Semua Bab After Six Years in a Coma, He Chose Another Woman: Bab 1 - Bab 10

"She only just woke up, and her heart is still very weak. Any strong emotion could trigger cardiac arrest."The attending doctor had barely finished his warning when the door to my room opened.Lucas stopped short in the doorway.It took me a long moment to recognize the Lucas I remembered in the man before me.His hair was cut short.His black suit was sharply tailored, and his jaw was set tight."Elena..."He finally crossed to my bed.He fumbled with his tie as if he had no idea what to do with his hands."They told me you were awake. I thought it was another false alarm. Thank God."I'd been in a coma for six whole years.In six years, the balance of power among Sicily's families had completely changed.Lucas hadn't just survived. He had become the most feared Don in Sicily.I wanted to ask him how he'd spent those six years.Then hurried footsteps came down the hall.Chloe burst into the room.She collapsed beside my bed.She curled over on the cold stone floor, her head bowed low

Two days later, an unexpected visitor came to headquarters.Sofia Romano.She and her brother, Matteo Romano, were among Lucas's earliest lieutenants.Not long after the explosion six years earlier, they'd both left.The second Sofia walked into the reception room, she rushed over and hugged me."You jerk."She thumped me twice on the shoulder, then immediately drew back.She carefully checked me for any lingering injuries."Matteo was dealing with trouble in Istanbul. When he heard you were awake, he overturned the negotiating table. Now he's rushing back as fast as he can."I couldn't help smiling.For the first time since I'd woken up, it felt like a real reunion.Lucas, sitting across from us, smiled a little too.The door opened again. Chloe stood in the doorway with a tray of coffee.Fury flashed in Sofia's eyes, and she snatched the ashtray off the table."What's she doing here?"Lucas stepped in front of Chloe right away."Sofia, calm down. She's just bringing everyone coffee.

I looked up.Matteo was holding the umbrella.The shoulder nearest me was already soaked through.He was wearing a thin black trench coat.He looked exhausted from the journey, and a streak of dried blood still marked his cheek."Are you crazy?"I looked at the empty road behind him."This is Lucas's territory. What are you doing here alone?"Matteo gave a low laugh.He took off his coat, still warm from his body, and put it around my shoulders."I came for you. Someone told me it was pouring here and that you might catch a chill."He never once looked back at the couple still kissing in the rain behind us.He just quietly tilted the umbrella a little more toward me."Come on. Sofia's already got hot soup waiting."I looked back one last time at the man who had sworn before God, in the ruins, that he would never marry anyone but me.He was still holding another woman as if she were the most precious thing in the world.I looked away and turned around.Step by step, I followed Matteo in

Elena's POV:Matteo's hidden safe house outside Palermo.Logs crackled in the fireplace.The firelight filled the living room with warmth.Sofia brought over a steaming bowl of thick soup and pressed it into my hands."Drink up. Six years in a coma, and you're nothing but skin and bones."I held the bowl and took small sips.At last, a little warmth returned to my numb body.Matteo sat on the couch across from me.He kept his head down as he patiently cleaned a black pistol with a soft cotton cloth."Palermo's in total chaos right now. Lucas has locked down every port and airport on the island."He didn't look up. His voice was calm and steady."He knows you left with me. He's tearing the whole world apart looking for us."I set down the bowl and spoke quietly."I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble."Sofia snorted and waved it off."Spare me. How many years did we spend dodging bullets together? Who's even keeping score of who owes whom?"She pointed at Matteo and winked."Besides

I braced myself on the edge of the table, slowly stood up, and walked to the window.I looked down the hill at the dark mass of Lucas's personal guards."Chloe did pay off the Bellini family."I turned around and looked down at him."Use your head, Lucas. Would the Bellini family really help one woman stage this elaborate charade for a measly few million euros?"The color drained from Lucas's face.I had barely finished speaking.A deafening blast erupted outside!A wave of heat ripped the window frame loose.The armored cars Lucas had parked along the road were reduced to scrap metal in a towering fireball.Matteo reacted fast.He yanked me down behind the couch for cover.A storm of bullets shattered the glass.They tore through the living room like rain."It's the Bellini family's main assault force! They're coming in!"Sofia shouted, shotgun raised.She leaned out and opened fire.Lucas hadn't lost his fighting instincts.Without thinking, he pulled the pistol from his waistband.H