บททั้งหมดของ His Savage Touch: Mafia Alpha’s Mate: บทที่ 91 - บทที่ 100

The backlash did not come quietly.It arrived like a wave, relentless and precise, crashing into every structure Aria had just exposed.By dawn, the city had split into factions that did not yet know they were at war with each other. News feeds ran nonstop commentary. Analysts argued. Influencers speculated. Government spokespeople issued statements that said nothing while implying everything.Inside Luca’s estate, the air was taut with motion.Screens lined the operations room, each one streaming a different angle of the world reacting to Aria’s declaration. Some praised her courage. Others labeled her dangerous. A few went further, calling for her immediate containment.“Containment,” Mara muttered, scrolling through a feed. “They always dress fear up in polite words.”Luca stood at the center of the room, hands braced on the table, eyes cold and focused. His men moved around him, quiet and efficient.“They are coordinating,” he said. “This is not spontaneous outrage.”Aria stood be

Trust did not collapse in a single moment.It eroded.Quietly. Invisibly. Piece by piece.By morning, the estate felt different. Not tense in the way of imminent violence, but brittle, like a structure that looked solid until you touched it and felt the cracks beneath the surface.People spoke more softly.Eyes lingered longer.Silences stretched where conversations used to flow.The betrayal had not just shaken Luca’s organization. It had touched something deeper. Something fragile. The belief that loyalty meant safety.Aria felt it in every hallway she walked through.The bond network carried it too. Fear. Doubt. Confusion. Not panic, but uncertainty, and that was more dangerous.She stood in the training hall, watching guards rotate shifts. They moved efficiently, but their attention flickered more than before.“They are questioning each other,” Eliana said quietly beside her.“Yes,” Aria replied. “And themselves.”Eliana folded her arms. “That is how systems rot from the inside.”

The aftermath did not arrive like thunder.It crept in.Slow. Heavy. Relentless.By the second night after the square, the world had stopped shouting and started watching. That was worse.Aria felt it even inside the estate. The walls that once felt like protection now felt thin, as if every breath she took pressed against glass.She lay awake long after the lights dimmed, staring at the ceiling, listening to the steady rhythm of Luca’s breathing beside her. His arm was draped protectively across her waist, his body instinctively angled toward her as if he could shield her from attention itself.It was not enough.Nothing would ever be enough again.“You are still awake,” Luca murmured without opening his eyes.“Yes,” she replied softly.He shifted slightly, pulling her closer. “You do not have to carry this alone.”She let out a quiet breath. “I know. But it does not stop it from being heavy.”He opened his eyes then, studying her face in the dim light. “Tell me what you are feeling.

The shift was immediate.No more subtle pressure. No more testing the edges.The enemy had learned something from Sector Twelve.They had learned that Aria would intervene.And now they were done pretending they were afraid of her strength.They would target her heart instead.The first sign came at dawn.Aria was in the lower courtyard when the message arrived. Not through official channels. Not through any system that could be traced.A simple device was placed at the gate.Old fashioned.Deliberate.Inside it was a single tablet.Mara brought it to her with a face already tight with dread.“They bypassed everything,” she said. “No signal trail. No access breach. It was carried in by hand.”Aria accepted the tablet.The screen lit up.A video.She did not press play immediately.Something in her chest warned her to brace.Luca stepped closer. “You do not have to watch this.”“Yes,” Aria said quietly. “I do.”She pressed play.The image was dark at first. Then it adjusted.A room.Co

The world did not end.That was the first thing Aria noticed.No sky tearing open. No cities burning. No silence falling like judgment.Morning arrived the same way it always had.Light crept through the curtains. Birds made noise without caring who ruled or who had fallen. Somewhere in the estate, a kettle whistled because someone had forgotten it on the stove.The ordinary survived.Aria sat on the edge of the bed, barefoot, her hands resting loosely on her knees. For the first time in weeks, there was no urgency vibrating through her bones.Just tiredness.Real, honest tiredness.Luca watched her from across the room. He had not slept either, but unlike before, it was not because he was listening for danger. It was because he was watching her breathe, grounding himself in the simple fact that she was still here.“You did not move all night,” he said quietly.“I was afraid if I did,” Aria replied, “everything would rush back in.”He nodded. “And now.”“And now,” she said softly, “it