All Chapters of The Doctor Wife: A Bratva possession : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

36 Chapters

Chapter 1 – The Midnight Triage

Elena's POV My hands are shaking. Not because I’m scared—just completely drained. Sixteen straight hours of stitching people back together, giving bad news, pretending I’m not falling apart inside. I yank off my scrubs in the hospital parking lot, throw on a hoodie, and sink into my beat-up Honda like I might never get back out.“Please don’t die tonight,” I mutter as I turn the key.It sputters, coughs… then starts. Barely.The city’s quiet in that strange, almost eerie way it gets after midnight. Too still. My eyes burn from the strain, and everything goes a little hazy. I blink until the road sharpens again.Just five more minutes. Then I'll get a hot shower, maybe some vodka, and if I’m lucky—sleep that doesn’t feel like drowning.But then I see a black SUV on the shoulder. There's no headlights. The driver's door is wide open. The whole thing is riddled with bullet holes.No. Not tonight. Keep driving. Don’t stop. You’ve done enough. You don’t need this.And still—I’m pulling ov

Chapter 2 — Monster Unleashed

Elena's POV “Who are you?”He doesn’t answer. Of course he doesn’t. Instead, he presses his hand against the wound in his leg like it’s just an inconvenience, not the thing trying to kill him.“You’re still bleeding,” I say. “You need to stay still.”“I need to move,” he replies without looking at me. “More will come.”I shake my head, still trying to keep up with the pace of all this. “You should be unconscious. Or dead.”His eyes flick to mine. “I’m not,” he says simply.Before I can push back, the screech of tires cuts through the air. Another vehicle. Slower and controlled this time.He doesn’t even look surprised. “They found us,” I whisper.He pushes himself up, wincing just once before he straightens. “They found me,” he says, and this time, there’s steel in his voice. “You were just in the wrong place.”I stare at him while he adjusts the makeshift tourniquet on his leg and limps out of the shadows without hesitation, moving toward the next threat like it’s a meeting, not a f

Chapter 3 — No Witnesses

Elena's POV My chest tightens. For a second, I can’t breathe, like the air’s been sucked out of the alley. His tone isn’t angry or dramatic, it's it’s casual, like we’re discussing coffee orders instead of my life.I glance around, hoping someone else might intervene, but no one’s even looking at me. The men surrounding him are busy—cleaning up the scene, securing weapons, checking the bodies like they’ve done it a hundred times. No one questions him. No one asks what to do with me.I glance toward the alley mouth, where the faint sound of sirens is starting to carry on the wind.“There’s still time,” I say, barely able to hear myself. “You could leave me here. I won’t say anything.”His head tilts, just slightly, like he’s weighing that.“There’s an empty trunk,” he says, voice smooth, almost gentle now. “And three fresh graves already dug.”I freeze, but he doesn’t move. That’s when I know—he means every word.My knees weaken, but I force myself to stay standing even though the re

Chapter 4 – The Gilded Cage.

Elena's POV "Do you understand me, Doctor?”I nod slowly, the weight of it settling in my chest like concrete.“Good,” she says. “Then eat.” She walks out without another word.The door doesn’t lock this time but I don’t feel any freer.The suite is quiet again, too quiet. No hum of monitors, no movement outside the door, just that low static silence that makes it feel like I’m already being punished for breathing.I sit for another minute, trying to convince myself to eat. I don’t. Instead, I get up and head for the door, half-expecting it to be locked anyway. It isn’t.The hallway is just as cold. White walls, clean floors, no voices, no footsteps. Only the distant whir of cameras tracking movement—subtle, but I feel it.Curiosity’s louder than fear right now, and I’ve already made one bad decision today. What’s one more?I walk carefully, letting my fingertips skim the walls as I pass room after room. Most of the doors are sealed—heavy, reinforced, deadbolted from the outside. Whe

Chapter 5 – The Gilded Cage (ii)

Elena's POV “I’m not scared of you.”“No,” he says, voice softer now. “You’re scared of what this place will turn you into.”He hops off the counter like he didn’t just tear through stitches, moving in close again, slow enough that I could back away but too deliberate to call it a threat.“But you’ll adapt,” he murmurs. “Everyone does.”“I’m not everyone,” I snap.He smiles, this time with teeth. “No. You’re mine.”The words settle in the room like smoke—thick, invasive, impossible to ignore.I open my mouth to argue, to tell him exactly what the fuck he’s not entitled to, but he cuts me off by stepping even closer, crowding my space like he’s daring me to flinch.“So,” I start, sharper than I intend, just to push back against whatever the hell that was. “What now? You keep me locked in this house until I start taking orders like one of your soldiers?”He doesn’t blink. “Something like that.”I fold my arms, ignoring the way his eyes drop just low enough to make it clear he notices e

Chapter 6 – The Spider and the Fly

Dante’s POVThe war room stinks of gun oil, fresh sweat, and the kind of ambition that gets men buried under concrete. Five lieutenants sit around the long black table, old blood loyalty mixing with new greed like bad whiskey and gasoline. I light a cigarette, drag deep, let the smoke curl out slow while they wait for me to speak first. They always wait. Smart ones do.Luka breaks the silence because he's young, stupid, and thinks his balls are bigger than his brain. He leans forward, elbows on the table, voice trying for casual but landing somewhere between cocky and suicidal.“She’s a risk, boss. Doctor or not, she saw everything. The alley, the bodies, your face. We should make it clean. Quick. One bullet, no mess.”The room goes still. Not the polite kind of quiet. The kind where everyone holds their breath because they know what happens next.I don’t look away from him. I take another drag, let the cherry glow bright between my fingers, then press the cigarette out against the t

chapter 7 — The Feed

Dante’s POV She spins away from the window, muttering something I can’t hear, hands flexing open and closed like she’s imagining wrapping them around my throat. Goddamn, the fire in her. Makes me wanna march up there right now, pin her to the mattress, and see how long it takes before that glare turns into begging. She glances at the food tray Marta left earlier. Cold now. Untouched. Her stomach growls loud enough the mic picks it up, faint but clear. She freezes, cheeks flushing like she’s embarrassed the room heard it. “You’re starving yourself to spite me?” I say to the screen, voice low and rough. “Cute. Real fucking cute, Elena.” She walks over, stares down at the sandwich like it personally offended her, then pushes the tray away with one finger. Stubborn little thing. I already know what she wants. I’ve had her bank records pulled since. Pad Thai from Golden Wok on 47th. Chicken, extra chili flakes, no peanuts, side of mint lemonade. She orders it every Thursday like clock

Chapter 8 – Tea and Venom

Elena’s POV The invitation wasn’t optional, and Marta’s face when she handed me the dress said it louder than any words could. Dark green silk, neckline plunging low enough to feel like a dare, sheer sleeves that let every freckle show through. It wasn’t a gift. It was armor Svetlana wanted me to wear so she could watch it crack. I walk into the dining room with my chin up anyway. She’s already there, lounging at the head of the table like it’s her throne, red lipstick sharp as a blade, bare feet curled under her on the chair, thin silk robe slipping off one shoulder on purpose. The robe is barely tied. Everything about her screams “look at what you’ll never have.” “Ah,” she purrs, lifting her teacup like we’re old friends. “The surgeon finally graces us with her presence.” I sit across from her, spine straight, knees together. “Let’s skip the bullshit pleasantries, Svetlana.” “Oh no, darling.” Her smile is all teeth and venom wrapped in expensive perfume. “I insist on manners. W

chapter 9 – The Beast Sees Red

Elena's POV Behind me she calls out, voice trying for casual but landing somewhere brittle. “Run to him, then. Tell him how mean I was. See if he wipes your tears.”I pause in the doorway, glance back. My hand is shaking now from the pain, but my voice stays rock steady.“I don’t need him to wipe anything,” I say. “But if you keep this up, you might need him to wipe the blood off the floor when I’m done.”Her mouth opens, closes. For once she doesn’t have a comeback ready.I walk out, leaving her with her cooling tea and the echo of my words.I shove the kitchen door open with my good shoulder, cradling the burned hand against my chest like it’s a live grenade. The pain’s settled into a deep, throbbing ache now, every heartbeat sending fresh heat up my arm. Marta’s at the sink, back to me, but the second she hears the door she spins around fast.Her eyes drop straight to my hand and go wide. “Jesus, child, what happened to you?”“Svetlana happened,” I bite out, voice tighter than I w

chapter 10 — Surgeon’s Revenge

Elena's POV He lets go of my elbow, turns on his heel like he’s already headed for her throat. “I’m gonna rip her fucking head off.”“Dante.” I step in front of him quick, plant my good hand on his chest. He stops, but his whole body is vibrating with rage. “Wait.”He looks down at me, eyes black with fury. “Move, Elena.”“No.” I press harder against his chest, feel his heart slamming under my palm. “I handle my own battles.”He stares at me like I just slapped him. “She put her hands on what’s mine. That’s not your battle. That’s mine.”I don’t back down. “I’m not some fragile thing you gotta protect every second. She wants to see me break? Let her try. I’ll break her first.”His laugh is short, harsh. “You think you can take her?”“I know I can.” I lift my bandaged hand between us, let him see the red peeking through the gauze. “This hurts like hell, yeah. But it’s not gonna stop me. And if you go charging in like a bull right now, she wins. She gets to play the victim, gets you to

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