my parents and his parents made an alliance and yes,it was an arranged marriage. today was when i would meet my fiance.from what i've heard her name is liana "liana,it's a pleasure to meet you" she said “So I gathered from the multiple times your mother said your name.” The laziness of my drawl played off the observation as a joke; the hardness of my eyes told her it was anything but. “Dante Russo. The pleasure is all mine.” There was the mockery again, subtle but cutting. Dante Russo. CEO of the Russo Group, Fortune 500 legend, and the man who’d created such a buzz at the Frederick Wildlife Trust gala three nights ago. He wasn’t just an eligible bachelor; he was the bachelor. The elusive billionaire every woman wanted and no one could get. He was thirty-six years old, famously married to his work, and up until now, showed no intention of giving up his bachelor lifestyle. Why, then, would Dante Russo of all people agree to an arranged marriage? “I would introduce myself by my net worth,” i said. “But it would be impolite to categorize you as a stranger given the purpose of tonight’s dinner.”