Meeting the Quuen

Meeting the Quuen
ROSA’s POV

I arrived at the farmhouse and he was seated there with other kids playing video games and eating some fruit. The men in black stared deep into my face before they allowed me to go meet Leo.

Leonardo had brought 2 friends inside and they were all so focused, screaming and laughing hard at the game when he noticed me and paused the game. 

“Finally.. Where.. Wait, I don't see any fruit in your hands.. Where is it? I've been waiting.”

I didn't say a word. I just stared at him and he smirked.

“Ah.. You caught me already? Wow, that was fast. Some take hours before they realise it.. Guess you are one of the smart ones.”

“Where is your father, Leonard?”

He looked up at me angrily and continued with his game. I stepped out of the farmhouse. I never even cared to check how it looked or what was inside.

‘Maybe these men can tell me where Dante is’

I thought as I stared at the men in black.

“Excu.. Excuse me, sir..”

I said as I walked close to one of them and he nodded.

“Where is Dante, please? I need to..”

They pointed their guns at me and I was so startled that I couldn't move my feet. 

“I.. I just need to see him..”

“Did you address the boss by his name? Disrespectful slut!”

One exclaimed and I immediately felt disgusted. A slut? I just got here and I've received so many insults! A lot!

“Let her go..”

A voice came from behind me.. It was a soft feminine voice. They immediately bowed their heads and I turned around to look at her sharply. I ran behind her and she told me to follow her.

She was tall and looked confident as hell. She had a smoke in her hand and walked with so much Aura too.

‘There is a female who also has power in Dante’s house? A female? I thought no one could say a word except for him.. The guards..’

I followed slowly behind her and she walked over to a little garden at the back of the house. It was like a little farm where they grow grains and fruits.. She wore a black shirt dress, and her hair was black but there were some parts colored red. She had tattoos on her thighs and one on her left hand.

She kept smoking as she sat down and instructed me to sit next to her. I smiled as I felt comfortable.

Finally, one person who hasn't pressured me into anything or been rude to me.

“Thank you so much, ma'am.. For earlier.. I just arrived here and I.. I don't even want to be here.. I..”

“You are Rosa? The one who was taken from her wedding hall, right? Where did you get the dress on you?”

“Um.. One of the girls upstairs was kind enough to lend me her dress.. I kept on moving around in my wedding dress and..”

“Your hair.. Your hair still had some pearls on it.. Did you forget to remove those?”

She asked and continued smoking.

“God.. I was in a hurry to go serve Leonard.. I..”

I bowed my head and she chuckled.

“We’ve all been there, Rosa.. I was once like you. I came to this house forcefully.. I was forced here. Against my will, they brought me here and I faced so many difficulties. I thought it was going to be the end of my life but look at me today. I am regarded as the queen of the mansion.”

Her brows arched elegantly and she threw the smoke on the ground.

‘Wait, I remember Dante telling me about a queen.. Is she the one? Is she the queen he talked about?’

“You mean you are..”

“Queen Nelly? Yes, I am. The queen of the mansion.. Whenever Dante isn't home I run the place.”

I smiled.

I was happy because I knew being on the queen's side would make my life a bit better at least before I left the mansion.

“Can I ask you a question though? Please?”

She nodded, then snapped her fingers. Two guards arrived and she whispered some words into one ear and they left.

“I am with you, Rosa, please, go ahead.”

“Why are you regarded as the queen of the mansion? Is it a title you get for being here for a long time or what?”

She leaned back on the chair, crossed her legs, and a wide grin grew on her lips.

“Rosa, Rosa, Rosa.. In a place like this with so many ladies, what do you think one needs or has to do to be regarded as number one? Huh?”

She asked, but I wasn't sure what to say.. I had no idea.. I've never been to a place like that before.

“Um.. I'm not..”

The guards arrived with a red wine, two glasses, grapes, and some cashews.

They placed a table between us and placed the items. They left and she invited me to join her.

I quickly dug into the grapes as she poured the wine into the glasses. 

It was so cold.. Just what I wanted.

‘Why is she being so nice and sweet to me? There has to be a reason, right? A lady like her must always be so calculated.. She would never have gotten to where she is now if she weren't smart.. I need to be smart.’

I thought as I kept stealing glimpses of her.

“So, I asked you a question, Rosa.. The chefs are preparing dinner, so use this as a start-up package or something.”

We both chuckled and I nodded.

“Well, I know you need to be very smart, calculative, and try to be on the boss’s side.. I mean the boss of the house.”

I didn't want to say his name, so I didn't get attacked again.

She laughed loudly as she understood me or so I thought.

“It's fine to address him as Dante as long as it's not to his face or to his guards, huh?”

I agreed with a soft smile and she handed me a glass of wine.

“You are right, Rosa..”