She could not keep calm.
How could she when she was stealing from her father.
She knocked twice on his study door, fidgeting with her fingers.
"Come in" His gruff voice muffled by the door between them called from inside.
Taking a deep breath, she relaxed her muscles and straightened her back.
Opening the door, she went to the couch adjacent to her father and sat down comfortably.
"Father" She leaned forward, smiling cynically at her father
"To what do I owe this visit for"
"Oh dear, I find that quite offensive. Can I not visit daddy dearest out of my own will without wanting something?" Sitting back, she carried up his precious silver lighter and began playing with it.
"I raised you not to. Now speak, I have a lot of work to catch up with" He stuck a cigarette in his mouth, gesturing for her to light it.
"Always work, work, work with you. Relax a bit father" She snickered, leaning forward to light it.
"How much?"
"Hm?"
"How much do you want. Such coquettish behaviour is unsightly"
"Oh, you do know me so well father, or am I just to easy to read? Would a million dollars be enough to satisfy my selfish intent?"
"You tell me" He handed her his card
Laughing heartedly, she kissed him on the cheek standing up to leave.
"Mother may speak seduction and beauty, but you father? You speak business"
"Have it back before 9pm Tesoro"
"Trust me father, you would not even remember it was gone in the first place"
Closing the door behind her, she chuckled as she spun the black card in her hand.
Phase one was complete.
~•~
"Where are you going?" Her mother asked from the kitchen.
"Father gave me one of his cards, I will be going shopping. I would recommend you not to wait up for me. A new closet is due"
"We would be having a get together with the Espositos tomorrow, the engagement party would be going on soon and you have to be there during the planning. Make sure you are not late"
"Mother, I have said it before, I will not marry that man"
"You have no choice in the matter. Just sit still and look pretty. Like always"
She turned around to storm out, only stopping at the sound of footsteps behind her.
"I raised you well tesoro. If only you could be the Mistress of the estate instead, you'd be great" She cupped her cheek, referring to the incident the other day.
"The only other way is for me not to get married, but I don't know which part of you is more selfish, the desire to sell me off of the desire to discard brother's wife"
"Hush now, the walls have ears, secrets should remain hidden. Get out, be back before 9pm"
"Do you doubt my capabilities mother?" She laughed, turning around without waiting for a reply.
she wouldn't get one anyways.
Storming out the house, she chuckled when she got outside and into her personal car.
It was a white BMW 7 series i7 and it was all hers, she had gotten it for her birthday during her time in college and had kept it ever since.
She couldn't believe it. Her plan was going perfectly.
She'd have a tantrum or something along the lines and lock herself in tomorrow. Then for the next couple of days she would stay there until it was the night before the engagement party to leave.
Now it was to secretly create a new account.
~•~
She sat down in a comfortable chair in a cafe. Quietly sipping her coffee, she stared at her laptop.
She thought up an obscure plan. If she sent various amounts of money to random spare accounts and had them all working with random transactions then it would be harder to catch her trail.
She brought out her phone, ready to text the plan to Amy.
~Hey.
~May? what do you want?
~No, it is nothing really. I thought up this plan yeah
~Mmhmm
~I was staring at the black card in my hands and I thought up an idea
~oh no. What did you do now?
~ I am very disappointed by your lack of faith in my abilities. Do not worry love, trust in me for now.
~•~
She had shopped for hours non stop. And if the evident exhaustion all over her face wasn't proof enough, then the dozens of designer shopping bags behind her would do it.
'I cannot fuck this up, not now that I have gotten so close to my goal'
A tap on the shoulder shook her out of her thoughts, she turned about to her body guard, not bothering to slow down.
"Young miss"
"Yes?"
"There are people following us"
"How many people?"
"Three before, but two stopped to wait not too long ago"
"Are any of them armed?"
"The two that stopped yes. The man that is following us right now does not seem to be armed but we cannot be entirely sure"
"If anyone attacks me, do not wait. Tackle them as soon as possible and get me safe, make no mistakes or I would hang your head above my bed as a dream catcher"
"Yes young mistress. No mistakes shall be made"
Just like it had never happened, a suit clad figure had rushed at her, dragging her to an alley.
She was pinned to the wall, a large masculine hand covering her mouth shut.
"Shut up, don't struggle and listen"
"You insolent fool, I do not intend for a trust fund brat to waste my time so much"
Deep laughter strung out of his mouth, a devilish grin coating his lips, one she knew all to well.
"If you are done with such foolish games, I suggest you let me go. I don not have much patience today, Nicolo."