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The Mafia's Claim Chapter 85
Scarlett's POV The sharp ring of my phone shattered the quiet of the morning, jerking me awake.I blinked groggily, my eyes barely adjusting to the light filtering through the curtains as I reached blindly for the phone vibrating on the nightstand. My heart still felt heavy from last night’s mess, and the lingering thoughts of Ryan and Rosa tangled in my head like barbed wire.I squinted at the screen.My father was calling.For a heartbeat, I wondered if I was still dreaming. My father’s name flashing on my phone? That hadn’t happened in—what—six months? Maybe more. The man hadn’t cared enough to call or text all this while, not even a casual check-in. And now, out of nowhere, he was calling me first thing in the morning?A heavy knot twisted in my stomach.Slowly, I answered, pressing the phone to my ear. "Hello…"“You wretched girl!” His shout was so loud I nearly dropped the phone. “Are you dead set on ruining your sister’s relationship?!”I held my breath.What the hell?“I’m gi
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Scarlett's POV “What?!” Rosa screamed. “Are you seriously asking me that, Michael? Because of her? That good-for-nothing bitch?”Her eyes blazed as she pointed at me like I was some disease that needed to be removed. Before I could blink, she lunged, stretching her hand towards me with the kind of wild anger that didn’t even look human.But she didn’t get very far.Michael quickly stepped in front of me again, his hand coming up swiftly, stopping her with just a gesture of his arm. His broad back blocked me completely, protecting me the same way he used to—back when we were… together.I stared at him, dazed, my breath caught in my throat.He was protecting me again. Why?Michael hated me. Despised me. His words used to cut deeper than any slap Rosa ever managed to land. So why was he standing in front of me now like a wall, taking all her rage for me?A thought flickered across my mind, sharp and sudden.Could it be… that he remembers?My heart pounded even harder. Was that even poss
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Scarlett’s POV “Stop trying to sound pathetic. Your mother and I have been nothing but completely fair with you.”My eyes stung as I stared at my father, struggling to hold back the tears that had been building up from the moment I walked into this house.“But I already told you, repeatedly, that I never contacted Michael. Why won’t you believe me? Why are you only listening to Rosa's side of the story?”His expression twisted, his eyes full of the same rage he always wore around me. As if everything I said was just noise he had no patience for.“Do you think I’m a fool?” he barked. “Don’t play innocent with me, Scarlett. You always act like you’re the victim, but you’re the troublemaker in this family!”“I’m telling the truth!” I cried. “Why would I even talk to him? I know he’s engaged to Rosa! Why would I…?”Before I could complete my sentence, he suddenly attacked me. His arm shot out so fast I barely had time to flinch, but he never reached me.Michael stepped in like a wall, qu
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Scarlett's POV Something about this whole situation felt…wrong. No matter what, Rosa was carrying Michael's child. Or at least, that was what I was told. And yet Michael didn’t seem to care that she had slept with another man.What man would sit still, calm as ice, after learning that the woman carrying his child was in bed with someone else?“Michael, can…” Rosa’s voice cracked through the silence, “can we at least talk about this in private? Just the two of us?”Her tone wasn’t filled with anger this time. It was fear. She sounded scared and cornered. Like she knew her lies were about to collapse and bury her alive.Michael didn’t move. “I originally planned to discuss the engagement annulment with you peacefully,” he said calmly. “Just you and me. But you had to drag Scarlett into this. You just couldn’t help yourself, could you?”My father, sensing the shift, quickly stepped in. “Michael, please,” he said very gently. “Let’s not rush into anything. I know you’re upset. Why don't
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Scarlett's POV Michael’s hand trembled slightly as he slammed both fists onto the edge of the table. His eyes were bloodshot, red with fury and exhaustion.“You want the truth?” His voice echoed through the room like a gunshot. “Fine. I have regained my memory!”The air snapped.My breath stopped.Michael’s voice cracked again, louder this time. “I remember everything now! Every single thing! And you,” he pointed a sharp, trembling finger at Rosa, then my father, “...you were the ones who gave me those damn drugs! You were the ones keeping me from recovering!”It felt as though time had frozen. I just stood there, completely still. My thoughts scrambled in every direction, but no words made it to my mouth. I couldn’t speak. Couldn’t breathe.Michael remembered? He really remembered? And the drugs… what exactly was going on?My eyes darted between him and my father. Between him and Rosa.Neither of them moved. Their expressions had gone completely white. They looked like someone had j
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Michael's POV I wasn’t supposed to remember. That was the plan, wasn’t it? Keep me stupid. Keep me comfortable. Keep me quiet.And for five whole years, it worked.But the worst part—the part I still can’t forgive myself for—is how I treated Scarlett during those five years. How I looked at her and didn’t recognize the girl who used to be my world. How I humiliated her, dismissed her, let Rosa stand where Scarlett should have been.I saw the pain in her eyes. Every damn time. And I looked away like a coward.When the memories finally returned, they didn’t come gently. They came in flashes—blinding, sharp, real. Her laughter. The way she used to scold me for staying up too late. The quiet little looks she gave me when no one was watching. I remembered it all.And it broke something inside me. But I didn’t say anything. I couldn’t.How was I supposed to walk up to her and say, “Hey, Scarlett, I remember everything now. You were the one I was in love with. And then I spent five years fo
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Michael's POV I was trying so hard to keep my eyes on the road, but my mind was miles ahead.The soft hum of the car engine was the only thing between us. But it didn’t feel empty. It felt full, like there were a thousand things waiting to be said, and neither of us knew where to begin.Like I said before, I didn’t know what I was doing or where we were going to go. Not exactly. But I knew one thing for certain was that I wasn’t taking her back to that house.I wasn’t driving her back to those people who called themselves family. Not after what I had seen. Not after what they had done.She needed a new home. A safe place. Something clean. Something hers.And I had the means to give her all of it.Everything I owned—my company, my assets, my resources—they didn’t mean anything if I couldn’t use them to protect her. To rebuild what I helped break. If Scarlett was willing, I would give her everything.Just then, a soft voice broke through my thoughts. “Michael… you still haven't told me
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Scarlett's POV I couldn’t bring myself to look at him.The second those words left his mouth—“Will you please forgive me?”—my eyes immediately dropped to the floor of the car like they were too heavy to lift.I wasn’t ready for that question. I wasn’t ready for him.I had waited so long for him to remember me. I had hoped for it, and prayed for it in the dark corners of my room when no one could hear me cry. But now that he was here, fully awake, fully aware… I was the one who felt lost.Too many years had passed. Too many wounds had layered over the old ones.My chest ached in places I didn’t even know could hurt.“I…” I swallowed hard, still avoiding his gaze. “I don’t know, Michael.”His hand stayed wrapped around mine, strong and steady, but I felt the slight tremble in it. I could feel the tension radiating off him. He was scared. Scared I would pull away for good.A gust of wind slipped through the slightly open window, carrying in the smell of sea salt and night. I closed my e
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Michael's POV I was trying so hard to keep my eyes on the road, but my mind was miles ahead.The soft hum of the car engine was the only thing between us. But it didn’t feel empty. It felt full, like there were a thousand things waiting to be said, and neither of us knew where to begin.Like I said before, I didn’t know what I was doing or where we were going to go. Not exactly. But I knew one thing for certain was that I wasn’t taking her back to that house.I wasn’t driving her back to those people who called themselves family. Not after what I had seen. Not after what they had done.She needed a new home. A safe place. Something clean. Something hers.And I had the means to give her all of it.Everything I owned—my company, my assets, my resources—they didn’t mean anything if I couldn’t use them to protect her. To rebuild what I helped break. If Scarlett was willing, I would give her everything.Just then, a soft voice broke through my thoughts. “Michael… you still haven't told me
