All Chapters of BOUND TO THE MAFIA LORD [BOOK 1 OF ‘ENTANGLED’ SERIES]: Chapter 231 - Chapter 240

OLIVIA“Do you want anything else?” Mum asked me later that evening, but I shook my head in response. She sighed tiredly, her fingers raking through my hair.“I’m sorry you’re going through all these,” her eyes stared pitifully at me. “You don’t deserve any of the things happening to you right now.”I curled my lips into a small smile, gently reaching for her other hand. I had no idea what had happened, but seeing her healthy and alive made every pain inside me disappear.“Axel said it’s only going to take a few weeks before you find your voice again.”Axel.My stomach always tightened up whenever I heard his name.I retrieved my phone from the top of the pillow next to me, then began to type slowly.“Is he holding you hostage?” I asked through my screen.Mum read it and shook her head. “Not at all.”Believing her words was difficult for me because I knew how manipulative Axel could be.I typed again. “Did he bring you here himself?”“No.”I glanced at her face, searching for somethi

OLIVIAThe air smelled like antiseptic and medicines. And I found myself in that same situation, on a hospital bed, screaming as I pushed something out of me.“I… I can’t do it anymore,” I cried.“You’ve got to keep pushing,” a voice said firmly. “Your baby is almost here.”I groaned and pushed with all the strength inside me, but it wasn’t… enough. Weakness took over my whole body, and I struggled for air.“My insides…” I gasped. “They’re ripping apart.”Hands tapped my cheeks and thighs, trying to jolt me back to the moment so I wouldn’t pass out. I pushed and pushed with everything in me, screaming at the top of my lungs.“Mrs. Olivia?”A voice echoed in my ears, but I’d already transitioned from that room. I was in another living room, holding my baby in my arms while a… man screamed at me to get out of his house.“Leave!” He screeched. “Get this witch out of here right now.”“Mrs. Olivia?”The same voice kept calling me. I searched around, but nobody was there. It was just me,

OLIVIAI waited by the window, only sitting whenever my legs grew tired. Every set of footsteps outside my room made my heart leap before sinking again when they passed.Axel said I had to be ready by nine-thirty, but I was already dressed and waiting since eight p.m.I couldn’t understand why, and I searched for answers to what was happening within me. Trusting Axel felt like a risk until… we’d gotten that close at the poolside.I’d felt his hot breath against my skin, seen the concern in his eyes, and heard the passion in his voice.Something snapped loose inside me. And after the flashbacks in the hospital, I knew that maybe… it was worth giving a shot after all.Still, it didn’t stop me from being careful around him. My body remembered and wanted him, but my mind refused to comply.I heard footsteps again, and I sat upright on the bed, wishing silently that it was Axel. He’d texted me earlier that he’d come and pick me up from my room.For some reason, I looked forward to the date

AXEL SALVATORE ROSSIAt exactly nine-eighteen a.m, I arrived at the Moretti’s estate to see Isabella. I stepped out of my car, and walked straight into the main building.More than half of the security guards weren’t in sight, and I grew a bit worried. She’d sounded hysterical after calling again that morning, and I had to leave without seeing Olivia.“Isabella?”I called immediately after stepping into the living room. She was nowhere near, and I walked closer into the secondary living room.The strong stench of alcohol filled my nostrils as I stepped in. Isabella sat on the ground, surrounded by empty wine bottles and glasses.Her hair was all tangled and messy. She looked weak and pale just sitting there, her back reclined against the wall. There was shattered glass next to her legs, and she was bleeding. I rushed to her, hating how terrible she looked.“Rosetta?”Her body was warm, and her voice was weak when she finally responded. “Ace… you came.”I lifted her off the ground an

OLIVIA“He needs to eat breakfast,” Mum said as she walked into the room. “I’ll feed him so you’ll have a shower.”I nodded quietly, gave Alix a peck on his cheeks and carefully placed him on the bed. I’d woken up that morning and was told that Axel left urgently. I didn’t want to bother him by texting, so I went into Alix’s room instead.Mum approached Alix with a food tray. He began making a sound like he wanted to cry, but I comforted him with my fingers patting his back gently.“Ma-ma,” he cried, lifting his little hands so I’d carry him again. “Uppy!”Nothing hurt more than having lots of words to say, lullabies to sing, and I couldn’t let a single word out of my mouth.My fingers gently raked through his hair, and I smiled, hoping he’d stop trying to cry and eat his food before I returned.Mum dropped the tray and reached for Alix, her voice soft as she carried him in her arms.“Your mother needs to shower, Alix.”“Mama, hug.”I couldn’t ignore him. My lips curled into an affec