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STOLEN HEARTS: FALLING FOR THE ENEMY

Chapter 6 Slave To Shadows

Word Count: 1117    |    Released on: 31/10/2024

id on a bed, pale and motionless, and surrounded by many monitors and IVs. The sight almost mad

oice pulled her from her

to steady her voice

s condition i

d gulping series of imagi

apy as soon as possible i

octor. Full chemotherap

e asked as her breath

million

llion euros. It was almost exactly what she'd taken from Tony'

ll pay," sh

." The doctor raised a brow, su

her. I'll bring t

had stolen. Her hands shook as she handed it over to the hospital staff, her heart pounding with a

nodded approvingly. "Your mother will be

he sat alone in the waiting room, her mind racing and h

r now," the nur

closed, looking fragile against the white hospital sheets. Alessia's heart twisted as

ut eventually, her stomach growled, pulling her back to reality.

ry. She walked slowly, heading to any nearby stall, hugging herself as the chill of the eveni

ting at her from across

thing she had done. Without a second thought, she turned a

angrily. But Alessia didn't look back. Sh

at littl

join in the chase. She took a sharp turn, running all the way home, heart

he wall shift so close' she thought inwardly as she slowly lifted her head to look into Dante's cold, piercing eyes. Th

athed, her voice a

ws furrowing and his ex

Another voice said. It was then her eye scanned the room.

ind words. "I... I was... my m

his stare. "Your mother's sickness isn

f pain rang in the room as the crashing o

name would escape those lips of you

wed down her

the money" Ma

y every single euro. Just... give me more time." Alessia pleaded sha

ugh. "Do you think your p

arely holding steady while avoiding their

u think I'm going to show mercy? I'm not that kind of man. I don't deal in pity. And I d

ght smirk twisted his lips, as though her words amused him in some dark, terrible way. "You started paying for his sins from the day you came to this world as siblings. You're nothing but a slave to the empire now." Her knees gave way, and she slumped to the floor, her bo

back against the wall, trying to put as much dis

her arm in a vice-like grip. She struggled, but it was no use. The prick o

she felt herself slipping away. The last thing she saw wa

here was on

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1 Chapter 1 Shadows of Valencia2 Chapter 2 Shattered Hopes3 Chapter 3 The Devil's Arrival4 Chapter 4 Debt Collector5 Chapter 5 The Last Resort6 Chapter 6 Slave To Shadows7 Chapter 7 A Life Unchosen8 Chapter 8 The First Task9 Chapter 9 Cruel Game (I)10 Chapter 10 Cruel Game (II)11 Chapter 11 His Note12 Chapter 12 Freedom or Death Sentence13 Chapter 13 The Lie in the Dark14 Chapter 14 Made a Fool of Us15 Chapter 15 New Plaything16 Chapter 16 Man of my Words17 Chapter 17 A Moment of Weakness18 Chapter 18 A Moment of Weakness (II)19 Chapter 19 I've Lost My Soul, Now I Just Want To Survive20 Chapter 20 She Fell21 Chapter 21 She Looks Familiar22 Chapter 22 Survival Instinct23 Chapter 23 Into The Shadows24 Chapter 24 The Wild Escape25 Chapter 25 The Dawn Of Survival26 Chapter 26 Blood, Sweat And Resolve27 Chapter 27 Cruel Boss28 Chapter 28 He's Brutal29 Chapter 29 Marco Is Wrong30 Chapter 30 Hit The Bull's Eye (I)31 Chapter 31 Better Than You32 Chapter 32 The Briefing33 Chapter 33 The Training Ground34 Chapter 34 Shopping for the Mission35 Chapter 35 First Mission (I)36 Chapter 36 First Mission (II)37 Chapter 37 First Mission (III)38 Chapter 38 Wearing His Shirt39 Chapter 39 Thinking About Him40 Chapter 40 The Kiss41 Chapter 41 For Better or For Worse42 Chapter 42 To Keep You Quiet43 Chapter 43 I Hate Him44 Chapter 44 Two Men, Two Lives45 Chapter 45 A New Mission46 Chapter 46 Chase47 Chapter 47 The Pit48 Chapter 48 Shackles and Secrets49 Chapter 49 Mine50 Chapter 50 His To Protect, His To Hurt51 Chapter 51 Hidden Truths (I)52 Chapter 52 Let It All Out53 Chapter 53 Her Real Identity54 Chapter 54 A Dangerous Deal55 Chapter 55 Ambushed56 Chapter 56 Afraid Of Losing You57 Chapter 57 Betrayal Always Has A Price58 Chapter 58 Buried Lies59 Chapter 59 Sins of the Father60 Chapter 60 The First Blow61 Chapter 61 Alliances and Betrayals62 Chapter 62 Warning63 Chapter 63 A Perfect Trap