All Chapters of Sold To Mafia King: Chapter 81

“It’s that part of you enjoyed surviving it.”The words hit harder than the gunfire.Harder than the collapsing tunnel.Harder than every memory tearing through Aruna’s head.For one terrible second—Everything stopped.Because deep down, beneath the fear and confusion and horror—Part of her knew exactly what Lucien meant.Not enjoyment.Not cruelty.Something worse.Control.The feeling of no longer being helpless.And that terrified her.Another burst of gunfire exploded through the tunnel walls.Concrete shattered beside Dante as he fired back instantly, dropping two advancing operatives before pulling Aruna lower behind cover.“Stay with me.”His voice sounded distant.Muted beneath the pounding inside her skull.Lucien’s eyes never left her.Calm.Certain.Like he had already predicted this moment years ago.“You hate hearing it,” he continued softly through the chaos. “But your body remembers before your mind does.”“Shut up!” Dante snapped.Lucien barely acknowledged him.“Whe