He Killed Love, She Killed His Empire

He Killed Love, She Killed His Empire

Lan Zixin

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I was securing the diamond clasp of my necklace when the security monitor blinked to life, revealing my husband burying his face between his assistant's thighs. Just an hour later, Dante Moretti stood by my side at the Gala, playing the part of the devoted Capo, while his mistress smirked at me from across the room in a dress that screamed for attention. I wanted to leave. I had packed my bags, ready to disappear. But then the doctor told me the news: I was six weeks pregnant with the Vitiello-Moretti heir. I thought the baby might save us. I thought it would stop the madness. I was wrong. When his mistress accused me of betrayal to cover her own tracks, Dante didn't listen to his wife. He listened to the woman warming his bed. In a blind rage, the man who swore to protect me struck me down. I felt the sharp, tearing pain in my abdomen before I even hit the stone floor. As blood stained my pristine white dress, I realized he hadn't just broken his vows. He had killed our unborn son. So, when the opportunity came to detonate the gas line and fake my own death, I didn't hesitate. I let the world believe Seraphina Moretti died in that explosion. Ten years later, I returned to a city that thought I was a ghost. I dismantled his supply lines, froze his assets, and watched his empire crumble piece by piece. And when he was finally on his knees in the rain, broken and destitute, I stepped out of the shadows. I didn't come back for his money. I came back to hand him the ultrasound photo of the child he murdered. "Hello, Dante."

He Killed Love, She Killed His Empire Chapter 1

I was securing the diamond clasp of my necklace when the security monitor blinked to life, revealing my husband burying his face between his assistant's thighs.

Just an hour later, Dante Moretti stood by my side at the Gala, playing the part of the devoted Capo, while his mistress smirked at me from across the room in a dress that screamed for attention.

I wanted to leave. I had packed my bags, ready to disappear.

But then the doctor told me the news: I was six weeks pregnant with the Vitiello-Moretti heir.

I thought the baby might save us. I thought it would stop the madness.

I was wrong.

When his mistress accused me of betrayal to cover her own tracks, Dante didn't listen to his wife. He listened to the woman warming his bed.

In a blind rage, the man who swore to protect me struck me down.

I felt the sharp, tearing pain in my abdomen before I even hit the stone floor.

As blood stained my pristine white dress, I realized he hadn't just broken his vows.

He had killed our unborn son.

So, when the opportunity came to detonate the gas line and fake my own death, I didn't hesitate.

I let the world believe Seraphina Moretti died in that explosion.

Ten years later, I returned to a city that thought I was a ghost.

I dismantled his supply lines, froze his assets, and watched his empire crumble piece by piece.

And when he was finally on his knees in the rain, broken and destitute, I stepped out of the shadows.

I didn't come back for his money.

I came back to hand him the ultrasound photo of the child he murdered.

"Hello, Dante."

Chapter 1

Seraphina POV

I was securing the diamond clasp of my necklace when the security monitor blinked to life, revealing my husband burying his face between his assistant's thighs.

He was doing this just an hour before he was supposed to pledge his eternal loyalty to me in front of the Five Families.

My hands froze at my throat. The cold metal of the necklace suddenly felt like a noose.

On the screen, Dante Moretti-the Capo dei Capi, the man they called The Shark because he never stopped moving and he never stopped killing-looked nothing like the monster the city feared.

He looked desperate. He looked hungry.

And he was feasting on Valeria, the woman who organized his schedule and apparently warmed his bed while I played the part of the dutiful, porcelain doll at home.

I watched. I didn't scream. I didn't throw the expensive perfume bottle at the screen.

I just watched as the man who had sworn to protect me shattered every vow he had ever made.

Dante was a god in this city. He owned the police, the politicians, and the ports. He had wiped out the Russian syndicate in a single night just to prove a point.

He was dangerous, lethal, and radiated a raw, masculine power that made women tremble and men kneel.

I had loved him. God, I had worshipped him.

I thought his possessiveness was love. I thought his violence was a shield forged to keep me safe.

I had been a fool.

I picked up my phone. My fingers didn't shake. The numbness was spreading from my chest to my limbs, a cold anesthesia protecting me from the shock.

I dialed the one number I was explicitly forbidden to use for personal matters.

Matteo answered on the first ring.

"I know, Sera," he said. His voice was heavy, tired.

"You know?" I asked. My voice sounded foreign, hollow. "You knew he was sleeping with her?"

"It is not my place to know who the Don takes to bed," Matteo said, the Consigliere in him taking over. "It is my place to ensure the Family remains stable."

"I want out, Matteo. I want a divorce. I am leaving tonight."

Silence stretched over the line, thick and suffocating.

"You cannot leave, Seraphina," Matteo said softly. "You know the rules. You married the Crown. You are a Vitiello by blood and a Moretti by marriage. There is no exit door."

"I have money," I whispered. "I have the accounts my father left me."

"It doesn't matter," he interrupted. "Dante will hunt you down. If you run, you embarrass him. If you embarrass him, he has to kill you. That is the code. No one leaves the Family alive."

I looked back at the screen. Dante was buttoning his shirt now, his face composed, the mask of the Don sliding back into place. He looked like a king.

"Then I am already dead," I said.

I hung up the phone.

I looked at the woman in the mirror. She was beautiful. She was expensive. She was wearing a dress that cost more than most people made in a year.

And she was nothing but a canary in a gilded cage, singing for a master who had already grown bored of the tune.

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“I was securing the diamond clasp of my necklace when the security monitor blinked to life, revealing my husband burying his face between his assistant's thighs. Just an hour later, Dante Moretti stood by my side at the Gala, playing the part of the devoted Capo, while his mistress smirked at me from across the room in a dress that screamed for attention. I wanted to leave. I had packed my bags, ready to disappear. But then the doctor told me the news: I was six weeks pregnant with the Vitiello-Moretti heir. I thought the baby might save us. I thought it would stop the madness. I was wrong. When his mistress accused me of betrayal to cover her own tracks, Dante didn't listen to his wife. He listened to the woman warming his bed. In a blind rage, the man who swore to protect me struck me down. I felt the sharp, tearing pain in my abdomen before I even hit the stone floor. As blood stained my pristine white dress, I realized he hadn't just broken his vows. He had killed our unborn son. So, when the opportunity came to detonate the gas line and fake my own death, I didn't hesitate. I let the world believe Seraphina Moretti died in that explosion. Ten years later, I returned to a city that thought I was a ghost. I dismantled his supply lines, froze his assets, and watched his empire crumble piece by piece. And when he was finally on his knees in the rain, broken and destitute, I stepped out of the shadows. I didn't come back for his money. I came back to hand him the ultrasound photo of the child he murdered. "Hello, Dante."”
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