Lahat ng Kabanata ng Bound to the Mafia Billionaire: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

“I am so sorry,” Arabella muttered as she stared at the unconscious man before her. Her fingers trembled as she began undressing him.Biting her lip, she added, “It’s the only way to save my father. I will properly apologize to you and… pay for all the damages in the near future.”Her heart pounded violently in her chest, every fiber of her being screaming at her to stop.The man was clearly intoxicated, but whatever he had drunk shouldn’t have knocked him out like this. He had been drugged… of that, she was certain. She didn’t know who he was. She had only been given instructions: go to this suite, use the keycard left for her, and stage the perfect scandal.The goal was simple, convince the world that this man had betrayed his fiancee.Her hands shook as she pulled off his shirt, revealing a sculpted chest and taut muscles beneath. Her cheeks burned. She had never been this close to a man before, much less an undressed one.Swallowing her nerves, she moved to his trousers. Each movem

Sebastian let out a low, humorless chuckle, still crouched on the floor. That woman packed a hell of a punch. It took him longer than he cared to admit to recover from the blow to his groin.Normally, a cheap shot like that wouldn’t faze him, but he’d been distracted, dazed, even, by the way her lips had felt against his.He exhaled sharply, running a tongue over his lower lip. “How the hell can a kiss be that good?”He’d kissed plenty of women before. But none of them tasted like her. None of them had left this lingering, maddening need in his gut.And the way she smelled… fresh and intoxicating, like something he couldn’t quite place but suddenly craved.Sebastian hissed in frustration, glancing down. Even with the dull throb still radiating from between his legs, another kind of ache refused to fade.“Since when did I turn into a damn pervert?” he muttered, forcing himself to his feet. He needed answers. That woman was obviously lying.“She knows exactly what happened,” he mused, ru

Arabella slowly raised her head and looked at the unfamiliar man in a suit standing before her.“Yes?” she stammered. “How can I help you?”He smiled suddenly, his expression soft and approachable, accentuated by the eyeglasses he wore. Then, he introduced himself, “I’m Clay Hudson,” bowing slightly. Arabella gave him a curt nod in return.Still smiling, he added, “Can you please come with me? My boss would like to talk to you.”Hearing the word “boss” made her heart race. “Boss?” she murmured.“Yes, Mr. Sebastian Bancroft, madam,” he said with a smile, as though mentioning his boss's name should bring her some sort of relief.Arabella’s face paled as she weakly muttered, “Can I not see him now? My father is still in the operating room, and I need to stay here.”“Hmm, I’m afraid that won’t do. I’ve been instructed to bring you to him by any means necessary if you’re unwilling to come,” Clay said with a sigh.Arabella bit her inner lip and glanced around. As if reading her thoughts, Cl

Arabella remained rooted to the spot where Sebastian had left her. It was only thanks to the wall behind her that she managed to stay upright, but after a minute, her strength gave out, and she weakly slumped to the floor.Sebastian had just left after declaring that she was his.“I’ll give you five days to look after your father, but after that, you’ll be bound to me, whether you like it or not. You ruined my plan, and you’ll need to pay for that. You’ll do exactly as I say, or you’ll rot in prison, and no one will take care of your father. Your life is practically mine now, Arabella Winters. Don’t try to escape, because I’ll find you… even if you hide in hell.”Before she could respond, his lips claimed hers… not gently, but as a declaration of dominance. It wasn’t the kiss of a man seeking affection; it was the kiss of a man demanding submission. Despite every instinct screaming at her to resist, Arabella found herself unable to pull away…She bit her lips, frowning at the strange

Days passed, and Arabella felt like she was walking on eggshells after her encounter with Sebastian. It was as if he could appear and take her away at any moment. That kind of thing wouldn’t be impossible especially if he truly was part of a powerful syndicate.She recalled seeing his name on the news years ago when Sebastian was appointed as the head of the Bancroft Syndicate. At the time, she had been just twelve years old. She even remembered asking her father if they were bad people. Back then, the Bancroft Syndicate was everywhere in the headlines, especially after Gregory Bancroft, Sebastian’s father and the former head, died in a tragic accident.Her father had explained that, yes, the Bancroft Syndicate was a mafia organization, but unlike what most people assumed, they didn’t operate through outright illegal means. Instead, they functioned as a powerful, highly secretive elite group, controlling business empires, politics, and financial systems through legal yet morally gray