All Chapters of Bound By The Don's Bloody Bargain : Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

Olivia – POV "You hit my brother," I breathed, my voice cracking with disbelief, grief clinging to every syllable. The taste of blood still lingered on Jude’s lips. I had dropped to my knees the moment I saw him dragged in—his face bruised, one eye swollen nearly shut, arms trembling as if the air itself weighed too much. When the guards released him onto the marble floor like he was some trash to be discarded, I flew to him. My arms had barely locked around his battered frame before Luciano’s voice sliced through the silence. "You don't have a say, Olivia. You're my property." That was it. Something in me snapped—loud and ugly. I rose to my feet slowly, the sob I’d been choking back morphing into something fiercer. Hot. Furious. It clawed up my throat like fire. "You hit my brother!" I screamed, spinning toward him. My chest heaved, fists clenched at my sides. "After everything I've done for you? After I stayed when I wanted to run? After I gave up my f*cking name, my life—"

Olivia pov They dragged me through the hallway like I was some damn criminal. Marco didn’t touch me, but two of Luciano’s men flanked me like I was going to sprint or bite someone. Not that it was a bad idea. My lip still trembled with the weight of everything I’d said. Jude. That slap. The way Luciano’s face went cold like he was seconds away from snapping my neck—or worse, snapping his own self-control. And now? Now he wanted me brought to him. The double doors to the library swung open, and I was pushed inside like a ragdoll. He was standing there, back turned, facing the window. Shadows from the broken lamp cut across the room like a crime scene. Glass littered the floor. Books torn and bleeding. A chair lay on its side like it tried to escape but never made it. I stood still. I wasn’t about to play scared. “You sent for me?” I asked, voice sharp. He didn’t turn. “You never shut up, do you?” I crossed my arms. “You never stop destroying things, do you?” He finally tur