MY STEP BROTHER, THE MAFIA DEVIL 의 모든 챕터: 챕터 11 - 챕터 18

Nyla paced around the room restlessly, Adriel’s voice replaying in her head. “I want your submission, Nyla. Not just tonight, not just when I ask nicely. I want it every day. Every time I give an order, you obey, no more games. You hand over every copy of those photos, every video, every note you’ve ever made about me, and sign the NDA I already have prepared.""And in return, I keep your father breathing, keep the collectors away, keep your little job intact. Refuse…and by this time tomorrow, Michael Reagan will be answering questions from men who don’t ask twice.”The words burned so deeply that she suddenly found it difficult to breathe. She stopped in the middle of the room, and wrapped her arms tightly around herself.She began to ponder on what to do. Give in? Let him own her like that?Or expose him, leak everything, watch his world collapse, and damn the consequences?"What if he demands more than silence? What if he asked me to walk around the house naked one day, just to pr

Nyla sat close to the window in her room, and stared out at the people moving to and fro, as they went on their various businesses.Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Adriel’s face above her, his dark eyes burning, his mouth claiming hers, and hands roaming her body. Her head pounded, her body ached in places she didn’t want to name. She hadn’t showered, hadn't eaten, hadn’t moved except to pace, sit, pace again.A knock suddenly came at the door. Before she could answer, the door opened.Adriel stepped inside, freshly showered, black shirt rolled to the elbows, his hair still damp at the ends. He carried a garment bag over one arm, and closed the door behind him. Nyla shot to her feet. “Get out.”“Twenty-four hours,” he said calmly, setting the bag on the bed. “That’s what I gave you. Time’s ticking.”“I’m not signing anything.”“You will.” He unzipped the bag slowly, revealing the emerald silk dress Ariella had bought her during the shopping trip. The one with the deep V-nec

Nyla sat on the edge of her bed, and clutched her stomach tightly.Since she woke up, she hadn’t stepped outside her room. She hadn’t eaten. She hadn’t spoken to anyone. Her mind was a complete mess, a storm of fear, shame, and exhaustion that refused to settle.The files lay on the small table near the window like a loaded gun. She glanced at them again, her heart pounding rapidly in her chest."What if Adriel suddenly burst in right now?"" What if he sees my hesitation and decides to end the deal?""What if he sent those photos to my father before I could even do anything?"Panic surged through instantly. Without a second thought, she rushed to the table, and dropped into the chair, then opened the folder once more. Her hands trembled as she read through the documents again. The submission terms were humiliating. A complete control of her entire life. No more fighting, no more secrets. She would be his in every way he demanded, until he decided otherwise.Nyla bit her lips bitte

Nyla stood at the private balcony, her arms wrapped tightly around herself, as she stared at the blank wall.“Nyla?”Lucas’s gentle voice echoed in her ears loudly. She turned and found him stepping out onto the balcony, the wind ruffling his shirt. “You disappeared after lunch,” he said, stopping a respectful distance away. “You looked… broken when I saw you earlier. And the way Adriel reacted when he walked in on uu..." He paused for a while, before concluding."It was strange. Did something happen between you two?”For one desperate second she wanted to tell him everything. Lucas had always been safe, kind, the boy who once defended her in college when Adriel’s cruelty went too far.Nyla tried to speak, but her throat suddenly tightened as the memory of Adriel’s cold warning surged through her mind."One wrong move and your father pays."She shook her head, forcing a brittle smile. “It’s nothing. Just… adjusting to everything. New house, new family. It’s a lot.”Lucas studied her