“So, you do remember me. Excellent!” the boss said with a warm smile that showed off the wrinkles around the corners of his eyes.
I have to say that I did not expect the kind-hearted uncle to be a mafia boss. In other words, I did not expect the mafia boss to be a smiley uncle figure.
“Yeah…umm…hello…once again, I guess,” I stammered when I finally found my tongue.
“Have a drink, dear. You look a little tired from the trip. It must have been a long one…” the boss said as he gestured to a glass or water that was placed on the coffee table.
“Thank you…” I whispered as I reached for the glass.
“Did my men treat you roughly? I did order them to be gentle with you…as gentle as handling a feather,” the boss asked, suddenly his gaze was serious.
For some reason, I figured that I shouldn’t tell him that they bounded my hands and feet and taped my mouth shut.
“I’m fine…thank you. More importantly, why…am I here?” I asked in confusion. I mean, there’s the matter of my parent’s debt but…
“Five hundred million dollars,” The boss began speaking.
“If it’s the money. I don’t have it right now, but I swear, I’ll work or do whatever it takes, and I’ll pay you back. Please!” I cut in desperately.
“Oh…you’d do anything, huh?” the old man said, his eyes twinkling.
“Umm…anything…not illegal, I guess…” I said my voice trailing off.
“Hahaha! You’re such a good girl and I like that so much. I knew you were such a good girl the first time we ran into each other,” the boss said after laughing out loud at my words.
“Umm…so about the debt…” I began saying hesitantly.
“About the money, I don’t want it back,” the boss said bluntly as he waved his hand like it was nothing.
“Really?!” I asked in surprise, but I could feel the sense of relief flooding through my body. I mean, let’s be realistic, I probably won’t earn even close to that amount in my lifetime.
“Of course. Instead, I want you to marry my son,” the boss stated, his tone suddenly very serious.
“WHAT?!” I shouted in shock before choking on the water that I had been drinking.
**cough cough cough**
“Are you…ok?” the boss said as he watched me cough and choke on the water.
“…yeah…” I whispered between ragged breath as my coughing started to subsize.“So, I was saying…that I want you to marry my son,” the boss said seriously as he smiled with satisfaction.
“Is this some sort of bad joke?!” I exclaimed in shock.
‘…the boss is…a very serious man. Watch what you do and say if you want to live to see the light of dawn,’
I heard the stern voice of the man in black from before and I felt goosebumps on my whole body. Shit, did I just say the wrong thing just now?
“You did just say that you would do anything,” the boss reminded me with a grin.
“But marrying your son is…” I began protesting.
“I can understand why you might think I’m joking; however, I am dead serious. I want you to marry my son,” the boss repeated, his eyes never leaving my face as he continued to observe my every reaction.
I felt exposed. I felt like he could read me like an open book…
“But I…I’m very sorry but I can’t imagine marrying someone I don’t even know…I don’t even love…” I began explaining the best that I could. Not to mention, above all else, I could never marry a mafia.
“I totally understand. That won’t be a problem at all. You’ll definitely fall in love with my son,” the boss said with confidence as he waved his hand as if brushing away from concern.
“No…I…I can’t marry your son, I’m sorry but…is there something else that I can do to repay the debt instead?” I said with a clear plead in my voice.
“Perhaps we could cut you apart and sell all of your organs in the black market. I don’t know, maybe even then you won’t amount to five hundred million dollars…” the boss said as he looked me up and down as if appraising my worth.
“Please let me go home. I have a very old grandmother and we don’t have anyone else apart from each other. I need to be there to take care of her…” I pleaded with him.
“If you marry into this family, you will have it all. Power, wealth, fame and whatever it is that you need. I only have one son and he will take over as my heir,” the boss said passionately.
Marry his son?! That is crazy. I have only thought of marriage once before but…I guess, things just didn’t work out…
Anyways, if I ever get married, I don’t want to marry the heir of a mafia gang!
“What happens…if I refuse?” I asked in a small hesitant voice.“Hahaha! Seriously, honey dear, what makes you think that you can refuse? I didn’t bring you all the way to my base just so you can turn down my offer and waltz right out. Only the mafia top members know where this place is, I can’t let you leave now that you’ve been here, you know…” the boss said sweetly as he continued to smile gently at me.
However, his actions couldn’t be more of a stark contrast to his words when he slowly placed a black object onto the coffee table. I realized to my utter shock that it was a gun.
“You’re going to marry my son just as the contract says,” the old man said firmly.
“The contract?” I asked in confusion. There’s something about this ridiculous arrangement in the contract?
“Exactly. See the terms for yourself,” the boss said as he gestured towards the papers of the contract.
“What the…” I muttered to myself as my eyes scanned the terms of the document.
On the very last page, the term states that ‘in the event that the debt cannot be repaid, debtors agree to let their daughter, Miss Malissa Maxford, marry a member of the lender’s family based on the lender’s choice without exception.’
What kind of out-of-this-world term is that? How can my parents sign such a thing? Were they so sure that they would be able to pay back the debt no matter what?
--To be continued…
“So, you see, that family member that I have chosen is my son. Trust me, it’s much better than marrying me, is it not?” the boss said, laughing at his own sick joke.I stared at the document in shock as my hand shook. If I tear this paper apart, will that void the contract? I guess not…As I was deep in thought as to what I should do next, the boss’s mobile phone started to ring loudly, disturbing the tense atmosphere in the room.“What? I see…and? We’ll cover it…give her the best treatment,” the boss spoke through the phone.The conversation came to an end and the boss looked at me with a sad face and I wondered what that whole phone call was about.“The man that took your grandmother to the hospital just called,” the boss said solemnly.“How is she?” I asked with worry.“I think she already knew this but…
“Miss Malissa, the boss wants to see you now,” the leader of the men in black said as he poked his head in through the opened door.“Ok…let’s go,” I said as I walked towards the door.I wished I had gotten to speak with my grandmother, but she was still asleep. I wanted to talk to the boss too. Perhaps, he had already given up on the wedding based on what happened earlier today.…“You want me to what?” I said as my eyes widened in shock. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.“Hahaha! You don’t have to act so excited. It is as I said, I want you to move in and live with Hayden. He’s handsome, isn’t he? Just like me when I was younger…” the boss said cheerfully as he sipped red wine.“Umm…what he looks like isn’t the main problem here…” I muttered.“You will do as
Hayden had arrived and is sitting very close to me opposite the dinner table. This is the closest that we’ve gotten since we met at the church at what was supposed to be our wedding. Although, it failed miserably at my relief.Well, at least, he isn’t dead drunk this time, I thought as I looked at the man sitting opposite to me.Now that I had a chance to see him up close, I had to admit that Hayden is extremely handsome and attractive. Light blond hair, flawless skin, bright blue eyes, and a very handsome face with a straight nose. He looks like an angel, a prince, a Greek god, and everything else along those lines.As I have observed before at the church, Hayden was very tall, and I barely reached his shoulders even in those ultra-high heels I was forced to wear at our failure of a wedding. I wasn’t surprised that he had a girlfriend or at least a lover…or two…or more…?I was also sure that
“…I don’t understand,” I said, confused.“It’s simple, really. Each time you break any of the rules, I’ll fl a part of your body as mine,” Hayden said with a smile.“As yours?” I asked, still confused. If all parts of my body are still intact, how can he possibly claim a part to be his?“Yes. The body part that I’ve chosen to claim will be mine to do with as I please, wherever and whenever I please,” Hayden stated as he smiled with utmost satisfaction at his own idea.Seeing that I still looked quite confused to this alien concept, Hayden laughed softly at me as he continued to watch me from the opposite side of the table.“Stand up…and strip,” Hayden commanded, his eyes never leaving my face.“Excuse me?” I replied in shock. What did he just…say?“Stand up and take off your clothes.
**Clap Clap Clap**“That was quite a cute little show…now…try your best to stay very still,” Hayden said as he clapped his hand with pleasure.Lazily, Hayden slowly stood up from his seat and came to stand directly in front of me. He’s so close…we’re not even an arm’s length away from each other. I felt my body freeze as his blue eyes locked with mine. For the life of me, no matter how I struggled internally, I couldn’t look away from his captivating eyes.I held my breath and for a moment, I forgot to breath entirely. I didn’t know what he wanted from me.“Ah…” I let out a slight sound and quickly bit my lower lip to silence myself.Hayden had reached out a hand and touched my right shoulder with the back of his hand before running his fingertips slowly and softly down my right arm.“What are you…doing?” I asked stunn
“Do you like it?” Hayden asked when he released my finger from his mouth.He didn’t wait for me to reply before taking my ring finger into his mouth. He licked it, sucked on it, and twirled his tongue around it until my body trembled. The warmth and wetness of his mouth around my finger felt…so good.By the time he had completed sucking and licking on all the fingers on my left hand, I was panting hard and out of breath. I could barely stand. I never thought that I could feel this turned on just from my left hand being kissed and licked. The pleasure he stirred within me from his playful kisses and sucking was unbelievably amazing.“You have 29 days left. Good luck keeping the rest of your body to yourself, Malissa,” Hayden teased as he let go on my now completely wet hand.As soon as he was done, I scooped up my clothes from the floor and used it to cover my body
It was challenging but I knew that I had to keep in contact with the people in my life so that things could return to normal once I could go back to my usual life. I should probably start replying to my friend’s texts. My friends from university have been messaging in our group chat about meeting up for dinner some time soon. I’ve seen their messages but have yet to reply.“That’s it for today. Let’s go back,” I said as I closed my sketchbook.I still don’t have a definite idea for my painting, but I wouldn’t call this visit to the park a complete failure. Watching the happy people strolling by gave me a glimpse of hope. Things will get better, I just knew it.…When I got back to the penthouse, Hayden wasn’t back yet, to my relief. I didn’t want to run into him. To be honest, I didn’t know how to face him, and I suspected
However, to my surprise, it was three very gorgeous and tall women that stepped out of his room. The three women had figures like models. They were tall with attractive faces. One had platinum blonde hair that must have taken her hours in the salon to achieve. While the other had dark hair with stunning blue eyes. The third women had auburn hair with beautiful green eyes. The only thing common about the three women, apart from their beauty and height, was the fact that they were not wearing very much.“Oh…there’s a girl here…” the blond woman said in a sweet voice as the three of them eyed me from head to toe.“Are you…Hayden’s girlfriend?” the auburn-haired girl asked curiously.“Probably…not…” the dark-haired girl said as she stared at me.“Yea…I mean…she looks…ordinary?” the blond gi