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16.

Author: SnowBarbie
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-01-07 01:00:00

ARIANA

SHOWING UP TO WORK WITH A wedding band around my finger raised a lot of questions among my staff, especially because the last time they saw me, I bade them goodbye before heading for Papà's funeral.

The girls and I were like friends instead of coworkers. We all clicked, and it wasn't like a normal boss-employee relationship.

That wasn't to say they didn't respect my boundaries or weren't efficient with their work. It was quite the opposite, and I couldn't be more grateful for that.

"Someone tell me I'm hallucinating," Drea, my closest friend of the bunch, said as she flung my door open, barging into my workspace.

Only she would get a pass for intruding.

My workspace was sacred, but she was also my best friend since my college days. In the end, bestie privileges, as she liked to call it, won.

"There's been some buzz floating around. You're freaking married?" Her eyes zeroed in on my engagement ring and weddi
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  • The Mafia Boss’s Mute Bride   75.

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  • The Mafia Boss’s Mute Bride   74.

    ARIANA ALEKSEI: I'm fine. I released a relieved breath when the notification lit up my screen half an hour later, after going through a million horrible scenarios in my head. "Excuse me." I pushed my chair back, rising to my feet. "I need to use the restroom." I excused myself before any objection could follow, darting out of the dining room. I locked myself in a guest bathroom down the hall, dialing Aleksei's number. "I was worried," I rushed out when he picked after the third ring. "Are you okay?" "Yes, I am. I have guests over, and I have to entertain them for a while." "Guests?" Aleksei never invited anyone over, and aside Deo, no one ever visited. This was my first time hearing of a guest coming over since we got married. "My father," he answered, his voice tight. "He came with Reina and Viktor." "Oh." That explained his clipped tone. "Is everything alright? Do you need me to co–" "Can we talk later?" He cut me off abruptly. "I have other things to get done." My heart

  • The Mafia Boss’s Mute Bride   73.

    ARIANA IT WAS THANKSGIVING, and while we usually never celebrated the holiday, Mama changed the rules this year. She claimed we had a lot to be grateful for this year, and with how everything had turned out so far, I agreed. I was one of the first people to arrive, and I'd spent the last several hours assisting Mama and my other relatives in the kitchen. Niko and Elle had arrived a few minutes ago, and Mama had redirected Elle to the living room couch when she tried to lend a helping hand. "I don't know what that girl was thinking." Mama shook her head disapprovingly. "The kitchen heat is not good for the baby." I laughed as I dried my hands on a kitchen rag. "You just made that up, Mama." "How's married life treating you, Ari? You cook for your husband much?" Aunt Maria asked, peeking at me over the rim of her fourth wine glass today. "Maria!" Mama scolded, her gaze harsh. "Today's a happy day. Don't dampen the mood. And put the wine down." Maria rolled her eyes. "How am I da

  • The Mafia Boss’s Mute Bride   72.

    ALEKSEI present An hour later, and my pockets were two million dollars lighter, but nothing beat the smile on my wife's face as she let loose possibly for the first time in her life. "Did you have fun up there?" "Mhm." She bobbed her head, the air of excitement around her palpable. "Even though Deo cheated." I laughed, dropping my forehead on hers. "I don't think he did. You just suck at playing." "Hey, be on my side!" She whined as her arms wound their way around my neck. "You're my husband, aren't you?" Fuck. "A man can only have so much restraint, Solnyshko." I nipped at her lower lip, pulling away before I gave the entire dancefloor a show. "Don't tempt me like that in public." If she kept saying things like that, there was no predicting when my already fragile control would snap. Not to mention her short dress that barely grazed her mid-thigh, showing off those tempting legs I had wrapped around my waist some hours ago. Ariana heard about the underground nightclub in the

  • The Mafia Boss’s Mute Bride   71.

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  • The Mafia Boss’s Mute Bride   70.

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  • The Mafia Boss’s Mute Bride   69.

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  • The Mafia Boss’s Mute Bride   68.

    ARIANAHe did scrub me clean, but it didn't end there.He made me sit still while he dried and brushed my hair for me. And color me surprised when I walked into the closet to find clothes all in my size next to his—clothes I was sure I never purchased for myself—and all my care products I didn't remember telling him about.Now I was perched on the couch, watching him frolic around the kitchen because he didn't want me to lift a finger. More than sixty minutes passed with me scrolling through endless movie options on Netflix before he rounded the counter with a tray of food and drinks.I sat up straight, adjusting the pillows around me as he approached the couch.This was my second time seeing him in casual clothing. That one time back in Russia didn't count because he took off the sweatpants almost immediately, and I never got a good look at him because I was trying not to pay attention to him.Big mistake on my part because he looked just as gorgeous in his

  • The Mafia Boss’s Mute Bride   67.

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