KIDNAPPED BY THE SILVER MAFIA DON のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

Midnight.My fate stood before me, leaving me with no option other than fulfilling betrayal.The air blew, sending my hair whipping across my face. My stomach twisted so tightly that I thought I might be sick.And I said, "My eyes have seen my ears" This was the night I betrayed Raymond Silver.The headlights of his black car erase the dark. My heart won't stop beating nonstop.It was too late to turn back.Ah! Too late. The car stopped at last.The door opened.Raymond walked out.The wind greeted his coat, and his keen grey eyes ran onto mine. He scanned the area, then me.He knew something was off."Gracie," he said, voice low, controlled. "What's going on?"I swallowed hard. My palms were dried.Lie."I just... needed to see you. Yes, I wanted to see you"His eyes glimpsed at the environment. "At the docks? At this hour?"I nodded. "Yeah."But the wind won't stop blowing, filling the heavy solitude between us.I needed to keep him here.Just a few more minutes."Do you ever thi

The hours rolled like shackles, each one slapping against the next under the burden of doubt.I sat in the corner of the storage unit, my back against the cold concrete wall. Every few minutes, I glanced at the door as though I could command it to open with my mind. As though something out there would shift, and I'd have a way out.Nonetheless, it didn't. I was stuck in this miserable place with nothing but my reflections, reflections that just gave me more questions and anxiety.What's Raymond doing now? Was he looking for me?The thought twisted in my stomach and I swore angry and hurt. He looked away, after all. He left me to die.And I couldn't blame him. I had played him. I picked Carter over him, even though it wasn't what I meant. But now it was too late to say I'm sorry.I wasn't even sure why it mattered to me so much. I shouldn't have cared.Raymond Silver wasn't some prince charming. He was a monster, someone who would kill anyone in his way without a second thought. But f

Lorenzo walked as if he had performed this countless times in time. His moves were deliberate, every direction selected with care. He always acted smartly, never doubting himself. I, in contrast, could hardly maintain my breathing beat. Carter's men stayed close. Very close. I could hear their boots on the ground and their quiet voices as they searched for me. For the first time in my life, I truly felt hunted.We moved into another alley, the darkness covering us. The city around me was big and cold. The streets were empty, except for a small movement in a far window. For everyone else, this was just another night.However, to me, this was a matter of life or death. Lorenzo pulled me toward a corroded door, his hold was strong around my wrist. "Get inside," he ordered harshly. I was unsure. Every instinct of mine urged me to continue running. To always keep going. Meanwhile, my body felt broken, and my mind was a wind of anxiety and exhaustion. I was left with no option. The door

The car thundered down the road, the city shrinking behind us. The shattered back window let in a rush of cold morning air, mixing with the scent of burnt rubber and gunpowder. My hands were still shaking, my heart a wild drum in my chest.The SUV was gone.For now.Lorenzo hadn't spoken in minutes. His grip on the wheel was iron-tight, his jaw clenched as he sped toward the city limits.I forced myself to take slow, even breaths. I needed to think.Who the hell had been in that SUV?Carter's men? Maybe. But something about the way they had followed us, the precision of the shots-it felt different. More calculated.I swallowed hard.Raymond.It had to be him.He had spared me at the docks, but that didn't mean he had let me go. He was a man who never left loose ends.And I was the loosest end of them all.Lorenzo's voice snapped me back to reality."We need to ditch the car."I blinked. "What?""They saw us. They'll be tracking it. If we don't switch vehicles, we're as good as dead."

The drive was silent.I sat stiffly in the backseat, my hands clenched in my lap, every nerve in my body coiled tight.Lorenzo drove.Raymond sat beside me, calm as ever, his presence suffocating.Carter was dead.My father was dead.And now, I was being taken to a place I never wanted to see again."Now you come home."Home.The word felt foreign.Raymond Silver didn't have a home. He had a kingdom.And I was about to be locked inside it.I turned my head slightly, staring out the window. The city blurred past in streaks of light and shadow, the streets wet from a recent rain.The farther we drove, the more I realized where we were heading.Not to the penthouse where he had once kept me.Not to any of his clubs or hideouts.This was deeper.More personal.More dangerous.My throat tightened.He was taking me to his estate.Raymond's sanctuary. The heart of his empire.No one walked in without permission.And no one ever walked out.I forced myself to breathe.Fighting was pointless.