All Chapters of UNDER LEO'S COMMAND (The De Castello Family #1): Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

ALESSANDRA It took Leonardo's men less than ten minutes to find me. All of them stormed into the boutique, dressed in black suits and gloves with labored breathing. As soon as he saw me, the leader approached me with sweat trinkling down his forehead. His voice went hard as he demanded, “We have been searching for you everywhere. Where did you go?”“I came here to shop since you were busy fighting those men who bumped your car,” I replied without looking at him. I shoved the shopping bags into his arms and warned, “And you’d better be careful what you tell my husband when we return. I mean it.”He remained silent as I strode past him and exited the boutique. During the ride, my mind was consumed with worry about the missing note. It was an important piece of evidence, something that could incriminate me and my sister if revealed to Leonardo.I was so lost in thought that I didn’t even notice when we arrived home. Maybe Bianca could help, I thought as the door beside me suddenly open

ALESSANDRADante dropped by the house at dawn the next day. I had just started descending the stairs when I spotted him about to leave, so I called out, “Hey! Thanks for bringing my stuff. How’s Mia?”His lips tightened. “She’s still bratty as ever.” He paused when he remembered something and gave me a wary look. “Do you know if she’s hanging out with any guy? Did she tell you anything?”I froze. When I saw he was still looking at me, I shook my head. “N-No, she didn’t say anything. I thought you guys were-”“You thought we were what?” Dante tensed, his eyes searching mine.When I noticed his reaction, I faked a small chuckle and replied, “Oh, it’s nothing. I just thought you guys were close enough to talk about these things. She really likes you, you know.”“She does?” Dante’s eyes lit up for a second before he tried to cover it with a light cough, but it was too late.“Yeah,” I affirmed. “She once told me she wished you were her older brother. She thinks you’re cool.” That was a col

ALESSANDRA After jotting down the address he had given me, I waited until it was almost midnight before scaling the walls of the house. All these days of subtly observing their work shifts had finally come in handy but I barely escaped just before the guards switched. I walked a few blocks down the street, just to be cautious, before hailing a cab. A few minutes later, I arrived at the hotel he'd mentioned. I strode straight to the reception desk and asked, “Hello, do you have anyone named Duncan Crescent living here?”The lady's eyes went alert when she heard the name. She scrutinized me carefully, eyeing my pink shirt and jeans with sneakers. When she was done, she grabbed the telephone and made a call. I used the distraction to activate my GPS tracker, just in case things turned messy. While I was determined to resolve this situation calmly, I couldn't ignore the fact that most mafia men were patriarchal and irrational. The longer I stood there, the more my resolve wavered, and

ALESSANDRA This time, I heard Dante's footsteps approaching towards us. Although Duncan looked tensed about the situation, he didn't object to the search but instead reached for his cup of rum. As soon as Dante's eyes landed on me, he immediately whipped out his gun and shot the guard beside me. The man fell down with a large thud as he moved towards me. He ripped the tape over my mouth, making me cry out in pain.His eyes were wide from shock and disbelief when he saw my tattered appearance, “Oh mio Dio, Alessandra! Perché sei qui?” he asked. When Duncan heard the gunshot, he reached for his weapon but froze. Leonardo pointed his gun at his head as he called for his brother, “Dante, is everything alright over there?”Dante's grim eyes met mine after his brother's question, so he simply peeled off his jacket and wrapped it around me. He swore under his breath as he helped me stand up, “Leonardo is going to lose his shit again...”I barely registered his words as we walked towards L

ALESSANDRA A whole day had passed when I finally woke up. My body hurt like hell, each step filled with pain, but I was grateful to be alive. I was slightly nervous about facing Leonardo after what had happened, but I couldn't think straight with fear and anxiety clouding my mind.I descended the stairs with slow, steady steps, watching the maids cleaning the place as usual. My eyes roamed the room until they landed on a guard at the entrance of the kitchen, changing his shirt.A gasp escaped my lips when I saw his back. Angry red welts crisscrossed his skin, each one open and bleeding. The cuts looked raw and painful, the flesh swollen and bruised with purple hues.The horrible sight drew me closer, my hands touching his arm before I realized it. “What the hell happened to you, Silvio?” I asked, my voice shaking with disbelief and horror.Silvio flinched from my touch and retreated several steps, his eyes widening at the sight of me. I tried not to feel hurt concerning his reaction