Seducing The Mafia Boss

"It's Aeturnus! They're coming to kill all of us!"

I covered my mouth with both trembling palms, trying to muffle the sound of my sobs as my tears refused to stop flowing. I bit my lower lip and closed my eyes as the shooting continued to make my body jump in shock.

"Aeturnus? That's one of the most dangerous mafia organizations in the country. If you want a peaceful life, never get involved with them."

My tears flowed even harder as I remembered the words my dad had said a few years ago–words that I had forgotten but now scared me because it made me realize how dangerous this situation was.

I thought the worst part of being hostage to this club because of my dad's debt was being sold to a pervert man. But apparently, this was much worse because it looked like I was going to die at the hands of these mobsters.

"Hmph!" I jumped again, almost screaming, when suddenly the body of a man who had been shot fell in front of the table where I was hiding. I covered my mouth even tighter, hoping that no one would hear my choked scream in this chaotic situation.

But unfortunately, a pair of shoes stopped right before my table.

Knock knock!

He knocked on my desk!

"Is someone hiding under here?" His curious tone scared me even more. He obviously knew I was hiding here, and now he was playing a trick on me.

"Though the game of hide-and-seek is very exciting, why did you choose a place that's easy to find? The game will be over if I find you so easily," the man grumbled. "Shall I pretend not to see and give you a chance to escape to another place?"

I looked around, trying to find something I could use to defend myself. A fork lying not far from me made me grab it immediately. Although it couldn't defeat the gun he had, I could use my last chance to stab his eyes with this fork before he shot me.

"Gotcha– Hey!" The man, who quickly ducked under the table, was surprised when I greeted him by thrusting the fork at him. Unfortunately, his reflexes were too quick to dodge my attack, sending me tumbling forward.

"What the hell?!" I heard his displeased tone. Crouching in front of him, I looked up at him, who looked to be in his mid-20s. "I thought we were playing hide and seek. But it seems you prefer fighting games, huh?"

I opened my mouth, but nothing came out of the gaps of my trembling lips except a sob of fear as I watched him point a gun at me.

Is this how my life is going to end? What would happen to my poor dad if his only daughter died like this?

"Have you done everything?"

A deep voice from behind the man made him turn around. "Oh, Boss! I'm almost done!" the man said.

Boss? Does that mean the leader of Aeturnus?

My body trembled even more, not daring to imagine how terrifying this b*st*rd who led Aeturnus would be. But I was stunned when he finally stood before me, and our eyes met.

I thought that Aeturnus, one of the most dangerous mafia organizations, was led by a terrifying old man with decades of experience in the underworld. My image of him was very ugly and scary, like a monster in human form, but this man standing before me was completely different from my imagination!

He was a towering, well-proportioned figure, easily over six feet tall, with a dark, almost predatory gaze that locked onto me with an intensity I'd never experienced. His tailored black shirt clung to his muscular arms, the veins in his slightly tanned skin visible from where his sleeves were rolled up. And then, there was his hair—brushed up, dark brown, and perfectly styled. But it was his eyes, an intoxicating green forest, that truly captured my attention.

"You didn't come here just to play hide-and-seek, did you?" he asked me in a deep voice. Behind him, the man who had found me earlier covered his mouth with his fist to keep from laughing.

He kneeled with one foot in front of me, causing me to automatically hold my breath as I felt how his dominant aura, so intimidating, made the air around me feel so thick and tense.

"I-I..." My voice was weak and shaky. Under his sharp, intimidating gaze, I thought about the answer I should give him.

Seeing how he killed the VIPs, it didn't seem right to tell him my true identity. So, trembling and hoping he would believe me and pity me, I said, "I just work here. Please have mercy on me. Please don't kill me."

"In this dress..." The man stared at my appearance in a way that made me feel ashamed as if he was stripping me naked, his eyes moving slowly down every part of my body. I'm here to be sold to men, that's why I'm wearing s*xy dress that exposes so much of my skin and curves. "A stripper?"

"Yes..." I replied hoarsely, not trying to think of anything else because this situation had me so depressed that I couldn't think of anything else. I just hoped he would let me go if he knew I was just an ordinary, unimportant woman.

But the corners of his lips lifted instead, forming a smirk that looked dangerous and gave me goosebumps when I saw it.

"It must be nice to have a personal stripper in my house," he said, making me blink in panic.

He stood up and walked away from me, giving orders to the man who seemed to be waiting for his orders.

"Take this girl home! I'm keeping her as my captive!"

Stripper? A STRIPPER?

I know I can't tell him my true identity, but should I let him think of me as a stripper and take me as his personal stripper?

As the only daughter of the honorable Hawthorn family, I was educated and raised to be an elegant and classy lady. I don't smoke or drink, and I went to the club today for the first time in my 24 years of life because the debt collectors dragged me there. So... Disguise myself as a stripper? That's definitely the dumbest choice!

"Are you daydreaming? Was I talking to myself earlier?"

I blinked, snapping out of my reverie as Dean waved his hand in front of my face. He was the d*mn guy who found my hiding place under the table and was now my guide through the luxurious mansion where the leader of Aeturnus lived.

"Here we are. This will be your workplace," he said as he opened a black door in a part of the first floor of the three-story mansion.

I looked inside, and it was like a private disco room. Behi