All Chapters of AFTER FIVE YEARS, HE FOUND ME: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

28 Chapters

001: Fractured Promises

ADRIANA’S POVThe hospital room smelled of antiseptic and exhaustion. My heart hammered painfully as Doctor Cassian flipped through Luca’s chart with a grave expression that made my stomach twist. Rain pattered against the window, blurring the city lights outside into streaks of neon. “Miss Rossi,” he said quietly, his voice steady but heavy with urgency. “We’ve stabilized Luca for now with the latest round of medication, but his hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is progressing faster than we anticipated. As you know the genetic markers point strongly to inheritance from the paternal side. We really need his biological father involved. Genetic confirmation from him could open doors to targeted therapies, possibly even identify compatible options if we reach the point of considering a transplant evaluation. Without that connection, we’re fighting with one hand tied behind our backs.” I clutched the edge of Luca’s bed rail, my knuckles turning white. The words landed like stones in still wa

002: The Devil in the Dark

ADRIANA’S POV I gripped the tray until my fingers ached and stepped through the heavy velvet curtain into the VIP section. Thick cigar smoke curled through the air like ghosts, and the dim amber lights barely pushed back the shadows. Low conversations hammered around the long table where several men sat in tailored suits that screamed power and money. I kept my eyes locked on the polished floor, my heart racing so hard I felt in my throat. Head down. No eye contact. Serve fast and get out. Luca needs his mother alive. The mantra looped in my head with every careful step. I had survived two months in this hellhole by following it. I refused to break that rule tonight, not when my little boy fought for every beat in his hospital bed. I set fresh bottles of aged whiskey on the table with steady hands that betrayed none of the storm inside me. Crystal glasses clinked softly as I arranged them. Then I gathered the empty ones, stacking them neatly on my tray while the weight of unseen st

003: Ashes of Betrayal

ALESSANDRO’S POVI stood motionless in the middle of the bloodstained VIP room, the echo of the gunshot still ringing faintly in my ears. The smell of gunpowder mixed with spilled whiskey and cheap perfume clung to everything. My eyes locked on Adriana where she pressed herself against the far wall like a cornered animal. Five years of hunting, five years of rage, and here she finally was. Right in front of me, breathing the same I breathed. “Do you have any idea how long I have waited for this?” I said, my voice low and rough. “How many nights I dreamed of finding you again just so I could make you feel even a fraction of what you did to me?” She did not move. Her hands trembled visibly at her sides, fingers twisting into the hem of that cheap black dress that barely covered her. The uniform hugged her body in all the wrong ways, cheap fabric stretched tight over curves I once worshipped in secret. Dark chocolate hair that used to fall like silk down her back now sat in a messy bun

004: No Place Left

ADRIANA’S POVI shoved through the club’s back door and ran straight into the pouring rain without looking back. My heart hammered wildly as Alessandro’s cruel words replayed in my mind with every splash of my heels through puddles. The way he had stared at me with such hatred, the degrading offer to become his paid mistress, and the casual mention of his engagement to Vaelina, my stepsister. The betrayal cut deeper than I expected. I raised my hand desperately and a cab finally stopped. I climbed in, soaked to the bone, and gave the driver the hospital address with a shaky voice. My phone burned in my palm. I opened the message again even though I already knew what it said. Doctor Cassian had texted during the worst moment in that VIP room. Luca had taken a dangerous turn. His heart was struggling badly and they needed me there right away. Tears mixed with the rain on my face as the cab wove through dark streets. I had gone back to this city for Alessandro, the only man who could

005: The Only Option

ALESSANDRO’S POV“Looks like the ground is crumbling faster than you expected,” I said quietly, my voice echoing across the deserted space. “Now tell me, Adriana. Are you ready to reconsider my offer?”I watched her spin around in the middle of the empty club floor like a broken doll caught in a storm. Rainwater soaked every inch of her clothes, making the thin fabric cling to her curves in a way that should have stirred desire but only sharpened the blade of my anger. Her dark hair hung in heavy, dripping strands around her face. Those hazel eyes, flecked with gold that once bewitched me, now shone with fresh tears and pure disbelief. Her chest rose and fell in rapid, shallow bursts. She looked nothing like the woman who had once promised me forever. She looked ruined. She looked fragile in a way that should have softened me, instead the sight sent a dark, vicious satisfaction curling through my veins. Five years of carefully nurtured rage demanded this moment. I would not let it sl

006: The Cage

ADRIANA’S POVI followed Alessandro out of the club on legs that felt like they belonged to someone else. The rain had slowed to a miserable drizzle, but my clothes remained cold and heavy, plastered against my skin like a second layer of shame. The words I had spoken earlier still echoed in my mind. I accept. Two small words that had sealed my fate forever. My heart hammered against my ribs so violently that I wondered if he could hear it. This was the only path left. The only way to save Luca. One terrifying step closer to his father. One irreversible step into the arms of the man who now burned with hatred for me. His black SUV waited at the curb, its engine purring like a predator. The driver stepped out and held the door open for Alessandro. He slid inside without sparing me a single glance, his powerful frame settling into the leather seat as he stared straight ahead into the night. “Get in,” he ordered. His voice cut through the damp air like a blade, sharp and utterly crue

007: Broken Fire

ALESSANDRO’S POVI strode down the dimly lit west wing corridor, my footsteps echoing against the marble like distant gunshots. The meeting with my capos had stretched well into the night, leaving a sour taste in my mouth that no amount of whiskey could wash away. “Don, the evidence is clear, Valentino Rossi gave the order. Your father’s death was not an accident. It was a hit, planned and paid for,” Rocco’s voice kept ringing in my head, sharp and insistent. The words burned like acid. Of course I had suspected that my father’s death wasn’t an accident like they made it look, but I never expected the Rossi family to have a hand in his death. My father had trusted the Rossi family once. That trust cost him his life. Now I would take everything from them in return starting from their two daughters. Vaelina would become my wife, a shiny leash around her father’s neck. And Adriana? She would be my mistress, the perfect weapon to twist the knife deeper. Two daughters from the same enem

008: The Rules

ADRIANA’S POVDisappointment crashed over me the moment Alessandro walked out and left me pressed against that wall. My lips still tingled with the ghost of a kiss that never came. I touched them with shaky fingers, hating how my body had leaned in, how my eyes had closed, how desperately I had wanted him despite everything. “Adriana, what is wrong with you?” I whispered. Five years apart and one heated moment had me ready to melt for the man who clearly despised me. I slid down the wall until I sat on the floor, my knees drawn to my chest, and let silent tears fall. He would rather take a bullet to his dick than kiss my lips. Those words cut deeper than I wanted to admit, yet my stupid heart still raced for him. I had never stopped loving him. That truth scared me more than his hatred ever could. I forced myself up after a while and changed into the silk robe left neatly on the bed. The fabric felt cool and expensive against my skin, a cruel reminder of the cage I now lived in. I

009: Cracks in the Cage

ALESSANDRO’S POVI stood in the doorway with my blood boiling as I stared at Adriana. The sight of her in this room, her eyes wide with shock at the equipment around us, only fueled the rage pounding through my veins. “What the hell was that attitude about?” I demanded, my voice low and rough. I stepped inside and closed the heavy door behind me with a solid click. “You dare to point a gun at me? You dare to run away from me like some frightened rat just after agreeing to be mine? Where the fuck did you think you were going?” “You really have to let me go… please,” she begged, her voice a whisper. I scoffed. “You are not going anywhere… your place is with me. Right in this room.” Adriana backed up slowly, her gaze darting around the space. Chains gleamed from the bedposts under the low lights. Whips, restraints, and other tools lined the walls in careful display. She looked overwhelmed, but she lifted her chin anyway. “What… what is this place?” she asked, her voice barely stead

0010: Shadows of the Past

ADRIANA’S POVI stood alone in that forbidden room after Alessandro walked out, my arms wrapped tightly around my bare body as if I could hide the marks he had seen. The portrait of me above the bed stared down like a cruel reminder of who I used to be. My hands trembled while I gathered my clothes from the floor and pulled them on quickly. Those bruises on my ribs and thighs had become part of me over the years with Roman. I had learned to ignore the pain, to cover them with makeup and long sleeves, to pretend they did not exist when I looked in the mirror. But the way Alessandro had gone so still, the way his eyes had darkened with something like fury mixed with pain, cracked me open in ways nothing else had. I sank onto the edge of the bed and buried my face in my hands. The first sob tore out of me raw and ugly, shaking my entire frame. Hot tears streamed down my cheeks as the feelings I thought I had locked up came flooding back. I had locked those feelings away the night I fl

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