Mafia's Coded Heart
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Chapter 8 Eight img
Chapter 9 Nine img
Chapter 10 Ten img
Chapter 11 Eleven img
Chapter 12 Twelve img
Chapter 13 Thirteen img
Chapter 14 Fourteen img
Chapter 15 Fifteen img
Chapter 16 Sixteen img
Chapter 17 Seventeen img
Chapter 18 Eighteen img
Chapter 19 Nineteen img
Chapter 20 Twenty img
Chapter 21 Twenty one img
Chapter 22 Twenty two img
Chapter 23 Twenty three img
Chapter 24 Twenty four img
Chapter 25 Twenty-five img
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Chapter 27 Twenty seven img
Chapter 28 Twenty eight img
Chapter 29 Twenty nine img
Chapter 30 Thirty img
Chapter 31 Thirty one img
Chapter 32 Thirty two img
Chapter 33 Thirty three img
Chapter 34 Thirty four img
Chapter 35 Thirty five img
Chapter 36 Thirty six img
Chapter 37 Thirty seven img
Chapter 38 Thirty eight img
Chapter 39 Thirty nine img
Chapter 40 Forty img
Chapter 41 Forty one img
Chapter 42 Forty two img
Chapter 43 Forty three img
Chapter 44 Forty four img
Chapter 45 Forty five img
Chapter 46 Forty six img
Chapter 47 Forty seven img
Chapter 48 Forty eight img
Chapter 49 Forty nine img
Chapter 50 Fifty img
Chapter 51 Fifty one img
Chapter 52 Fifty two img
Chapter 53 Fifty three img
Chapter 54 Fifty four img
Chapter 55 Fifty five img
Chapter 56 Fifty six img
Chapter 57 Fifty seven img
Chapter 58 Fifty eight img
Chapter 59 Fifty nine img
Chapter 60 Sixty img
Chapter 61 Sixty one img
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Chapter 64 Sixty four img
Chapter 65 Sixty five img
Chapter 66 Sixty six img
Chapter 67 Sixty seven img
Chapter 68 Sixty eight img
Chapter 69 Sixty nine img
Chapter 70 Seventy img
Chapter 71 Seventy one img
Chapter 72 Seventy two img
Chapter 73 Seventy three img
Chapter 74 Seventy four img
Chapter 75 Seventy five img
Chapter 76 Seventy six img
Chapter 77 Seventy seven img
Chapter 78 Seventy eight img
Chapter 79 Seventy nine img
Chapter 80 Eighty img
Chapter 81 Eighty one img
Chapter 82 Eighty two img
Chapter 83 Eighty three img
Chapter 84 Eighty four img
Chapter 85 Eighty five img
Chapter 86 Eighty six img
Chapter 87 Eighty seven img
Chapter 88 Eighty eight img
Chapter 89 Eighty nine img
Chapter 90 Ninety img
Chapter 91 Ninety one img
Chapter 92 ninety two img
Chapter 93 Ninety three img
Chapter 94 Ninety four img
Chapter 95 Ninety five img
Chapter 96 Ninety six img
Chapter 97 Ninety seven img
Chapter 98 Ninety eight img
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Chapter 2 Two

Astrid's POV

I finally opened my eyes after how many hours I knew nothing of. My mind was hazy and couldn't think straight. The cold seeping through my skin, chilling me to the bone even though the room itself wasn't cold. I didn't know if it was an unconscious fear but it felt familiar to whenever I felt fear.

I blinked, trying to get myself together, trying to get my hazy mind straight, and that was when it hit me hard. I was at the club when Luca Santoro came in and he drugged me. He drugged me.

My heart hammered against my chest as I shot up but I felt sore all over, but that was the least of my worries now. Realizing I was no longer in Nexus club. I could be easily kidnapped in the club and they won't bat an eye as long as Luca Santoro did it.

The room was unfamiliar, but it screamed wealth and power– two things I had no business being around. The walls were deep, muted gray with paintings that probably worth more than I make a year.

The bed was massive and very comfortable. Normally I wouldn't want to leave this kind of bed, but where on earth did Luca bring me to? I scrambled out of bed, my legs shaky as I tried to regain my balance. My head still felt fuzzy from the drug Luca gave me and go make things worse, I ached all over, especially down there.

"Wait what?" I screamed looking down at myself like I would get an answer from just looking at myself. But I was no longer dressed in the same dress, instead I was in a comfortable black t-shirt which was much bigger than my stature.

I didn't know why went down because I couldn't remember anything after I passed out last night. At least, I thought I passed out because of the breach in my memory.

I quickly moved towards the door to find my way out. My hands reached for the doorknob, half expecting it to be locked. But, it wasn't. The door swung open easily, revealing a long dimly lit hallway. The air was heavy with silence only broken by faint humming I couldn't make out in a distance.

I cautiously stepped into the hallway with my mind racing. Where was I? Why didn't Luca lock me up? Was this some sort of sick game? I didn't even want to continue questioning myself and just wanted to come face to face with him.

My bare feet made no sound on the cold hardwood floor as I crept down the hallway, my eyes darting around. The hallway branched off into different rooms, but each door I tried was locked, but I moved on forward.

Finally, I got to the end of the hallways where the door wasn't locked. It opened into a spacious living area, decorated in the same muted tone as the bedroom. The furniture was sleek and modern with an ominous atmosphere hanging around.

And there, sitting on one of the comfortable couches, was Luca.

He looked up as he heard me enter the room, his expression unreadable. He was in a crisp white shirt with the sleeves rolled up which I noticed he was in something similar last night too. But, now, he almost looked casual as if it was just another day, same thing for him. But one thing that wasn't casual was the way he looked at me like I was some prey.

"Ash," he said, in his calm and controlled voice. "You're awake."

I didn't reply, just staring back at him before my eyes darted around the room to look for any exit. "Looking for something?" he asked, a little nonchalant.

"Let me go, Luca." I met his gaze again, my fists clenched besides me.

Luca didn't move from his position but there was a slight shift in his posture. "Does your body hurt?" He asked, leaving me in confusion. How did he know my body was hurting me? Did he ask them to beat me up while I was drugged or did he–.

My thoughts came to a halt as I stared back at his face, memories of after I was drugged flooding to me. "Y-you drugged me. A-and I-I was acting weird."

"Seems like you remember how you were throwing yourself at me. I have to admit, you're better than other women I've had." He said and I could feel my entire face burn, not in embarrassment but in anger.

"Are you crazy? You didn't only kidnap me but you drugged me with some aphrodisiac and slept with me..."

"Correction, you wouldn't let me go." He cut me off, still keeping his cold and unfazed look which made me even more angry. Even if he was Luca Santoro, if he owned this entire part of the city, he didn't have a single right.

"Put that aside for now," his eyes narrowed slightly. "I know who you are, Ash. And I know what you're capable of."

"I am Astrid. Whoever Ash is, I am not her," I yelled in anger, my body trembling slightly. "What on earth do you want from me?"

He finally leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees as he looked at me. "I need your skills, Ash- Astrid. You're one of the best hackers out there, and I have a job that only someone with your talents can pull off."

A bitter laughter escaped my lips before I could stop it. "You drugged me and dragged me here for a job offer? Who do you people even think you are?"

His expression remained calm, but there was an edge to his voice when he spoke again. "I don't think you understand the situation you're in. I'm not asking. You're going to do do this job, and in return I'll give you what you want."

I clenched my jaw, hating how easily he seemed to read me. "And what do you think I want?"

Luca stood up, moving toward a small table in the corner of the room. He picked a folder and tossed it onto the coffee table in front of me. The content spilled out, and my breath caught in my throat when I saw the photos inside.

My mother. My sister. They looked... "Where are they? Where did you find this?"

            
            

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