Lahat ng Kabanata ng In the arms of My mafia Ex: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Matteo Salvatore"He was Russian. I'm sure of it," I say to Luigi about one of the men who attacked us earlier."But attacking like this in broad daylight? They're desperate," Luigi replies, his deep voice thoughtful.He leans forward, taking a cigar from his hand, and the scent of smoke blends with the tension in the air. I couldn't stand him, but if it was necessary to protect Lily, I would deal with it.The office door creaks open, and Paolo steps in, his expression heavy with urgency."Boss," he begins, his voice firm but unable to hide his concern. "I just got word from our informants. The Russians… they want something."I turn to him, my body tensing. "What do they want, Paolo?"He looks at me before dropping the bombshell. "They want your wife. If you hand her over, they'll call off the war."The air grows thick, the tension spreading through the room like wildfire. I stare at Paolo, trying to process his words, but I already know the truth. This was a provocation, a move by the

My heart pounded against my chest, and my breath caught in my throat. Had I heard that right? A Russian mobster wanted me? But why? What was Matteo hiding?My eyes darted to him, searching for answers in his cold, impassive expression."What did he mean by that, Matteo?" My voice was low, but filled with fury.He didn’t answer right away. Instead, he swirled the wine in his glass, as if he hadn’t just heard something completely alarming.He kept talking with the men while I stared at him. They were discussing business—guns, drugs, and other things. Now I understood why he was so rich.Finally, we left the table, and I took a deep breath, dragging him to a corner of the restaurant."Matteo!" My patience snapped. "These mobsters want me? Why? What are you hiding from me?"He locked eyes with me. There was something dangerous in them. A silent warning. "Lily, now and here is not the time.""Now is exactly the time! You dragged me into this life, made me your wife against my will, and now

Lily MontgomeryI couldn’t give in to Matteo Salvatore. It would be a mistake—one I might, or rather, would definitely regret.“I think it’s better if we don’t,” I sighed, my voice trembling with indecision.“Nothing’s stopping us, Lily.” He looked at me with intensity. “Will you ever trust me again?”I took a deep breath, feeling the cold night air mix with the heat he stirred inside me.“I don’t know…” I whispered, staring at the stars as if they could give me the answer my heart was too afraid to admit.But as much as I wanted to pull away, there was something about Matteo that kept drawing me in. Something raw, primal, magnetic. With him, every part of me lit up—as if the world outside ceased to exist. As if he were the only safe place... and at the same time, the most dangerous.Ignoring everything my mind screamed at me, I shoved his chest hard, pinning him against the wall.Our lips crashed together with urgency, fueled by years of denial, buried pain, and emotions that never t

Lily MontgomeryAnger consumed me.I knew I shouldn't have trusted Matteo. I gave myself to him last night—completely—in a way I never thought I would with anyone else. And he was… a liar. A bastard.But the stupidity was mine.My late mother always said, "If someone does it once, they’ll do it again."And if Matteo had abandoned me once when we were engaged, he wasn’t going to change now."You followed me?" I asked, slamming the photos down on the table. "What is this, Matteo? How long have you been doing this?"He took a step forward, his expression tense, but said nothing. His silence only made me angrier."Did you have cameras everywhere? Did you send someone to follow me? Were you watching me like I was what? A criminal? Or was it just your little game—watching me from afar and getting some twisted pleasure out of it?""It wasn’t like that," he murmured, his dark eyes locked on mine."Then what was it? Explain it to me!" my voice rose, trembling with pain. "Because this..." I poin

My heart felt shattered with all those revelations. It explained so much...So many things I had always wanted to understand but never could."I'm going to sleep, sweetheart. I'll let Salvatore know you're here.""No," I grabbed his arm. "Don't tell him. I'm going back there myself.""I'll ask one of the guards to go with you.""It's the middle of the night, there's no need. I'm using one of Matteo's bulletproof cars.""Alright, Lily. But go straight home."And so I went.Or rather, I ran.But not to the mansion.I just... drove. Aimlessly. Without direction. My mother’s voice echoed in my head, and the image of Matteo, cold and distant, blended with Luigi, always controlling, always hiding things.The streets became empty.Then the sky began to change.The dark blue gave way to orange, as if the day was trying to be born, even though my world was dying.I parked at the end of the Brooklyn Bridge.Got out.The wind cut through my skin.My hands were freezing. My heart too.I walked to