabella inspected her her daughter from head to toe, before sending a big proud smile towards her daughter face. She clearly was happy with the choice of outfit not that Angelica had much of a choice. If it was for her she would had decided to go in a fluffy Unicorn Onesie.

"You look beautiful, just like an Angel sent from heaven. Her mother said her thick Italian accent showing. Angelica forced a smile wasn't that the purpose of her name, well she felt more like an Angel in slavery by her parents. Why they were so obsessed that in such a short time she had to get married?

"Thank you mama!" Angelica appreciated the comment of her mother, and kept her most believable smile on her face while she played with her hands. It was a habit she had from the childhood that her her parents never noticed, she did it everytime she was uncomfortable and under the gaze of her mother, for sure she felt uncomfortable.

Mothers are known to be more affectionate towards their daughters but not in her family. Her mother was as cold as ice, Angelica thought it was because Angelica's father personality rubbing of on her.

"Let's head downstairs and meet all those people that have come to meet you and your soon to be husband." Isabella started guiding her daughter downstairs.

She could the loud music playing downstairs, it was the normal boring classic one, (no offense to anyone who likes classic music) to loud for her liking, the big hall was white and filled bright golden lights everywhere.

She would like it here if this wasn't for her marriage, people were wearing expensive dresses and jewelries. Ugh rich people, always trying to show up their money. I hate in here. Angelica subconscious commented on them. She rolled her eyes mentally going downstairs next to her mother.

Angelica felt like she was about to faint, If she hated something more than school it was crowds and snakes. All the people that were here she considered them snakes and her father the head of snakes. The worst one of them, the one forcing her into all this shit.

As soon she felt all people eyes on her Angelica almost flipped out, panic raised into her like a flood just behing her door trying to knock it down. She started to take deep breaths and keep her cool. Her nails started to leave half moons in her palms.

Inhale, exhale Angelica. You can do this, you can walk right in there with a smile and be believable. Her subconscious talked to the girl. It wasn't like she had panic attacks, she felt like she couldn't breath around many people.

Alessia's black eyes fell on the short brunette as she walked towards her soo to be sister in law, she had on that addictive smile that no one could resist not even the most sour souls could resist it. "Oh my God! You have grown up so much since last time I saw you. Of course you have on that time you were still a child then. By the way you look gorgeous." Alessia smiled in delight to the short girl.

Ok now I am confused. Who the hell is this woman? Sorry lady you came to the wrong person. I have the memory of a fish. I forget my homework and shoes home and force David to come back and get them basically everyday from Monday to Friday. But is not the case.

Angelica thought and smiled a little more natural from the contagious smile. "I am really sorry, you are being so kind to me and I can't even remember your name. I am really sorry!" Angelica rambled guilty and nervously another habit of hers. Actually she rambled about everything, like Alessia she was a bubbly person around people who she was comfortable with. Some people called her an angel because of her optimistic personality and her having no filter. Her hazel eyes looking down and away from the happy black ones being shy.

"Don't worry I am Alessia. Alessia Salvatore. Your soon sister in law and also your to be best friend." Alessia introduced herself bubbly and full sunshine, add the rainbows just for color there.

Angelica was familiar with last names her eyes turned to emotionless as her mind was screaming loud sending her to the flashbacks from the afternoon, her body stiffer than a board.

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Flashback

"Angie!"

Rosalie called from the halls of the labyrinth house house with the nickname she had gave the brunette. Rosalie has strawberry blonde hair and glass blue eyes which made Angelica sometime think her best friend eyes where white.

"In library!" The brunette answered to make known her location to the red haired girl. Rosalie walked up to the chamber of books also known as Angelica's heaven. The room was made of dark brown colored wood. This kind of color was calming for her surprisingly it went completely against her bright angel personality. It was also somehow colorful because of the books wallpapers. But the best was the smell of the wood and books.

Rosalie blue eyes looked down at her friend who didn't move her eyes from the book continuing to read. "Here you are. Uncle Marco told me to inform you. He wants to see you on his office in 5 minutes." She she informed the girl and and walked outside to continue her chores.

"Thank you Rosalie." Angelica said and folded the page when she had left the book and put it on the work table beside her. Angelica spent most of her time on library. All her stuff was there Books, school textbooks, different note books, colorful pencils, pens and etc. Angelica walked to her father office door which was in the end of the same hall as Library. It must be important. Her father would call people on the office when things were serious. She knocked on the thick dark wooden door.

Everything was made of the same dark thick wood and the halls were white, this made her house look like a maze, big, scary and cold.

"Come in." Her father harsh voice was heard from the other side I'd the door She entered and looked at her father with a smile. Marco and Angelica wasn't really close but that doesn't change the fact that she was his daughter and he was her father.

"Hello Papa." She greeted the grumpy man who sitting on his office chair behind the desk. The office had a dark look that matched her father personality. The desk was black same as the leather spinning chairs. He had a small library and no window, so only one the lamp above their head lighted the room.

"Take a seat Angelica." He instructed her. She felt like this person was the businessman and meet many people, did different meetings. She hated being treated as an outsider, but she was used to it by now since well she was an outsider if you think about it. She sat on one of the black leather chairs and started to play with her fingers.

"Am I in trouble?" She asked him, her voice was just like a whisper in the room but was heard from my father for sure, she was very different with her father. He was a scary man, with some great issues who like to hit people often. Specially her. It was never too bad like bleeding, just some bruises that could be easily covered by clothes and they weren't also too bad.

Marco let down the folder he was looking and closed it before looking he turned to look towards his daughter who was sitting in front of him, she looked down uncomfortable.

"No not at all, but why I called you here is a serious topic. You know I hate when I talk and you don't look me in the eye." He said to her. She looked at her father, her hazel eyes meet her fathers matching one but inside his were a darkness and a lot of secrets while in Angelica's eyes were just a transparence of her personality or course they were insecure and she was scared.

"You see years ago me and Adriano Salvatore made a deal, a deal which is sealed with blood. An agreement of us becoming a family, connecting our families in a marriage by our child marriage. And you are my child, and you are in the proper age to get married." He said to her on the usual professional voice.

She wasn't believing her ears, her father was saying that she had to marry a Salvatore, of course she had heard of them everyone had heard of them, not good things of course.

"Papa I am eighteen. I am too young to get married. Specially with someone I don't know and I don't love. You can't make me part of your deal." She said to her father.

Angelica never spoke back to her father, so he was shocked that she spoke back but then he got mad in that moment the brunette got the chance to learn she messed up. "Does it look like I called you here to negotiate or you not fall on an agreement? You are my child, I brought you to life, you should be grateful I didn't throw you in a river or gave you up for adoption." He said to her mad.

"I am not doing that. You like it or not." She said to him and crossed her arms.

"Yes you are, you like it or not. And my clock is ticking, you know I am not a very patient men. You don't want the consequences. Him! The Salvatore's are meeting us tonight when we are informing your engagement to closer family friends, don't embarrass us. I don't want to hear any complains. You are excused!" He said to his daughter. The phrase you are excused in her family was a polite way saying fuck off and her father owned it. She got out of office and headed to her room crying her eyes out.

End of Flashback

"Excuse her. She just learned about the engagement today." Isabella spoke in her daughter's name, Alessia smiled understanding the situation the girl was in. She had been on it years ago.

"Is completely fine even thought I still think this decision is rushed. I hope me and Angelica can be more than sisters in law. I never had someone to talk expect my brother, I have always wanted a sister." Alessia smiled to Angelica as the short brunette girl looked up at the blacked eyed girl and returned the smile.

"Maybe you can leave us alone and I think my mom would love to talk with you about some wedding details she can't even wait for Matteo and Angelica to get married." Alessia send Angelica's mother away to her's so they could talk freely.

"I am really sorry for reacting like that I didn't mean to sound rude or anything. This situation is just crazy to me, I never thought that after high school my life would be to be a wife and all. I mean I am still a teenager. I have dreams." Angelica said to her.

"I completely do understand it was the same situation for me and who said you have to stop living after marrying my brother, yes you will be a wife but life doesn't end there. Matteo would never stop you from making your dreams a reality." Alessia said to her.

"You really think that?" Angelica asked and the younger Salvatore nodded her head.

"Now tell me what have you heard about my dear brother? The younger Salvatore asked the Valentino girl.

"Nothing!" She lied there was no one who haven't heard of the oldest Salvatore siblings specially someone who was from an Italian family.

"Of my god you are such a bad liar." Alessia said and laughed.

I know, I know I am not a good liar, also I am not good at keeping secrets.Angelica thought.

"I get it, my brother doesn't have a good reputation here in America and also back home in Italy." Alessia explained to her.

They walked around the party listening to music talking, the girls connected really with each other. Angelica saw a waiter offering her a drink, she smiled at the waiter grabbing it. It tasted funny and kind a weird but she wasn't concerned since it was her first time drinking alchohol. (European family we don't care about rules of 21 to drink)

After some more talk Marco walked towards the girls. He looked at his daughter appearance and same has his wife he was pleased. "Sorry to interrupt you conversation but Alessia you mother is looking for you." He said with a fake smile on his face. Something was wrong Angelica could tell but she kept her mouth shut.

"Ok, I will see you around Angelica. Talk to you later." Alessia said and left the Valentino girl alone.