Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Billionaire Mafia's Fallen Bride: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 26

The first thing Sofia heard when her phone came back on was Alessandro's voice."Don't trust anyone."She froze.The screen flickered once before the recording disappeared.Sofia stared at the phone.Her heart pounded."Alessandro?"She pressed the screen again.Nothing.She called him.One ring.Two.Three.Then the call ended.She tried again.This time, the phone went straight to voicemail."No..."She sat on the edge of her bed, gripping the phone tightly.Only a few hours ago, she had been smiling because of him.Now fear was crawling slowly beneath her skin.She opened the unknown message again.Don't trust the man you love.Her thumb hovered over the screen.She hated the words.Hated the doubt they created.Most of all, she hated that a tiny part of her was beginning to wonder whether there was something Alessandro hadn't told her.A knock sounded at the door.Sofia quickly locked her phone."Who is it?""Me."Matteo.She took a breath."Come in."The door opened.Her brother

The photograph arrived before breakfast.Alessandro was standing in his study, reading the report Dante had left on his desk, when a black envelope slid beneath the door.He looked down.No footsteps.No voice.Nothing.Just the envelope.His instincts immediately sharpened.He crouched and picked it up.There was no name on it.Only one sentence written across the front:You promised to find the truth. Start with her.Alessandro's jaw tightened.He opened it.A photograph fell onto the desk.For several seconds, he simply stared.Sofia.Standing beside a man he had never seen before.The photograph had clearly been taken outside the Moretti estate.The man's hand rested against Sofia's shoulder.She was looking directly at him.Smiling.Alessandro's stomach tightened."No."He picked up the photograph again.There was something wrong with it.He knew that.He had seen enough manipulated evidence in his life to recognize when something was designed to provoke a reaction.But the photo

"Bring us the Moretti daughter."The words hung over the estate.Sofia's fingers tightened around Alessandro's.For one brief second, neither of them moved.Then Alessandro stepped forward."You have five seconds to tell me who sent you."The man standing at the gate laughed."You don't give orders here."Alessandro's eyes hardened."Four."The man lifted his gun."Three."Sofia pulled gently at Alessandro's sleeve."Don't."He looked at her.There was fear in her eyes, but she wasn't afraid for herself.She was afraid of what he might become if the shooting started.That was enough to make him pause.The stranger smiled."Smart girl."Alessandro's expression changed."Don't call her that."The man raised his weapon higher."Then hand her over.""No."The answer came from Sofia.Everyone looked at her.She stepped forward.Alessandro immediately caught her wrist."Sofia."She looked at him."If they came for me, I need to know why.""You don't owe them anything.""I know."She turned