All Chapters of The Devil's Favourite Obsession : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

(Melissa pov)The most dangerous thing about Adriano Rossi was not his reputation, not the fear people carried when they heard his name or even the whispers about blood, violence, power, or death, It was how easily he made darkness feel safe.And somewhere along the way, without realizing it, I had fallen in love with him, that realization hit me the next morning while I was standing in front of the mirror wearing one of his black shirts because all my clothes had mysteriously disappeared from my old room and somehow ended up folded neatly inside his now our room.The thought alone should have terrified me, Instead, it made warmth spread quietly through my chest, which was insane, completely insane, I stared at myself in the mirror for several long seconds, trying to deny it, trying to tell myself this was temporary, emotional confusion, attachment caused by proximity and danger, but deep down I already knew the truth.I loved him, even knowing what he was, even knowing what kind of w

(Melissa pov)The ride home was silent but not peaceful, It was a suffocating living silence that wrapped around my throat and squeezed, every breath felt stolen. The city lights blurred past the tinted windows like dying stars, but nothing outside could touch the storm raging inside this car.I sat beside Adriano, close enough to feel the heat radiating from his body, yet miles away in the weight of everything unsaid. He wasn’t on his phone. He wasn’t barking orders at Luca. He simply sat there still as death, his powerful frame coiled with a tension so sharp it vibrated in the air between us.And that terrified me more than his rage ever had. Because when Adriano went quiet like this, it meant the violence brewing inside him was calculating, Planning, preparing to destroy.The black wolf tattoo, the moment Luca had spoken those words, the entire room had iced over, Guards shifted uneasily. Air grew thick with dread. But Adriano—God, Adriano transformed. His eyes turned lethal, a gla

( Adriano Pov)Melissa was asleep, curled against my chest like she belonged there, one of her hands rested lightly over my stomach beneath the blanket while soft rain continued falling outside the windows, turning the entire room quiet enough for me to hear every small breath leaving her lips, I should have been sleeping too, instead I watched her.The dim light from the hallway slipped faintly into the room, enough for me to see her face clearly, it was peaceful, soft and safe, completely unaware of the kind of violence her existence had already started causing around me, my fingers brushed lightly through her hair without waking her, and immediately something dangerous tightened inside my chest again, not lust, not obsession, something worse, something permanent, Love, I exhaled slowly at the realization, because men like me were not built for love, we were built for survival, for war, for power, but somehow Melissa had walked into my life and destroyed years of control without eve

( Melissa Pov)One second the room felt almost normal, the next every man inside it looked ready for war, Adriano’s voice stayed calm after ending the call, but something about that calmness made the entire room tense harder.Men moved immediately, fast footsteps echoed through the mansion while guards grabbed weapons and radios started crackling loudly around us.“What happened?” I asked quickly.Nobody answered me, Luca was already speaking into his phone.“Move the northern team immediately… no, nobody enters or leaves the property without clearance.”My chest tightened.“Can somebody tell me what’s going on?”Adriano finally looked at me and the expression on his face made my stomach drop instantly, because he looked angry, not the normal angry, the terrifying kind.“There was an attack at one of the warehouses,” he said calmly.“And?”“They found one of my men dead.”The room suddenly felt colder, I swallowed slightly.“Oh.”But something told me that wasn’t the real problem, Adr

(Melissa pov)The bedroom felt warmer the second Adriano closed the door behind us, not because of the temperature but because of him.Because every time he looked at me lately, it felt like the entire world narrowed down to just the two of us and the slow, heavy throb of desire building between us.Neither of us spoke immediately, the silence between us felt heavy after everything that happened tonight, the threats, the fear, the photographs. But standing here with him now somehow made the fear quieter and in its place, something hotter took over.Adriano loosened the buttons of his black shirt slowly, his dark eyes locked on me the entire time. The fabric parted, revealing the hard planes of his chest, the ridges of muscle, and the faint scars that only made him more dangerously beautiful.“You should sleep,” he said, voice low and rough.I shook my head, stepping closer.“I don’t want to sleep yet.”My gaze dropped to the trail of dark hair disappearing beneath his belt, and heat p