Semua Bab The Don’s Reluctant Obsession: Bab 1 - Bab 10

ELENA"You will not disobey me, Elena. You will marry him."Those were the words of my father, Don Alberto Ricci, and they echoed loudly in my mind like I had just been slapped in the face.When he had called me that morning, I should have known that something was off. Don Alberto had done everything possible to ignore his only child in the last few years, that I had given up on thinking I actually had a father."I will do no such thing, Father." I hissed, gritting my teeth as anger pulsed through my veins. "It is funny how you think I will just sit here and let you sell me off to the highest bidder!""Well, that highest bidder is my only chance at being on the stronger side of this war, Elena, and you will marry him." He moved closer, his eyes blazing. There were few times my father had shown me this side of him, and this, compared to all those times, was the worst."No—" The word had just left my mouth when a slap landed on my face, cutting off the air in my lungs.Pain coursed throu

The walk down the aisle was more of a walk of shame than anything else as I held on tightly to my father's arm like my life depended on it.If it caused him any kind of pain, Don Alberto said nothing, gazing straight ahead as he led me to slaughter.The smiles from those around almost made me lose it. They weren’t aware that this was all just a sham.I gazed around, searching through the crowd, and almost stumbled when my gaze caught that of Donavan.What was he doing here?He was supposed to be far away from here, right?Donavan was the first to look away, his face void of any expression. If he was here to add salt to my wound, then he was going to be disappointed.I almost didn’t realize when we reached my husband-to-be, and my father left my side."You are not bad to look at," Luca said once I was standing next to him, causing irritation so intense to flood my whole being.How... how... annoying!At least now I could focus my mind on something. Anger."Are you trying to say I'm beau

ELENAIf I had thought seeing Luca was over for the day, I had been sorely mistaken because just as I had prepared to lay down and rest my sore muscles, a servant knocked on my door, informing me that Luca had asked to see me in his study.Talk of bad timing.I stood in the huge study, ignoring how massive it was and focused on the man in front of me. Arms crossed, I watched Luca move with calculated ease. He removed his jacket, unbuttoning his cuffs as he turned to me with a cold smirk.“There are rules in my house, Elena,” he said, his voice calm but firm. “You will follow them.”I arched a brow, refusing to show fear. Rules? Of course, a man like Luca had rules in his house. “I’m not your slave.”His smirk deepened. “You’re my wife. That means you belong to me in every way that matters.”My jaw tightened, but I remained silent. I had to pick my battles.“First rule,” Luca continued, stepping closer. Yeah, he had to come into my space again. “You will respect my authority. I will not

ELENAThe table was full of different kinds of food once I reached the dining room, after minutes of pacing in my room and contemplating whether to go down or not.And yes, I had brushed my teeth again.At the head of the table, Luca sat with his head buried in his tablet, while one hand held onto his cup of what I assumed was coffee. And it seemed he liked his coffee plain black."Sit." His baritone commanded, without him raising his head to look at me.I didn't wait to be told again and grabbed hold of a chair that was a bit further down from him, but Luca cleared his throat, making me glance up nervously at him. "Sit next to me." And for effect, he kicked the chair on his right.On slightly shaky legs, I made my way over to him, plopping down on the seat."Eat."Gosh… he didn't have to be so bossy. But everything in front of me did look yummy, so I reached forward and poured myself a cup of hot chocolate, adding a good amount of sugar before bringing it to my lips to taste."Mmnnn…"

ELENA"Thank you, Rosetta," I said with a smile, waving at the housekeeper as she made her way out of the room, leaving me alone.Once the door was closed, I let out a sigh, then bit my lips before collapsing on the bed flat, on my back.Luca had certainly made a whole point of being away all day, not once showing his face or even letting me hear his voice. It was like he had disappeared right under my nose.Was this how it was going to be?This was only my first day as a married woman, and I already felt like I was losing my mind.My mind went to the reason I was here.Alberto had told me it was all to end the mafia war and also that being the wife of Luca De Santis meant so many benefits for my power-hungry father. But to what end?Was I going to be locked up forever in this gigantic mansion?My only highlight of the day had been meeting his sister, who, by the way, had also disappeared after promising to be back.Valeria had struggled to understand why Luca had a separate room, whic