Beranda / Mafia Donna In Name Only / Bab 1 - Bab 10

Semua Bab Mafia Donna In Name Only: Bab 1 - Bab 10

10 Bab

Chapter 1

The bodyguard blocked the club doors. "Please go home. Wait for approval."I stood on the steps below, divorce papers clutched in my hand.Five years of marriage.I was the lady of the Valeriano family. But I’d never set foot inside this club.Rocco's rules.If I wanted him, I waited outside.If I wanted money, I filled out a form and waited for his approval. Even for a cup of coffee.Three days ago. Right here, at this same door.The hospital had called late that night. Leo’s heart was failing.The hospital needed five grand tonight. Just to keep his life support on.I lost my mind. I rushed the door.Bodyguards swarmed me. Pinned me to the ground.My palms scraped raw, leaving a slick, red trail on the pavement.The main doors opened.Rocco stepped out. He stopped by the smear of my blood.He looked down at me, his eyes full of mockery."The gold digger is putting on another show." His lip curled. "How much this time? Fifty thousand? A hundred? A million?"I begged despera

Baca selengkapnya

Chapter 2

Two seconds of silence on the line.Then, a cold laugh from Rocco."Got some nerve, Ava. Now you're using divorce to threaten me for money?"His voice was dripping with casual scorn."I've been paying your brother's medical bills for years. If you want him to live, you'll behave."Suddenly, Bianca's syrupy voice moaned in the background.She whined, "Rocco, pay attention to me... I want more..."Click. He hung up.I clutched the phone. I didn't even get a chance to speak.He didn't know. Leo was already dead.I was completely alone in this world. An orphan. No one left to sell my dignity for.My chest felt like it was being ripped open.I opened my bag. Took out a folding knife.A gift from Rocco, five years ago. When we were first in love. For protection, he’d said.I flicked the blade open. Pressed it to my own neck.I hissed at the bodyguard, "Move."The tip broke the skin. A drop of blood trickled down my neck.He jumped, taking two steps back.I shoved past him. Stormed

Baca selengkapnya

Chapter 3

I looked up at him.His gaze suddenly froze. Fixed on my neck.The cut from the knife was still oozing blood.A drop slid down my collarbone, staining my shirt.The lust in his eyes vanished.Replaced by an irritation he couldn't name.He stopped in his tracks, pointing at the door."Get out."I didn't hesitate.I grabbed my bag from the sofa and walked out.Behind me, a vase shattered against the wall. I didn't even turn my head.Outside the club, the cold autumn wind whipped into my collar.I pulled my thin coat tighter. I wandered the streets with no destination.The wind on my neck was like a thousand needles.But that pain was nothing. Not compared to the pain in my heart.My vision blurred. The city lights smeared together.In a daze, I was eighteen again.Working at a corner diner.A drunk grabbed my arm. Tried to drag me into an alley.I screamed. Cried.Rocco appeared out of nowhere.He grabbed a beer bottle and smashed it over the drunk’s head.It was him against three

Baca selengkapnya

Chapter 4

My consciousness faded.I don't know how long I was out. When I opened my eyes again...Bright white lights. The smell of antiseptic.A hospital.I stared at the ceiling. A tear slid from the corner of my eye.Five years ago. Another hospital.Leo was only fifteen then. End-stage heart failure. He needed a heart transplant. A million dollars just for the black-market organ.And Rocco? He was overseas, sent to handle a family crisis. Completely unreachable.I begged for money everywhere. It was never enough.I watched Leo's heartbeat grow weaker. I was desperate. I went to Rocco's father.The old Godfather, who had always despised me, finally made me an offer.The old Don slid a briefcase across the desk. He stated, "A million in cash. And the heart? It's on ice. Waiting for my call."He added his condition, "But you take this money, and you get out of my son's life. If you ever try to contact him again..."He didn't have to finish.I understood.As I was leaving, a shell o

Baca selengkapnya

Chapter 5

Rocco's voice was suddenly hoarse as he demanded, "What did you say? Who's dead?" His large frame swayed.The doctor, terrified by his glare, stammered out the words again.Rocco's head snapped back to me. His gaze locked on mine.I leaned against the pillows, looking back at him, numb.I replied softly, "Leo's dead. He died the day you threw ten dollars at me."Rocco's chest heaved. The mask of indifference shattered, revealing raw panic.He came to the bed, grabbing my wrist. His grip trembled.He gritted his teeth, "You're lying. You'd even make up a lie like this just to leave me?"I stated coldly, "Let go." I couldn't break free. I stared him dead in the eye. "You tore up the papers. I'll have another copy printed."He barked,"I forbid it!" He leaned in, his nose almost touching mine, his voice edged with desperate stubbornness. "Ava, you will not leave me. In the Valeriano family, there is no divorce. Only death."He saw the lifelessness in my face. The panic in his own

Baca selengkapnya

Chapter 6

"You bitch!" My sanity snapped.I lunged for Bianca, my hand raised to slap her lying face.Before it could land, a large hand clamped around my wrist.Rocco shouted, "Ava, calm down!" He tried to pull me into his arms.I struggled wildly. My heel twisted. I fell to the deck.My knee cracked against the wood. Pain shot through me.Seeing me break, a flicker of panic crossed Rocco's eyes. He glared at Bianca. Before he could speak, she burst into tears, collapsing to the floor. Bianca wailed, "I'm sorry, Rocco, the wind was just too strong, I couldn't hold on..."Rocco gritted his teeth, forcing his anger down. He turned back to me, reaching out a hand. He tried to placate me."It's just ashes. I'll have men search the sea..."I screamed, "Are you even human? ROCCO, HE'S DEAD!" I grabbed his pant leg, the taste of blood in my throat. I cried, "You let her destroy him!"His outstretched hand froze. He saw the pure hatred in my eyes. His breathing grew ragged. To stop me fr

Baca selengkapnya

Chapter 7

Rocco's POVBianca pleaded desperately."Rocco, it's better that she's dead, isn't it? I'm carrying your child now. I can finally be your real Donna."Her words were a knife, twisting in my gut.Shattering my last ounce of control.A storm of hatred erupted in my eyes.My fingers tightened, crushing her throat. I lifted her off the floor.I roared, my voice like poison."She was my wife! My Donna! What the hell are you? If Ava doesn't come back, you will die for her!"Bianca struggled, her face turning purple. Tears and snot streamed down her face as she clawed uselessly at my arm.I looked at her face and felt nothing. No pity.A few days ago, she was the one who 'accidentally' spilled Leo's ashes to the wind.She was the one who destroyed Ava's last reason to live.Only when Bianca's eyes rolled back in her head did I release my grip, disgusted.She collapsed to the floor, gasping for air.I ordered the guards, my voice ice cold."Drag her down to the hold. And find them. Find eve

Baca selengkapnya

Chapter 8

Rocco's POVMy hand clenched around the blood-stained guest list.The paper crumpled in my fist.I snarled at the kneeling bodyguard."Find every name on this list. Track their every move. Don't miss a single one. Bring them all back to this yacht."He scurried away to do my bidding.I stumbled out of the hold. The biting sea wind hit me like a physical blow.I grabbed the cold railing, my knuckles turning white.My arms were shaking.The sea was black, a devouring beast.Tears I couldn't control fell onto the deck.I rasped at the endless water,"Ava, I'm bringing you home." I promised."Whatever it costs, I will bring you home."Two days.I used every resource, every contact the Valeriano family had.I, who had pushed her to the edge over five thousand dollars, was now throwing tens of millions at the problem without a thought.I hired the best deep-sea rescue teams in the country.The most advanced sonar, mini-submarines, a dozen helicopters. They scoured every inch of the ocean

Baca selengkapnya

Chapter 9

Rocco's POVI looked down at her, my voice dripping with contempt."My child?" I stared down at her, my voice like ice. "The only woman in this world who was worthy of carrying my child was Ava. You? You only deserve to die here."A commotion sounded from outside.Several of my men dragged in four bloody, beaten killers.They were thrown to the floor like sacks of trash next to Bianca.One of my men reported."Boss, we have them."The lead killer saw Bianca. He crawled towards her like she was his last hope, leaving a long smear of blood on the floor.He cried, grabbing her filthy leg."Miss Bianca! Help us!" He accused."You promised! You said if we killed that woman, you'd give us the code to the yacht's safe! You can't abandon us now!"Bianca shrieked, kicking at his bloody hands."Get off me! Don't touch me! You disgusting garbage!" She turned to me, her eyes pleading."Rocco, get them out of here! They're so dirty!"I laughed, a cold, dead sound. I looked at her as if she we

Baca selengkapnya

Chapter 10

Ava's POVJulian set me up in the best private recovery clinic.When I was discharged, I accepted his job offer. I joined his venture capital firm.Free from Rocco's twisted control for the first time in five years, I had a career again.I wore sharp blazers. I managed high-end art portfolios in bright, sunlit offices. Life was mine again.Life became simple. Calm. And I was content.No more humiliation. No more waking up in a cold sweat.Two months later.I walked out of the office building with a contract, heading to a coffee shop across the street to meet a client.At the crowded intersection, a tall figure moved against the flow of the crowd. He stood in my way.I looked up. My eyes met a pair of bloodshot ones.It was Rocco.For a second, I didn't recognize him.After only two months, he looked like a different person.His once-spotless suit was wrinkled, hanging loosely on his thin frame.His shoulders were slumped. His eyes were hollow, dead.The moment he saw me, his en

Baca selengkapnya

Pindai kode untuk membaca di Aplikasi