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• Becoming the Forbidden Possession of the Mafia Boss   78. He left, just like that

  Adrian’s POVThe moment the cold metal door of the interrogation room clanged shut behind me, I knew what game they wanted to play. But I was done talking. I crossed my arms, leaned back in the uncomfortable chair, and stared at the two detectives across from me. Their eyes were tired, faces drawn from hours of trying to connect dots that didn’t exist. Or maybe they did, but not in the way they thought.“I want a lawyer,” I said calmly.That was it. They exchanged looks, one of them sighing, dragging a hand down his face. I didn’t care. Let them sit there and stew in their frustration. They could glare all they wanted, but I wasn’t going to hand them what they needed.Minutes passed in silence until finally, the door opened again. A man in a sharp navy suit walked in like he owned the place. “I’ll be representing Mr. Adrian Moretti,” he said confidently, flashing a card at the detectives.I didn’t recognize him. He must’ve been sent in by Nikolai or Leonardo. Probably Nikolai-Leonar

• Becoming the Forbidden Possession of the Mafia Boss   77. Cold cuffs

  Adrian’s POVDragging myself off the wheelchair, I staggered to the bed. My ribs screamed, but I ignored the pain. I grabbed my phone from under the pillow with trembling hands. My thumb hesitated for a moment before pressing Felix’s number.He’d been in hiding since almost killing me. Coward.‘The number you have dialed is currently unreachable.’I cursed and nearly threw the phone at the wall when it suddenly vibrated.It's Leonardo.Of course.“Adrian,” he said the moment I picked up. No greetings.“If you go public and fan the flames around the Guerreros, the media will tear the Mancinis apart. They’ll pin every damn thing on them. Do it, and you ruin them.”My eyes narrowed. “So now you’re worried about them?”“No,” he said flatly. “I’m worried about you being a fool. Don’t think you’re one of them, Adrian. You never were.”“And what am I then?” I snapped. “One of the Morettis?”Silence.Then the call dropped.I stared at the blank screen for a few more minutes before taking a dee

• Becoming the Forbidden Possession of the Mafia Boss   76. Like a prisoner

  Adrian’s POVI stared at my reflection in the window, tracing the faint scar near my collarbone with my eyes. The ache in my chest never left, it had simply taken root, quietly pulsing beneath every breath. The image of my mother on her knees, tears clinging to her lashes while a gun hovered near her temple… it haunted me. And the one holding it,Nikolai Mancini, who stood not twenty feet away from me almost every day.I knew then what I had refused to believe. The man who murdered my mother was here in this house. I couldn’t prove it, not yet, but I would. Before the end of this month, I’d uncover every dark truth wrapped in silk ties and polished shoes.So I waited.The doctors cleared me to leave the hospital a week ago, but I hadn’t truly returned to my life, if I ever had one to begin with. The moment I wheeled through the front gates of the Mancini mansion again, I became something else. A threat. A ticking bomb in a borrowed suit.Gabriel wasted no time moving me out of Isab

• Becoming the Forbidden Possession of the Mafia Boss   75. A photo evidence

  Adrian’s POVLeonardo stood by the window like a permanent fixture, hands clasped behind his back as though he were observing a painting, not a hospital room. I didn’t say a word. I just stared out the opposite window, pretending to admire the gray sweep of the clouds over the city skyline. In truth, I was counting the seconds, listening to the machines beeping beside me, feeling the dull, dragging ache in my gut. I didn’t acknowledge him. Not even when he shifted his weight or cleared his throat. He had been here over an hour. Not once had he asked how I was. Typical.Finally, I glanced at him.That was all it took.“Are you now besties with Nikolai Volkov?” he asked with disdain.I took in a slow breath, biting down the urge to answer with all the venom I had. Instead, I said- “Thanks for checking up on me, Father. You can leave if you have nothing else to say.”His eyes darkened, and for a second, his arm lifted just enough that I flinched. My body remembered far more than it sho

• Becoming the Forbidden Possession of the Mafia Boss   74. Heart to heart

  Nikolai’s POVI hated seeing him like that.Adrian lay there, pale, fragile and bruised. His eyes were open now, yes but they were still dazed with pain. And yet, he still looked at me. Those sharp, stormy eyes still found mine as if tethered. I hated it. Hated how it made my chest feel too tight, like something unspoken had lodged between my ribs.I tightened my grip on his hand.I shouldn't have said those words earlier. “I won’t let anyone hurt you again.” What the fuck was I thinking?Between me and him, there was a thick line of hate and there could never be us. Why did I still crave him?At every glance, my countenance failed me, I couldn't keep my composure. That wasn’t how I operated. I gave orders, I didn't make promises I couldn’t keep. But when he said those words earlier - “How long have you been here?" I felt my my heart crumbled. Now his gaze held me like a chain. He blinked slowly, taking me in. I knew he was trying to figure out what was real and what wasn't. He fr

• Becoming the Forbidden Possession of the Mafia Boss   73. He said the truth, all of it.

  Adrian’s POVEverything was black, heavy and still.But voices echoed somewhere in the fog of my mind. Distant, low... sharp.One of them was unmistakable-Nikolai.“Have you been able to track him down?”Another voice answered him, gruff and clipped. “No, sir. We’ve put a ban on his passport. We believe he’ll try to escape through a ship. Our men are covering every known port and escape route.”A tense pause.Then Nikolai’s voice again, colder than I’d ever heard it. “Good. Make sure not a word gets to the media.”Media? Escape?I wanted to speak, to ask what was going on. But I couldn’t move. I wasn’t sure if I was dreaming or if I was trapped in my own body. My limbs felt like bricks.“What about the families?” the other man asked.Nikolai didn’t hesitate. “Everyone in the family will pay for it. Get rid of them.”My heart lurched in my chest. Get rid of them? What the hell was he talking about?The man responded in that same robotic voice, “Tonight.”"Yes boss." The next thing I hea