The Mafia Heir’s Forbidden Bride의 모든 챕터: 챕터 81 - 챕터 90

Lucia stood outside the bedroom door for several moments before stepping inside.The room was exactly as she had left it.Nothing had changed.Except her.She closed the door quietly and leaned against it, letting the silence settle around her.The image refused to leave her mind.A wedding ring.Resting alone on Alessio’s desk.Not forgotten.Placed there.She had replayed the moment countless times during the walk back from his office, searching for another explanation.None came.She crossed to the window overlooking the courtyard.The estate remained awake despite the late hour. Security teams moved between buildings while vehicles entered and left through the main gates.The empire never slept.Perhaps that was the problem.Somewhere along the way, it had become larger than everything else.Larger than promises.Larger than marriage.Larger than them.A soft knock interrupted her thoughts.“Lucia?”Bianca.“Come in.”Bianca entered slowly, immediately noticing the untouched dinne

The suitcase was smaller than most people would have expected.Lucia deliberately ignored nearly everything inside her wardrobe.Designer gowns.Luxury handbags.Jewelry worth more than some houses.The diamond earrings Alessio had surprised her with on their anniversary.She left every one of them behind.None of them belonged to the woman she had been before becoming a Romano.Instead, she folded a few simple dresses.Comfortable shoes.A warm sweater.Her sketchbook rested carefully on top.Beside it she placed a small envelope filled with old family photographs.The final item she picked up was her mother's necklace.She wrapped it carefully in soft fabric before placing it inside.Nothing more.The suitcase closed with a quiet click.Lucia turned toward the bedside table.Her gaze fell upon the wedding ring still resting on her finger.She froze.The gold band suddenly felt impossibly heavy.Her thumb traced its familiar edge.Memories flooded her mind.Their wedding.His vows.T

"The war has started."Marco's words settled over Romano headquarters like a death sentence. For one heartbeat, the room stood frozen.Then everything exploded into motion.Telephones rang one after another.Soldiers hurried through the hallways carrying fresh reports.Captains barked orders across radios.Maps were spread over conference tables as territories were marked in red and blue.The Romano empire had entered a war it had spent months trying to avoid.Roman stepped forward without hesitation."Seal every western entrance.""Double security around our financial offices.""No unnecessary movements."His voice remained steady, the calm of a man who had survived wars before.Marco was already issuing his own instructions."I want patrols increased.""Move reinforcements to the southern routes." "Every captain reports every thirty minutes."No one wasted a second.In the middle of the controlled chaos, Alessio unfolded Lucia's letter one last time.His eyes lingered on the final l

Rainwater glistened on the quiet street as the black sedan remained parked beneath a flickering streetlamp.Its engine idled softly.From the outside, it looked like any other vehicle left along the roadside.Inside, two men watched the building across the street in complete silence.The younger one lowered a pair of binoculars."Third-floor window.""The light just went out."His partner nodded, raising a camera fitted with a powerful lens.A soft click echoed inside the car. Another. Then a third. Each photograph captured the same apartment window.The younger man reached for his phone."It's confirmed."A calm voice answered from the other end. "Has she noticed you?""No.""Good.""Continue observing."For another ten minutes they watched every entrance. No one came. No one left. Finally, another instruction arrived."That's enough.""Return."Without another word, the driver started the engine.The sedan rolled quietly away into the darkness.Above them...Lucia slept peacefully.

Silence settled inside the white delivery van.For several long seconds, neither man spoke.The driver kept his eyes fixed on the boutique entrance across the street while the passenger quietly removed the earpiece from his ear."Final confirmation?" he asked.The driver nodded once."Final confirmation."He started a small timer on the dashboard. "She usually leaves within the next two hours."The passenger unfolded a thin folder. Inside were several photographs. Lucia entering the apartment building. Lucia carrying groceries. Lucia walking to the boutique. Lucia sitting near the window sketching dresses.Every movement. Every habit. Every route.She had never noticed she was being studied. The passenger flipped to the last page.A single photograph showed Lucia smiling as she held one of her newest sketches.He looked at it for a moment before quietly closing the folder. "It almost feels like a shame."The driver didn't react."We weren't hired to feel sorry.""No.""We were hired n