Lahat ng Kabanata ng Claimed By My Ex’s Mafia Father in-law : Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

Chapter One Hundred And TwoElena’s POVI could still feel him.Even after he walked away, my skin buzzed like his fingers were still at my waist and my wrist still pinned above my head. The wall behind me held the ghost of his body. My heart beat too loud, too hard, like it wanted to jump straight out and throw itself at him.I pressed both palms flat against the cool plaster and took a long slow breath.Calm down.You are not a toy.You are not his.Yet my lips still tingled where his almost touched.Across the hall, workers pretended not to look. Nobody said anything, but I could feel their eyes sliding toward me and then away, like they had all seen enough to gossip about but not enough to risk their jobs.I straightened my dress and picked up the scattered papers from the floor. My fingers were shaking so badly my notes came out in squashed lines and messy dots.You are here to work, I whispered under my breath. Not to melt every time he breathes near you.I forced my legs to mov

The hall was so bright and wide that Declan felt small just walking inside. A deep silence settled over the room as the elderly man with the golden embroidery lifted a hand, asking the guards to step aside. His voice had carried so firmly when he welcomed Declan that the words still echoed in Declan’s ears.Welcome the heir.Heir?He stood frozen, not sure whether to bow, kneel, or laugh out of confusion. His throat felt dry. His pulse raced. The man’s presence alone was enough to make his legs numb. A few of the guards wore swords…real swords with jeweled handles and all stared at him like he was something sacred.“Please,” the man said. “Come closer.”Declan forced his legs to move. He followed Ms. Sonia down the marble path until he stood just a few steps away from him. The old man studied his face slowly, almost tenderly, like he was trying to memorize him.“My name is His Royal Highness, Grandmaster Alexandra Knights” the man said. “And… I knew your grandmother well.”Declan sw

Chapter Ninety FourElena’s POVSophia’s lips trembled. Her mascara streaked down her cheeks. For the first time since I met her, she looked genuinely scared, as if she finally understood who she had provoked.I I did not mean she stuttered her voice cracking. Her eyes darted between Valerio and the police. I did not mean the car to hit the building. It got out of control. I panicked.Valerio did not blink. And.Sophia swallowed. Hard. I I was angry at her. I wanted to scare her a little. But I did not mean to hurt anyone. Please sir. Please I swear I did not.The policemen shifted uncomfortably. Even they could see the lie trembling under her words.Valerio stepped even closer. His shadow swallowed her again. He spoke slowly each word deliberate enough to peel her skin open.Say everything.Sophia burst into tears. Fine. Fine. Lucas said she needed a lesson. That she was ruining things. And the architect said she deserved punishment. And and I thought if I scared her she would just s

Chapter Ninety SixElena’s POVThe voice behind me did not sound rushed.It sounded pleased.My blood turned to ice.Found you.The darkness swallowed everything. The workers had scattered. Tools crashed to the floor. Someone screamed again near the entrance. My arm was locked in a grip that felt like steel.I twisted hard.“Let go of me!”The power cut had not been an accident. I knew that now. Too perfect. Too clean.The hand tightened.“You always struggled,” the woman behind me whispered. “Just like your mother.”That name again.Mother.My breath hitched. I kicked backward with everything in me. My heel hit a shin. The grip loosened for half a second and I ripped free and ran blindly into the dark.Someone else cursed.Footsteps chased me.I crashed into a table and nearly fell but I grabbed the edge and pushed myself forward, sprinting toward what I hoped was the back exit. My heart felt like it would tear straight out of my chest.“Elena!” a man shouted behind me. “Do not run!”

Chapter Hundred Elena’s POVMy father would not let go of me.Even after Sandra handed him a towel. Even after Brian told us we had maybe twenty minutes before someone noticed the street cameras looping. His good hand stayed pressed to the back of my head like if he loosened it, I would vanish.“They will not take you,” he kept repeating. “They already took enough from this family.”Brian paced the small room like a loaded weapon. “We can’t stay here. Not with three different groups hunting her.”“Three?” I whispered.He stopped and looked at me. “Russians. Valerio’s enemies who think you are his weakness. And whoever framed you with that money. This is no longer one problem.”Sandra’s face went pale. “So where do we go?”Brian exhaled slowly. “There’s one place no one will search first.”“Where?” I asked.He looked at me carefully. “The last place they expect a girl like you to hide.”Before I could ask what that meant, his phone buzzed once. He checked it and cursed under his breat