Taken By The Mafia Lord

Arianna woke up to blinding sunlight, barely stirring when the memories hit her and she sat up with a jerk only to be held back by cuffs.

"Alright this is beginning to get old," She muttered, pulling at the cuff which wouldn't budge. First it was big Joe, then Marcel and now Elijah. Wonderful.

She turned upon sensing movements.

"Hey, it's okay…" Natalie told her cautiously when she sensed Arianna already pushing her body into an offensive stance.

"I'm not going to hurt you."

"Well, you're not exactly persuasive," Arianna hinted at the cuffs holding her down.

"I know it's not exactly the best welcome gesture, but it's for your own good else you hurt yourself…." Natalie wiped her face with both of her hands. It was just the both of them in the room now, having told Eric and the others to give them space. This was between her and her daughter and she had to speak to Arianna one on one.

"Yep, it's not the best at all," There was thick sarcasm in Arianna's tone.

"See, Arianna, you have to listen to -"

"I'm not listening to any bullshit!" Arianna yelled at her, finally losing her shit, "For twenty-three fucking years, I was made to believe that you were dead! I grew up without a mother and I was cool with it! You don't just come out of nowhere and uproot me off the life that I've been living, all for what?! A family reunion?! An emotional reunion between mother and daughter?! Because trust me, happily ever after doesn't exist in our case!" She said to her with emotions, panting heavily by the time she was done.

There was an awkward tension between them when Arianna finished speaking. Natalie was as pale as a sheet while Arianna glared at her, her lips pressed together as Mother and daughter stared at each other.

Natalie made the next move, pressing her hand to her chest as she asked with a hurt voice, "You think that I left you in purpose?"

"Whether you left intentionally or not, all I'm saying is that it's none of my business anymore. I'm a grown-up now and I don't need you in my life!" Arianna declared.

Why now?

After all those years when she needed a mother by her side, why didn't she appear then? Although Arianna was curious to know what happened? How did everything turn out this way? Why did she get involved with Daniel? But she was blinded by anger and far too hurt to care!

Her Father already died while pining for her. You know, the last thing her papa had talked about before giving up the ghost was her mother. At first, Arianna had thought that her father was very happy about going to join her in heaven - she assumed her mother was dead then - who knew he simply missed her? How lonely must he be right now?

While all those things happened, her mother never one visited! Left her in the hands of her selfish and crazy relatives who almost ruined her life! So why must she accept her now? Why must she accept the woman back into her life all because she's her mother?

"Would you just shut up and let me explain?!" Natalie said in an outburst, finally losing her patience.

After the little commotion the previous night, Natalie decided to take it easy on her. You know, explain to her with understanding, but then, the girl had a temper and acted like an entitled child. Yes, child, she was still a child. Her baby girl.

"I'm sorry about your father," She said to her, "I know that's who you're angry about. I would be angry too if I were in your shoes. But I had no choice, your father and I knew that it was the best decision -"

"To keep me in the dark for twenty-three years and then spring the whole, 'Surprise! Your mother is alive' thing on me like some Halloween trick or treat? So yeah, it was really the best decision," Arianna sassed, wiping away the tears from her eyes hurriedly. She didn't want to show any sort of weakness in front of this stranger that calls herself her mother. But then, it was hard to do so while confronting that past.

"I'm still so sorry," Unlike her daughter, Natalie let her tears fall freely and Arianna tried hard not to notice it. She refused to feel sympathy for her.

"I know that it's not going to solve anything but I still want to tell you that. I loved you so much, my child. Your father and I dreamed so much of what our family would look like. We would love you so much and give you everything that life could offer. You were meant to grow up loved and protected. But at last, life had its plans. "

"No, I beg to differ. If you were sorry for missing out on raising me, then you would have left me alone forever. Your memory of being dead would have been much better than you suddenly coming back to life." Arianna said through gritted teeth. Why must she come to dictate her life when she was living well?

"What mother would leave her child alone?!" Natalie shouted at her.

"Exactly? Why?! Why now?!" She shouted back at her, wishing that her hands were free so she could make her point, "Of all times that you could have come and found me? Why now?" Why now everything was going so perfectly for her.

"Because history is repeating itself!" She confessed.

"What?"

"I don't know what cursed fate I have, but I won't let the same thing happen to you?" Natalie swore, coming closer, and sat on the bed.

"What are you talking about?" Arianna looked her in the eyes, not even minding when the woman took her cuffed hands. All she wanted now was the truth. It was high time she told her what was going on.

"Marcel, the man you're seeing, he's Daniel's son,"

"And?" Arianna sneered at her, " Are you going to tell me that I can't see him because his father and you dated in the past?"

Natalie looked taken aback for a moment. "Elijah," She figured it out, "I see, he told you about it. But then, did he tell you everything?"