บททั้งหมดของ THE DON'S SECRET OBSESSION (His Bride, Her Prison): บทที่ 51 - บทที่ 60

Chapter 52Dermos’s POVThe barrel of Valerio’s gun didn’t shake a bit.Not even the slightest.It was steady, pointing straight at the space between my eyes.For a man his age, that was more than impressive.“Stand down,” he said lazily, tilting his head as though he were saying something funny. “You’re bleeding on my grass,” he added casually.I remained frozen where I was lying with one foot pressing into the dirt.My shoulder burned where the bullet had grazed me earlier, and I put a hand over it to hold it down a bit.From the corner of my eye, I could spot Ariel; she was a few feet away from where we were.She crouched where she was, frozen with her eyes wide from fear.Valerio smirked down at me, licking his lips like I was some meal.“You see?” He started slowly. “This is what I meant earlier, you are getting washed,” he spat out.“Mind your words,” I murmured.“Or what?” He shot back with a smirk. “Last I checked, I'm the one with a gun in hand, and you? You're lying in the d

Chapter 54Ariel’s POVI didn't expect it, wouldn't have seen it coming in a long shot.My eyes widened as I stared back at him.The force with which his hand pushed me against the wall knocked the air out of my lungs.For a second, I couldn’t even breathe.My back pressed flat against the cold marble of the wall as his body caged me in.His scent suddenly enveloped me, choking me alongside the shock from the push.He had a hand on either side of my hands and stared at me deeply.“What are you doing?” I whispered in a high-pitched tone.His jaw was locked, and his eyes had lost that soft look they had earlier.Weren’t we teasing each other as the worst of all? They weren’t even angry.They were grounded.“You don’t walk away from me like that,” he said quietly.My brows furrowed. “What do you mean?” I asked, still not myself.“What you did back there, you don't get to do that to me in public,” he added in a dangerously low voice.“I don't understand,” I muttered weakly.“You don’t pul

Chapter 56Dermos’s POVI felt at ease, at rest. I felt the walls around me crumbling fast with every touch.That was the extent to which Luciana's touch fought my resilience.Her fingers lingered on places that they should never have been in the first place.Her thumb from her other hand brushed over my knuckles slowly while she rested the other on my chest.She wasn’t rushing; she wasn’t forcing anything. She was playing it patiently and with confidence.“You don’t have to fight everything,” she murmured softly as she leaned so close to me I felt her breath against my skin.Her other hand slid up my arm again, drawing lines over the tension in my muscles as though she had been studying me.I didn’t pull away.At least not immediately.My body was still not ready, and my mind couldn't go any longer.The garden suddenly felt smaller as she stretched towards my face, closing in on removing the space between us.The air around me felt heavier than it did five minutes ago.And the closer

Chapter 58Dermos’ POVI ran a hand over my chin, carefully watching Carlos' reaction.I didn't know when I stopped spinning my chair, Carlos wasn't known to beat around words.I hope he hasn't changed, as his words still lingered in the air longer than I expected. And the pause afterwards didn't help the case.The weight of what he might say next was too heavy, and I could see it on him.I waited with my eyes fixed on him as the office suddenly felt too small and the little sounds around ticked louder than ever.“It’s regarding Valerio,” he finally said in a measured tone. “There’s something we didn’t catch the first time, something subtle but very critical.”I leaned back slightly, folding my fingers on the table. “Go on,” I said flatly, though my pulse quickened. Every instinct in my body was on high alert, aware that any piece of overlooked information could turn the tables on us.When dealing with a man like Valerio, every detail to the stop counted.Carlos pulled his tablet f

Chapter 60Dermos’s POVThe trap was simple.Too simple.And that made it perfect.I didn’t tell Carlos everything, and I didn't tell Mateo everything either.Not because I didn’t trust them.But because I didn’t trust anyone.I left the meeting hall and altered one shipment route myself. I did it on my own manually, no system entry, no digital trail. Just verbal instructions to one mid-level operative who had no reason to question me.It was a fake diversion. A high-value shipment that didn’t exist.If Valerio intercepted it, I would know exactly how deep this infection ran.And tonight…We were about to find out.The warehouse lights shone over my head as I stepped inside.The floor was cold as hell, and the metal containers had been cracked with diesel filling the air.Mateo stood near the loading dock with six armed men behind him.Carlos was already there with his phone in hand, watching tracking coordinates, probably.“They took the bait,” Carlos said without looking at me.O