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Claim by the Don Chapter 3.6
Melanie p.o.v"I hate you." I whispered.“And I’m sure I can always make you change your mind,” he replied.I doubt that was ever going to happen.There was nothing else I could feel for a person who shot a man in my presence without so much as batting an eyelid except hate.I didn't dare ask him what would happen if I failed to come back to the intimidating mansion he called home because something told me he wasn't one to make empty threats.My parents and brother were already involved in this and I was going to keep them safe. No matter what.“I’ll do anything you want if you promise me that you won’t get my family involved in any of this,” I said.He stood up and rounded the desk so that he could stand right in front of me.Adriano was tall. I wasn’t sure how tall but I’ll put him at well over six feet. And since I was still seated, it meant he was towering over me. Not that he wouldn’t even if I was standing.“You’re not in any position to make deals with me, little nurse,” he sai
Claim by the Don Chapter 3.7
Adriano’s POVI was in no mood for this bullshit and this call has gone on for long enough.“Mr. Mayor it seems like you think I’m the one negotiating with you,” I said, cutting off whatever he must have been saying on the line.“I don’t understand, my secretary scheduled this call so we could discuss our deal.”“Let me rephrase in case you misunderstood me,” I started. “I don’t need a deal from you, rather you need one from me if you’re ever gonna have a chance to get reelected for another term.”“That’s not what I was made to believe,” he said.I ran my hand over my head.God, he was so stupid! Why my family supported his run for office in the first place was beyond me.“Then you need to go and have a rethink of what your future in politics looks like and get back to me. Until then, this meeting is over,” I said and ended the call.This was part of the bureaucratic nonsense that c
Claim by the Don Chapter 3.8
Melanie’s POV“Melanie!”Luke’s sharp call brought me out of my deep thought.Damn.I can’t believe I got distracted. Worse, I was in the middle of changing Luke’s surgical dressing and I came so close to hurting him.“Sorry, Luke. What were you saying?” I asked.Luke eyed me curiously. “You haven’t been listening to a word I’ve said.”“Sorry, I got distracted for a moment,” I answered.“Are you okay?” he asked. “You don’t look so good.”“I’m fine, I guess I’m just a little tired,” I answered.Luke smiled at my response. “I guess you did celebrate after all.”“Huh?”"It's your birthday. I thought you weren't going to celebrate it, but it looks like you did."I had totally forgotten about my birthday yesterday.“I just had some drinks with friends, that’s all,” I lied. I seemed to be doing a lot of that today.Lying through my tee
Claim by the Don Chapter 3.9
Melanie’s POVI said goodbye to my parents and put my phone back in my locker but not before firing off a quick text to my brother informing him that I was alright.The rest of my shift passed by pretty quickly and while I was getting close to the end of my shift, a bold thought occurred to me, and for a while, I couldn't believe that I had welcomed the idea.But, I’d worked hard to get this far in life, and I wasn’t about to give up my freedom easily, at least not without a fight.So I welcomed the thought and started plotting all the possible ways of execution before my shift.As I promised, I checked in on Luke before the end of my shift and saw that he was busy with a video game. I said goodbye and then headed to the changing room to get out of my scrubs and back into regular clothes.“I was going to grab a drink with some of the other nurses and was wondering if you would like to join us,” Hayley invited.
Claim by the Don Chapter 3.10
Melanie’s POVThe drive back to Adriano’s mansion was quiet.I was in no mood to talk and my designated driver didn’t seem like a chatty person.The closer we got to the mansion, the more my feeling of dread intensified.From what I heard him say on the phone when my escape plan was busted, Adriano was well aware of it and I was scared of what he might do to me.Was he going to hurt me?Or worse, he could harm my family by teaching me a lesson.The thought of either of that happening scared me but somehow, a voice at the back of my head kept telling me that wasn’t the type of person Adriano was.He might be a monster but I didn’t think he would use his physical strength to hurt a woman. Or maybe he would.I didn’t know him well enough to come to any sort of conclusion, and he hasn’t given me a reason not to worry.I was certain of one thing though, I’m not going to give up that easily. I m
Claim by the Don Chapter 3.11
Adriano’s POVI put the phone back on my desk, trying hard not to laugh. I just got off the phone with Ralph and just like I predicted, Melanie tried to escape.She was a goddamn spitfire and something tells me this wasn’t going to be her only attempt.I got to give her credit though, she was ballsy and might have just gotten away with it if I didn't have cameras in the hospital.Why did I have surveillance in a hospital?Because that hospital would pretty much not exist without the large donations I made every year.I was the real chairman of the hospital board and the person currently occupying that post was just a figurehead who worked for me.Watching Melanie try to escape through the cameras, I couldn't remember the last time I saw something so entertaining and I bet Ralph could hear the humor in my voice when I called to inform him what was going on.I grabbed Melanie’s file from my table and opened it again. By now, I was pretty sure I had the contents of the file memorized bu
Claim by the Don Chapter 3.12
Melanie’s POVAfter my shower, I put on the lush robe in the bathroom and walked into the walk-in closet wondering what I was going to put on then I stopped in my tracks.Before me was an array of new clothing, organized so very neatly from casual to classy outfits.I had never seen so many clothes in one place. I ventured to touch one of the sweats, the quality was also out of this world, event though it was casual clothing, I could tell that it must have been bought at a high-end store, nothing like Forever 21.I picked out a white shirt and yoga pants, putting them on, they fit so well and I almost felt bad for how good it felt wearing the clothes.I didn't have any of my clothes here so this was a lovely alternative. I thought about drying my hair but decided to let it air dry so I put it in a messy bun.Making my way downstairs, I hoped and prayed that Adriano wasn’t at home, I still didn’t know how he was going to react to my escape attempt and I was in a hurry to find out.“Oh,
Claim by the Don Chapter 3.13
Adriano’s POV I could hear the laughter all the way up in my room and it pleased me that she was getting along with Alice. From the way Alice was willing to bake her a cake for her at the last minute, I could tell that she had taken a liking to her even though they only met briefly this morning. I opted for comfortable gray sweatpants and a white shirt, then I waited a while before I decided to make my way to the kitchen. And I was glad I did because I witnessed Melanie’s reaction to the cake, she also looked kind of torn, like she was trying to reconcile the person she thought me to be with the gesture. Even I wondered what pushed me to do something like that for her. She was still staring at the cake which Alice had already lit a candle on so I chose that moment to announce my presence. “Aren’t you going to make a wish?” I asked and I watch her freeze in shock at the sound of
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