Claimed By The Mafia Don (Ariella and Asher) novel Chapter 29

Chapter 29

I loved Asher Romano. What was there not to love about him?

You should see him-the way he smiles, the way his eyes sparkle when he talks about something that excites

him. So sexy.

You should see him when he’s annoyed, there’s this look on his face-so sexy.

Asher gets angry too. They say he has a temper. Since he’s the heir and destined to inherit the throne one day, they always tell him to take it down a notch. But he tells me that sometimes, he just can’t control himself. And when he’s angry, his eyes burn with fire. His jaw clenches, his teeth grind, and his fists tighten. You should see him….. So hot.

I was a fool for him.

I’ve been in love with Asher practically my whole life. It started when we were young. He’s five years older than me, so people used to make fun of my little crush, A lot of girls had a crush on Asher Romano, girls from good families, who actually had a chance with him…..

No one thought I could actually have him, actually be with the heir. After all, he was going to inherit the entire Romano empire. He was the don’s son.

And me? I was just Ariella Costa. My father was just a mere soldier in the Romano family.

And we know how marriage works in mafia families. Unions are planned to create alliances. He’s the heir, and everyone assumes he’ll marry the daughter of another powerful family, probably from another city. No one would ever think he’d choose me.

Ever!

In fact, they warned me about my Little crush because they knew what men are like. Especially teenagers-how they are with women, fucking their way through everything.

Everybody knew Mafia men were warned about sleeping within the family-the mafia family-because when you’re married, you’re supposed to be pure. And if he sleeps around, it means he’s sleeping with other people’s future wives.

And as a woman, when you sleep with those men, you’re eventually seen as unfit for marriage, damaged goods.

I was warned to stay far away from him. Because, after all, Asher was the don’s son. Not that there weren’t rules –but sometimes, they bent for him. He was the first son. The heir. And they would learn the rules for him, especially since my father was practically a nobody.

But something happened when I was sixteen….

People were looking for dates for prom. Asher was already at university by then. He had come home-I didn’t know why or for what purpose. You don’t ask shit in the Mafia world, especially if you were a woman.

That day we went to church. Because, as you know, Italian mafia-everybody goes to church. And I mean, everybody.

After mass, we had a youth congression outside of the church. And Asher-he normally didn’t stay for these

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things. But that day, he stayed back. No clue why

So, he was there, just talking to his friends. And then, all of a sudden-he was walking toward me.

I don’t necessarily think he was walking toward me, because I was standing close to the door. The toilet door. So, I guess he was just…. going to the toilet??

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