All Chapters of Sold To The Ruthless Mafia Don: Chapter 111 - Chapter 113

RUEMy heartbeat feels unstable, like it keeps skipping a step before catching itself again. The lights above us hum slowly, steady and unaware of what they are illuminating. I can taste metal at the back of my tongue. I gently touch my stomach. For some awkward reason, that is the moment I feel hunger. I do not look at the host yet. I cannot. Not when the two men standing beside me feel like the rest of my life splitting down the middle.“Rue,” Alessandro says, and my name sounds like a plea he is trying too hard to swallow. “You do not owe them anything. Not tonight.”I look in his eyes, and I see red lines of pain in his eyes.Matteo tilts his head slightly, watching me with a quiet intensity that feels heavier than the room itself. “She owes herself,” he murmurs.The host opens his mouth, ready to guide the moment, but I raise my hand before he can start shaping my narrative. My voice, when it leaves me, does not tremble the way I expect.“I need a second,” I say.“A second?” Matt

RUEThe car moves, and that is how I know the world has decided not to wait for me.The tires roll over the concrete ramp and into the bustling street. I look through the window, staring at the passersby with envy.Everything outside looks normal. People are driving home. People are laughing somewhere behind glass windows. People untouched by the quiet collapse happening in my chest.I know everyone has their issues, but I can't help but conclude I own the worst of them all.I immediately reclined my seat. I don't need to see anyone else.I keep my phone face down in my lap. I do not need to look at the image again. It is already burned into me.My handwriting.My name.A choice that was never mine.The silence inside the car stretches, but it is not empty. It is thick. Loaded. It presses against my ears until my thoughts start to echo.“They already used it,” I say finally.Matteo’s hands tighten slightly on the steering wheel. “Used what?”“The idea,” I reply. “That I would be slow.