Semua Bab Her Mafia Stepbrother’s Obsession : Bab 61 - Bab 64

Alessia’s almost cried out as Rocco let go of her shoulders and clamped his fingers around her wrist, dragging her behind the guard. Every step felt like trudging through quicksand, something heavy and invisible pulling her deeper, all while her arm burned where his nails dug into her skin. Her lip was still bleeding, she tasted the metallic tang and felt her hair, wild and sticky, clinging to her damp, swollen face. She stared at the cold marble floor, bare feet trembling, too scared to look up. Mess up even once, she thought, and Rocco would make good on those threats right here in this corridor.They stepped into the elevator and rode it all the way up. Why was Cassian here? How did he even know where she was? The silence inside was suffocating. The mirrored doors kept sending her battered reflection back at her — no escape. Just a bruised, broken girl standing between two dangerous men who owned everything, her hope included. The chill from the glass walls bit at her skin, bu

Alessia blinked rapidly at his words. He wanted a thank you? She knew he had saved her more than once, but he had also tormented her in his own way.Her mind raced as she tried to make sense of the absurd demand, her arms still pinned firmly above her head. He spoke as though he were some heroic savior who had stepped in because he cared, yet he held her against his sofa with the same ruthless strength as the men who wanted to hurt her. Every interaction with Cassian felt like a double edged sword. He protected her from Rocco's brutality, only to replace it with his own dark, suffocating kind of control.Like she always did when she was scared or helpless, she bit her lower lip, her teeth catching the flesh in a way that made the gesture look almost seductive.She hadn't meant to do it. It was an unconscious habit, something she did whenever the panic in her chest became too difficult to swallow. Her small, sharp teeth pressed into the delicate skin of her bottom lip, right where R