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Bleeding

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ARIELLA

The van jerked over a bump, slamming me sideways against the car. Pain shot through my shoulder, but it was nothing compared to the storm inside my head. Regrets circled me like vultures. Every choice, every secret I kept, every chance I missed to open my mouth, it all pressed down on me.

Alan’s voice carried from the front seat. Calm. Confident. Like he wasn’t handing me over like cargo.

“She’ll hold,” he said. “Asher will come for her. He has to.”

My stomach twisted.

I pressed my forehead against the cold metal, fighting the sting in my eyes. If Asher ever decides to come for me, it wouldn’t be because of me. It would be because of Leon. Always Leon. My baby boy. The only thing that tied me to him.

And if Alan was wrong, what if Asher doesn't come for me? Then what? Then this was nothing but a death sentence.

I bit down hard on my lip to keep from screaming. Regret wasn’t going to save me. No one could hear me here. The only sound was the engine and the low murmur of men pla
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  • CLAIMED BY THE MAFIA DON   Supposed To Be

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  • CLAIMED BY THE MAFIA DON   The Man I Love

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  • CLAIMED BY THE MAFIA DON   Always And Forever

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  • CLAIMED BY THE MAFIA DON   Everything I Wanted

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  • CLAIMED BY THE MAFIA DON   From The Beginning

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