Legally Bound To The Mafia Boss

"Arielle? the director wants to see you,"

Arielle heard her co-worker Mary say, she stopped what she was doing and looked up at her.

"What? why?"

she asked.

"Do you think I know? how would I know? you can do yourself some good and go find out yourself, I already did my part,"

Mary responded. Arielle was used to getting negative vibes from her co-workers, no one here liked her and it wasn't something new, she was used to not being liked by anyone, in her twenty-four years of living, the only people that have come close to liking her were her mom and stepdad, even her own dad didn't want anything to do with her and had left her mom before she was born, her stepdad, however, didn't leave her but she didn't feel all that much love from him either, but at least he was there, her mom, well, she couldn't define her relationship with her mom even though they lived together, they barely interact and it was just like that.

"Are you just going to stand there and stare at me all day while keeping the director waiting?" Mary yelled in her face bringing her out of her thoughts.

"Sorry, I will go now," "Don't tell me bitch move along,"

she said. Arielle cleaned her hand and walked up to the director's office while wondering what he wanted, this was only her fifth month of working here and was the only place she has worked for up to that time, she had a nick of getting fired at her jobs, it wasn't totally her fault but she was to blame for being forgetful and clumsy, nah, that's a lie that each of her boss tells her before they send her ass away, she just hopes she wasn't in any kind of trouble because she couldn't afford to loss her job now, not when she needed all the money she can get, she wanted to move out by the end of the year and start a life of her own, she was so tired of living a lie and that's exactly how she has been living for the past ten years, yup, she knew when she turned fourteen that she was better off on her own and had started working towards moving out of her parent's house since but nothing goes as planned, first she couldn't get the scholarship to study in the university so she had to drop out after high school, then all the money she worked went into fending for the family because both her mom and step dad had low income jobs and always ask her for money which she couldn't say no to.

"Good day sir, you called me,"

Arielle said when she entered the director's office, he looked up at her and smiled, she hated how he looked at her, it always made her cringe in fear.

"Hon, sit down,"

He said and she did that after hesitating for a brief moment, she didn't like that he was addressing her as 'hon' it would have meant nothing but the vibe he has been giving for the last few weeks left room for her to be suspicious of his motives, she just hopes it wasn't what she was fearing that it was, the same reason she has been fired a couple times, the real reason. One thing Arielle was scared of was her beauty, she didn't see it as a strength rather it was a flaw for her which is why she did her best to tone it down as much as she could, she never wears make up neither does she make her hair, not that she had any spare money for that but even if she did have she still won't do it, because she didn't like the attention that her physical features brought to her. She was beautiful and she has always been aware of that, she got everything from her mom, in her early days before her mom had her, she had been a beauty queen and she still curses at Arielle for being the reason she lost her body, and lost her career, and had tried to persuade her to make up for it by going into modeling but Arielle didn't want anything to do with the spotlight, she didn't have a great life right now but she was working towards it and would do everything except being on the spotlight.

"Why are you frowning? You have a beautiful face made for smiling, you should be smiling," Her boss said bringing her out of her thoughts, she forced a smile as he got off his seat and walked toward her, oh no! She thought as he sat close to her, she hated the smile on his face.

"Sir,"

She voiced and he smiled again as he reached for her hand, she flinched and stood up.

"Why are you acting like an innocent virgin? Come on, I just touched your hands not undress you, even though I will very much like that, how about we go out together and have a drink and you know, anything can happen after that,"

The disgusting man said it as if it was nothing and the most natural thing to say.

"Excuse me sir, but that's inappropriate,"

She voiced knowing there will be consequences, there always have been consequences of rejecting a boss or a supervisor, it was all not new to her but she really wanted to keep this job and hope he was one to accept rejection without resulting to crazy moves, there was no way she was going to go out with her boss, someone she knew already has a family.

"What's inappropriate Arielle? You are an adult, I am one too, you should know you will get this from me when you have been shamelessly flirting with me and showing off your sinful body since you started working here,"

He said as he stood up and walked toward her, she couldn't believe he was saying all these, she didn't even know how to flirt, wasn't even interested in him, and has never shown any interest yet he was blaming her.

"Sir, I never flirt with you, and neither am I interested in whatever it is you are offering," She responded putting distance between them until her back touched the door.

"What if I tell you there is a catch? What if I tell you that if you become my mistress I will give you a better position here?" He asked walking closer to her, she held onto the door.

"I still don't want it, sir,"

She responded. She didn't want a position that put her in the wrong place, being a mistress is not something she ever want to be, never. "Then what if I tell you that there are consequences to not agreeing? You are already in the wrong way too many times since you started working here and I have just been overlooking, guess I might not again."

He said with an evil smile, as much as it hurt to hear him say those words, it was as if she already prepared her mind for it without thinking about it.

"Sir, I will do my best if you give me the chance to, I am sorry about all my shortcomings,"

She said even though she knew it was a lost cost, she already knew it would be accept him or walk out of here without a job.

"That's why I am giving you a chance, you have the body to make up for the things you lack, just let me get between that honey pot that I know will taste like honey and we will be good, and you will have better pay."

He invited, his offer wasn't even tempting, not when he had a lovely wife and two children, part of the reasons she was so sure she wasn't ever going to fall in love was because of this, men are cheaters and she didn't want to be fooled by love like his wife is fooled.

"No thanks,"

"Okay then, Arielle! You are fired! You are incompetent and we don't want such incompetent people in our company, do well to pick up your things and leave this building immediately, your half-month salary will be sent to you by the end of the month, bye,"

He said and left her standing there, she let out a breath as she walked out of his office, went to where she usually keeps her bag, and picked it up, without speaking to anyone since she didn't particularly have any friends here, neither did she have any friend anywhere. Arielle refused to let losing her job get to her, she did her best to wear a bright smile as she boarded a bus home, even while walking the few blocks to the house she shared with her mom and stepdad, she kept a bright face, when she got home, she was surprised to meet the front door open, usually, at this time of the day, no one will be home, her mom usually hangs out with her friends at the local bar and her stepdad would be anywhere but home, she heard their voices before she walked in, wondering just what they were arguing about again and preparing to just greet them and pass without getting involved, they always have something to argue about so it was nothing new to her.

"Oh, she is here, good that you are here Ariel," Her mom said, Arielle didn't like how she sounded, she never spoke to her mom unless it was necessary, not that it was her fault, her mom didn't like her. she didn't want to have a hand in this and her mom was already dragging her in, she was just going to make it clear that she doesn't want to have anything to do with their fight and just go away.

"What's going on?" She asked uninterestedly. "As much as I don't want to be that person but I am going to say it, your dad here has something to say to you,"

She said pointing at her stepdad, Arielle turned to him wondering what he had to tell her, maybe they were finally going to get divorced, it was long overdue anyway, maybe when she was younger it would have hurt her to see them separate but now she just didn't have the strength to care.

"Nothing you should bother yourself about," Her stepdad replied making her suspicious. "You have to tell her you moron! Or I will do it myself, on a second thought I am just going to shut up because you are her favorite person," Her mom said and Arielle just kept quiet, she didn't have a favorite person, not at all.

"What's this about dad? Come on?" "What's your thought on marriage?" He asked out of nowhere, that was so random, she was twenty-four without a boyfriend and has never been in a relationship because she didn't have the time or the luxury to do so.

"I don't have any thoughts about marriage dad and with the way you and mom act I don't think I will ever think of it,"

She replied wishing he would just spill already so that she can go into her room and be alone, she needed to start looking for a new job by tomorrow, no way was she going to go broke completely before she finds another job.

"I was hoping you would want to get married, I need you to be with someone to help me,"

He said.

"You are not serious, right? Why will I marry someone to help you?"

She asked suddenly pissed, she was already in a bad mood and this sudden talk of marriage was making it worst for her...

Arielle stared at her stepfather, she honestly didn't want to be here, she shouldn't have come home in the first place, not like she had anywhere to be, maybe she would have taken a walk and she won't have been here listening to him talk about marriage.

"Your dad borrowed money in your name, and I found out about it, he practically used you as collateral and if he can't pay back, you will have to pay,"

Her mom said and Arielle turned in her direction.

"What? What do you mean?"

She asked her mom but she didn't say anything again, she turned to her dad.

"Dad? What did mom just say?"

She asked. She couldn't take her mom seriously, she was always talking nonsense. "That's why I wanted you to agree to get married and we won't be having any issues, I just need to let him know and my debt will be off,"

He boldly stated and Arielle's eyes widened in shock.

"Dad, please tell me this is not true, you are joking, right? You are pulling one of those tricks on me again,"

Arielle said willing her stepfather to laugh in her face and tell her he was joking but his face remained as serious as it had been when she had walked in, he wasn't smiling, and Arielle turned to her mom.

"Mom, you are not saying anything, this can't be true right? I am not being sold off to anyone right?"

She asked.

"I have no hand in this, don't involve me, I did good by bringing it to your notice and that's all I am going to do, don't drag me into it,"

Her mom said coldly, Arielle knew her mom didn't really like her because she thinks she ruined her life but this was too far, she couldn't just act this way.

"Mom, I am your daughter, it should concern you, what are you saying right now, mom?"

She yelled at her mom, she has never yelled at her mom before, never, she turned to her stepdad.

"I am not going to let you do this, I am an adult and have a right to say no when I don't like it and I am saying no, I wasn't aware you borrowed money and you can't use me as collateral,"

She said to him.

"Then you want us to get killed, we are all going to die if you don't do this, Luciano is going to get us all killed,"

He said and the name he mentioned made her almost lose her balance, Luciano? the Luciano? her dad has been doing business with Luciano? "Dad? which Luciano are you talking about?" she asked even though she already knew who he was talking about, the whole of Russia knew who Luciano was, no way her dad had time to do shit with the Luciano, he wasn't just any kind of man, he was evil, pure evil, he made people miserable, destroy families and businesses, he wasn't someone her dad should have been messing with, she knew they were not financially okay but what would her dad have needed money for that he had to get it from Luciano of all people?

"Dad, please tell me you are talking about someone else, it's not him, right? It can't be right?"

She asked hoping against all hope that it wasn't but her dad's expression said otherwise, yeah, she thought she was having a bad day, well her life just went down the rabbit hole. "Dad!"

She yelled at him.

"He is the one you are thinking about, yes, I needed the money and someone was willing to lend me, I didn't know he was associated with Luciano in any way until I have gotten the money, I can't pay back because I lost my job as you already know and the interest rate is killing and it just keeps adding and there is no way of paying back."

He explained. Arielle couldn't think straight, just how much did he borrow and why did she have to be the one to pay? Well, she just had to even if it means not being able to move out again, once she gets another job, she would do that, but one thing she wasn't going to do is be Luciano's slave.

"Dad, how much do you owe him?"

"It's not something you can pay with the income you get from your jobs, Ariel,"

He said and she let out a breath.

"I asked how much is the money!"

She yelled at him, her mom who has been silent got up, and walked out on them, way to be the perfect mom, she couldn't say she hated her mom but she was close to doing just that, the woman failed her in a lot of ways but again she didn't kill her which was still a good thing.

"Five hundred,"

Her dad said in a low voice, Arielle let out a sight, five wasn't huge and she could easily wire him the money.

"That's not much, I can pay him,"

She said but his expression made her think he meant something else, no way did he mean five hundred thousand dollars, no way!

"Dad?"

"It's bigger than that Ariel, it's five hundred thousand dollars," He said and her head started spinning, she has never worked up to a hundred thousand in her whole life not to talk of five hundred thousand dollars, to some it might be small money but for her, there is no way she can afford such an amount and what did her dad use such huge money for? As long as she can remember he hasn't done anything huge.

"Dad? What did you use five hundred thousand dollars for? I just don't get it? Why did you borrow such a huge amount of money and why did you do that in my name? Do you want me to be indebted for life? Is that what you want? Why are you doing this to me? I understand that you are not my real dad but that doesn't mean you can do this to me,"

She cried.

"I didn't know it would be him, I borrowed to start up a business,"

"Business? What are you talking about dad! You have never been a business person, please tell me you don't gamble, dad, tell me you didn't borrow such a huge amount of money to gamble?"

She yelled, there is no way her dad would have thought of business because he wasn't good at it, he had zero business experience. And the fact that he wasn't answering her questions made it even more obvious that he indeed borrowed money in her name just to spend it on games.

"How could you?"

She yelled as angry tears started streaming down her eyes, she wiped them off.

"I am sorry Arielle, I thought I would win but that didn't happen and it just got worst,"

He said in a low voice.

"And you kept borrowing until you were five hundred thousand dollars in debt? We barely have food on our table yet you spent that amount of money on games? Dad? How did it happen?"

"I am sorry, I am sorry, okay, I thought it will go well and we can finally be wealthy,"

"Dad! If you hadn't blown the money on useless things we would actually have money don't you think?"

She questioned. She couldn't even begin to process what this whole thing met, she had been in close contact with Luciano once when she had worked as a maid to one of the wealthy families in Russia, and Luciano had been dating her boss's oldest daughter, he has always been an intimidating figure and the few times their part crossed he always act like she didn't exist or maybe she didn't in his eyes, now he was doing business with her father and wanted to marry her? Why will he think that? "Arielle, I know it is too much to ask for but you are a beautiful woman and no man can resist you, even I am sometimes amazed at how beautiful you are, and Luciano will not be able to resist you, you just need to play your games right, and save us from being killed!"

Her dad said.

"I refuse, I won't be a pawn in your dirty business, I won't,"

She responded, turned around, and left the house, there was no point being there, she couldn't spend another moment in his presence or she was going to explode. Arielle walked about with absolutely no destination in mind, she didn't even feel anything, she was just nob, this had to be the worst day of her miserable life and nothing could happen to make it worst, just when she thought she would finally stay put and make enough money from a job, her boss decided to be a jerk and now she was out of a job and five hundred thousand dollars indebted to a man whom she didn't know personally but who is known to be a villain, tall, thick hair and firm body, he was every bit of a villain and acted just like it, his family being the most wealthy in the whole of Russia, she wasn't even making things up, the Siegel family was a huge name among mafia families in Russia, they took the word mafia to another new realm, they had mad money and influence which is why she didn't get how her dad was able to get within that circle, how did he end up in a five hundred thousand dollars debt with Siegel?

Arielle decided she needed a drink to forget her troubles, she walked into the nearest bar and ordered some beers, she wasn't a heavy drinker but she didn't mind getting drunk, she just wanted to forget and maybe wake up tomorrow morning with a new purpose and with a huge debt.

"Fucking fuck everyone,"

She whispered taking a big gulp of her beer, she brought out her phone and searched for Luciano's contact, she had it on her phone when she had gone to get something for Mari, her then boss who had been in a relationship with him, she saw his contact and kept her phone back, what would she possibly do? Call him and tell him to fuck off? Why would he agree to marry someone he didn't even know? How stupid can he be? Or maybe she should really call him and tell him to his face that she wasn't going to marry him and she wasn't the one who owes him.

Arielle got out her phone and against her better judgment dialed the number, she was so sure he would have changed contact, it's been over two years since she stopped walking for the Mavins, surprisingly, the number went through and started ringing, she knew she should end the call and just think about it but she didn't, she needed to let him know she wasn't going to marry him in exchange for her dad's debt, never!

Luciano sat in his Seattle office staring at the list of debtors in this city alone, and none of them were willing to pay up, he just couldn't get why people were dense and so irresponsible, when they come for help it is always so easy but when it is time to pay up, he always has to result to violence, why can't people just be straight forward and then when he plays by the music they choose they call him the villain.

He couldn't deny that he was a villain, he came from a family of villains and didn't know anything more than violence since he was born, his great grandfather has built an empire from scratch and gave them a legacy that they were keeping together, the Siegel empire was his whole life and it was his job to protect it and make sure there is growth in his time, even though he wasn't totally in charge yet he knew it would only take a while to get it! He just needed to get the Don, his grandfather to agree. For now, he needed to get these mudafuckers to pay up what they owe, one person was front in his mind, the reason he was in Seattle.

"Sir, you have a call,"

Yoey, his personal assistant said walking into his office.

"A call? from who?"

he asked as he collected the phone, and stared at it, it was from a number he didn't have saved, not that he had a lot of numbers saved, he didn't like people so he never bother to keep a close relationship with them.

"Luciano speaking, may I know who this is?" He asked waiting for the person to speak up "Hi, my name is Arielle,"

Came a voice, the voice was so tiny that he could barely hear her, he couldn't remember any Arielle either.

"Okay, I don't remember us talking and I certainly know I didn't give you my number what business do we have?"

He asked.

"I am just telling you that whatever business you had with my dad, I am never going to marry you,"

She let out again confusing him even further, what the fuck did she mean marriage? he has never thought of being married to anyone, not even once, she must be some kind of joker. "What are you talking about miss,"

"Oh, don't pretend like you don't know,"

Now he was sure she was drunk and might have dialed his number wrongly, as much as he liked her voice, he couldn't spend his whole day listening to her talk about anything in particular.

"I don't know what you are talking about young lady, but I will advise you to drop your phone and sleep off the alcohol, then you will be fine," He said and hung up to her cursing at him, he stared at the phone wondering how she got his contact in the first place, he stood up and handed his phone back to Yoey.

"Shall we go deal with that bastard who has been on the run?"

He said as Yoey followed behind him. They found the man who had been on the run where his other boys had kept him, Luciano pulled his gun out of itself and bent to where the man was laying obviously, he has been beaten and he deserved every bit of it.

"You thought you could run forever didn't you?" Luciano asked and the man jerked up. "Please don't kill me, I promise I didn't mean to pay up,"

"That's not your only offense remember? You stole from me, and I hate people that steal from me,"

He said robbing the gun he held around his face.

"I am sorry, I didn't mean to, please spare me, give me one last chance, please,"

The man said begging for his life but Luciano knew his kind too well to pity him, he pointed the gun at him again and pulled the trigger, silencing him, he dropped the gun back and picked up a wipe to clean his hand.

"Take his body away, and tell Damon to prepare the plane, we are going back to Russia,"

He said. Luciano walk away not feeling as if he had just taken a life, for him it was pretty much normal, it was part of his life and part of the job, he already hated his reasons for going back to Russia, not like he didn't want to be in his homeland but the old man wanted to see him and that might only mean one thing and he didn't like what that meant to him. Luciano didn't particularly hate his grandfather but he didn't like him either, life would have been so much easier for him if he didn't have the old man on his case trying to direct him and now even threatening him.

"Sir, the don will like to see you as soon as we arrive,"

Yoey said and Luciano frowned, he already knew what the old man wanted and he so wasn't ready to speak with him on it again, it always doesn't end up in the right way.

"I will, what's on our schedule in Russia?"

He asked as he got into the car.

"There is a man owing huge money and is refusing to pay, he is already a month behind," "Normal debtors or a rat?"

"A rat,"

Yoey responded and he frowned even deeper, why does it always have to be rats? What the fuck is wrong with these people? Normal debtors pay in time but rats, the people that gamble away money mostly never pay up, just like the man who he just left, his case had been worst, not only did he borrow so huge, but he also stole from him.

"Details,"

He asked and Yoey passed him the tab while explaining, Luciano went over it and shook his head.

"We will go there as soon as we land in Russia," "But the don,"

"I will see him after that,"

He said leaving no room for further talks. The neighborhood was freaking low quality, how would they give such a person the time of the day and even lend his money? Let him play games?

"Are you sure we are in the right neighborhood Yoey?"

He asked and Yoey nodded.

"How much does he owe again? And how did he get into the zebra house in the first place?" He asked but he was sure Yoey had no idea either, he hated his cousin for always giving the wrong people funds and since it is his job to make them pay, he had to always do the dirty job, the zebra house was only for elite and this nobody got to assess, so much was wrong. He knocked on the door as there was no doorbell, it took a while for the door to open and a bewildered man stood there shaking in fear.

"I am guessing that you are Seb?"

He asked wanting to be done with.

"That's not the deal, you know that's not it!" Luciano said to the small man who was shaking in fear, he hated this about people, they always make it out to be the bad guy when they are the ones not doing as they said they will, he wasn't about to be

"Let my dad go!"

Came a tiny voice, he turned around looking to seeing a small kid but what stood in behind him was nothing small compared to her voice, she was a walking sin and his mouth watered at the first sight of her full blossom, she had a mermaid-like face, even without a hint of makeup she looked like a goddess, her curly hair fell below her waist, she had rosy pink lips and when she talked his finger ached to touch them, he shook his head to clear off his thoughts, she wasn't the kind of woman he dealed with and she wasn't going to be.

"Your dad owes me, and he has to pay up, if you pay I can let him go,"

He said in his meanest voice, and smiled within when she shivered in fear.

"Just give us some time and we will pay you back!"

She said. Her voice sounded better than she was looking right now, and her eyes kept going to the gun he held, for some reason or whatever possessed him, he pulled the gun away from her father and gave it to Damon who was shocked by his move.

"So how do you intend to pay up five million dollars? Your dad already used up his chance and he doesn't get any again,"

He said and watched her eyes widen, she must not have known just how much her dad owe him, she turned to her father and he just stood and watch, the bitch was a beauty and he found himself being fascinated by her.

"Dad? That's not what you said? Why did you lie? How could you lie? What the fuck did you do with five million dollars?"

She yelled at her father, her voice cracking, the man lied to her? Way to go, at least he told her the truth, her dad being the coward he was didn't say a word and just kept mute, it annoyed him just how stupid men could be, take what he can't give back and make him out to be the bad person, well he was just about to be the bad person again and he didn't give a fuck.

"I don't know what he told you but he owes me five million dollars, now if you gave the money which I am sure you don't have, you can pay up and I will be on my way or get out of my face, your old man knew what he was getting into," He said and she turned back to him with a firm expression.

"Let my dad go! I will pay you your money," She said again, and he had to laugh, she had to be kidding him, she didn't even look like she would have a penny in her account looking at how cheap she was dressed and how her hair was a messy curl on her head with zero makeup, even her nails didn't have any polish, poor would be the perfect way to describe her and yet she wants to pay him five million, yeah right.

"Hmm, okay, how do you hope to pay back?"

He asked and she bite on her lips dragging his attention to them, he couldn't deny that even though she wasn't his usual kind of woman, he was attracted by her beauty.

"I will give her to you in marriage,"

The rat Seb said and Luciano wiped him a look, he couldn't be serious.

"Dad!"

She yelled clearly shocked too, well that makes two of them...