My Second Marriage with the Mafia Kingpin novel Chapter 330

Chapter 330: Drowning

For the past two nights, Ashley had only dreamed of returning to her usual routine. Snuggling in Lucian’s arms had felt like exactly that — a dream. But now she was here, and she was enjoying every bit of it.

Lucian’s smile hadn’t left his face, content to let her get as comfortable as she pleased. She had fully claimed him — arms wrapped around his torso, one leg hooked over his.

"Hehehe..." she giggled, tilting her head up at him.

Her cheeks were flushed, her eyes still red from crying, but the joy in them was unmistakable.

"Lucian," she said, shifting up slightly. "So — you like me?"

He nodded.

"Does that mean I’m your favorite?"

He nodded again.

"Goodness." She laughed and covered her mouth with her hand. "So it’s like... love at first sight?"

Her smile faltered for a second as her brows pulled together. "Wait. How is it love at first sight if we only met days after the wedding?"

The claim and the timeline didn’t add up.

"I’d seen you before," he said simply. "I know you."

"Ohh..." Her lips formed a small O before she scooted closer, her face inches from his. "Which mission was that when you saw me?"

A look of quiet defeat crossed his face as he tilted his head. "It wasn’t a mission."

"Not a mission? Then where?"

Curiosity lit up her eyes as she stared at him. "I was never anywhere we could have crossed paths — not unless I was on an assignment."

"In an alley," he said, and she blinked several times. "In that particular winter."

Her brows rose as she turned the answer over, reaching back through her memory. Seeing that she was only searching through her adult years and coming up short, Lucian drew a quiet breath.

"That boy —"

A knock at the door cut him off.

Both of them looked toward the partition of the executive suite. A silhouette stood on the other side, and a moment later, Gustav appeared at the foot of the bed, composed as ever.

"Master. Madam." His voice was steady and calm. "Our people have been retrieved and are being escorted back to the neighborhood. No casualties reported."

Ashley and Lucian nodded.

"The aircraft is also ready," Gustav added. "Let me know when you’d like to leave the territory."

"Oh!" Ashley sat up sharply. "Right!"

She turned to Lucian, her expression shifting. "Right — I completely forgot about everything else!"

Lucian’s brows rose while Gustav’s furrowed.

"Lucian," she said, landing on the real question. "What actually happened? What kind of miracle was that?"

She had been so caught up in the emotion of it all — and then swept away entirely by Lucian’s confession — that she had somehow managed to forget she’d spent the entire morning fearing for his life.

"Ah," Lucian rocked his head slightly. He’d forgotten to explain it himself.

He thought for a moment, then looked at her. "Raka Jean."

"Huh?" She scrunched her nose, then gasped. "Raka? His pill actually worked that well?!"

She clapped a hand over her mouth, eyes wide.

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