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Chapter 39
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2026-05-20 22:16:32
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Under his protection Chapter 42
DanteI shouldn’t have left her alone, but right now, the rage was too raw. Being around her might cause more harm than good.The first thing I did was have Adriano send Lola to her. She needed comfort, and I couldn’t be the one to give it to her.The basement smelled like iron and sweat when I walked in.Marco stood in the corner, leaning against the wall with a few other men.In the center of the room, the man who caused this sat there bleeding but with a smug look on his face.It wouldn’t be there for long.“If it isn’t the most gracious Don,” his mocking tone filled the air.I smirked but didn’t respond as I moved to the table filled with torture tools.My focus was on making him regret coming after Aria. Men like this would rather die than give information, so I wasn’t going to try.“Don’t you want to know who sent me?” amusement filled his voice.But I didn’t reply. Maybe if he kept talking, he might let something slip.“Don’t you want to know who wants your little wife dead?”I
Under his protection Chapter 41
DanteA week agoMy phone rang, cutting off whatever Aria was about to say.Adriano.He never called unless it was important.I stepped away from the table, not wanting Aria to hear anything that would worry her.“What?”“Lucia has been found.”Four simple words.Four words powerful enough to make my entire body lock up.For a second, I forgot how to breathe.“Boss?” Adriano’s voice pulled me back.“What do you mean?”“I mean your wife has been found.”My grip tightened around the phone.“When?”“One of Franco’s cameras picked her up in his territory this afternoon.” He paused briefly. “Looks like she’s been there the whole time.”I stayed silent.Across the rooftop, Aria was watching me now, concern already written across her face.I lowered my voice immediately.“Where has she been?”“She’s been staying with locals. Apparently, when they found her, she couldn’t remember anything.”Amnesia.I closed my eyes briefly.“The family she stayed with claims she lost her memory, but we still
Under his protection Chapter 40
AriaBy the next morning, the distance between us had already begun.I woke up to Dante getting dressed for the day. From his untouched side of the bed, I could tell he didn’t sleep in it at all.“You did come to bed last night.”Dante raised his eyes to look at me through the mirror.“I had work to do.”“Uhm okay—”“I have to go now,” Dante cut in, surprising me. “I will see you later today.”With that, he walked out without giving me his usual forehead kiss. Nothing.After that morning things only got worse.This went on for days. I barely saw him and when I did, it was like he wanted to be anywhere but with me.He didn’t touch me anymore.No random kisses.Nothing.I knew from the staff that he still made sure I was comfortable but that wasn’t enough.It felt wrong.“Hey, you are zoning out again.”Gemma’s voice snapped me from my thoughts.“I’m not.”“You absolutely are.”I sighed.Four days.It had been four days since the attack and Dante hadn’t come around. He barely ate or sle
Under his protection Chapter 39
AriaThe ride back to the estate was silent. Dante sat beside me facing forward, one hand gripping his gun so tightly, his knuckles had almost turned white.His jaw was tight and his anger radiated off him.I wanted to say something, make him feel better, but in this state, I was not sure how he’d react.Nobody spoke.Carlos was driving now, not the other two guards who had brought us out.He looked alert, glancing around occasionally, possibly checking for any sign of danger.I wanted to close my eyes but all it did was bring me back to that moment.The glass shattering.The gunshot.The way Dante had thrown me to the ground without hesitation.The way his body covered mine completely.I couldn’t help the feeling that this was my fault. He wanted to make me happy, but this happened.I remained still, careful not to make a sound and trying to take comfort in the fact that no one was hurt.My gaze drifted to the diamond ring on my finger. Less than thirty minutes ago, everything was pe
Under his protection Chapter 38
AriaI tried not to be disappointed, but I couldn’t help it.He promised.Glancing at the clock, it was past ten, and the dinner in front of me had gone cold. I put so much effort into this. Okay, not like I cooked the meal, but I made sure everything was perfect.The fact that he promised only made things worse.I thought mafia men had a thing about keeping their word and all of that.“You should eat something.”I didn’t notice Gemma and Lola had walked into the dining room until Gemma spoke.“Really, you are glaring at the plate like you could start a war with it.”“I’m not glaring.”“You absolutely are.”Lola hid her smile.I sighed and finally pushed the plate away.“He’s probably busy,” Lola said carefully.I knew that.Of course I knew that.But honestly, that didn’t make it hurt any less. “There’s always something,” I muttered quietly.The words slipped out before I could stop them.Neither of them replied.Because we all knew it was true.I must have fallen asleep while waiti
Under his protection Chapter 37
AriaI still couldn’t shake the feeling Dante was keeping something from me, but I decided not to add to his stress.Over the next couple of days, I barely saw him. He either left before I woke up or came back after I had fallen asleep.There was always one meeting, phone call, or something else.Even when he managed to come to bed early, his mind was always far away.I wanted to do something, anything, to make him feel better.Which was exactly how I found myself standing in the kitchen at five in the morning making coffee for a mafia don.Honestly, if someone had told me a month ago that this would become my life, I would have laughed in their face.“You know,” Lola said as she walked in with Mia on her hip, “I didn’t peg you as the type to wake up so early to make coffee. I guess marriage does change people.”She set Mia down on the high chair.“Do you even know what you are doing?”“Yes, I do,” I replied, pouring the coffee into a mug. “It’s for Dante.”“Why? What did he do?”“Wha
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