Alle Kapitel von MY STEP BROTHER, THE MAFIA DEVIL : Kapitel 21 – Kapitel 23

Adriel’s eyes snapped open to the sharp smell of antiseptic and the steady beep of machines.Ignoring the dull headache throbbing behind his temples, Adriel slowly sat up and stared around the sterile room in disbelief.White walls. Fluorescent lights. An IV line taped to the back of his hand.From the look of things, Adriel needed no one to tell him where he was. But the last thing he remembered was dropping his mother and Michael off at the upscale restaurant.A gift he had insisted on so he could have the house to himself for lunch with Nyla and Lucas.A controlled environment. A chance to remind Nyla exactly who she belonged to now that the papers were signed.So how the hell had he ended up in a hospital?Adriel narrowed his eyes as he tried to piece things together. Suddenly, the memories slammed into him like bullets.He remembered driving home when he spotted a girl running along the deserted roadside, pursued by a man carrying a rifle.He remembered slamming on the brakes and

Adriel’s black SUV screeched to a halt in the mansion’s driveway. He killed the engine and stormed out, still wearing the torn hospital gown under a coat he found in the car.Blood dripped from his side, but the pain was nothing compared to the fury burning inside him.He pushed through the front door with such force it slammed against the wall, and stormed inside, heading straight to Nyla's room. As soon as he arrived, Adriel stopped abruptly as he saw Lucas standing in front of Nyla’s door, knocking repeatedly. Hard, insistent knocks that had clearly been going on for a while.Adriel’s eyes narrowed. He walked up slowly and tapped Lucas twice on the shoulder. Lucas jumped, startled, and spun around. "Adriel? Jesus, you scared me.”“What are you doing here?” Adriel asked, fixing his blazing eyes on him.Lucas gulped down and gestured at the closed door. “I’ve been here for almost three hours now, knocking. Nyla won’t respond. I don’t know what the problem is. She’s been locked in