บททั้งหมดของ Racing Away From Forever: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

Bang! The starting gun fired.Elio's modified Maserati shot off the line like an uncaged black beast. He barely slowed for the corners, its tires screaming against the pavement in a shrill cry that pierced the entire tunnel.His driving was just as I remembered from when he'd pursued me: wild and commanding, every overtake a gamble with death itself.On the final lap, the car nearly went airborne as it tore across the finish line in first place.The underground racetrack erupted in a deafening roar of shouts and whistles.Before the dust settled, Elio threw open the car door and strode toward the girl tied up at the finish line.Watched by hundreds of mobsters, he stripped off his expensive, custom-tailored suit jacket. His silk shirt clung to his chest, outlining the lily tattoo meant for me. He then wrapped the jacket, still warm from his body, tightly around Ava's shivering frame."You're safe now," he soothed, his voice softer than I'd ever heard it before.Then, he drew the Browni

I was packing the last of my silk nightgowns into a leather trunk when the bedroom door was kicked open, crashing against the wall with a deafening bang that made my heart leap into my throat.Elio strode toward me, carrying the scent of the night wind and acrid gunpowder.He lunged, his hand clamping around my wrist like an iron vise, the force so great I thought my bones would crush."Eleonora! I've explained it a thousand times. There is nothing between me and Ava!""Her father died for the family. I feel sorry for her. She can't sleep, she lives in constant fear. Why are you trying to destroy her?!"He jerked me so hard I stumbled, a sharp pain shooting up my arm. I winced, my face paling. "Elio! Let go! You're hurting me!" I struggled, but my strength was nothing against the tyrant born to control everything.My cry of pain seemed to infuriate him. He swept an arm out and slammed me against the walnut wardrobe. My back hit the wood hard, and I let out a muffled grunt."How did you

The dangerous line between Elio's brows smoothed, as if he had just tamed his most difficult prey.He reached out to help me up, but I flinched away from his touch. He didn't seem to mind, his tone taking on a rare gentleness. "See? Wouldn't it have been better to do this from the start? Let's go. We're going home."The word "home" was a bitter irony.When the main hall doors opened, the family's core capos were gathered, making the scene feel a world away.In contrast, Ava sat on an Italian leather sofa, looking pampered and rosy-cheeked. Dressed in a soft, custom-tailored suit, she glowed like a woman cherished and protected.I was skeletal and pale, still carrying the scent of the abandoned church: cold dampness and lime dust. Standing together, we were from two different worlds.The family's core members were seated in the living room, their gazes shifting between Ava and me with scrutiny and curiosity.When Ava saw me, she froze, then her eyes reddened and her lips trembled, as if

"The security footage! Get me all the security footage from around the manor, now!"Elio's voice was sharp with a nameless panic. He couldn't bear the feeling of his absolute control being torn apart.Eleonora had vanished like a drop of rain into the night, right under the noses of the entire Carbone family.Soon, one of his soldati bypassed the encrypted feeds and brought up the footage.In the flickering light of the security feed, Eleonora didn't head for the front gates or the back exits. Instead, dressed in simple clothes, she walked alone into the indoor pool room. She stood by the edge, staring at the water for a long moment, before diving in.The seconds ticked by on the time stamp. One minute. Two minutes. Five minutes. The surface of the water rippled and then grew completely still. She never came back up.Elio's blood ran cold. "Eleonora!" he roared, storming out of the control room and sprinting toward the pool. He didn't even bother to take off his suit jacket before pl

The hospital room finally returned to a dead silence, leaving only Elio's heavy, agonized breathing.He leaned back on the bed, closed his eyes, and all he could see was Eleonora's cold, determined figure diving into the pool, letting the water swallow her without a single backward glance.Elio lay on the hospital bed, the physical pain a fraction of the agony tearing at his soul.He stared at the white ceiling, the image of Eleonora's lifeless eyes and Ava's deceitful face flashing alternately in his mind."Investigate!" he commanded the advisor standing by, his voice hoarse but filled with a hellish ferocity. "Not just Eleonora's whereabouts! Ava too... dig up everything on her, right back to her birth. Don't miss a single detail!"His mafioso instincts were screaming at him. It had all been an elaborate deception.The Carbone family's intelligence network was vast. Within days, a thick file of top-secret documents was delivered to his bedside.The first file was about the fatal midn