Legally Bound To The Mafia Boss

Arielle stared nervously out of the car window as it sped off in the direction of Luciano’s family empire, yesterday, she had made a decision that would change her life forever and it took them actually heading to Luciano’s family home to meet with his grandfather for what she had done to finally sink, what had she been thinking accepting to marry him? Last night, she had been the one to suggest that they meet up with his grandfather but she never expected him to say yes immediately neither had she expected him to tell her they will go this morning, nope, now she wished she hadn’t said anything, heck? Yesterday she was so sure but today? Not so much, what would Luciano’s grandfather think of her? As far as she knows, no rich man would want their son married to a nobody, she has watched enough movies and seen enough rich people only married to know that’s how it works in the world of the rich, they marry each other and improve each other’s family by merging interest and partnership through marriage, but she had nothing to offer.

Arielle turned to Luciano and he looked so at peace flipping through the papers he held, she couldn’t deny how handsome he looked just sitting there, He had an intelligent face and charm to match, and she could see why he was a lady’s man, any woman would want to have him, well that’s when he is quiet and harmless like this but when he becomes the ruthless mafia leader? She wasn’t so sure anymore.

“Are you done checking me out? Do you like what you see?”

He asked while still looking at the papers in his hands, she felt her face heat up in embarrassment.

“I wasn’t checking you out, I just want to know how you are so calm,”

She started, looking away from him.

“Calm? Why should I not be?”

He asked and she threw him a look.

“Do you really not know? We are going to meet your grandfather like you are going to introduce me to him as a spouse, aren’t you scared that he won’t accept me? What if he asks me what I do? Who my parents are? When and where did we meet? What am I going to say? Tell him I am the daughter of a man who is indebted to you? And that you bought me with money?”

She asked.

“You can tell him, not about the part of you being a debtor’s daughter though, he would mock me for getting tricked and I don’t want that, aside from that, you can tell him who you are, I am sure my grandfather doesn’t care about your background, he believes it is a man’s job to elevate his woman’s status.”

He responded.

“Oh, wow, I must have been watching the wrong movies because I could have guessed that’s how it works in the world of the rich, rich people marrying each other, I mean, it doesn’t only happen in movies, I have seen so much in reality too,”

She said even though she knew she should have kept those to herself, his laughter after she said the words proved it.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“You are funny Arielle, so funny,”

He said and she glared at him.

“I am nervous, not funny, it might be nothing to you but it is a huge deal to me, I have never met your grandfather before, I don’t even know what or how he looks like,”

She said as the fear settled on her again, she hated meeting new people, especially people way above her class and status.

“Don’t worry, he doesn’t bite, he would be all over your beautiful face, showering you with praises,”

He assured, going back to his papers while she went back to looking out of the window, she hated how her stomach twisted in fear, hated how nervous she was, she didn’t have anything to hold onto and just hoped her beauty would make it all easy like he said, upon till this moment, she has never thought she would hope her beauty would make things easier for her but guess people change and the last few weeks must have changed her a lot.

It didn’t take long for them to arrive at the mansion, if she thought Luciano’s house was big? Nothing prepared her for what his grandfather’s house looked like, for start, they were stopped at the gate, a huge ancient like gate that had tight security, she was so sure if she had come alone, she would not have made it to the gate alive, after they saw it was Luciano, they greeted him and the huge gate was open to reveal a huge castle, yup, definitely a castle, her whole neighbourhood would fit into the complex building and there would still be space for more, in the middle of the big property was the real castle like mansion, it exuded every essence of luxury, elegance and comfort, it proved just how much different Luciano and Arielle were and made the reality of their situation even more alarming, there was no way the people who lived in a place like this all their life would accept her, well, maybe acceptance is not what Luciano was looking for, maybe the reason he decided to pick her was because he knew his family would oppose, she has seen a lot of movies with the story line before, she turned to him but he wasn’t looking at her, he was typing fast on his phone.

“Can we go back and come back another time? I don’t think I am mentally prepared to meet your family,”

She tried.

“No, we are here already, and you don’t have to be worried about meeting other family members, my grandfather is all we are meeting today,”

He said but that didn’t make her feel any better and the car already stopped, he came out of the car and pulled her out with him, holding on to her as if she would run away if he doesn’t.