All Chapters of AFTER FIVE YEARS, HE FOUND ME: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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0031: Words Left Unspoken

ADRIANA’S POVI stood frozen against the cold hospital wall as Alessandro’s question cut through me like a knife. ““Does he hate his son so much that he can’t save him?” he asked, his voice rising. His eyes burned with a mixture of fury and confusion that made my stomach twist. This was my chance. The perfect opening I had waited five long years for. The secret I carried felt heavier than ever in that moment. Luca is your son. He has always been yours. I wanted to scream the truth at him. I needed to tell him everything right then. My mouth opened but the words stuck in my throat. Alessandro stepped closer. Anger rolled off him in waves as he glared down at me. “Answer me, Adriana. What kind of man did you choose to breed a child with? A man who would not lift a finger to save his own flesh and blood? Explain that to me because none of this makes any sense anymore.” “Please,” I begged. My voice came out shaky and weak. I reached for his sleeve but he jerked away. “Calm down and le

0032: The Son I Never Knew

ALESSANDRO’S POVI stormed out of the hospital with my blood boiling hotter than I could control. Adriana had stood there silent when I asked the hard questions. She offered no answers, no explanations, nothing. I did not even want to hear her voice right then. The anger pushed me forward as I climbed into my car and slammed the door shut. My hands gripped the steering wheel until my knuckles turned white. I started the engine and pulled out of the parking lot with tires screeching against the pavement. During the drive I grabbed my phone and dialed Rocco. He answered on the second ring. “Boss, what is going on?” “Where is Roman right now?” I demanded. My voice came out rough and low. “Tell me exactly where that bastard is.” Rocco hesitated for a second. “He was discharged earlier today. He is at one of the De Santis family bars on the east side. The Golden Lion. Should I meet you there with backup, Boss?” I ignored his question. “No. Do not meet me there. Stay where you are. This

0033: Rain and Reckoning

ADRIANA’S POVI stood there dripping wet in the middle of the bar with Alessandro’s question hanging between us like a live wire. “Why didn’t you tell me Luca is my son?” His voice came out rough from the whiskey and the shock. The words hit me harder than any punch Roman had ever landed. My knees nearly gave out. Everything I had buried for five years rushed forward at once. Tears spilled down my cheeks before I could stop them. I remembered the day I found out I was pregnant. One month after the wedding. I was shocked when the doctor said I was two months gone with Alessandro’s child. I had sat on the cold bathroom floor in Roman’s mansion and cried for hours. The De Santis family discovered the truth in the third month when Roman told them that we hadn’t consummated our marriage and that the child wasn’t his. Their hatred turned vicious. They called me a whore who carried another man’s bastard. They pressured me to get rid of the baby. And when I refused they made my life hell.

0034: Blood and Bonds

ALESSANDRO’S POV I sat in my study the next morning with sunlight streaming through the tall windows. Sleep had barely touched me. The whiskey from the night before still lingered in my system but the truth burned away the fog. Luca was my son. My own flesh and blood. The boy I had kept Adriana from seeing. The child I had dismissed as Roman’s. I clenched my fists on the desk and stared at the grain of the wood. People had lied to me. They had lied to her. They had torn us apart for their own gain and I would make them pay.I picked up my phone and dialed Rocco. He answered immediately. “Boss.” “I need everything from five years ago,” I said. My voice came out flat and cold. “Every detail about Adriana’s sudden marriage to Roman. I need to know who pushed for it. Who sat in the rooms and decided her fate. Who fed me the lies about her choosing him. I want their names, and their families. I want proof. Be thorough, I do not want any of them to escape this time. Not her father. Not th

0035: Fragile Hope

ADRIANA’S POVI stood outside the doctor’s office as I heard Alessandro speak with the doctor. My arms stayed wrapped around myself as if that could hold all the fear inside. He listened carefully and asked sharp questions. Part of me still could not believe this was happening. The man who had stormed out of the hospital in rage now stood there arranging surgery for our son. The father Luca never knew stood ready to give whatever the doctors needed. I wanted to cry from relief but I held the tears back. I had cried enough for five whole years. Alessandro finished with the doctors and walked out of his office only to run into me. He walked toward me, his steps stayed steady but his eyes carried a weight I had not seen before. He stopped in front of me and spoke in a low voice. “The surgery is scheduled for three days from now. They will run more tests on both of us tomorrow morning. The defect is a ventricular septal issue with some complications in the surrounding valves. They wil

0036: The Lies That Killed Us

ALESSANDRO’S POV I sat in my study the next morning with the weight of everything pressing down on me. Sunlight cut across the desk but it brought no warmth. Luca was my son. Five years of his life had passed without me. Five years of Adriana suffering alone while I believed the worst of her. I had missed his first steps, his first words, and the fear in his eyes when his heart acted up. The anger inside me had nowhere to go except toward the people who engineered all of it. My phone rang, it was Rocco calling. I picked up on the second ring. “Boss,” he called out immediately I picked up. “I found it.” I sighed deeply, knowing what he was talking about. The truth. The truth from five years ago was now standing in front of me and all I had to do was sit here and listen to it. “Meet me in my study,” I replied in a low voice. Rocco arrived thirty minutes later carrying a thick file. His face told me the news would be worse than I had imagined. He sat down across from me without wai

0037: The Devil At The Door

ADRIANA’S POV My phone rang as I fished it from my pocket. The hospital number flashed across the screen. “It’s the hospital,” I muttered to Alessandro. I answered immediately, pressing it tight to my ear. The nurse’s voice came through shaky and urgent. “Ms. Rossi, there is a situation that requires your presence,” she said. “There is a man here, his name is Roman De Santis. He arrived with several armed men and he’s been demanding access to Luca. He claims he is still legally listed as the father in some records and he is threatening to take the boy if we do not comply. Security are trying their best to hold them at the entrance but they are getting aggressive. We need you here now before things get messy.” The world narrowed to a single point. Roman. At the hospital. Trying to take my son. I felt the blood drain from my face. My knees nearly buckled. “What do you mean he is there? … Roman DeSantis?” I said, my voice shaking. Alessandro took the phone from my hand before I cou

0038: The House Of Ghosts

ADRIANA’S POVI slipped my phone back into my pocket, my fingers trembling against the cool metal. Alessandro stood a few feet away, deep in conversation with one of the doctors about Luca’s transfer to the new wing and the last details of his surgery. He hadn’t seen me answer the call. Good. I couldn’t tell him. At least not yet. There were things I needed to sort out by myself without involving him. Valentino’s voice still clawed at the inside of my skull, cold, commanding, and furious. Adriana. Come home this minute. Don’t test my patience. The demand burned like acid. But I had no choice than to oblige. I needed answers, I needed to look into the eyes of the man who had sold me like livestock and ask him why. Ask him why he had destroyed my mother. Ask him why power had mattered more than his own flesh and blood.I walked back to Alessandro and touched his arm, forcing my voice steady. “I need to step out for a bit. Luca needs clothes, his favorite blanket… and some familiar thi

0039: Don Alessandro’s Anger

ALESSANDRO’S POVI stormed through the heavy oak doors of the Rossi estate with my blood already boiling. Marco had found me barely twenty minutes earlier. The man kept his head low and his voice tight with shame as he explained how Adriana had played them all. How she had looked him straight in the eyes, used the tone she learned from me, and ordered the team to stay behind while she slipped away alone. How something in her voice had not connected with him at the time, but he followed her command anyway. The second he confessed I felt a sharp twist in my chest. I knew exactly where she had gone. No other place made sense.I had called Rocco immediately. He had pulled up the information fast and confirmed the worst. Roman and his men had been spotted heading toward the same address. My woman had walked straight into the lion’s den carrying nothing but her pain and her questions. The thought of her facing them alone sent fresh rage surging through my veins. I gathered my best men and

0040: The Punishment

ADRIANA’S POV The car rolled to a stop outside Alessandro’s sprawling manor. Before I could gather my thoughts he opened the door and reached for me. I barely set one foot on the ground before his strong arms grabbed me. He hoisted me over his shoulder like I weighed nothing. My stomach pressed against his hard muscle and my hair fell across my face. I did not fight him. I knew I had fucked up badly this time. My heart hammered against my ribs as he carried me inside with long, purposeful strides. Mrs. Drew, the housekeeper, froze in the hallway when she saw us. She lowered her eyes and said nothing. Alessandro’s face stayed hard, his jaw tight, no smile anywhere. I kept quiet too. I felt every step he took as we moved deeper into the house. My body bounced slightly against his shoulder and heat rose in my cheeks. Then I heard the screams. They echoed from somewhere below us, raw and pained. Metal clattered loudly, chains rattled, and heavy equipment shifted with dull thuds. Anoth

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