《The Underboss's Kingdom 》全部章節：第 81 章 - 第 90 章

The car ride felt endless. Every bump in the road rattled through me, every turn made my stomach twist tighter. The bag over my head smelled like dust and old metal, and the darkness inside it felt suffocating. I tried to breathe slow, tried to keep my hands from shaking, tried not to think about Salvatore’s face when he realized I was gone or Gabe’s. My sweet boy. My baby.And now... another baby.The thought made my throat close. I didn’t even know how far along I was. I didn’t know anything except that the test had been positive. Positive. And Juan had seen it. Juan knew. God, please let Salvatore find me. Please let him find us.The car finally slowed, gravel crunching under the tires. A door opened. Then hands grabbed my arms, not rough, but firm, and pulled me out. The air smelled like pine and cold dirt but also animals, like when you are at the rodeo. We were somewhere remote. Somewhere quiet. Somewhere no one would hear me. The bag was yanked off my head.I blinked against the

The house was buzzing like a kicked beehive. Ricci men filled every corner. pacing, whispering, checking weapons, checking phones. I’d lived through enough of these nights to know when something was truly wrong.And tonight… something was very wrong.Salvatore looked like he was barely holding himself together. His jaw was clenched so tight I thought it might crack. His father hovered close, steadying him without touching him.I didn’t know his wife personally, only that she’d been taken. Only that she mattered to him in a way I hadn’t seen since he was a boy clinging to his mother’s skirt. I was about to put on a pot of coffee when my phone buzzed. A text from an old coworker, one of the nurses I used to work with before I retired.Lori, I need help. It’s urgent. We have a pregnant woman who needs rescuing.I sighed softly. Another one. Another woman trapped. Another man threatening her. It never ended.I typed back: What’s going on? Is she safe?Before the reply came, I heard Salvat

The second Salvatore recognized Sara in that picture, the room detonated. Men shouting. Chairs scraping. Ghost cursing as he pulled up maps. Matteo pacing like a caged wolf. And Salvatore? He was gone. Not physically, he was right there, but mentally? He was already tearing through every farm in Missouri with his bare hands.I’d seen him like this once before. The night Marco disappeared. And I remembered exactly how that ended, with Salvatore grabbing me by the shoulders and telling me to breathe before I got myself killed.Now it was my turn. I stepped in front of him, blocking his path as he tried to storm toward the door again. “Sal,” I said firmly. “Stop.”He didn’t even look at me. “Move, Roc.”“No.” His head snapped up, eyes wild, unfocused, drowning in fear.“We know where she is,” he said. “We know she’s alive. We know she’s pregnant. I’m not waiting...”“You’re not thinking,” I cut in. He froze. Everyone else went silent. I stepped closer, lowering my voice so only he could

The room felt smaller now that it was just the two of us. Too quiet. Too still. The nurse, Elena, she finally told me, sat beside me on the floor, her back against the wall, her hands trembling in her lap. I didn’t blame her. My own hands wouldn’t stop shaking eitherWe didn’t talk at first. We just listened. For footsteps. For shouting. For the door unlocking. For Juan.When nothing happened, Elena exhaled shakily. “We should… talk. It’ll help keep our minds busy.”I nodded, swallowing hard. “Tell me about your daughter.”Her face softened instantly. “Her name is Marisol. She’s seven.”My heart clenched. “Gabe is seven too.”Elena smiled faintly. “Then they’d probably be friends. Marisol loves dinosaurs and drawing. She wants to be an artist.”I laughed quietly. “Gabe loves dinosaurs too. And cars. He spends alot of time with my uncles at their garage.”Talking about them helped. It made the fear loosen its grip. It made the room feel less like a cage. Elena hugged her knees. “I just

Roc parked the SUV behind the tree line, engine still running in case we needed to move fast. Elena and I sat in the back seat, both of us shaking, both of us staring at the dark path the men would come through. Every second felt like an hour. Every distant sound made my heart jump.Elena hugged her arms around herself. “Do you think… do you think they’re okay?”I swallowed hard. “They have to be.”But I didn’t believe it. Not really. Not until I saw him. Roc stood outside the SUV, gun in hand, scanning the woods like he could will the others to appear.Finally, movement. Two figures emerged from the trees, supporting a third between them.Matteo. Wolf. And the doctor. He was beaten, bruised, limping, but alive. Wolf helped him into the second SUV. The doctor looked up at us, eyes glassy with exhaustion and relief. “Thank you,” he whispered. “Thank you for coming.”Elena burst into tears, covering her mouth. “Your family is safe,” she told him. “They’re with Lori.”The doctor sagged b