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Chapter 7

Author: Ellie💕
last update publish date: 2026-06-03 19:07:59

First Night

The penthouse lay wrapped in deep silence. Elena waited until she heard the distant click of Sandro’s bedroom door before slipping out of bed. She wore the black silk slip she’d found in the closet, short, dangerously thin, and far too intimate. The hem brushed the tops of her thighs as she moved barefoot across the cool marble floors.

The city lights glittered far below through the floor-to-ceiling windows, turning the living area into a sleek, expensive cage. Everything felt too p
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  • A CONTRACT FROM THE DEVIL   Chapter 94

    Leaking ShipSandro stared at the screen for a long time.The footage of Stefano and Vittorio played once more, then he closed it.“Dante,” he said into the phone. “Get in here. Bring Rocco.”Elena stood near the desk, arms crossed. “What are you going to do?”“Find every leak. Starting now.”Dante and Rocco arrived within minutes. Sandro turned the laptop toward them.“Watch.”They did. When the clip ended, Dante’s face was tight. Rocco said nothing.“Stefano meets my father. Luca arranges it. I want to know who else is talking,” Sandro said. “Pull every log from the last two weeks. Phone records. Camera gaps. Money movements. No one is clean until I say they are.”“Including us?” Rocco asked.Sandro looked at him. “Including everyone.”The two men left to start the work.Elena stayed. “You’re turning on your own people.”“They turned first.” He closed the laptop. “This place stays locked. No one leaves without me knowing. No private calls. No closed doors I can’t open.”“That’s not

  • A CONTRACT FROM THE DEVIL   Chapter 93

    Mirror ConfessionThe drive to the hospital was fast and silent.Sandro sat beside Elena in the back seat, phone pressed to his ear the entire way. Dante drove. Rocco rode in the front.“Status,” Sandro said into the phone.Elena heard the reply only in pieces. Two men down. Floor cleared. Claire unharmed.When they reached the private wing, security was already thick. Sandro’s men lined the hallway. A doctor met them at the door.“She’s safe,” the doctor said. “Sedated for the night after the noise. No injuries.”Elena pushed past and went into the room. Claire slept in the bed, small under the blankets. Elena sat beside her and held her hand for a long time. Sandro stood in the doorway, speaking quietly with Dante.After twenty minutes he touched Elena’s shoulder.“We need to go. She’s protected. More men are coming.”Elena kissed Claire’s forehead and stood. “I’ll be back tomorrow.”They returned to the penthouse under heavier guard. The city lights blurred past the tinted windows.

  • A CONTRACT FROM THE DEVIL   Chapter 92

    Juliette’s BetrayalElena stared at the message on her phone for a long time.Watch this when you’re alone. You’ll understand.No video came. She locked the screen and put the phone away.The lockdown held through the night. Sandro stayed in the study on calls until almost dawn. Elena slept in short stretches, waking every time she heard footsteps or a door. By morning the penthouse felt smaller.Sandro came into the bedroom just after seven. He looked tired but focused.“I need to leave for two hours,” he said. “Partner meetings downtown. Dante and Rocco stay here with you.”Elena sat up. “I want to see Juliette.”He stopped. “No.”“Just coffee. Somewhere public. Short. You can send men. I need to talk to someone who isn’t part of this.”Sandro studied her face. “Why now?”“Because everything is closing in. The video. Valentina. Claire’s blood. I need one normal conversation before I lose it.”He was quiet for several seconds. “One hour. Public place I choose. Two men close. You don’

  • A CONTRACT FROM THE DEVIL   Chapter 91

    Video ShadowsSandro stared at the phone for another second, then locked the screen.“Stay here.”He stood and walked out of the bedroom without waiting for an answer. Elena heard his voice in the hallway a moment later, low and sharp, giving orders in Italian. Doors opened and closed. Footsteps moved fast through the penthouse.She stayed on the bed, the image of the frozen video still clear in her mind. Young Sandro. Blood on his shirt. Empty eyes. Bodies on the floor around him.Her phone buzzed once on the nightstand. She ignored it.Sandro came back ten minutes later. Two of his men followed him into the room, Dante and another she only knew as Rocco. Both looked grim.“Full lockdown,” Sandro said. “No one in or out without my word. Phones stay on silent. No outside calls unless I approve them.”Dante nodded. “Already done. Cameras are on every floor. Street level is clear for now.”“The video?”“Spreading fast in the usual places,” Rocco answered. “Private channels. Some of the

  • A CONTRACT FROM THE DEVIL   Chapter 90

    ReclaimedElena locked the tablet and set it face down on the nightstand. Juliette’s words still burned behind her eyes.They paid me. I’m sorry.Sandro stood near the window, phone in hand, speaking in low Italian to someone about Claire’s new blood results. He ended the call and turned.“We’re moving her to a private wing tomorrow. More tests. Full security.”Elena nodded once.He watched her face. “Something else is wrong.”“No.”“Yes.” He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed beside her. “Look at me.”She did.“You’re hiding again,” he said. “I can see it on your face. Talk.”Elena stayed quiet for a long moment. The city lights outside the glass made soft patterns across the floor.“I can’t keep doing this,” she said finally.“Doing what?”“Pretending everything is fine when it isn’t.”Sandro’s voice stayed calm. “Then stop pretending. Tell me the truth.”She stood and walked a few steps away, arms crossed. “You want the truth? Fine. I’m terrified.”“Of the Contis?”“Of you.

  • A CONTRACT FROM THE DEVIL   Chapter 89

    Claire’s BloodSandro stood in the doorway, eyes locked on her closed fist.“What are you hiding?”Elena’s heart slammed once, hard. She forced her fingers open and let the empty air show. The note from Luca sat crumpled in the pocket of her robe, out of sight.“Nothing,” she said. “Just
 nothing.”He stepped closer. The scent of his cologne mixed with the faint smell of rain from outside. His gaze moved from her face to her hand, then back again.“You’re a bad liar, Elena.”“I’m tired.” She turned away and walked toward the window. The city lights stretched out below, cold and distant. “You came home early. Is something wrong?”Sandro didn’t answer right away. He closed the bedroom door with a quiet click and leaned against it. “Luca said he needed your signature on some European papers. I finished my meeting sooner than expected. Thought I’d check.”She kept her back to him. “Everything’s fine.”“Is it?”The silence stretched. Elena could feel him watching her. She wanted to tell hi

  • A CONTRACT FROM THE DEVIL   Chapter 5

    The Point of No ReturnElena barely remembered how she got home. The city lights blurred past the taxi window as her mind replayed every second in Sandro’s office. His dark eyes tracing her body, the heat of his fingers brushing her neck, the way her traitorous body had responded with slick heat be

  • A CONTRACT FROM THE DEVIL   Chapter 4

    The Rules of HellElena’s fingers tightened around the thick folder until the edges dug into her palms as she stormed out of the elevator and into the cold evening air outside Rossi Tower. The city noise hit her like a slap. Honking cars, rushing pedestrians, the distant wail of a siren, but none o

  • A CONTRACT FROM THE DEVIL   Chapter 3

    The Devil HimselfThe double doors opened and the air in the office seemed to thicken.Alessandro Rossi stepped inside like he owned the oxygen itself. He was taller than she expected. Easily over six feet with broad shoulders that filled out his perfectly tailored black suit. The fabric looked sof

  • A CONTRACT FROM THE DEVIL   Chapter 2

    The Glass TowerElena stood on the sidewalk across from Rossi Tower, clutching the black business card so tightly the edges bit into her palm. The skyscraper stabbed into the gray New York sky like a blade made of glass and arrogance. People in expensive coats hurried past her, heads down, voices c

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