Betrothed To The Mafia Lord novel Chapter 287

Luca’s POV

“Do you think he’s going to like me?” Sofia asked in a small voice as soon as I glanced down at her. We were currently both making our way down the stairs and she had started to tug on my hand unt I had glanced down at her, and then she had asked me what question. It was almost funny to just think about it because I could remember Armani being worried about this same thing as well, hours ago. I breathed out a small breath and started to speak.

“Of course, bunny. He’s going to like you a whole lot.” I said to her after a few moments had passed and I hummed a little. She finally stopped chewing at the insides of her cheeks as she made to speak.

“Really? You think so?” She asked tentatively, her hand still gripping mine tightly. I knew without having to think about it that she was really nervous at this very moment. I’d have told her about the fact that Armani had also been nervous about this same thing, but then I didn’t want to do that because I wanted to two of them to get to know each other without both people knowing about the fact that the other party was nervous about if they were going to get liked or not.

“Yes, bunny. I am. He’s going to like you.” I said to her after a moment and waited until she finally started to nod her head in response to me.

“Are you alright?” I asked after a couple of moments and watched as she nodded her head instantly. She puffed out a deep breath and dragged in another one instantly, blinking up at me and smiling a little. She was very nervous and it was so easy for me to be able to tell.

“Are you nervous, bunny?” I asked after a fleeting moment and I watched as she huffed out a slow breath and shrugged her shoulders a little before starting to nod her head in response to my question.

“Yeah, I am… a little.” She finally admitted and I felt a warm spot start to ache in the middle of my chest as I stared at her as she began to fidget after a couple of seconds.

“You’re a lot nervous, bunny.” I pointed out after some time, watching as she smiled a little before starting to nod her head once again, a light shade of blush steering her cheeks in the next moment.

“Don’t be nervous, Armani is really friendly, you’ll see for yourself when we get there.” I started to speak after some time, pulling her into my side and pressing a kiss into the side of her head.

“He is?” She mumbled and I hummed a little after a couple of seconds had passed.

“Yea, bunny… he is.” I paused and used my other hand to brush her hair out of her face to tuck it behind her ear. She had ended up leaving her hair to hang down around her because it hadn’t worked out when she had attempted to pack it into a particular style and we had already spent way too much time up there in the bedroom for people who were supposed to be downstairs with my brother.

“He’s also excited to meet you.” I added after a few moments of after thoughts. I felt her start to squirm against me as she stared up at me.

“He is?” She asked, a hopeful ting visible at the edge of her voice. I nodded my head a little after a moment, humming a little as I leaned down and pressed another kiss into the middle of her hair this time.

“You’d see for yourself.” I said to her as I began to pull away, and I extended my hand out to her once again after a couple of moments. She slipped her hand into mine without any kind of hesitation, and I closed my longer fingers against her smaller ones.

“You’re alright, aren’t you?” I asked and watched as she nodded her head eagerly, and I was thankful that the nervous energy that had been around her ever since we had made our way out of the bedroom was no longer around anymore, just as she started to vocally respond to me.

“Yeah, I am.” She responded, a small smile and eager look playing across her face. I nodded my head approvingly and hummed a little before starting to name my way down the stairs, with Sofia firmly held in my hand beside me. We made our way through the hallway and I headed straight for the sitting room, walking through the hallway until we arrived at the entrance of the sitting room, and I noticed instantly that the door was slightly ajar. I pushed the door open with my foot and noticed that the sitting room was completely empty of anybody and made my way into it, tugging Sofia in behind me.

Sofia was already glancing around the whole place almost immediately, head turning around from side to side and eyes ghosting over a lot of spots all at once.

“He isn’t here…” Sofia started to mutter softly beneath her breath and I hummed a little as I moved her around until she was standing before me, and I waited patiently until she made her eyes focus on my face.

“Yes, bunny. He isn’t here at the moment.” I confirmed after a couple of seconds.

“He isn’t? Where is he? You said he was already here…”

I hummed a little as she started to speak and waited a few seconds before gently cutting into what she was saying.

“Oh, he is here. He’s here already.” I said after a few moments. Before Sofia could speak, I continued. “He’s probably in the kitchen or something. You wait here, I’ll go fetch him.” I continued to speak after a couple of moments.

Sofia fidgeted a little, blinking up at me as she started to chew on her bottom lip. I lifted one of my hands off her shoulders and used my finger to tug her bottom lip out from the light grip her teeth had on it.