All Chapters of Claimed By My Ex’s Mafia Father in-law : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Chapter OneElena’s POV“$7,654,274.68.”“Dollars or cents?” I whispered, my brows folding as my eyes scanned the faded paper glued to the blackened doorframe.The smell of smoke clung to the air. Ash floated like dying snowflakes around me. My chest rose and fell so fast it felt like I was choking.“No… no, no, no,” I muttered, stumbling back. The restaurant that once smelled of fresh garlic bread and roasted chicken was now nothing but burnt wood, broken glass, and gray dust.I staggered forward, my hand trembling as I touched the charred door. The paper crinkled under my fingers. That number stared back at me in bold black ink. Underneath, a bank account was scribbled, messy and cruel.My voice cracked. “Papiiiiii!”The sound tore out of me like a wounded bird. I shouted again, louder, until my throat burned. “Papiiii! Where are you?”Tears streamed down my face. I tried to push through the rubble, but smoke bit my eyes, and my body shook all over. My lips quivered so badly I could

Chapter ThreeElena’s POV*Tar tar tar*I didn’t feel the floor at first.Only the sting. The hot, sharp sting clawing across my cheek.My hand flew up and covered it. My skin throbbed under my palm. A thin taste of metal sat on my tongue.I looked at him.At the man who once promised me safety.At the man I had trusted with my whole heart.“Luka,” I whispered, voice shaking. “How could you do that to me?”He didn’t even blink.“Simple,” he said. “You’re a useless nobody. Your father is a criminal. Sofia’s family is disgustingly rich. They can help me. They fit my future. You do not.”The words hit harder than the slap.Sofia slid closer to him, lazy and smug, like a cat that had found cream. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled at me with a kind of sweet evil.“At least he’s good in bed,” she said lightly. “And handsome. You always felt yourself back in nursing school because your fiancé was tall with pretty hair. Remember? Look at you now.”I stared at them.For a

Chapter FiveElena’s POVThe courtyard was quiet, but my heart wasn’t.“I can’t stay,” I whispered, pulling my hand away from Valerio’s steady grip. My voice cracked on the edges. “My father… he needs me.I have to go...”Valerio’s eyes narrowed. Shadows lingered in their depths, unreadable and heavy. For a long moment, he didn’t speak. He just stood there, towering, his face set like stone.“You are safer here,” he said at last, calm but final.Tears burned the back of my eyes. I shook my head. “Safety doesn’t matter. He is my father. He gave me everything. If I don’t go and help, then what’s left of me?” I didn’t tell him why she needed to help her father because a part of her knows that this is a very dangerous man. Silence stretched, broken only by the rustle of the tall trees surrounding the castle-like house.I couldn’t stop it anymore. The sob broke free. My knees buckled, and I pressed both hands to my face, shaking with the weight of it all: the fire, the prison, Luka, Sof