All Chapters of Forbidden Contract: Married to the Dangerous Mafia Don : Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

Alessia’s POVMy head throbbed like someone had been using it as a damn drum. Everything felt too white and too bright. My body felt too light like I’d been floating in limbo and just got slammed back into reality.Where the hell was I?The soft beeping of machines and the sterile smell of antiseptic hit me all at once. I blinked, squinting against the brightness overhead. The ceiling wasn’t familiar as It wasn’t the mansion. The sheets weren’t silk and the air wasn’t thick with cigar smoke or tension.I jerked up as panic crawled down my spine like ice.“Leo?” My voice cracked, barely a whisper. “Leo!”There was nothing, Just the quiet hum of a heart monitor and my own ragged breathing.Where was he? Where was I?I tried to move but something tugged at my arm. An IV, Great. Just great! Something looked so wrong and I couldn't even remember what happened. I ripped it out, hissing at the sting. I swung my legs off the bed, but the second my feet hit the floor, the door opened the l

Alessia’s POVI should have known better than to trust a man like Viktor but desperation makes fools of us all.When I opened my eyes, the sterile white walls of the clinic greeted me, not the familiar opulence of Leo's mansion. Panic surged through me. "Leo?" I called out, my voice hoarse.But it wasn't Leo who entered. It was Viktor."Relax, Alessia," he said smoothly, his eyes gleaming with a mix of amusement and something darker. "Leo thinks you're dead. It's better this way."I tried to sit up, but a wave of dizziness forced me back down. "What are you talking about?""I saw everything," he continued, pulling up a chair beside my bed. "Leo wanted to kill you and I saved you.""You're lying," I whispered, but doubt crept in. Leo hadn't believed me when I told him I was drugged. He'd looked at me with such contempt.Viktor leaned in closer. "He never trusted you. But I do. And I have something to show you."He helped me out of bed, and despite my better judgment, I followed him.