Episode 1 ~

*The scenery passes in a blur as we driver *

*Throughh the city *

(Man... I wish I was anywhere but here right now.)

[jack /(fl)Uncle]: Don't look so glum,crystal.

My uncle lets out a soft laugh from the driver's seat.

[jack /(fl)Uncle]: You're going to enjoy this dinner party.

[jack /(fl)Uncle]: It should be a nice change of pace. You've been working a little too much lately.

[crystal Georges (FL)]: I don't mind it at all. Office life isn't that bad.

[jack /(fl)Uncle]: But wouldn't you want a little excitement in your life?

[crystal Georges (fl)]: Excitement isn't always a good thing.

(My job might be boring, but at least it's secure.)

A sigh leaves his lips.

[jack /(fl)Uncle]: Fine, but try to give tonight a chance. For me.

[jack /(fl)Uncle]: I'll even introduce you go" Vincenzo leone".

[jack /(fl)Uncle]: He's going to announce his fiancee at tonight's dinner, you know.

[jack /(fl)Uncle]: That man is the heir to the Group, which make him one of the most powerful businessmen in the country!

(Ah yes, a 'businessman.') (You mean a mafia boss.)

My shoulders sag as I look out the window again.

My uncle has helped me a lot.

When I needed a place to stay, he opened his home to me without a second thought.

So no matter how I feel about his... shadier connections, including this vincenzo leone , I don't want to cause any trouble for him

(Maybe tonight will go fine after all)

(I'm sure even the mafia has normal dinner parties.)

When we arrive, we go inside and step into a crowded room.

(This is fancier than anywhere I've ever been before, even on special occasions.)

I look around, dazed by the number of well-dressed and obviously wealthy people chatting with one another.

[crystal Georges (FL)]: Hey, um-I turn to my uncle and freeze.

(Where'd he go?!)

I look around, but there's no sign of him in the crowd.

(Great, I got separated from him at a mafia dinner party.)

(Tonight is off to a great start...)

and I make my way through the crowd in the direction I last saw him.

[crystal Georges (FL)] : Excuse me, pardon me-I'm unused to walking around in heels, though. As I hurry, my foot catches on something, and I tumble forward.

[crystal Georges (FL)] : Woah!

I throw out my arms and prace for impact, but it never comes.

Slowly, I realize a pair of warm, strong arms are holding me by the waist.

I turn my head and look up to see one of the most handsome men I've ever laid eyes on.

His grip around me is firm, and the way he tugs me up to steady me makes heat rush to my face.

[crystal Georges (FL)]: Th-Thank you!

He makes a dismissive sound, his golden eyes cold and his lips curled in an expression of distaste.

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