Claimed By The Mafia Don (Ariella and Asher) novel Chapter 30

Chapter 30

I wasn’t popular. I wasn’t that girl. I was just a normal girl who kept to herself, and did my own things-the type of girl who stayed in the background.

I squeaked,

“Sorry,” thinking that would make him let it go and walk away. But then, he gave me this look. I don’t know how to explain it because all of a sudden, there was anger in his eyes.

He looked at me like I had wronged him, and he shot daggers at me. His eyes locked onto mine, and I swear I could feel the heat of his gaze. I was sweating all over, regretting talking to him.

I had hoped my “sorry” would make him go away, but it only made him angrier.

I knew about Asher’s anger. They called him the God of Anger. And I had unintentionally set fire to his fuse. I actually thought about running away. Silly, I know.

But then he spoke, voice cold:

“No. I want to know why you talked to me. Do I know you?”

Why did I talk to him? No Idea. The foolish decision, regretting it since yesterday.

“Nothing, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to-” I tried apologising again.

That only made him angrier. He started shouting now, not bothering to keep quiet.

“I want to know! Why did you stop me?”

And I wondered-since when was saying “hi” to someone considered stopping them?

I did want him to stop and notice me though. But now, I really regret it.

“I already apologized!” I said, my voice low.

He didn’t respond at first. Then he asked,

“I don’t know what you’re apologizing for. Why don’t you tell me What are you apologizing for?”

I opened my mouth to explain, but then it hit me. I was fucked. Utterly and totally.

The crowd was getting bigger. Oh my god, my social life was dead. I knew it. I just hoped I could get out of here with my dignity—and my life-intact.

“I want you to say why you stopped me.” He paused for a moment. “I’m actually more interested in that.”

He stepped closer. “Here is the thing, I could get that the easy way by asking you. Or I could get it the hard way… by getting it out of you.”

People around us seemed to murmur. I wasn’t sure if he was threatening me, but I knew he could act on his words and no one here would try to help.

He was twenty. Inducted into the family at 14. He had already killed someone at 12 when they were attacked at

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their home. He could act on his threats.

And I was scared. Terrified, even.

I got worked up, all kinds of emotions swirling inside me, and before I could think, the words slipped out.

“I was going to ask if you were going to… be my prom date.”

The crowd went silent. The hush that fell over them was deafening, and I could feel all their eyes on me. Their wide eyes.

The heat in my face. My heart raced. I wanted to bite my tongue, to disappear. To crawl into a hole and never come out.

Then, I saw Asher’s reaction.

At first, he squinted, like he didn’t believe what I’d said. Then, slowly, his face softened and He smiled.

His whole face lit up with warmth, and for a moment, I swear it was like he was smiling just for me.

His eyes twinkled. There was a twinkle in them, something I couldn’t name. And then, to my shock, I found myself basking in it, even though there was a voice in my head telling me not to.

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