Alle Kapitel von CLAIMED BY THE DELUCCAS : Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 4

(NOORIA)I wake up slowly, like surfacing from deep water. My body feels heavy, foreign, every muscle aching in a way I’ve never known. Between my thighs burns, a dull, throbbing soreness that makes me wince when I shift. My ass stings with every tiny movement, the skin still hot and tender from his hands. My neck and shoulders throb where he bit and sucked, and when I brush tentative fingers over the marks I can already feel the raised welts, the bruises forming like dark flowers under my skin.I’m naked under silk sheets that smell like him, whiskey, smoke, clean sweat, and something darker, more primal. My hijab is somewhere on the floor,my hair is a tangled mess across the pillow. I don’t dare move too much yet. Valentino is still asleep beside me and I'm scared to wake him. He lies on his back, one arm thrown over his head, the other resting across his stomach. The sheet has slipped low, barely covering his hips. In sleep he looks almost… human. The hard lines of his face softe

(NOORIA)The bedroom door flies open so hard it bangs against the wall and bounces back. It's a miracle it doesn't fall off its hinges. A man in black tactical gear fills the frame—broad shoulders, face half-hidden by a balaclava, pistol already drawn and steady. Behind him, two more shadows loom in the hallway.“Downstairs, both of you. Now!”His voice is flat, mechanical even, leaving no room for argument.Faiza scrambles to her feet first, hands raised. I stay frozen on the carpet until the guard steps forward, boots thudding. He grabs a fistful of my hair, rough, and without hesitation, and yanks me upright. Pain explodes across my scalp; I cry out before I can stop myself. He does the same to Faiza, twisting her long braid around his knuckles until she whimpers.“Move.”He drags us both down the corridor like rag dolls. My bare feet slip on the polished stair. I stumble twice, knees slamming into the edges, ankles twisting so hard I'm sure they'll sprain. Faiza’s sobs turn shar