Chapter 36: Arianna's POVI couldn't tell what hurt me more. The fact that he had accused me or the fact that Eleana lied..."Sofie, I swear I didn't do anything!" I cried out to her.I would lose the deal because of this drama and the chances of me leaving this place just became another impossible block of wall.This was what broke me more than anything!"I know you didn't do it, Arianna. You don't have to tell me that. Eleana is playing at something." She consoled me.But I was worried and devastated. I needed that job. I needed to feel the air of freedom. Even if the plan wasn't so foul-proof, I would live better if I tried it at least.And now, it was going to be taken away from me. I had to clear my name!I couldn't seat here and wait for Eleana to ruin my chances of escape. Why was she even doing this?Was it Sara's dying wish or what?"I need to talk to her!" I suddenly said getting off the couch.Sofie got off too at approximately the same speed and held my hand. "Where are y
Chapter 37: Arianna's POV"Eleana what are you talking about?" I asked because I couldn't understand what she was going on about.I wasn't standing in her way. If she wanted Gabriele she could have him. I wanted to be far away from this mansion. That was what I wanted.—and Gabriele— a small voice whispered in my head.Fine. Maybe I wanted Gabriele too but I didn't want him as the Mafia king he was. I wanted him for the gentle and sweet man that lived within his heart.Eleana could have the Mafia king in him."You know exactly what I am talking about you slut!" She yelled moving towards me menacingly.It was then I realized I had made a grave mistake. Eleana was a wounded animal and I entered her cage unprotected.As I took another sharp step back to escape her attacks, the door flew open and Gabriele stepped in just in time to stop me from getting murdered by the animal Eleana had become."What is going on here?" He growled in that deep intimidating voice of his.Before I could make
Chapter 38: Gabriele's POVOlga and his apprentice were gone. I was left with Arianna once again.My head had returned to the files in front of me but my eyes were on her. She was pulling her fingers and throwing glances my way every two seconds.I could guess what was on her mind. But if she expected me to start that conversation then, we would be here longer than anticipated."Here," I said, passing her the file in front of me. "These are all you will be needing on the job. There are histories of all my transactions with the clients."She took the files from me and her inquisitive eyes dropped to them. She ran them over the file but I could tell her mind wasn't on what she was looking at."I will take you to the guards that will be accompanying you by morning," I said. I was still watching her and waiting for her to make her move.I could almost see the wheels of her head starting and then shutting down again."Do you have any questions?" I asked hoping she would take the bait... An
Chapter 39: Gabriele's POVShe came closer and hugged me. I felt my groin tighten at once and as she tried to pull back, I held her still.When was the last time I had good sex?I had been spending so much time with Arianna and all she gave me were blue balls!"Strip," I whispered to Nadia and she immediately moved her hand to open the robe she was wearing.I took a step back to give her some space and watched as she gave a wonderful show of her body.The white night piece she was wearing hugged her curves perfectly and the hair she had just combed out made her look like a movie star as she wiggled out of the tight night dress.My eyes darkened and I was driven by sheer lust as she threw away the last piece of garment.All my women knew how I liked it —well all except Arianna.I pushed thoughts of her to the back of my mind and moved closer to Nadia who was smiling seductively at me.I held her waist and pulled her closer. My lips crashed against hers and my hands pulled her thick la
Chapter 40: Arianna's POVBeing away from the mansion felt like heaven. I was unable to control my smile. Niko and Mike the guards that squashed me between them like a tuna fish kept giving me strange glares but I didn't care.The first time I had left the mansion with Gabriele was in the evening and he was there with me. All I could think of was him. His strong masculine presence had made it impossible for me to admire the freedom of being outside the mansion even if I was in the car with him.When I wasn't thinking about him, my mind was somewhere in our destination. I was busy worrying about what I had to say and what not to say so as not to put Sofie into even more trouble.I could enjoy the city.But right now I was out during the day. The job I was assigned to do was pretty easy. I studied all of the files last night and basically all I had to do out there was smile and say a few 'yes'.I didn't also have to bother about getting shut down because these people were actually good
Chapter 41: Arianna's POVMike pulled the door open for me. Panic had started swallowing me and I couldn't bring my body to leave the car.My hands were shaking and I could feel the beads of sweat already threatening to ruin Olga's hard work on my face.What if I ruined everything and Gabriele decided to sell me to someone who would treat me like the slave I was?Oh my God!Why did I even accept to do this in the first place?"The princess is stuck to the car or what?" I heard Niko's mocking voice behind Mike and my eyes narrowed.I summoned up courage from somewhere within me just to save my face and got one leg out of the car.I was still scared of the outcome of what I was going to do but I wouldn't let Niko see how much it was affecting me.I would rather go freak out in the bathroom!"Are you okay?" Mike asked. "We can call the boss to reschedule the meeting if you are not feeling well..." He said with concern.I raised my eyes and they met Niko's scornful one as he laughed at my
Chapter 42: Arianna's POVWe sealed the deal with handshakes and a thousand signatures. But I wasn't even stressed about them.Each signature was a pat on my back that had done extremely well and Gabriele wouldn't have a reason to sell me off.Neither would Niko have bragging rights anymore.My eyes went over to him as I signed the last document and I felt like pointing the middle finger at him but for the clients, I maintained my cool."Thank you so much ma'am," he said bowing."You are welcome. We are open to doing deals like this with you anytime," I assured them with a big smile."We will definitely come back," Mr. Choi said and I smiled gratefully.They all have one final bow of respect and they filed out of the conference room. Only one person stayed behind –the woman who I now knew as Jane Lee."Miss Arianna," she said as she stepped out of their line to meet me."Yes," I replied, trying to sound accommodating enough. At the same time, I was already calculating my comeback to
Chapter 43: Gabriele's POV "I heard our girl is doing extremely well," Basilio said, stretching on the couch in my office. I knew he wanted to get accolades for suggesting her in the first place but I wasn't planning on giving him any. After all, I was the first to see her competence when she summarized my files the other night. It wasn't like he had discovered something I wasn't aware of. "Oh really," I scoffed, flipping through the papers in front of me. Gianni had gone off our radar once again and the event was getting closer. I tried not to think about what he could do but the lack of information was making me restless. "Yep! Niko told me she didn't just get the transaction done and sealed, Jane was impressed enough to bring more deals!" Basilio went on. "Yeah right," I said absentmindedly. If the business was getting that amount of customers maybe someday –after I get Gianni– I might just change my mind and become a full-time businessman. No more guns. Maybe Arianna cou