Lahat ng Kabanata ng Mafia's Forbidden Desires: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

I shrugged my shoulders, and my expression remained neutral. “She needed a push. Now, we will see if she is truly capable or if she will crumble under the pressure.”Axel chuckled, his eyes gleaming with amusement. “I won’t mind seeing her crumble. She is too soft for this life.”I looked in the distance. I knew she was too soft for this life. And I would make her strong, I vowed silently, I would make her my equal. She will never crumble, and if she did, I would stand right by her side to hold her, to protect her, to keep her safe.Rowan said nothing more, he just stood up. “Keep an eye on her. She will either prove herself to be the best, or she will become the problem we will need to deal with.”I nodded, my smile faded for a second as the seriousness of the situation set in. I looked at him meaningfully, “We are all watching, Rowan. She is not the only one who has something to prove.”Rowan’s eyes met mine like he was warning me of something, but I just smirked, knowing, how a cer

I didn’t sleep that night.Even though my body was tired, my mind refused to stop running from every thought. Every small thing from the Rosario deal replayed in my head, Charles’s forced smile, the lean guy’s sharp and mocking words, even Jeremy’s almost half smile. It all sat heavy in my chest.I missed Papa. How I wished, he was here, and everything was fine. A tear skipped down my eye, though I forced myself not to cry.By morning, I had read the same sentence in my file ten times without understanding it. I shut the folder a while later.A few moments later, I heard a knock on the door. I didn’t look up, and I didn’t answer either. Just in the next second, Jeremy entered the living room anyway. His face didn’t show any expression, but the way he moved, the tension in his shoulders told me something was wrong.I stood up immediately and asked. “What is it?”Jeremy didn’t answer right away. Instead, he stepped forward and held out his phone for me to see. “It’s better if you see it

Raven Blackwood POV:A few days passed.The plan I set was already working. Valerie was losing deals. Almost every deal. And the reason was me.I looked at the wedding contract on my desk, which looked all set and ready for My Wife. I looked at the time on my watch and stood up. It was only a week left for Elvis to return. And tomorrow I was going to marry the woman I was obsessed with.The streets were filled with traffic, and I felt my patience wearing thin. How I wish I rather taken a helicopter rather than this Aston Martin? But I was already halfway, so I could just endure.I finally reached the Thorne Residence. The security guard opened the door the moment he saw me. Everyone here knew who I was, and they knew better than to waste my time.As I stepped inside the residence, I adjusted the cuffs of my shirt. My reflection stared back at me in the metal walls. I had waited too long for this day. Valerie could hate me all she wanted. It didn’t matter. After tomorrow, she would be

Later that night…Rowan arrived on time he promised. Sitting right in front of me made me feel like I was still in school, and he was my teacher. I didn’t want to get nervous, but his aura screamed danger.“What did you want to talk about?” he asked.I looked up at him from my food, and suddenly felt my throat getting tight.“I am waiting.” Rowan continued.“Well…” I clenched my fist as I forced myself to open my mouth and talk to him. “I need help.”“Help?” Rowan asked. His hands paused on his cutlery.I nodded my head a little furiously. “Yes… It's like…” I explained what had happened in the last month. The more I spoke, the more Rowan’s expression turned ugly, making me bite my tongue and lose my composure.After I was done, what followed was silence.Rowan remained silent, and his eyes remained on me, like he was planning to kill me next second. But he wouldn’t. I knew that. Rowan wouldn’t kill the people he worked with, not without purpose or betrayal. And I didn’t betray Rowan.

A week passed. I didn’t hear from Raven. I was glad about it. But happiness didn’t last long, as here he was standing right in front of me, looking calm and unbothered, exuding the very darkness I felt enveloping my life. I felt suffocation. My heart pounded in my chest, matching the fury in my eyes as I glared at him.“I am not marrying you, Raven.” I spat, my voice thick with defiance. I would marry anyone but him. He was not even in my last option for heaven’s sake.Raven remained unfazed as he tilted his head slightly, his dark grey eyes watching me, and his lips curved up into a mocking smile. “Sweetheart, you don’t have a choice here.”I heard his tone, almost patronizing, like he was talking to a child who was throwing tantrums, all for nothing. My eyes burned with rage at his audacity to treat me like a child, and to even think he had the right to marry me. “Why the hell won’t you just leave me alone?” My voice broke. “What do I have to do to get you out of my life?”Raven too