Claimed By The Mafia Don (Ariella and Asher) novel Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Why not?

Why not pack a few things-just enough to make it look like I was still here, just enough to not raise any

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suspicion and leave before they could come for me?

I couldn’t help but wonder if this was the only chance I’d ever get.

I couldn’t just sit here like a duck, waiting for when Asher would decide to grace me with his presence again, or when he would come and humiliate me, just like he had done the last time.

I had been living as an independent woman for five years, taking care of my son, even when I was pregnant, and I survived. I wasn’t about to let Asher Romano bring me down again.

I packed a few things, and took the cash Damien had given me-it would help, but not enough to take us somewhere else. My first stop was the restaurant. Luckily, Damien was there. When I walked into his office, he looked up, his eyes

eyes softening when he saw me.

“Ariella…” He paused, as if unsure of what to say. He could see the distress on my face. “Are you okay? How are you doing?”

I nodded, though I wasn’t sure myself. “I need your help, Damien,” I said cutting to the chase.

He frowned, taking a few steps toward me.

“What happened? What’s going on?”

I hesitated, but the need for his help overpowered my fear. “I need money. I’m going to the hospital… I have to take care of things, and I don’t have enough for what I need.”

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