All Chapters of SOLD TO THE RUTHLESS MAFIA LORD: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Serena's Pov "Giovanni is captured." I shook my head as though repeating it might make it more true. "I saw him being dragged from the hospital by himself. He's been held ever since.""Was held." Bruno's correction came quietly. "He escaped three nights ago, during the chaos after Antonio's death reached the camp. Half our men were still in disarray, unsure who commanded them. Giovanni used that confusion to slip free and disappear.""How did no one tell Dimitrio?" My voice rose slightly before I caught myself, remembering Elena still asleep just a few feet away."Because Giovanni made certain no one who knew could reach Dimitrio in time. He's careful. He always has been."I pressed my palms against my eyes, trying to steady the spinning in my head. "You said he's been playing both sides. What does that mean, exactly?""He fed Antonio information for years. About Dimitrio, about the estate, about anything Antonio needed to plan his revenge. But Giovanni never intended for Antonio to

Dimitrio's Pov I swung down from my horse before it had even fully stopped, closing the distance to Serena's car in only a few strides, my heart slamming against my ribs so hard it hurt.The driver's side door hung open, the seat empty, a scarf I recognized as hers caught on the frame of the door, half torn. I searched the interior quickly, my hands running over the seats, the floor, anything that might tell me what had happened.No blood. That much steadied me slightly, though not enough to slow the frantic pace of my thoughts."Spread out," I told the two riders behind me. "Check the road in both directions."I crouched near the open door, scanning the dirt at the edge of the shoulder, and found what I was looking for almost immediately. Footprints, several sets, leading away from the car and into the tree line bordering the road."Here." I pointed toward the trail. "They went into the woods."I drew my gun, checking the chamber out of pure instinct before moving forward, following

Serena's Pov I watched, helpless, as Dimitrio slowly lowered his gun, his eyes never leaving Giovanni's face. "No." My voice cracked. "Dimitrio, don't! He'll kill us both anyway, don't give him what he wants!" "Serena." Dimitrio's voice stayed steady despite everything. "I need you to trust me." "I can't lose you." Tears spilled down my face, the ropes cutting into my wrists as I strained uselessly against them. "Please, don't do this." "I love you." His eyes finally shifted to meet mine, holding my gaze with a calm certainty that terrified me more than anything Giovanni had done so far. "I am not going to let you die here. Whatever happens next, know that." "Touching." Giovanni's voice dripped with amusement. "Truly. I almost regret having to end it." "You said you'd let her go. If he surrendered." "And he hasn't finished surrendering yet." Giovanni turned his attention fully to Dimitrio now, the gun still pressed firm against my temple. "Kneel." Dimitrio's jaw tightened, b

Dimitrio's Pov My finger tightened on the trigger, every instinct in my body ready to end this once and for all. "Go ahead." Giovanni's voice came strained but still carrying that same infuriating confidence, blood soaking through his shirt where Serena's blade had struck him. "Pull the trigger, Dimitrio. See what it gets you." "It gets you dead." "And it gets everyone you love dead right along with me." I hesitated, my grip steady on the weapon but my mind suddenly racing. "What are you talking about?" "You think I came here without insurance?" Giovanni laughed weakly despite the pain etched across his face. "I planted explosives weeks ago. In the estate. In the old Marino house in Catania. Enough to level both locations entirely." "You're lying." "Am I?" Giovanni's eyes glittered in the dim light. "Kill me now, and the detonation sequence activates automatically. I built it that way specifically, knowing a moment like this might come. My death triggers theirs. Everyone insi

Dimitrio's Pov "No," I said again, more firmly this time. "I already told you, I'm not leaving you alone. Not after Catania, not after the cave, not after everything we've already survived together." "Dimitrio, we don't have time for this." Serena's voice carried an edge of frustration now. "I'm not arguing to waste time. I'm telling you how this is going to work. My allies can handle the estate. I'll call every family that owes me a favor, send them to surround Matteo and whoever he has working with him. I don't need to be standing there myself to deal with him." "You don't trust anyone else to handle this." "I trust Rico's men. The Genovese owe me three favors over the last decade. I'll call them in, have them storm the estate within the hour. Matteo will learn quickly that betraying me doesn't come without consequences, whether I'm standing in that courtyard or not." "You're putting a lot of faith in men who might not arrive in time," Serena said. "What if the Genovese are a