Legally Bound To The Mafia Boss

“My grandfather is a simp, rather not like you, he might want you for a sixth or seventh wife,”

Luciano announced and that didn’t help either, why would an older man want her?

“Speaking of the old man,”

Luciano said and Arielle looked up to see an older man walking towards them, she wasn’t sure what she had expected but, he looked younger than she had expected and was actually smiling, nothing like an older mafia boss.

“Mishka? It’s so good to see you, I thought you were joking when you said you were coming, oh my, who is this beautiful young lady,”

Luciano’s grandfather said turning in her direction immediately he saw her, the old man looked nothing like his grandson and had a pleasant smile on his face as he stared at her, she learned something new, Luciano had a different name, Mishka? It suits him so well, she wondered why he didn’t use the name, maybe only his family members use that, she smiled at the old man who was looking at her expectantly.

“Good day sir, my name is Arielle, it is nice to finally meet you,”

She said in greeting hoping Luciano would take over the introduction, but he seem to have other ideas because he remained silent.

“Good to meet you too, and you have a name just as beautiful as you are,”

He complimented.

“Thank you, sir,”

She said with a smile. He was handsome too even though he was old, she could tell that he was the ladies’ favorite in his own time, being old and still handsome was enough proof, plus his warm welcoming smile made her relax a little bit.

“Grandpa, I am assuming that you are my grandson’s woman? So I am your grandfather,”

He said and she nodded with a smile.

“That’s right, Grandpa,”

She answered turning to Luciano for help, she was out of words already.

“Deda, I am happy you like her, she is the one I told you about,”

Luciano finally said, wow, he told his grandfather about her? She wondered what he told him. Also, she never imagined Luciano would address his grandfather as Deda, it didn’t fit his whole mafia boss persona at all, maybe he wasn’t as tough as he tries to make himself seem.

“I am not disappointed,”

The old man said.

“I know,”

Luciano responded, reaching out and pulling her to him, she didn’t struggle, instead, she wrapped her hands around his waist as he held on to her shoulders.

“I see, how old are you, young lady?”

He asked.

“I am twenty-four years old sir,”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

She responded politely.

“Oh, good, just the perfect age for marriage,”

The old man said. Arielle disagreed but she didn’t say a word, for her, there is no perfect age to get married, what matters is when a person is ready. In her case, she didn’t have any other choice, marrying his grandson was her way of getting out of a messy situation and her ticket to having a better life faster.

“Oh, she is beautiful,”

Luciano’s grandfather said more to himself but she heard him anyway and bowed politely, the old man was nice, way better than his grandson.

“I have eyes out for the best out there Deda,”

Luciano responded, wrapping his hands tighter around her, she let him hold her and smiled at him.

“I think I am the one who had the better eyes,”

She said and air kissed him, she didn’t know what got to her that made her do it and he seemed shocked by her gesture but his grandfather loved what she did because he laughed at loud.

“What a perfect couple,”

He said and Arielle resisted the urge to laugh out loud, the last thing Luciano and her were, was perfect, far from it, they would never have crossed part if not for her stepdad’s debt, their world was so different.

“I want to know more about you young lady, but for my reserved grandson to pick you as his woman, you must be a one-in-a-million kind of woman,”

Luciano’s grandfather said. Arielle swallowed, he was so far from the truth, she wasn’t a one-in-a-million kind of woman, she was just a woman in debt with nothing to her name, she wasn’t about to tell him that though, it would be best for him to keep living in the illusion he created of her.

“Thank you,”

She finally said when Luciano tapped at her arms.

“Great, it is a pleasure to meet the woman my grandson has chosen, welcome to the family darling,”

He said and she smiled.

“Thank you for having me, you have such a beautiful house,”

She put in.

“I know right, this house is as old as my grandfather, but it is still in shape and has been passed down from generation to generation, soon it might be your turn to watch over the house, that’s if this young man here does the right thing,”

The old man said and Arielle felt Luciano tense up beside her, his grandfather really did know how to get to him, plus, now she knew why he wanted to get married so badly, his grandfather must have put him in a position where he needs to be married to take over from him.

“You don’t have to worry about him doing the right thing, Grandpa, he is already doing it,”

She said as she smiled at Luciano.

“Good, I know he will treat you well, I am happy he picked you, you are lucky too, my grandson is a good man and he will protect you,”

He said and even though Arielle doubted his words, she wasn’t about to tell him that, Luciano had no intentions of protecting her, nope, everything he has done to this moment was enough proof, he only got her here by being the devil, she was his captive, nothing more.

“Why don’t you go say hi to Lilybee over there, she looks like she wants to talk to you, she is a social butterfly and wants to get to know everyone,”