Lahat ng Kabanata ng Kidnapped By My Mafia Protector : Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 14

Elena I didn’t know when it started. Or how. But I knew, with a frightening certainty, that I was falling for Diego. The same man who once held me captive—the cold, dark stranger I was meant to fear—was becoming my solace, the center of my thoughts, the person I didn’t want to live without.I sighed, collapsing backward on the bed, arms flung out wide. The gala was tonight. My stomach twisted with nerves just thinking about it."Get a grip, Elena," I muttered aloud to myself.Diego had promised he wouldn’t leave my side all evening, and I was clinging to that promise like a lifeline. I needed him—not just as my protector tonight—but as something more. I didn’t even know what to call it. We hadn’t had sex yet. We hadn’t crossed that line. But intimacy? We had it in spades. The way he looked at me, how he held me like I was the most fragile thing in the world—it made me feel... known and wanted. Tonight was important. A signal to the world, to his world, that I was his. That I belonge

ElenaBeing betrayed by my father broke something in me. It wasn’t just disappointment. It was the falling apart that left me feeling empty. But as much as his betrayal hurt, it was Diego’s that shattered me. He flinched when I mentioned Camille, barely visible but I caught it. There was a brief flicker of something unreadable in his eyes that undid me more than any lie or truth could. I was spiraling - I felt hurt, angry, betrayed, confused, lied to. The emotions tangled around themselves like vines in my chest, it was suffocating me. I didn’t want to cry. I wouldn’t. Not in front of him. I couldn’t afford to let him see how vulnerable I felt. Well, so much for a perfect night.When we returned home that night, the silence between us was palpable. I couldn’t eat. I couldn’t sleep. I didn’t speak a word to Diego. I walked into my bedroom without a glance in his direction and locked the door behind me. That was two days ago.All that time, Maria was the only person I’d allowed near me