Elena held her breath as she and Massimo entered the ballroom. Though she was somewhat familiar with both the room itself and mafia banquets in general, she still felt incredibly nervous. Because Elena wasn't just attending this banquet as Don Massimo's doctor but his wife.
But Elena kept her head held high and her expression neutral as Massimo guided them deeper into the ballroom—she couldn't let any of her nervous energy show. She needed to appear elegant, beautiful, and competent. Elena needed to convince everyone in this room that she was someone worthy of the title Mafia Queen.
And it was a good thing Elena was taking this all seriously because within the first few minutes of their arrival, Massimo and Elena were practically swarmed by all the party goers.
"Your Queen is so radian
