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Chapter Forty-Eight: Between Life and Death
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Sophia's POV ASHER’S HOSPITAL “My baby!” Mum cried, her arms wrapping tightly around me as though letting go might mean losing me again. We hugged like it had been years, like time had frozen between us and only this moment could heal what had been broken. I leaned into her warmth, inhaling that familiar scent of home, safety, and unconditional love. She kissed my forehead repeatedly, her fingers trembling. “Mum, I missed you,” I said, my voice catching in my throat. We held each other again, longer this time, as though trying to soak up every lost second. “Are you okay? Is anywhere hurting?” Dad asked from where he stood, shifting awkwardly near the window. I could see guilt etched into his features, like the lines of worry had aged him overnight. I smiled faintly and opened my arms toward him. “Dad, can you stop feeling guilty? It’s okay.” He hesitated, then walked forward and embraced me, his tears wetting my shoulder. “I’m sorry, Sophia,” he said in a voice breaking with
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MORANO'S DUNGEON"Where is he?" Leonard demanded, his footsteps echoing sharply as he strode through the darkened hallway of the Morano estate."They’re in the dungeon," Massimo replied, walking quickly beside him. "A CCTV caught them fleeing right after the fire started."Leonard’s eyes narrowed. “Was anything found?”Massimo hesitated, his expression grim. "No, everything burned to ashes..." He stopped, then added, “Including Thelma. I’m sorry.”Leonard halted in place, turning toward Massimo. “Nothing? Not even a body?”Massimo shook his head. “No sir. Everything. Gone.”Leonard’s jaw clenched. The silence between them was thick. Then, with a sharp exhale, he continued walking. They descended into the underground level, where the floor grew colder and the air damp. The smell was a choking mix of mildew, sweat, and dried blood. The narrow staircase led to a reinforced metal door at the bottom, where a guard opened it as soon as he saw them.Inside was a room pulled straight from nig
Married to my Dad's Billionaire Mafia Friend Chapter Forty-Eight: Between Life and Death
ASHER'S HOSPITAL — ICU ROOM 304 SOPHIA’S POV Beep… beep… beep… That sound. I knew it from somewhere. It was distant, muffled—like it was echoing from the end of a long tunnel I couldn’t find my way out of. A rhythmic pulse, steady and insistent, keeping me tethered to something I couldn’t see or feel. I couldn’t open my eyes, couldn’t move my limbs. I couldn’t even breathe on my own, not really. But I could hear. “We’ve stabilized her and she’s receiving oxygen therapy. Her vitals are stable, but she’s still unconscious.” It was a man’s voice. Calm, practiced, full of clinical precision. Dr. Asher. That name floated into my mind like a leaf drifting downstream. Unconscious… me? “Oh, thank God. What’s the prognosis, doctor? When will she wake up?” That voice—his voice—Leonard. I knew it immediately. There was something in it I wasn’t used to… vulnerability. Fear. I wanted to open my eyes. I wanted to tell him I could hear him. But my body refused me. My eyelids might as well h
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REDEVELOPMENT AREA – ABANDONED BUILDING"What are you doing?" Sophia cried out, her voice raw with panic. Her eyes widened in horror as she watched two of the henchmen douse the dusty concrete floor with fuel, the liquid glinting under the dim light of the cracked window.Thelma sat slumped in a wooden chair nearby, her wrists tied like Sophia's. She began to stir, groaning faintly as consciousness returned.Sophia's heartbeat thundered in her ears. “Hey! Stop it!” she shouted, struggling against the ropes cutting into her skin. “Where are my parents?! What do you want from me?!” "Just let my parents go, please!"The henchmen ignored her, their faces blank, eyes trained on the fuel lines they were spreading across the perimeter of the room. The stench of gasoline began to fill the air, stifling and heavy.Thelma's eyes fluttered open. Her gaze darted around wildly, then she smirked—until it turned into a wild, unhinged laugh.“What the hell is going on?!” "How can you laugh in this ki
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